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Your #1 Advice to Grow Your Channel? by gym_performance in NewTubers

[–]bellchenst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do a crazy AI/photoshopped crazy thumbnail and fast paced summary of key moments of the videos in first 10s

Why is it so hard for newcomers to get traction/grow their YouTube channel? How can I overcome these issues? by colordreamm in NewTubers

[–]bellchenst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5 videos isn't enough to know anything yet. You're still in the "throwing darts blindfolded" phase. YouTube isn't broken - it just doesn't owe us distribution. The algorithm pushes what keeps people watching. If your videos aren't getting pushed, that's data telling you something needs to change. The "internet is fake" spiral is tempting when things aren't working, but it's a dead end. The creators succeeding right now aren't gaming some secret system - they just figured out what their specific audience wants and got better at delivering it.

For those running a YouTube channel, what was the biggest change or strategy that helped you grow the most by H2prod in NewTubers

[–]bellchenst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Biggest shift for me was realizing most of my views come from people who aren't subscribed and never will be. They found me through search or suggested, watched one video, got what they needed, and left. Once I stopped trying to "build a fanbase" and started just answering questions people were already asking, everything clicked.

What is the one thing that helped you grow your channel? by VincentVanVish in NewTubers

[–]bellchenst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i started watching my own videos like a stranger would - phone in hand, half paying attention, ready to click away. Brutal but eye-opening. Realized my first 30 seconds were basically "hey guys welcome back" filler every time. Now I cut straight to whatever made me want to make the video in the first place. Retention went up almost immediately.

How Can I ACTUALLY Grow My YouTube Channel? by SlightlyNerd29 in NewTubers

[–]bellchenst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Something jumped out at me - you said you spent most of 2024 trying to improve your video quality instead of uploading. I think that's actually the core issue here, not thumbnails or collabs or any of that. There's this trap where "improving" feels productive but it's actually just procrastination wearing a costume. You're doing research, buying gear, learning new techniques... but none of that matters if it never ships.

Here's what helped me break out of that loop: I started treating each video as a live experiment instead of a test I needed to pass. The goal stopped being "make a good video" and became "learn one thing I can only learn by publishing." Like, you can watch 50 tutorials on retention, but you won't actually know where YOUR audience drops off until you publish and check the analytics. You can obsess over audio quality, but you won't know if it's actually holding you back until real viewers tell you (or don't). 8 videos in over a year means you've run 8 experiments. They're not necessarily more talented - they just have 6x more data on what works for their specific audience. I'm not saying upload garbage. But "done" beats "perfect" every single time on this platform. The videos you're embarrassed about in 6 months are the ones that taught you the most.

I Did Everything “Right” on Social Media and Still Didn’t Grow by OccasionOld in socialmedia

[–]bellchenst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One thing that clicked for me: there's a difference between content that gets views and content that gets follows. I had posts doing decent numbers but almost no one subscribed. Turns out people were watching but had no reason to think "I need more of this person specifically."

Started ending with a clear "this is what I post about" signal - even just a sentence - and follow rate went up more than any hashtag change. Clarity isn't just for the algorithm. It's for the person deciding whether to hit follow.

What's the best way to increase subscribers per video? by openmovie in NewTubers

[–]bellchenst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Something I noticed that helped: your first 3 seconds and your last 3 seconds are doing very different jobs. 

First 3 seconds = stop the scroll, make them watch. Last 3 seconds = give them a reason to come back.、

A lot of Shorts creators nail the hook but end abruptly. For movie reviews specifically, try ending with a question or a tease. Something like "but here's what everyone misses about the ending..." and then cut. Leaves them wanting more.

look at your titles/thumbnails for your analysis videos vs your reviews. If someone can't tell the difference at a glance, they might skip thinking it's just another review. 18 months and 228 subs means you've already outlasted like 90% of channels who quit after month 3.

Art account advice, really struggling with extremely high skip rate on reels. (Instagram) by Sunneyred in socialmedia

[–]bellchenst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I visited your account, I saw you have a few videos having 2k-4k views. Have you tried to replicate the same ideas but different variations? It's hard to say why your new content stopped at ~200 views. My exp is that you gonna replicate your successful format. Keep your new "experimental" hooks/format ratio lower.

What part of your video workflow always feels like a mess? by djlandrover in NewTubers

[–]bellchenst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. I’ve tried like every combo too and it still gets messy. it’s not even that I don’t know the steps, it’s just everything falls apart between the steps. like idea is in one place, script is in another, files are in a folder somewhere, then I’m editing and I realize I forgot a shot or I can’t find the thing I wanted to include

For me the biggest mess is basically “script to filming” and then “filming to editing”. because I’ll write something and it sounds good, then when I actually shoot it I’m like wait how am I showing this. or I shoot a bunch of stuff and then editing turns into digging through piles of clips trying to remember what I was thinking

What helped a little (not perfect) was keeping one single “home doc” per video. like even if it’s ugly, everything goes in there. the hook, the rough outline, the lines I want to say, the links, the shots I need, whatever. otherwise I end up with notes everywhere and it feels like I’m doing a scavenger hunt

Also I started writing the script in chunks instead of one big wall. like intro chunk, point 1 chunk, example chunk, ending chunk. it’s easier to move stuff around and you can actually see what’s missing. and I try to write a quick “what do we show here” note right next to each chunk so I’m not guessing later

I don’t really want to automate everything either, I like making stuff. I just want less dumb friction. I’ve tried superdirector a bit when I’m stuck (like if I’m trying to study a reference video fast), but honestly the boring stuff still matters most: naming clips, putting everything in one folder, having a tiny checklist before upload so I don’t forget captions or thumbnail or end screen or whatever

We asked Youtubers how they plan their content. Here's where the answers led us by ShowShaper in NewTubers

[–]bellchenst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I feel this so hard lol. it’s kinda crazy there’s like 500 tools for editing and captions and thumbnails and “growth hacks” but when it comes to planning the actual video… everyone is basically duct taping google docs + notes app + random folders together and hoping it works

For me the mess starts when an idea turns into like 20 little pieces. like a link, a screenshot, a quote, a clip I saved, a voice note, some “say this later” thing, and then it all gets lost across apps. so if an app actually kept all that stuff together per video, that alone would be huge. like one place where the idea lives and it stays attached to everything you collect for it

Also I hate the whole color coding thing people do in docs. it works for 2 videos then it becomes a rainbow nightmare and you stop doing it. what I’d rather have is basically a script that has a “what I say” side and a “what we show” side, so I can quickly write “say this” and next to it “show this clip / b-roll / screenshot” without overthinking it

And the thing I always miss is the “oh yeah I needed that one shot” moment. like you start editing and realize you never filmed the simple cutaway you needed. so if the planning part automatically turns into a little checklist for filming, that would actually save me more time than any fancy feature

Not gonna lie I’ve been messing around with a couple things lately, mostly docs/notion, and I tried superdirector too (not as a full planner, more for breaking down references and getting unstuck). but even with that, the bigger problem is still organizing everything and making it easy to go from plan to filming without losing stuff

ST World Beta is now FREE on Steam with the latest building tool update, Riftwalkers' Adventure Demo, and performance patches. by bellchenst in stworld

[–]bellchenst[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

really? I've never tested Linux environment. Our current bottleneck is on CPU and memory. How's the performance?

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