r/youtubers

Already appealed it and it was denied assumedly by a bot within an hour.

In 2020 one of my friends went on Omegle and I screen recorded it and uploaded it to YouTube so we could both see it and set it as private. Apparently, somebody called him the n word in the video and I totally forgot about it. YouTube removed the video (no strike given) about a month ago and I just brushed it off since it was old and I didn’t care much. I don’t post on YouTube anymore, but it’s an archive for all the videos I made as a kid and it still means something to me.

Two days ago they deleted my entire channel for “repeated harassment policy violations”. I never comment on anything, and only received the single email about my video being removed. I was never given a strike. Obviously this is the direct result of laying off moderation staff and replacing them with generative AI, but is there any way to get around this? I already appealed once explaining the situation and they denied it basically instantly. It doesn’t seem like there’s a way to do it again. I’m fairly upset because all of the videos I made when I was a kid are just gone now. Hope someone can help

I’ve been spending hours writing movie recap scripts, editing videos late at night, trying to actually make good content instead of lazy uploads… and still, it feels like I’m posting into the desert 💀

No views. Barely any impressions. Sometimes it feels like the algorithm doesn’t even know my channel exists.

I’m not asking for pity. just honestly wondering if other small creators went through the same thing before things finally started moving.

TLDR; over 100 unedited privated videos over 3 years old on a single video game possibly messing with potential growth on current content made on different games.

Ive been posting quite consistently for a couple months and seeing some steady growth on a channel that is already established and many years old. I have used this channel in the post mostly as an archive for some clips for my buddies and it to rewatch, but more recently decided to take content creation seriously and branch out on my own.

This channel had over 150 videos on it already, 135 of which were all Escape from Tarkov clips that were completely unedited. I have privated all of them. Whenever I post a Tarkov short form video it gets pushed into the algorithm for testing as you'd expect and many get some half decent engagement. However, the issue I am running into is that I don't focus on Tarkov strictly, and whenever I post anything outside of it, the video will do extremely poorly and get maybe 5 total views (if that) until a couple of more videos on the same exact game are uploaded. These games are not outside the genre entirely either. For example, games like hunt showdown, metro, stalker, and gray zone warfare. They just arent Tarkov. Each upload of these other games as well also always have the recommended tags as things like "escapefromtarkovbeginnersguide" which is strange because I have not uploaded anything in the realm of a "guide"

Are these privated videos messing with the YouTube algorithm that much even though they are very old? Would deleting them entirely even help the situation?

Hi, I have a channel with almost 500k subscribers, and I reached 100k about 5 months ago, but YouTube still won’t let me receive my deserved Play Button because of an old channel I had that got terminated for no reason. I’ve contacted them multiple times, and they keep telling me to wait 3 months before applying again. How can I fix this issue? Has anyone else experienced this?

I’ve had my YouTube channel for nearly five years. When I first started it, I was fairly young and would frequently post story content; that meant people would usually follow me to get notified of any part twos. Now I have a little over a thousand subscribers that don’t watch my videos because my content and username have changed so much over the years, or they just aren’t active anymore.

As of a few months ago, I’ve started posting again because I’ve been sharing my art across various platforms, but I feel like my views aren’t going anywhere because my channel isn’t really new. I’m looking for any tips!

(I know keeping a consistent posting schedule is a very important one, but I struggle with that. I have school and often don’t have the time to edit.)

I Deleted my old channel with almost 18 Videos and I created a new channel but in under same Name / Gmail / Logo - and I Re-upload (I published 3 videos others a scheduled - daily) all of my old videos but with different - titles / descriptions / thumbnails / tags

Will my channel get back to YouTube recommendations and get some views because I only got 3 views so far 😫

I’m sure that this question gets asked a lot but I wanted to save this for future reference. I already have a YouTube channel with videos up and gaining a small amount of views.

I plan on growing this before I get an editor, at least to make sure my investment isn’t for nothing.

I’m not going to be looking for a top tier editor, just someone who can make the videos look decent enough and add some things to spice it up every now and then.

