Janelle Knight
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- Oct 22, 2024
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I'd keep posting both, just make the shorts related to your long videos so the audience overlaps more. yes, i also noticed this too shorts can pull in toms of viewers don't always watch longer content.
YouTube Shorts Killing Long Videos?
- Thread starter AdMetricGeek
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DarkTraffic
Newbie
- Jun 9, 2026
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Not in your head at all. Shorts bring in cheap, low-attention subscribers who will NEVER click a 10 minute video. When you drop a long video, YouTube tests it on your new Shorts subs first. They ignore it, your CTR and initial watch time tank, and the algorithm assumes the video is trash and stops pushing it. Separate your channels or stop posting Shorts on your main.
NameRectified
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- Sep 26, 2021
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I’ve noticed this too but I don’t think Shorts automatically hurt long form videos the audiences can behave quite differently i’d use shorts as a discovery channel while keeping the topics closely related to the long videos so new viewers have a reason to watch both
It depends on whether you can give people the same kind of interesting content in long-form videos.
laxivezod32
Newbie
- Sep 7, 2026
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Not at all—they are transforming how audiences discover content. While Shorts act as a high-reach funnel to attract new subscribers quickly, long-form videos remain the ultimate tool for building deep audience trust and driving high revenue. The most successful channels leverage both formats together to maximize growth.