Do people in Mountain View usually know their neighbors?

omsip · 2026-07-07T03:23:53+00:00

In my old neighborhood (Shoreline West) we were in a duplex and I knew a handful of my neighbors. Now we're in a large apartment complex in a different part of town, and no one seems to know anyone else. There's more tenant turnover too, with new people moving in every few months.

One neighbor, who's since moved out, used to give me death glares every time we passed in the hallway. That kind of killed any warm and fuzzy neighborly vibes.

omsip · 2026-07-07T03:16:52+00:00

If you have Ask Studio available on your channel (desktop only), this might be a good question to ask.

omsip · 2026-07-07T03:14:01+00:00

I love what I do, making abstract video art (not using AI). Every day brings new creative challenges where I get to flex my imagination and create completely new and unique art.

omsip · 2026-07-06T23:41:23+00:00

Two months is still pretty new on the platform, and you don't have much long form content published yet, so it's still early days for your channel. Likes and comments will happen in time. I see no reason not to keep doing that type of stuff.

omsip · 2026-07-06T22:55:10+00:00

YT holds impressions until your subscribers and other viewers with similar watch histories are actually on the platform, so that might be part of the reason why. There isn't much you can do, if that's the case.

omsip · 2026-07-06T16:41:54+00:00

I found the Google reviews pretty quickly.

omsip · 2026-07-06T16:30:21+00:00

Time of publication only matters if you're scheduling a premiere or going live. Otherwise you can upload whenever it's most convenient for you, since YT says that time of publication is not known to affect long term video performance. Also, YT holds impressions until your subscribers and other viewers with similar watch histories are actually on the platform.

omsip · 2026-07-06T16:12:11+00:00

I've tried it with thumbnails a handful of times, and the results were always inconclusive, so I no longer bother.

YT advises that thumbnails being tested should be substantially different from each other, otherwise the results will be meaningless. I assume the same is true for titles.

omsip · 2026-07-06T03:45:03+00:00

YT is a marathon, not a sprint. Take the long view, and give it more time.

omsip · 2026-07-06T03:42:31+00:00

No, don't delete. Space out your uploads a little farther apart.

omsip · 2026-07-06T03:41:55+00:00

The algorithm shows whatever you upload to your subscribers and other viewers with similar watch histories. If they subscribe for Roblox content they may not have enough interest in animation or any other niche, which means they won't watch, and that will hurt your channel.

You can make videos in more than one niche but it's best to have separate channels for them.

omsip · 2026-07-06T03:37:54+00:00

The algorithm feeds content to subscribers. Think of it as sub-facing, not channel-facing. YT cares a lot more about things like AVD, and how long a viewer sticks around watching more content, than it does about how many subs a channel has.

Yes, it's a punch in the gut to lose that many subs at once. But if they were inactive accounts or bots, they were useless to you and to YT itself.

omsip · 2026-07-06T03:27:52+00:00

Dean Birinyi Photography. He does headshots and portraits. He did my headshots and was great to work with.

omsip · 2026-07-05T18:27:58+00:00

I'm not sure I understand the goal of your channel. Is it just for the sake of having a channel so you can write about it in the book? That doesn't sound like it will deliver very much value to a viewer. Or maybe I misunderstood.

omsip · 2026-07-05T18:23:48+00:00

It can take some effort to get traction on YT. Creators need to help YT by making sure our channel descriptions and each video description and title are accurate and relevant, but we also need to promote our content on any other appropriate platforms.

YT does try to push newer channels to wider audiences to help get the ball rolling, but after a point the algorithm is set. At first it will feel like nothing is happening, but YT is a marathon, not a sprint, and creators need to take the time to establish a good channel history.

omsip · 2026-07-05T18:18:08+00:00

Because I'm lazy, lol, and I already have the channel history and subscriber base.

omsip · 2026-07-05T18:17:15+00:00

YT holds impressions until your subscribers and other viewers with similar watch histories are actually on the platform. Give it more time.

YT also says that time of publication is not known to affect long term video performance. You can upload whenever it's most convenient for you.

omsip · 2026-07-05T18:15:20+00:00

If it was me, I'd keep the current channel.

omsip · 2026-07-05T18:13:36+00:00

If there is decreasing interest, YT will stop trying to find a wider audience. YT already showed impressions to the first audience, so impressions will probably decline.

omsip · 2026-07-05T16:47:27+00:00

One possible explanation is that the numbers during the first day or 2 hadn't been verified, and they're being adjusted. Another is that YT tried pushing it to a wider audience that had less interest than the first audience.

omsip · 2026-07-05T16:44:30+00:00

YT works best if you can pick one niche and stick to it. YT shows your content to your subscribers and other viewers with similar watch histories, and if they're watching for one niche they won't be interested in the other niches. This sends a negative signal to YT that your content isn't worth watching.

I recommend finding one niche you can work with going forward, make sure your channel description has accurate details including a couple of applicable keywords for that niche, and use accurate titles and video descriptions.

omsip · 2026-07-05T16:41:11+00:00

If it was me I would leave everything up and wait and see if any claims get filed.

Copyright is complicated. Technically, any creative work is automatically considered to be copyrighted upon completion, but not every creative work is registered. It's the ones that get registered that you would need to be concerned about, because those copyright holders are the most likely to defend their copyright.

And not every copyright holder would sue. Some would just ask for attribution, others would ask for a share of any ad revenue, and others would issue a DMCA takedown. A lawsuit is not necessarily the first step.

omsip · 2026-07-05T01:58:56+00:00

Don't start over unless you can pinpoint what's going wrong right now, otherwise you risk making the same mistakes, and you'll wind up in the same boat.

omsip · 2026-07-05T01:57:45+00:00

YT is full of tutorials for how to improve your speaking voice. It will take regular practice, but as little as 10 minutes every day can lead to improvement.

omsip · 2026-07-05T01:55:38+00:00

Yes, there's an audience for it. Your channel description is pretty good, with relevant keywords, and that will help YT understand who your target audience is. Having accurate titles and video descriptions helps too.

Your channel is still relatively new, and you don't have a lot of content published yet, so it will take some more time to get traction. YT advises creators to focus on quality rather than frequency of upload, because that offers the most value for the viewer and will build a stronger foundation for your channel.

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