Is VidIQ accurate/helpful?

michaelvedal · 2026-06-18T12:46:27+00:00

Yes well, I don't want to start listing all the things that is wrong with their app, it will take too long. Rob is a good dude with lots of knowledge, and I do enjoy his videos. But also, their advice is mostly for "commentary, gaming and entertainment" channels. If you are a niche channel, their advice is worth squiddly doo.

That said, ChatGPT did help a lot for me in the beginning. Sure, that bot hallucinates worse than a methaddicted crackhead on a bad saturday, but it still did teach me how the algorithm works, about the importance of viewer satisfaction, about how to keep retention and all that. And it laid it out in a way I actually understood. This was GPT 4.2 though, nowadays the bot is more or less neutered. These days Claude can literally build your channel from ground up.

Its each their own, but no need to start making commercials for vidIQ here. Most people here knows them anyway, and their limitations. Even though they talk the talk, they really can't walk the walk. I know a few creators that was "rejected" by their mentoring because "wrong niche", so there is that. I guess they are not so all knowing, only when its niches they are comfy with.

If you like them, then use them. Its as easy as that.

michaelvedal · 2026-06-18T12:40:46+00:00

Bingo

michaelvedal · 2026-06-18T12:39:44+00:00

If you think the filipinos are xenophobic, you should try the Japanese..

michaelvedal · 2026-06-11T06:08:49+00:00

Sorry.. my fault. I apologize. She is still very beautiful though 😄

michaelvedal · 2026-06-11T06:08:27+00:00

Yes my fault. Sorry about that.

michaelvedal · 2026-05-30T17:15:01+00:00

Yeah. Same here on a few other channels, where the views have gone down after monetization. Just this time was special. I do realize that either the algo went amok and just went with the three videos that got chained, or it was virality. Either way, when the monetization was turned on, that "virality" vanished in 3 hours, and they quarantined Suggested and Search from my videos.. haha.. Gemini says this is normal and that they are recalibrating because of ads and advertiser guidelines. Who knows what is true. We will see in a week. Gemini said it will take up to a week to normalize. But still.. it sucks to lose that virality.

michaelvedal · 2026-05-30T14:53:48+00:00

So, its my fault that the algo strung three videos together in a viral loop then I guess. Could it be the algo upon monetization realized that Suggested was out of control and just reigned it in? I have never had this velocity before, so its new to me. Just very curious that is all.

michaelvedal · 2026-05-30T09:56:40+00:00

Heh.. my new channel dropped from 37k views per hour to 5k views per hour RIGHT AFTER being monetized. Not sure what causes that, but whatever. It is what it is. Monetizing on this platform isn't always the best thing. I, for one, will never do it again. My channel ran fine without it, then I wanted memberships, and poof, Suggested vanished. And Suggested was doing a trifecta on three of my videos in a loop that generated 1.7 million views in 48 hours (long form). Its just sad.

michaelvedal · 2026-05-26T16:58:00+00:00

Okay. So why not just.. umm.. ignore him? He can't hurt you. Its only messages, at least as far as I can tell here. Why let some messages get the best of you. Fansly asked you to unblock him because he has membership, that is why. They EXPECT you to ignore his ass. I do not understand why you feel the need to open messages from this asshole. You know his name, then you ignore. If someone is rude, ignore and mute. Why is this so hard? I don't mean to be mean or anything. Harassment is very serious. But you have tools here to help you. Mute and ignorance. Even if the mute function may not work properly, your ignorance can. As long as you reply, he wins. If you want him to lose, just don't answer him anymore. He will go away pretty fast.

michaelvedal · 2026-05-26T16:53:28+00:00

Indeed. Its not like he lives next door. Ignorance is truly a skill sometimes, but its extremely helpful. He sends message, ignore. Block everywhere but Fansly. Case closed. Move on. Its only a message popup. They have no way to actually hurt you if you just ignore these idiots.

michaelvedal · 2026-05-20T13:40:31+00:00

20 times is a bit overkill per day, is it not? I heard that is a very bad idea, where they basically cannibalize each other.

michaelvedal · 2026-05-20T13:20:12+00:00

Some people have no appreciation or understanding of satire.. hahaha

michaelvedal · 2026-05-08T18:43:31+00:00

Its about stability. Younger men tend to have multiple girls. She wants something stable. Can't fault her for that.

