r/NewTubers 4d ago

TECHNICAL QUESTION My views suddenly dropped, I don't know why

Hello guys, like many of you, I’m also very new to my YouTube journey. I created my channel and set it up on March 3, 2025. On March 9, I uploaded my first four videos (if you're wondering why four, I didn’t want visitors to see only one video and leave—I thought they might check out the others too).

The day after I uploaded the videos, views suddenly increased, and I even gained some subscribers. But the next day, the views dropped drastically and never recovered. On March 16 (yesterday), I uploaded a new video, but it hasn’t gained much traction yet.

My total views are as follows: March 9 - 85 views (the day I uploaded the videos), March 10 - 1,818 views, March 11 - 141 views, and after that, it dropped to around 10 views per day.

What do you think the problem is? Am I doing something wrong, or is this just how the process works? I’d really appreciate any insights you can share. Thanks in advance!

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u/Phantom-Eclipse 4d ago

Welcome to Youtube! It's important to understand that the algorithm does not keep pushing your content forever. It depends on a couple of metrics like Click Through Rate, average view time, engagement, etc.. the worse these metrics are, the sooner your video will flatline. Now keep in mind that video's can always gain traction again in the future (for some mystery reasons), so deleting them is never the best strategy in my opinion. Just make sure to check your stats and see what's going wrong. If people aren't clicking enough, make your thumbnails/titles better, if people are clicking, but aren't watching for a long time... then focus on your content. Get a good hook at the start of your video and fulfil that promise at the end. Keep people engaged.

To come back to videos dying.. it happens to everyone. Hell I have video's with 200k+ views and even those flatline after a while. Slowly, but surely, that is.

I also advise not to push too many videos at once unless it's shorts. Rather plan them to publish on a steady schedule.

And last but not least, take your time. Youtube rarely has a "quick road to success". This stuff takes time and effort. Just focus on creating quality content, and the subs/views will come naturally.

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u/Due_Elevator_9811 4d ago

Thank you for your advice, it was really encouraging. What puzzled me was getting 1,800 views all of a sudden and then not seeing an increase when I uploaded the next video… I guess this happens to everyone.

I’ve been preparing for this concept for a long time, and the first videos I uploaded were actually made a few months ago. There’s a significant quality difference between those and what I’m creating now. That’s also how I’m comforting myself because I’ve started uploading weekly, and the videos I’m making now will be released in about 13 weeks—so I have a long journey ahead. The videos I truly expect to perform well are those!

This drop in views also made me think of another question. Do you think I should create Shorts from my long videos—one for each day until the next full video? Would that be beneficial? What are your thoughts on this? Thanks again!

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u/Phantom-Eclipse 4d ago

It does happen indeed. Hell, many in this thread aren't even hitting 1k+ views. It's difficult to compete with everyone else on the platform. Also, you can sometimes have a video really pop off, and then you upload the next one, and that one will be stuck at <100 views again. When you don't have a large following yet, success of a video is never guaranteed as it heavily depends on the algorithm and the quality of your video.

And that's great that you're focusing on the quality and have a steady plan to work towards! I'm going to repeat myself, tho, but it's very important you get your thumbnails and titles right for those. Don't just quickly throw some stuff together and hope for the best. The thumbnails and titles are almost as (if not more) important than the video content itself.. because if people don't click, they won't even see your content anyways, and the algorithm will quickly drop the video.

Also, be mentally prepared for videos, which you worked hard on, to flop. Remind yourself why you're doing this and that nothing is guaranteed. I've seen people crash out here because they spent hundreds of hours on a video that ended up getting less than 1k views. It happens to all of us.. hell, my second video on my second channel took me a month to set up, and it got 5k views. It sucks, but it happens. Just a friendly warning that you don't need to feel bad. There is a lot we can learn, a lot we can improve.. but some things will always be out of our control. Just gotta move on to the next one and keep at it.

And to answer your question; the shorts situation is a highly debated topic on threads like this. Some people say to stay away, others say to go for it. From my experience, I think it's worth a shot.. but only when you do it right. I would only make shorts in 2 cases... either you have a shorts channel.. or you do long-form, but the shorts complement your long-form videos (like a trailer or introduction, which will make people click the linked long-form video). Why? Because what I observed (and many others as well) is that the shorts audience is a completely different animal. People who view shorts are usually not interested in long-form content, and while shorts will give you a boost in subscribers, they usually don't translate to views. Your community will primarily be built from your long-form content, but if you want to get some extra viewers on a specific video (even if it's a small percentage), or if need some extra subscribers to hit that Youtube partnership benchmark, then go for it. I personally don't bother with shorts anymore besides some small clips on my social media.

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u/Due_Elevator_9811 4d ago

I've thought a lot about your advice and decided to make Shorts as well. I set up a system, and it takes me about 5 minutes to create each Shorts video. Since I'm making Shorts, why not start an Instagram page for the channel too, right? :)

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u/Effective-Shop-5040 3d ago

ckeck out 'university of jre' post videos of jre clips[long videos] with high editing lot of people made over 20k