I’ve looked on different sites and I don’t know exactly what I’m looking at or what correct pricing is.

Like I said I’m not looking for one RIGHT NOW, just for the future when I’m more established. So any app, site, forums or places I should check that you the reader love the most would be much appreciated.

TL:DR; What sites, forums, apps and pricing do you look for an editor?

The video would be about anything, just a normal video (let's say some games stuff), but the guy would have decent english, let's say german accent, wouldn't speak quickly, sometimes stutter. Would you be annoyed? Would you not watch something like that? Would you find it funny and more entertaining and like it even more than normal, fluent US accent?

I foolishly starting posting videos without doing any real research into how to be successful. I figured I would learn as I go. Anyway, after posting a whole bunch of low effort and poor quality shorts, I took a break to focus on developing my long form content and video editing a bit more and after a few months, I feel that I'm producing content of much higher quality. Problem is... YouTube isn't really giving me a chance to display that. My most recent short has a received a grand total of 2 views. I don't really know what to do with that... Any advice?

I shoot weddings. I have this channel that i used to post wedding films on, that i shot for clients.
Mostly clients further shared the videos with their families and friends.
Recently i started posting content on this channel, aiming to generate leads for my business.
Content aimed at couples like how this camera shy bride got the best of her photos and u can too, hidden mistake couples make before hiring a wedding photographer
Thing is , i am not getting any impressions or views.

I am lost what do i do?

sorry for my english

Hello, I am a small French YouTuber. Due to a lack of views that is hurting me, I wanted to put some money into advertising (not much, nothing serious). Normally my account is based in France, the video does not talk about the EU (a rule of Europe), the location is based in France, Belgium, Switzerland, and the language is in French and English. I made 3 requests that stumbled and one last one that worked.

This afternoon, the three ads were rejected; just now, the last one as well. Because "Electoral advertising in the United States" is asking me for a certificate.

I don’t really talk about politics, Google Ads has an incomprehensible system, vague, not suitable and strange, I feel like I can’t easily prove that I’m not talking about US politics.

Sincerely sorry in advance if this isn’t the right place, but I admit that I don’t know many people who have this problem; the few people I know who do YouTube don’t pay for ads.

Thank you and sorry for my english

i have my exams for like a month and i have created my channel on january 26 2026 and uploaded consistently since then but now i have exams so i am not able to make any videos recently i got to get more impressions and views on my video but now i have to like stop it for a month (i can upload max 2 videos in between) so i want to know will this impact my growth or is it fine that i can start after my exam

I didn't want to post anything on here about views because I see them way too often. But this one I need help

I have a small channel opening sports card packs. I had a long break, November to April, due to two major surgeries.

I got back on the horse briefly uploading some videos I made prior to surgery. Then two weeks ago I made a bunch of shorts and used metricool to schedule them across all platforms.

The first week was normal. 400-1200 views each. I posted a long form video on the 8th day, which did terrible, then the second week of scheduled shorts, which is going on right now, all the shorts are under 10 views.

The videos are doing normal views on IG, Tiktok.

What did I do wrong? Or what am I doing wrong? Should I stop posting daily?

I can post my channel if need be but I don't think so.

As a content creator creating content in tech, SaaS, AI niches how do you guys find affiliate? Also are affiliate good option in these niche? I’ve had a talk with some brands and they said that they struggled to find YouTubers for affiliates.
So the problem is both sides right? Companies are unable to find the right creators for affiliates and creators are also unable to find good affiliate deals.
So how do we solve it?

In January I released my first 3D animation (previously was all live-action, everything is comedic short films). A 30-second clip got 10 million views combined on Instagram and TikTok, while the full video on YouTube is at 37.7K.

The thing is, only 1.5–2K of those YouTube views came through browse features... (which is where I'd want all of them to come from).

All the other views are from people searching the video title, the channel name, or clicking the link in bio. Essentially funneling in from the viral Reels.

