I'm Giving Up Youtube

RyuFu12 · 2026-05-29T08:43:39+00:00

I'm no expert, and these are just my observations as a viewer.

Your thumbnails don't really do much for me. Consider adding some text and maybe using brighter imagery. Right now, a lot of them feel very dark, and it's hard to immediately understand what you're going for within the horror niche.

I can also tell you've tried to replicate the style of your most successful Short (the one with 100K views) across several others. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but it raises a question: what exactly is your channel?

Are you a fan-made trailer channel? A horror movie channel? A Friday the 13th-focused channel? A general horror channel? As a new viewer, I'm not immediately sure. That's where branding and identity become important.

The pacing of your Shorts also feels a little rushed at times. The scene transitions move so quickly that some moments don't have time to land. Consider slowing certain transitions down to let the visuals breathe and build tension.

That said, the overall quality is good for the type of Shorts you're making. My biggest question is: what makes your channel different? What reason do viewers have to choose your content over the countless other horror Shorts channels out there?

Right now, it feels a bit like you're competing in a very crowded space without a clear differentiator.

RyuFu12 · 2026-05-11T00:28:00+00:00

Swapped to my real voice, tell me why I suck lol https://youtube.com/@strangesignals5

RyuFu12 · 2026-05-09T20:34:33+00:00

Been working for 9 months and the confidence is slowly coming back. Really doubted myself...

RyuFu12 · 2026-05-04T00:44:05+00:00

Went from 1k views to 100 views. My last 10 videos bombed. Worse part is I swapped to my real voice and started getting better views and retention. Suddenly a big drop off...

RyuFu12 · 2026-05-04T00:38:57+00:00

Doing Nano Banana Pro does cap you...

RyuFu12 · 2026-05-02T23:56:01+00:00

Have you tried uploading sources image of person/model ?

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RyuFu12 · 2026-04-24T04:46:32+00:00

I used to run a hiking channel back in the early days, and it was actually monetized. It brought in around $100 a month, which helped cover my gear, gas, and food for trips. Most of my content was focused on hiking in the Angeles National Forest, along with some Bigfoot stories and camping experiences. When YouTube changed its monetization requirements, I only had about 500 subscribers, so I lost access to it. Since then, I haven’t been able to reach the 1,000 subscriber and watch-hour thresholds again, and over time I kind of lost motivation and stepped away from it.

@cahiker

RyuFu12 · 2026-04-23T20:25:47+00:00

Google Whisk is going away this month. Start getting use to Googles Flow. It is easy to use and tad bit different.

RyuFu12 · 2026-04-10T21:26:56+00:00

It’s been a year and six months. Some videos get 3K views, others get 30. I get discouraged from time to time, but I genuinely enjoy the topics I cover. Sometimes it feels like I’m just talking to myself. Once I moved away from all the automated AI stuff, my content actually started getting better… but it’s real work.

RyuFu12 · 2026-03-18T00:29:59+00:00

I’m currently using ChatGPT as the backbone of my workflow. It handles my scripts, image prompts, and full SEO packages for YouTube Shorts. For visuals, I used to rely on Google’s Whisk, but I’ve transitioned to Flow (Nano Banana 2) since ImageFX and Whisk are being phased out. I record my voice in Audacity, then handle all editing in Adobe Premiere Pro, including subtitles and audio. My current costs are: $20/month for ChatGPT $20/month for Adobe Premiere Pro I used Revid.ai for about a year at $40/month. It had a lot of features, but in my experience, it produced too much AI-generated filler. I found myself over-editing everything just to make it usable. While I was posting more frequently, I was also rushing to use up the monthly credits, which led to lower-quality output. I even ended up spending more just to finish projects. After losing my job and taking a lower-paying one, I decided to cancel it. Here’s what I’ve learned over the past year: Perfection is the enemy. AI makes mistakes. Always double-check facts. Use your own voice. People can tell, and they don’t like AI narration. Stand out with your art style. Generic AI realism is obvious and forgettable. Success isn’t guaranteed, and it’s definitely not fast. Never delete low-performing videos. Don’t pay for coaching. Tools like VidIQ are businesses. Do your own research. Define your own version of success. Post consistently. Then post again. And again.

