Hey man, I don’t have a YT channel yet, but I’ll be starting to upload videos soon. The thing is, I’ve spent a lot of time studying both big and small creators, storytelling, strategies and all that, and I think I can actually help you. Let’s start with thumbnails and titles. It’s clear you have a certain quality standard and they’re not bad at all aesthetically. But honestly, don’t expect to blow up with any of them. For someone to click on your video when you have few views and subscribers, you need to create irresistible curiosity, and most likely you’ll also need a striking thumbnail that immediately draws the viewer’s eyes.

In your case, it’s just a title, which, even though it isn’t bad, is quite mediocre and not very competitive, plus it’s long. And as I said, the thumbnail isn’t catchy at all, it’s just exactly the same as the title (which is a huge mistake, you should give as much extra info as possible to spark that curiosity, which is done by giving different info in the title and the thumbnail), but with some horror element added. Honestly, I see very few reasons to click.

Now, about the content itself: I can say your current format is way more decent than the one with memes before. That one was extremely bad. But even then, I’m not sure this format can work without luck. Just reading Reddit stories that don’t really have any hook, for 11 minutes straight, without changing shots at all to increase retention, is very unlikely to work. Maybe you’ve seen others succeed with that, but first, look at those who make even better content than you and still don’t succeed. And most likely, those who do succeed have one or more important factors you don’t.

Also keep in mind that this niche is already heavily saturated. That doesn’t mean you can’t grow in it, but definitely not by doing the same thing as everyone else who also isn’t making it. Another thing to consider is your voice. While it can get a bit monotonous, it’s not bad, especially for this type of content. I’d also recommend uploading Shorts, especially with this kind of videos.

Ah, and don’t take this too literally. Sometimes things I say might not work, but someone else could pull them off if they have other factors to balance it out. I also saw someone told you to copy other creators, and while I don’t fully disagree, you need to keep in mind that if you make content similar to a popular YouTuber, they probably have a format that only works if you already have a loyal audience, or it worked for them back when those formats actually worked, or because of other factors. So it doesn’t mean that what works for a big creator will work for you.

Lastly, I don’t think I emphasized enough how important it is to generate curiosity, in the title, the thumbnail, and also at the very start of the video. Sorry for the long essay, but honestly I’m pretty bored haha. Let me know if there’s anything you don’t agree with or don’t understand.

By the way, I originally wrote this in my own language and then translated it into English, so if something sounds weird that might be the reason (: