Hi everyone. I created a script that automatically assembles videos from various clips I filmed myself. Then it makes them unique by layering various effects.
I upload three shorts to three channels. I run all channels from the same phone number and IP address.
What am I doing wrong? The videos either get 0 views or fewer than 50. There are no strikes or copyright flags.
Could there be some kind of shadow flag that I don't see, but YouTube is detecting that the videos are too similar?
My channel - https://www.youtube.com/@Felix-f3h1d
Okay first off, and I mean seriously, are you the woman in the image? If you are, you should absolutelly narrate this yourself, on video, if you are just aguy with acne instead, you should narravte this and show your face, too.
So where do I even start....
Since this might come off as harsh, it is needed, I left you organic likes and a comment on one short in exchange, but you need a reality check.
I actually checked the shorts, right now the issue is not IPs, phone numbers, or some invisible shadow flag, it is the viewer experience.
From the outside, it’s very hard to understand what the Short is supposed to show. For example, one of the first questions that came to mind was:
Is this a tool showing how to mask AIgenerated school test answers? (This is the comment I have left, this is a good opportunity for you to engage)
If a viewer has to guess what they are watching, they will scroll instantly. Shorts do not give second chances.
Concrete problems that are killing retention:
No human presence (no face, no voice), do this even if you are not exactly day-light proof as far "hotness" goes, if you look good, then especially do this.
Random background music instead of explanation, this is not a music clip, people hate music playing loud at the beginning of a clip, it adds nothing, you must interact with the viewers.
Screen recording quality is poor (cropped, unclear, not full-frame), if you record screens , use OBS, it is free, it is good, learn to use it.
A large part of the video is taken up by trying to shill URL/highlighted prompts, if you present this stuff, you only need to mention the URL once, indirectly, if need be, the highlighted sections are cropped and nobody will pause the videos to read that.
It is not clear what the viewer is meant to learn or take away, even though this is not a BS channel and is clearly meant as a learning/help channel, it looks automated and amateurish, and viewers react accordingly.
Automation like this is honestly 100× worse than doing things organically with real content. A human face or even a short spoken explanation is massively more valuable than hiding behind music and effects.
If I see a short like this and hear random music with unclear visuals, I scroll immediately and so will everyone else.
In any serious business, customer care will be instructed to say hi, ask what the issue is, tell the customer you understand and acklowledge the issue and the next steps forward, on promotional and educational videos, you need to be much more accurate and explicit.
If you want this to work:
Show your face, even briefly or at least speak and explain what is happening.
Make the screen capture clean and full-screen (for the love of God, use OBS or something similar)
Remove URLs and clutter from the main frame.
Make the purpose obvious in the first second, this is your catch them hook opportunity and this is not done via playing music, all the great channels use slight background sounds and perhaps have a very short music and brand intro, there is no room for that. Check wallstreetmillenial, he is having the perfect (IMO) entry model for long forms.
Look at creators like Veritasium or Thunderf00t, they did not automate their way to trust.They built brands by taking time, explaining clearly, and putting themselves into the content.
Fix clarity and human intent first. The algorithm follows the audience, not the other way around.
