[WTF?] I don't understand :( seriously what is wrong with this platform?

[yherrliche]

I'm not an expert, but I looked for warzone clips and it seems everyone is doing the same thing you are. The same font, color, titles, everything. If there's no difference, I would feel you're betting on being lucky to get the clicks.
The 10 first videos are from 7 different channels, and all look exactly the same, doesn't feel like something you want to do. At least use a different color for the thumbnail text or something.

I don't know much about Youtube, but its true that everyone seems to have videos longer than 10min, so maybe that would help.

Also to be honest, I had trouble watching your videos because it was boring. some 5sec clip, fade to black, 5 sec clip, fade to black. Another video is called "shot through the leaves" and there's nothing like it, its just people playing, nothing special, 5sec clip and fade to black. There is no coherence and it's clearly lazy work, so if Youtube is half as smart as we think it is, its never gonna show your videos.

So the presentation before viewing has nothing special, nothing different, and the presentation after viewing is misleading, boring, and tedious. I think you should try to do something you enjoy rather than what you're doing right now. Or specialize in a particular topic related to warzone, not just random clips with no head or tail. If you're a fan of this game, there's probably something about it you like more than in others. You can focus on that and your channel will have a purpose.

 

[LilMosey]

Just keep going man. Eventually the results you want will come, but of course not overnight... Keep going for few weeks or months and then decide if you wanna continue or wanna choose a different way

P.S: You should try to upload Valorant gameplay

 

[bArAsc]

Warzone might be to competitive now

 

[Followlix]

1. The account is too new. (March 31, 2020) Buy an aged account / already monetized one.
2. The videos are too short. Make them 10+ minutes.
3. The videos are bad quality technically. Even though your edits are good and your provide great content from streamers, 720p and 25 FPS isn't gonna get you far.

 

[Caspooor]

Aren't those compilations not monetizable?

 

[Leader777]

You should do keyword research before uploading your video, you should create a good title that include the keyword u want to rank for and also create a good description that include the keywords you are targeting then it comes to tags and to do all this u have to check your competitors and see what they are doing. Also use Vidiq it help a bit, best of luck

 

[TrendWatchersAlerts]

Hey BHW.

I just started a gaming youyube channel two weeks ago and uploaded 5 videos on it (one today).

I watched a zillion courses on creating content and doing youtube seo and keyword research and did all of them in an appropriate way.

I did anything right, tried using long-tail keywords as well as using trends in different videos.

BUT I AM GETTING EXACTLY *ZERO* VIEWS. not a single person watches my videos!
I spend multiple hours a day creating quality content (OK maybe it's not that quality) and I make stunning thumbnails but NO RESULTS.

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(all views and comments is from me)

I get indexed in serches but at the worst spot. even some kids that reupload famous videos with NO CHANGE are ranking higher than me.
I know I'm a newbie and I know YT is not fair, but isn't is a little mare unfair than usual?

I had a YT channel before this that i used TTS to make videos on that my first video gets 3k views and all 5 videos after that get absolutely zero views like this one. is it possible that my channel get flagged or something bc I used TTS in past?

any help is heavily appreciated <3
one of my videos if you want to check channel:

I recommend using trends. Thats what I do to get lots of views.

 

[LiquidOCELOT]

Well obviously the youtube platform isnt pushing out your content as you are a new channel and have not got lucky even. Here is what you can do to boost your initial views
1. Install Either vidiq basic or TubeBuddy Or even SocialBlade all are chrome extensions on your chrome or any browser you using
2. Visit similar videos in your niche and once there you will see an image on the right hand side the bar of that extension showing all kinds of stats there try to find Reddit and a clickable number or some thing.
3. By now you would have clicked on the Reddit backlinks icon and you can see one video being posted on multiple little subreddits
4. Go to these subreddits join them and link dump your video there also in comments of other postings ask for comment for comment like this "Hey nice video i watched it and commented can you pls do the same for mine and link to your video"
Now this strategy is gonna work 100 percent and minimum you get like 50+ initial views. I also use this strategy but sadly youtube algorithm doesnt take my video to search/suggested this strategy is best for those who posts 5+ videos per day for those its great strategy and working too.
Note - Additional tip also install "Reddit Comments For Youtube" so you can engage with your reddit audience as well for finding backlinks you can take a look at mine of which subreddits i am using to promote on this video for example

 

[Elvlin]

Try doing some SM promotion, and do some research on your competitor.(you need to give people reason. why the choose to click your video not your competitor)
btw if you pure white hat, only doing content and let it rank prepare for long long marathon.

