Is Success with Long YouTube Videos Luck or Hard Work?

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bunnyorbit

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• Jul 23, 2026

• #41

Elchavo said:

Today I'm going to create 5 channels on 5 different devices. I'll upload one video in the same niche to each channel (the videos will all be different). Then I'll compare their views and reach to see the results.

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this is a great experiment but i would use the outcomes only as a foundation. uTube may vary from one video to the other nd one single upload would not be sufficient to determine the performance of the channel. it would be nice to consider the other ellements such as impressions, click through rate, retention rate nd returniing visitors alongside the number of views.

 

Nikolaos

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• Jul 24, 2026

• #42

Elchavo said:

Today I'm going to create 5 channels on 5 different devices. I'll upload one video in the same niche to each channel (the videos will all be different). Then I'll compare their views and reach to see the results.

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Success with YT is hard work in my opinion. Posting consistently great quality of content is MUST. Good luck with your experiment/journey!

 

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andracs

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• Jul 24, 2026

• #43

YouTube doesn't work this way. You can optimize your channel after a dozen videos...

 

ShadowRaven80

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• Yesterday at 8:21 AM

• #44

I assure you that success comes from the ability to retain viewers, not from luck or blindly hard work, and your 5 channel experiment is completely meaningless because new accounts don't have a sufficient audience for the system to properly evaluate.

 

Crab

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• Yesterday at 8:24 AM

• #45

It is hard work. I have tried two channels each for 3 months. The first channel didn't workout but on the second channel I tried better thumbnails and titles + I got a extension and I also tried to copy other people's content but change it and this worked. At the end I dropped/sold it since I wanted to focus on other things.

 

Davebrab

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• Yesterday at 8:25 AM

• #46

Success with long YouTube videos is mostly hard work—luck may spark discovery, but consistency and quality keep viewers watching.

 

davidcris

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• Today at 9:02 AM

• #47

This experiment is interesting, but I think you should wait about a week for the video to stabilize in terms of subscribers and views.

 

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HIPO_ADSPRO

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• Today at 9:29 AM

• #48

1 upload isn't enough to judge the result but repeating the test over time will show whether consistency or luck matters moreee.

 

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Atervaga

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• Today at 9:58 AM

• #49

Success with long videos on YouTube is all about consistency and luck. I'm following your case study.

 

midnight_rider

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• Today at 10:02 AM

• #50

It’s not really luck, but it can feel that way in the beginning. YouTube tests videos with small audiences first, so title, thumbnail, and retention decide which one gets pushed further.