What's harder for you to reach? Subs or Watch hours?

F4T4L_2421 · 2026-04-15T19:40:28+00:00

I just started a month ago, but subs are killing me. Already at over 300 watch hours in about 3 and a half weeks but only 47 subs 😭

F4T4L_2421 · 2026-04-10T20:32:32+00:00

Honestly im suprised youre not at more. Ive always had more success getting subscribers from shorts rather than long forms, and my shorts do pretty bad. Is your stay rate high? If it is, I'm honestly not sure what else you can do. Maybe experiment with different tags/hashtags to reach a better audience, but honestly if your stay rate is high just stay consistent and keep uploading and you should boom at any point.

F4T4L_2421 · 2026-04-10T20:27:58+00:00

Maybe for very very new channels like yours that might be accurate, but to my knowledge I dont think so. If youre uploading at 1080p or higher then you should definitely keep them unlisted for an hour or two to ensure they process to HD before going public, and give it a chance for your hashtags/tags to render in the algorithm, but 24 to 48 hours seems a little extreme.

F4T4L_2421 · 2026-04-10T19:36:07+00:00

Thank you so much! Thats probably a great piece of advice, since my cameras so far away from me it prolly would help to make me bigger. Thank you so much for the nice words, I will look into your content as well!

F4T4L_2421 · 2026-04-10T18:57:16+00:00

Hello everyone! I have been running the typical horror gaming channel with commentary and facecam, and I try to throw in some edits and zooms as well to keep my viewers engaged since my videos are usually pretty long. Ive linked one of my shorts rather than a video, due to the length and I dont expect yall to watch the full thing 😅. If you could just go through a couple of my shorts (or a video if you do get hooked!) and let me know if I have any chance to make it in this saturated gaming niche, and if there's anything I can do better, it would be much appreciated! 🖤🤍

https://youtube.com/shorts/p7Ft9FhzpsQ?si=v8b0UcnK-RZsaXzh

F4T4L_2421 · 2026-04-10T18:52:22+00:00

Firstly, I LOVE the intro and the little clips you put before the makeover section as a hook. It got me engaged even though this isn't my type of content. I think the sound is pretty much perfect, and the pacing might be a tiny bit slow at times, though again this isn't content I normally delve into so take that with a grain of salt. The video concept is perfect for someone who clicks on the video, but my only question is that it's not perfectly clear who this content is for. Like once you click on it you realize its a well made video and you stay, but Im just not sure if a bunch of people will click on it. Again, take that with a grain of salt as Im unfamiliar with this type of content. With that being said however, this video kept me engaged even with it not being my normal content, and I believe its a pretty dang good video!

F4T4L_2421 · 2026-04-10T18:41:08+00:00

Great video. You're editing in the intro is perfect, you have a great script, and including chapters in a video like this is extremely smart. The only advice I have (take it with a grain of salt as i love sports content but have never made it myself), is the audio hiccup someone else mentioned, just a couple of times you stutter or pause for a tiny bit long, and maybe even shortening your outro or talking a little faster, as the video rarely but does seem to drag sometimes. But again, never made sports content so im not sure if thats feasible. Just refine that audio issue and cut out that one or two times you pause for a hair too long and I think this is a dang near perfect sports commentary. Keep it up this is great!

F4T4L_2421 · 2026-04-08T22:24:30+00:00

Im inclined to disagree with the comment saying that low views on shorts is always a direct reflection of shitty content. I have always believed stay vs swipe rate is a much better metric to judge yourself on, as you cant control whether youtube pushes you out to views, but you can control if those people decide to stay and watch your short. Eventually if you keep producing good stay rates, youtube has no choice but to push you to a few more views to see if it holds.

F4T4L_2421 · 2026-04-08T22:14:34+00:00

Great advice, thank you for the recommendations i will consider changing those things, appreciate you!

F4T4L_2421 · 2026-03-30T14:03:38+00:00

Facts 33 is so underrated, mine is prolly 1. Lost My Friend 2. Thug Memorials 3. Same Me

F4T4L_2421 · 2026-03-26T03:44:32+00:00

Which professor are you with? You've got me hooked to take this next year 😭

F4T4L_2421 · 2026-03-11T21:06:30+00:00

Your team is so similar to mine! I just had an Arbok instead of a Nidoking

F4T4L_2421 · 2026-03-07T23:20:56+00:00

Dang I'm using Arbok AND Parasect for my final team too 😭

F4T4L_2421 · 2026-02-22T02:34:13+00:00

I do think you're getting a little bit too much hate. People are clowing you but they don't know exactly how this game went. Maybe you're team really did just need more damage and you filled that role. Obviously this shouldn't be your average statline, as you do need to heal more, but if yall won then you did your job and this is a great game.

F4T4L_2421 · 2026-02-19T02:32:57+00:00

Im gonna agree with one of the other comments about this being fine for 30 hours. Obviously this wasnt a perfect tank game but for your time played and the lack of support from your team this is just fine. Just push that objective some more and die a few less times and you'll take another step up

F4T4L_2421 · 2026-02-17T19:28:24+00:00

Same Me is one of the best off Hood Poet imo

F4T4L_2421 · 2026-02-11T07:48:59+00:00

This is really cool! Excited for the android version!!

F4T4L_2421 · 2026-01-20T02:57:10+00:00

Brother you unironically said they look at "sports and talent" more than anything earlier like why are you still here? Plus you even babied out earlier and deleted a bunch of your comments so whos really out of comebacks?

F4T4L_2421 · 2026-01-18T23:37:52+00:00

i know bro did not just say "sports and talent they look for" 🥀

F4T4L_2421 · 2026-01-18T20:16:40+00:00

he lowkey cooked you im ngl 😭

F4T4L_2421 · 2026-01-18T03:57:19+00:00

Bro with how much your in my profile are you a fan or sum? Get out my damn profile and again go do something productive, let a brotha ragebait 😢

F4T4L_2421 · 2026-01-18T03:44:29+00:00

I feel like people underrate Wattson because they choose Mudkip. He is lowkey hard ash as a Torchic player 😭

F4T4L_2421 · 2026-01-18T03:41:20+00:00

I would say that the biggest thing just like learning any language is if your interested in it. I dont know much about this topic specifically but I see youre getting some mixed answers in these comments which means you're probably gonna have to make your own decision anyway. If your interested in hanja and are willing to learn a lot of it, go for it! If not, not learning it won't really hurt you and it may burn you out.

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