 

[Martini Glass]

I'm not an expert, but I looked for warzone clips and it seems everyone is doing the same thing you are. The same font, color, titles, everything. If there's no difference, I would feel you're betting on being lucky to get the clicks.
The 10 first videos are from 7 different channels, and all look exactly the same, doesn't feel like something you want to do. At least use a different color for the thumbnail text or something.

I don't know much about Youtube, but its true that everyone seems to have videos longer than 10min, so maybe that would help.

Also to be honest, I had trouble watching your videos because it was boring. some 5sec clip, fade to black, 5 sec clip, fade to black. Another video is called "shot through the leaves" and there's nothing like it, its just people playing, nothing special, 5sec clip and fade to black. There is no coherence and it's clearly lazy work, so if Youtube is half as smart as we think it is, its never gonna show your videos.

So the presentation before viewing has nothing special, nothing different, and the presentation after viewing is misleading, boring, and tedious. I think you should try to do something you enjoy rather than what you're doing right now. Or specialize in a particular topic related to warzone, not just random clips with no head or tail. If you're a fan of this game, there's probably something about it you like more than in others. You can focus on that and your channel will have a purpose.

Yes I actually tried to copy everything from other big youtubers. that's why all videos are the same
I have plans to increase my videos quality over time but didn't expect to gain zero views from youtube search and get my motivation drained
Thanks for helpful advice, I'm trying to make my new videos more than black fades between 5sec clips.

Just keep going man. Eventually the results you want will come, but of course not overnight... Keep going for few weeks or months and then decide if you wanna continue or wanna choose a different way

P.S: You should try to upload Valorant gameplay

Thanks for motivation sir
Valorant is awesome but I guess I stick to warzone awhile before switching to adding another game.

Warzone might be to competitive now

Yes, It's competitive af but also more profitable than some other games.

1. The account is too new. (March 31, 2020) Buy an aged account / already monetized one.
2. The videos are too short. Make them 10+ minutes.
3. The videos are bad quality technically. Even though your edits are good and your provide great content from streamers, 720p and 25 FPS isn't gonna get you far.

I have an aged account that I started on 2016 but I didn't upload anything on it... should I switch to that?
I will make longer videos soon. My internet in quarantine sucks so temporary 5min 720p is my best option

You should do keyword research before uploading your video, you should create a good title that include the keyword u want to rank for and also create a good description that include the keywords you are targeting then it comes to tags and to do all this u have to check your competitors and see what they are doing. Also use Vidiq it help a bit, best of luck

Believe me I did all of them mate...
But I guess Youtube is more than just that
Thanks for daily dose of positivity

 

[onlinemarketer12]

May be the niche is not good. Try to focus on a better niche which can give more traffic.

 

[Martini Glass]

Well obviously the youtube platform isnt pushing out your content as you are a new channel and have not got lucky even. Here is what you can do to boost your initial views
1. Install Either vidiq basic or TubeBuddy Or even SocialBlade all are chrome extensions on your chrome or any browser you using
2. Visit similar videos in your niche and once there you will see an image on the right hand side the bar of that extension showing all kinds of stats there try to find Reddit and a clickable number or some thing.
3. By now you would have clicked on the Reddit backlinks icon and you can see one video being posted on multiple little subreddits
4. Go to these subreddits join them and link dump your video there also in comments of other postings ask for comment for comment like this "Hey nice video i watched it and commented can you pls do the same for mine and link to your video"
Now this strategy is gonna work 100 percent and minimum you get like 50+ initial views. I also use this strategy but sadly youtube algorithm doesnt take my video to search/suggested this strategy is best for those who posts 5+ videos per day for those its great strategy and working too.
Note - Additional tip also install "Reddit Comments For Youtube" so you can engage with your reddit audience as well for finding backlinks you can take a look at mine of which subreddits i am using to promote on this video for example