CTR is around 11% — though most of those clicks are people coming from the Reels (searching for the video directly). Retention sits above 50% to the end.

So why is it not getting pushed on YouTube??

I have ~20 other videos on the channel sitting at 500 views, and a new 3D animation parodying Stranger Things at 900 views (8% CTR, 50% retention).

Theories I'm turning over — would love honest takes:

1. External traffic is poisoning my signal. Maybe YouTube can't tell who organically wants this content because most clicks are funneled in from Reels viewers who would have clicked anything I linked. CTR is real but polluted.
2. Channel audience/category mismatch. Channel was created 10 years ago by my friend who posted his high school films on it. Could YouTube have categorized the channel for an audience that doesn't care about the niche I've honed in on the last 3 years?
3. Lingering effects of an old community strike. There was one on an old home movie video he made as a child (violence between kids playing) that had been unlisted. It got resolved, but I wonder if there's residual punishment.
4. The boring answer. I just need to make better videos and keep going until one breaks through and the channel gets picked up. That's what happened for Joel Haver(Succesful filmmaker YouTuber in very similar niche), and it's the path I'm trying to walk.

Hi guys, I’m a bit nervous. I’m about to start a YouTube channel focused on documentary-style content, where I’ll use my voice as the narrator over high-quality edits.

The problem is, I’m worried that I don’t have a “radio voice.” I don’t have the best voice. I just have a normal-generic voice. I’m fluent in English, but I really don’t like the sound of my voice. I actually hate how it sounds, to be honest.

So I feel a bit hesitant about starting a faceless YouTube channel. On top of that, I’m also worried about the possibility that one day my family might discover my content and recognize my voice as the narrator.

I don’t want to use AI tools for voiceovers, and I don’t have the budget yet to pay someone else to do them. As a beginner YouTuber, I’d really appreciate any advice on how to approach this.

I’m planning to focus on a very niche documentary style. I’m not trying to become famous. I genuinely just enjoy creating videos and telling stories. I’m just a bit nervous about my voice.

everyone either says it damages the channel or helps it . but shorts and long videos have different algorithm so ..?? but the subs i make from shorts aren't going to watch my long videos right? so what should i do?

oh and how much duration of a view is a engaged view? if i make shorts of 35-40 seconds does 5 seconds count as an engaged view?

I have been noticing that my stats have been really depressed.

Small channel. Just broke 6000 subs. Consistent posting. Once a week full video. Once a week short. Evergreen type content - product reviews, technical rants, etc... slow to grow but always keeps raking in views for years.

(Viewing as a 90 day trend)

-Revenue has been flat.

-Subscribers have dropped from 100-120/month down to 75-95

-Watch Hours Dipped by 9%

-(weird part) views are up by 7% - probably a focus on shorts?

I'm going to keep grinding because I actually like it. But it's a little annoying when I feel like the goal post has been moved again right as I was at the beginning stages of critical mass.

Anyone else have a similar experience?

Never had this issue before, channel is about 8 weeks old. All of my videos have had a small push, whether it be 1000 impressions or 10,000 impressions in waves. My last three videos have had 25k views collectively.

My most recent video just never got pushed. Same Topic, better quality, 9.0% CTR, 45% AVD. 70hours of nothing. Made the mistake(?) of deleting, re-editing, further refining. New thumbnail, new title. This one has been uploaded for 24 hours and only 50 impressions.

My account is not flagged, no issues. Don’t use AI. Not marked for kids. Nothing on YouTube, Google, Or Reddit can answer what’s going on. Unless this is just the natural process of a growing account and YouTube just decides to suppress your account randomly every once in a while (which I’m trying to confirm)

I find it hard to continue making videos as of lately. Maybe it's because YouTube is in a downfall of views. Maybe it's the AI slop that's been hitting hard on the front page for everyone. Maybe it's just passion being lost due to age.

But I want to know if others are in a similar boat. Are we in a age of content creation that's becoming like cookie cutters and not exciting to watch? Does anyone else feel like nothing is changing on YouTube for the better?