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My $75K YouTube Shorts System - Full Course In 19 Minutes (Copy My 800M Views Strategy)

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Beginner 6 min read For: Beginners interested in starting a YouTube Shorts channel for monetization, willing to use AI tools and learn basic video editing.
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This video reveals a step-by-step system for growing a YouTube Shorts channel from scratch, achieving over 800 million views and $75,000 in five months. The creator emphasizes that this is not a get-rich scheme and focuses on building channel trust, finding trending content, and using retention psychology.

[00:19]
Not a get-rich scheme

The creator states it took 5 months to achieve the results, and the video is not for those seeking quick success.

[00:36]
Building channel trust

Instead of avoiding shadowban, focus on building trust: use an old Google account or warm up a new one for 5–7 days with natural activity (watching, liking, commenting).

[01:33]
Channel setup essentials

Verify phone number in settings > channel > feature eligibility. Use a face or recognizable figure for logo; design a simple banner with borders in Canva.

[03:06]
Monetization strategy

Goal: 1,000 subscribers and 10 million views for monetization. The creator got monetized in under 30 days by focusing on trending videos.

[03:36]
Finding trending videos

Search for heartwarming/heroic stories on YouTube Shorts, find viral videos, and recreate them (not steal). Recreate to avoid copyright strikes.

[04:08]
Recreating videos vs stealing

Stealing videos gets the channel killed; recreating complies with policies. Example: a story about a boy who wants a basketball hoop—the creator's version got more views than the original.

[05:51]
Script creation

Get the transcript of the model video, add a personal spin, or use ChatGPT to rewrite. Always review AI-generated content for mistakes.

[06:17]
Voiceover generation (Google AI Studio)

Free and unlimited. Use playground > text to speech, select a single speaker, paste script, choose voice, run, and download.

[06:49]
Finding footage

Extract characters from the story, convert to 3D style using ChatGPT, then separate characters. Generate scene images using Whisk (free) or Nano Banana Pro.

[08:50]
Turning images to video (Grock)

Create free Grock account, turn off auto video generation in settings, use imagine > video mode, set 9:16 aspect ratio, paste prompt and upload image—10 free generations/day.

[09:46]
Editing in CapCut

Import voiceover and visuals, adjust pacing (add/cut pauses), arrange clips to match voiceover, add original image + emoji at end, sound effects, transitions, captions, and background music.

[11:51]
Workflow efficiency

The whole process takes about 60 minutes. On good days, the creator makes over $2,000 from 60 minutes of work.

[12:22]
RPM and audience targeting

YouTube pays based on RPM (revenue per 1,000 views). English-speaking countries (US, UK, Australia) have higher RPMs, so use English voiceovers and captions. Never use VPN—it doesn't help and triggers suspicion.

[13:28]
Uploading process

Use YouTube app: tap +, select video, choose music from YouTube library (safe), write title with keywords, add #shorts hashtag, set thumbnail from best moment, mark audience correctly (not made for kids unless true), upload.

[14:42]
Consistency and channel restart

Post at least one video daily, max three per day to avoid spam detection. If a channel doesn't grow in the first month (stuck at zero/1K/30K/100K views), start a new channel—the algorithm labels early performance.

[16:00]
Retention psychology

YouTube only cares about retention. Three psychological parts: hook (first 3 seconds—use audio+visual+text hook), body (fast pacing, cuts, zooms), reward (payoff at end, cut immediately after, optional CTA).

You can achieve significant growth on YouTube Shorts by using a system of finding trending stories, recreating them with AI tools, and applying retention psychology. The key is consistency and focusing on audience retention, not just views.