Mind blowing Idea... but I can't upload more than one vid per day also.
I'm gonna do this for my new videos and see the changes, hopefully some kind of miracle happen

Try doing some SM promotion, and do some research on your competitor.(you need to give people reason. why the choose to click your video not your competitor)
btw if you pure white hat, only doing content and let it rank prepare for long long marathon.

Yes, I'm thinking about posting my videos on Facebook groups and twitter and using LiquidOCELOT mothod on reddit, hopefully changing something.
I guess my problem is either my hat's color or the fact that I don't know how to use this hat... thanks for advice sir

Aren't those compilations not monetizable?

In future I will add commentary and only use clips that are getting submitted so that way adsens won't demonitize me... almost all of big channels in this niche had this problem and solved them this way.

 

[burakuwingu]

I wish it was 2015. again. I used to make a brand new channel, post a video and start ranking from day one. Without buying views, just pure optimization. I was messing around with league of legends clips. I would find authors whose gameplay clips had low amount of views, I would make compilations, optimize and boom 100k views in 5 days. Good times.

 

[xtitanium]

Best thing you can do is make longer videos. Especially when it's gaming (it was over saturated when I started 9 years ago so you can only imagine what it's like now). Anything under 10 mins is a waste of time on YT.

In all honesty though dude, with your current content you won't make it. There's far too many other people doing the same thing so unless your an insanely talented player it isn't going to work out.

You could speed the process up by running some YouTube ads.

 

[SocialRocket]

Best thing you can do is make longer videos. Especially when it's gaming (it was over saturated when I started 9 years ago so you can only imagine what it's like now). Anything under 10 mins is a waste of time on YT.

In all honesty though dude, with your current content you won't make it. There's far too many other people doing the same thing so unless your an insanely talented player it isn't going to work out.

You could speed the process up by running some YouTube ads.

did you seriously just recommend youtube ads? bruh moment

 

[yherrliche]

I have plans to increase my videos quality over time but didn't expect to gain zero views from youtube search and get my motivation drained

Yeah that sucks, I'd still expect you get a couple 100 views. Let us know how it goes ! Good luck

 

[wisdomkid]

I would suggest you to buy old monetized account, then start uploading and sending HR views to views And see the magic

This is an amazing idea. In IM, never expect everything to work your way and NEVER think you know everything. You did everything you knew, but did you actually tried @SpawneR idea shared above?

 

[SocialEyez]

This is an amazing idea. In IM, never expect everything to work your way and NEVER think you know everything. You did everything you knew, but did you actually tried @SpawneR idea shared above?

This actually sounds like the way to go if the channel is completley new.

I was just thinking about starting a YT venture, what happend to OP is exactly what was holding me back, the fear of getting zero traction at all.

But the thread make it much clearer what needs to be done, specially SpawneR's comment, i mean if i am brand new and have "nothing to lose", hell yea i would go with an existing account and SMM.

 

[BrandingCat]

I hear about a small family company which for 2 years did custom animated videos for kids, for the first 2 years, they barely get 1k views on each video as they do not understand how the algorithms works and how to trick them (full white hat). After 2 years and something YouTube fire up their channel organic and now they have millions of subscribers and views on each video.

As in SEO, you can trick Google a bit, but in the end, the authority will thrive, so perseverance is the key.

 

[xtitanium]

did you seriously just recommend youtube ads? bruh moment

Yea I did, if you know what you're doing and it's unique content then YouTube ads can be amazing. A good ad campaign and some unique and engaging content and getting monetised is piss easy (and cheap).