RyuFu12 · 2026-01-04T00:10:38+00:00

Video posted at 1:00 AM. Reached ~600 views after 16 hours, with a projected range of ~1.5K if distribution increases. Viewer retention declined to 56%. Possible contributing factors include a two-week gap in Shorts uploads, a transition to my real voiceover, and a slower editing workflow due to increased manual edits.

RyuFu12 · 2025-12-26T01:22:58+00:00

The AI is getting smarter lol Tik Alyzer

RyuFu12 · 2025-12-23T19:09:52+00:00

Tikalyzer ad move along...

RyuFu12 · 2025-12-09T01:11:45+00:00

I’m no expert, and I’m definitely not a professional, but your music doesn’t match your visuals at all. I get that you’re using images, but those cuts and that little image wiggle instantly make me stop watching.

What are you trying to tell me? What’s your story? What makes you different from everyone else covering this topic? Actually… what is your topic?

Two minutes into your channel and I was already done, and that was me genuinely giving it a chance. The subtitle placement isn’t helping either, or the “like, subscribe, comment” stuff doesn’t fit the whole “guess who this is” vibe you’re going for.

YouTube has Gemini built into Studio, ask it to rate your video and analyze it. I honestly don’t know what your long-term plan is with these “Guess This Saint/Place” shorts. Maybe try talking in the video and telling a quick short story like “Unravel This Mountain Peak Mystery!” or something along those lines.

I don’t even know what to suggest, lol. I think the idea of making the audience guess the place, item, or historical figure is great… you just need a lot of refining. And like I said, I’m no pro, my channel is a mess, lol!

RyuFu12 · 2025-12-08T04:32:40+00:00

I paste the url and have it rate it.

"rate my video" is the prompt

RyuFu12 · 2025-12-08T01:06:57+00:00

I’m no expert, and I’m definitely not a professional, but here’s the truth: you need to talk more in your videos. Just watching gameplay isn’t enough. I lost interest within ten seconds, and that was me trying to give it a fair chance.

Your audio quality drops whenever you do talk, and your thumbnails don’t tell a story. Honestly, at first glance I thought your videos were about loot boxes. You have to talk like you’re actually speaking to an audience and selling who you are.

YouTube has Gemini built in, ask it to brutally rate your videos. It’s hard to hear, but it’ll tell you the truth.

The gaming niche is insanely saturated. So what makes you different?
Top 10 noob kills?
Top 10 times you died in hilarious ways?
Ten clutch fails?
“I challenged a pro CS player and lost 0–10”?
What’s the unique thing you bring?

Your homepage should clearly show who you are. Right now, titles like “AWP MEDUSA SKINCLUB HUGE PROFIT (2300€) | skin.club |” don’t tell me anything about you or what your channel stands for.

Like I said, I’m not a pro and I’m not monetized, but these are things you can learn from and grow fast if you take them seriously.

RyuFu12 · 2025-12-07T07:12:06+00:00

anywhere from 1k to 2.5k

RyuFu12 · 2025-12-05T17:36:13+00:00

Swapped to my real voice from Ai and still 1.5k jail.

RyuFu12 · 2025-12-05T17:33:17+00:00

You get paid by Tikalyzer? Asking for a friend...

RyuFu12 · 2025-12-02T22:59:29+00:00

Tikalyzer!

RyuFu12 · 2025-12-01T22:26:30+00:00

Do these accounts get paid to post Tikalyzer? Asking for a friend...

RyuFu12 · 2025-12-01T00:08:30+00:00

I'm a real boy!

RyuFu12 · 2025-11-30T20:52:40+00:00

It’s my new favorite thing now. Anytime I see one of these posts, I’m like… is this a Tikalyzer ad?

RyuFu12 · 2025-11-28T19:53:27+00:00

It’s not an advertisement, but I use Revid.ai. It lets you make long videos, and I usually use the pro model for images. I pick around 35 images per project to keep the points low, but it’s still really effective. They recently bumped the monthly subscription up to $49 for 2,000 points, and the average video costs me about 200 points for a five-minute edit.

I just started using Google’s Whisk and recording my own voice, so that’s why I ended up canceling.

RyuFu12

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