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Tutorial Checklist

1 00:36 Set up channel: use old Google account or warm up new one for 5–7 days with natural activity.
2 01:33 Verify phone number in settings > channel > feature eligibility.
3 01:56 Design logo (face or character) and banner (with borders) using Canva. Upload to channel.
4 03:36 Find trending heartwarming/heroic stories on YouTube Shorts (use incognito or new account).
5 04:08 Recreate the viral video: get characters, convert to 3D style via ChatGPT, separate characters.
6 05:51 Write script: get transcript of model video, add personal spin, or use ChatGPT to rewrite. Review AI output.
7 06:17 Generate voiceover: Google AI Studio > playground > text to speech, select single speaker, paste script, choose voice, run, download.
8 06:49 Generate scene images: use Whisk or Nano Banana Pro. Upload characters, paste prompt, set 9:16 aspect ratio, generate.
9 08:50 Turn images to video: Grock free account, turn off auto video generation in settings, use imagine > video mode, 9:16, paste prompt and upload image, generate.
10 09:46 Edit in CapCut: import voiceover and video clips, adjust pacing (add/cut pauses), arrange clips to voiceover, add original image + emoji at end, add sound effects, transitions, captions, background music.
11 13:28 Upload via YouTube app: tap +, select video, choose music from YouTube library, write title with keywords, add #shorts hashtag, set thumbnail, mark audience correctly, upload.
12 14:42 Post daily (max 3/day). If no growth in first month, start new channel. Focus on retention: hook (3 secs), body (fast cuts), reward (payoff at end).

Study Flashcards (10)

What 3 psychological parts are in every video according to the retention psychology framework?

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Hook, body, and reward.

16:58

What is RPM in YouTube monetization?

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Revenue per mille (per 1,000 views).

12:24

Why should you never use a VPN to upload YouTube content?

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It signals suspicious activity to the algorithm, and RPM is based on viewer location, not upload location.

12:59

How many videos per day is recommended for a YouTube Shorts channel to avoid spam detection?

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Maximum 3 videos per day.

15:05

What is the recommended aspect ratio for YouTube Shorts videos?

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9:16 (vertical format).

09:29

How long should the hook (first part) of a short video be to grab attention?

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The first 3 seconds.

17:00

What should you do if your channel doesn't grow within the first month?

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Start a new channel with a different account.

15:11

Which countries typically have higher RPMs?

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English-speaking countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

12:40

What tool is recommended for generating voiceovers (free and unlimited)?

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Google AI Studio.

06:17

What is the main reason to add pauses and cut out pauses in the voiceover during editing?

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To maintain the viewer's attention for as long as possible.

10:25

💡 Key Takeaways

🔧

Building channel trust from scratch

Instead of fearing shadowban, provides actionable steps to prove the channel is human and trustworthy.

00:36
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Recreating vs stealing viral videos

Explains a safe, repeatable method to leverage trending content without copyright risk.

03:56
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60-minute workflow yields $2,000 on good days

Quantifies the efficiency of the system, showing high earning potential from a short daily effort.

11:51
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Retention psychology: Hook, Body, Reward

Provides a clear, actionable framework for structuring videos to maximize watch time.

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✂️ Creator Tools: Viral Hooks

AI-generated clip ideas for Shorts based on the transcript

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[00:00] I broke the YouTube algorithm, getting

[00:02] over 800 million views with over 600,000

[00:05] subscribers. In 5 months, I've made

[00:07] close to $75,000.

[00:09] In this video, I'm going to reveal all

[00:12] the secrets, including a simple niche

[00:14] that anyone can start today, even if you

[00:17] know nothing about YouTube automation.

[00:19] All right, before we get into the actual

[00:21] video, I want to mention that this is

[00:22] not a get-rich scheme. It took me 5

[00:24] months to achieve this result. So, if

[00:26] you're for quick success, then I'm

[00:28] sorry. This video is not for you. Let's

[00:30] get started. All right, we're going to

[00:32] start with creating the channel. This is

[00:33] simple, and I know anyone can do it. But

[00:36] there are a few things you need to do to

[00:37] avoid your channel from getting zero

[00:39] views. The thing is, YouTube does not

[00:41] officially confirm shadowbanning the way

[00:44] other platforms do. What usually happens

[00:46] is that new channels get limited initial

[00:48] reach. So, instead of avoiding

[00:50] shadowban, what you really want is

[00:53] building channel trust from day one.