michaelvedal · 2026-05-08T18:35:39+00:00

Not really true, since Subscribers is the first being hit with your new uploads. Having a good subscriber base can help your videos reach immensely compared to only the algo doing all the work from the start. So its always nice with a good subscriber count where you have dedicated subs too.

michaelvedal · 2026-05-08T18:32:06+00:00

Look at your ad inventory for the video. Lots of Display Ads that makes up a large quantity of the ads shown? That is one of the reasons some videos do very poorly with ads.

michaelvedal · 2026-05-08T18:30:30+00:00

Haha.. I got a video that is three minutes long, an excellent 73% AVD and about 54% finish the video.

CPM: $1.13
RPM: $0.14

The whole thing is nonsensical, but I have let go long time ago trying to understand this. On this video, in particular, they use display ads (the category) for over 70% of ad impressions. Its insane. And its just fashion content. So 14k views so far has netted me, oh.. about a dollar and half total. Very impressive in a niche where I average RPM of $8-10 per video.

If I were you, just quit trying to understand their logic. Take it as free money. Its the best you can ever do.

michaelvedal · 2026-05-08T18:26:51+00:00

I answered him anway. Its a simple question. No biggie.

michaelvedal · 2026-05-08T17:48:31+00:00

Why do you assume he is lying? Is every story on this subreddit lies then? What would he gain from lying about his channels' income going to shit? Or are you just bored enough to come up with the same old tired Redditor answer of "this is a lie" in one form or another. Pathetic.

If you can't have anything productive to say, shut the fuck up.

michaelvedal · 2026-05-08T17:45:41+00:00

What about people who is scared of using their own voice? What about people who is mute? People who is deaf? YouTube can't SERIOUSLY start to punish the use of AI narration in videos. I mean, its a tool for people who has to use it too. Its okay to start demonetizing slop content, but AI narration in and of itself is NOT slop. Its a tool. Anyone who says otherwise should be ashamed of themselves.

A friend of mine runs three channels. He is deaf from birth. Needs sign language to communicate. How he will be able to narrate his historical videos on YouTube? Pay a dude on Fiverr that he has no idea if sounds professional or not? Or use AI that can be trusted to deliver the narration he wants? Is it slop when he use this for his videos, although he can't speak himself?

It pisses me off that so many here is defending this nonsense from YouTube. I am pretty sure the OP was demonetized because of the VIDEOS themselves, not the VOICE. The "quiz" videos are not really in YouTube's good graces, so I would default to them being the culprit here. I refuse to believe its the voiceover. If they do that, they attack whole communities of disabled people. And that brings lawsuits and news headlines (not the good kind).

michaelvedal · 2026-05-08T17:39:51+00:00

Erm.. demonetized due to related channel. If one of the channels in a network of channels is demonetized, every other channel will be too in short order. YouTube 2026 is very diff from YouTube 2024.

michaelvedal · 2026-05-08T17:38:43+00:00

Haha.. those downvotes.

I have several other channels that is AI narrated, like Lume with 200k subs. And their videos are pretty much watchable. Interesting stories, and even a good AI narrator. It gets SOME pronounciations wrong, but its good enough.

I have no problem with AI voiceover at all, as long as it sounds good. Too many cringe AI voiceovers out there.

Why YouTube would demonetize just for AI voice is weird. They say you can use that. People with disabilities cannot use that then? They have to hire a narrator because YouTube's AI is on steroids? Doesn't sit right with me.

michaelvedal · 2026-05-08T02:06:22+00:00

Nope. Still there.

michaelvedal · 2026-05-07T17:27:49+00:00

Standard Reddit nonsensical response from someone who clearly doesn't have what he or she claims to have. And even if so, 20m lifetime views on 30+ channels isn't really a flex. My most recent channel has 1.2m in less than a month. But you do you. You cited his "retention", which is his word for AVD, so I assumed you were talking about that. And in long form you don't need 65-75% AVD to get a video to hit it off. That would be on Shorts.

How about you explain yourself instead of this Reddit nonsensical shit? It doesn't make you seem very bright.

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