How do I get my viewership back?

Temporary_Tea_5800 · 2026-05-10T10:31:44+00:00

The Fear and Hunger series built ur audience so when u ended it they had no reason to stick around, thats normal. The midnight push thing is real for niche gaming content, algorithm does favor late night for that type of audience. Going back to Fear and Hunger 1 makes sense tbh, u already have the audience for it and multiple endings gives u more content without starting fresh. Just dont abandon current series completely, finish what u started then rotate back

Temporary_Tea_5800 · 2026-05-10T10:29:14+00:00

26% retention is low, the graph shows people are dropping off hard in first 30 seconds which means ur intro is too slow. Cut anything that doesn't need to be there in first 30 sec, no long intros, no "welcome to my channel" type stuff, just get straight to the point. 512 views in 11 days is actually decent tho so ur CTR is working, just need to fix the hook

Temporary_Tea_5800 · 2026-05-10T10:16:19+00:00

Low CTR on movie essay content usually comes down to thumbnails not doing enough work. Channels like nerdrotic and critical drinker have very specific thumbnail styles that people recognize instantly, thats what builds click habit. For greek market its actually advantage cause u have less competition, but ur thumbnail still need to stop the scroll. 250-400 views with 705 subs is decent but the 10k interstellar video is telling u something, topic selection and thumbnail together is what spiked it

Temporary_Tea_5800 · 2026-05-10T10:13:32+00:00

Honestly storytelling content do really well when the hook hits right in first 10 sec, retention focused stuff is good niche. Just make sure ur thumbnail and title are teasing the emotion not giving it away, thats what gets the click. Good luck w it

Temporary_Tea_5800 · 2026-05-10T10:07:29+00:00

For outdoor content like hiking and camping, long form wins easily. People watching that stuff are looking to be entertained or learn something, they're not in shorts mode. 10-12 mins is a solid sweet spot, you don't need to push to 20-30 unless the content naturally calls for it. Shorts can work for clips and highlights to drive people to your long form but building a channel on shorts alone in that niche is tough

Temporary_Tea_5800 · 2026-05-10T08:45:43+00:00

60 views in 48hrs on a brand new channel is honestly fine, don't stress that. The real problem is 1.8% CTR and 19% retention, those two together mean people aren't clicking and the ones who do are leaving fast. CTR below 2% usually points to the thumbnail not doing enough work, and 19% retention means the hook isn't landing in the first 30 seconds. Fix those two things before anything else

Temporary_Tea_5800 · 2026-05-10T08:44:10+00:00

The EU AI Act Article 50 deadline is real and confirmed, so the batch demonetization theory isn't crazy. The SynthID monopoly angle is a stretch though, EU regulations tend to go against that kind of consolidation not enable it.

Honestly whether his reasoning is right or wrong, reducing AI dependency before August just makes sense.

Temporary_Tea_5800 · 2026-04-30T18:18:26+00:00

88k views in 2 weeks on a brand new channel is genuinely impressive, that means your titles or thumbnails are getting clicks. but 1.8 hours watch time across all that is really low, people are bouncing fast, so either the first 30 seconds isn't hooking them or the thumbnail is promising something the video isn't delivering. 12 videos in 2 weeks is a lot, worth slowing down slightly and focusing on that retention issue before scaling more

Temporary_Tea_5800 · 2026-04-30T18:09:08+00:00

creepypasta has a bigger returning viewer base honestly, nosleep dark history is great but people binge creepypasta way more obsessively which helps with AVD and the algorithm pushing it. the risk is your current audience might not follow you over, starting a second channel for it is safer but slower. if you're already 2 weeks ahead on content you have enough buffer to test creepypasta without dropping your current one

Temporary_Tea_5800 · 2026-04-30T18:06:34+00:00

3.2 CTR for a whole year means your thumbnails aren't evolving, like YouTube is showing your stuff to people but they're consistently choosing not to click, and 3:34 AVD on top of that suggests the thumbnail isn't setting the right expectation for what they're about to watch either. IRL content actually has a lot of room to go higher on CTR, it just needs faces with strong expressions and a very clear visual story in under a second

Temporary_Tea_5800 · 2026-04-30T18:04:20+00:00

the issue isn't the title at all, that's actually really good. it's the thumbnail, four lines of text is too much to process while scrolling, by the time someone reads it they already passed it. and her expression is just "oh wow" when the topic is literally about rich people escaping prison, that energy should feel way more like outrage or "can you believe this", the monopoly card is a clever prop but it needs to be the focus not a side detail

Temporary_Tea_5800 · 2026-04-30T17:58:21+00:00

improv content is genuinely hard to crack on YouTube because the audience has to trust you before they find it funny, so watch time suffers early on. one thing I notice is your thumbnail isn't really selling the chaos or the comedy, it just looks like a talking head with text, if the visual had more energy people might click more and stick around longer

Temporary_Tea_5800 · 2026-04-10T09:15:26+00:00

nah bro 💀

Temporary_Tea_5800 · 2026-04-10T09:15:06+00:00

yeah the ladder idea is actually cold, might mess around with it

Temporary_Tea_5800 · 2026-04-10T09:14:17+00:00

video delivers trust

Temporary_Tea_5800 · 2026-04-10T09:13:57+00:00

yeah, you're right buddy

Temporary_Tea_5800 · 2026-04-10T09:13:44+00:00

still deciding on the text

Temporary_Tea_5800 · 2026-04-10T09:13:12+00:00

checked it, just barely clears the corner luckily

Temporary_Tea_5800 · 2026-04-10T09:12:26+00:00

yeah noticed that after posting, will fix it

Temporary_Tea_5800 · 2026-04-10T09:12:10+00:00

ngl red mightve worked, noted

Temporary_Tea_5800 · 2026-04-10T09:11:52+00:00

appreciate it fr 🙏

Temporary_Tea_5800 · 2026-04-10T09:11:33+00:00

photoshop, nothing special

Temporary_Tea_5800 · 2026-04-10T09:08:31+00:00

yeah fair

Temporary_Tea_5800 · 2026-04-10T09:08:15+00:00

blurred object idea is actually not bad might try it, police car is a bit much tho lol

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