[00:55] Here's how to properly set up your

[00:57] YouTube channel to avoid triggering low

[00:58] trust signals. Use an old Google account

[01:01] that has normal activity history. Why?

[01:03] Older accounts have search history,

[01:05] watch history, comment history, natural

[01:08] behavior patterns that builds trust. But

[01:10] if you don't have an old account, then

[01:11] here's what I'll recommend. Create a

[01:13] brand new account, but warm it up for 5

[01:15] 7 days to build those histories. I mean,

[01:17] watch videos daily, like videos, comment

[01:19] naturally, subscribe to the channel you

[01:21] love, and avoid uploading immediately.

[01:23] Act like a real human. Next, go to

[01:26] settings,

[01:28] channel,

[01:30] and feature eligibility.

[01:33] Make sure you verify your phone number.

[01:35] Don't just leave it. Unverified channels

[01:37] look low trust. Now, the keywords, I'm

[01:40] going to be honest with you, I didn't

[01:41] add any keywords here. Per my

[01:43] experience, I don't think this really

[01:44] matters for a short channel, but you can

[01:46] go ahead and add some keywords later on,

[01:48] but right now, I need you to follow what

[01:50] I'm showing. For the logo and channel

[01:52] banner, you need to keep it simple.

[01:54] Yeah, don't make things complicated. So,

[01:56] for the logo, I recommend you use a face

[01:58] or a recognizable figure. The human

[02:00] brain is obsessed with faces. We even

[02:02] imagine faces in random objects. So, if

[02:05] your channel has a face or a character,

[02:07] your audience will notice you faster and

[02:09] click more often. I'm going to use this.

[02:11] And since the image is in a square

[02:13] shape, there's no need to resize it.

[02:14] I'll just upload it here.

[02:18] For the banner, just open Canva. In the

[02:20] search bar, simply enter YouTube banner.

[02:23] Now, you're going to choose the one you

[02:24] like here, but you need to make sure it

[02:26] has borders like this one. The reason is

[02:29] we want the banner to show on all

[02:31] devices. I'm going to go with this one

[02:33] here. Now, just change the text and the

[02:34] color to your preference. Remember to

[02:36] keep everything in this space. All

[02:38] right. You're going to download it by

[02:40] clicking share. Click on download.

[02:44] And here, click download again. Now you

[02:47] can upload it here and hit publish.

[02:50] If you've completed this first step,

[02:52] congratulations. You're already ahead of

[02:54] the 99% of people you say they'll start

[02:56] but never do. All right, we're going to

[02:58] move on to the next step, but I kindly

[03:00] ask you to use 5 seconds of your time to

[03:03] like the video and subscribe to the

[03:04] channel. Now that your channel is ready,

[03:06] our next focus is to get monetized. You

[03:08] all know the rules, so we need a

[03:10] strategy to get 1,000 subscribers and at

[03:12] least 10 million views before we can get

[03:14] monetized. That sounds like a lot, but

[03:17] relax. I got this exact channel

[03:19] monetized in less than 30 days, and I've

[03:21] achieved this result in 5 months. Just

[03:24] chill. You know what? Instead of wasting

[03:26] time warming up your account, what I

[03:27] want you to do is to use that time to

[03:30] find trending videos. Let me show you

[03:32] the actual example I used to create one

[03:34] of my recent videos that's currently at

[03:36] 37 million views. You're going to open

[03:38] YouTube on your new account, but if

[03:40] you're doing this on an old account, I

[03:41] recommend you do this incognito. This

[03:43] way, your feed is not personalized and

[03:45] YouTube shows you what is actually

[03:47] trending. Next, search for heartwarming

[03:49] or heroic stories or any story you like.

[03:51] Click on shorts. Now, instead of finding

[03:54] the best topic, we'll do this instead.

[03:56] We're going to find videos that are

[03:58] going viral and recreate them. So, keep

[04:00] scrolling and once you get the trending

[04:02] video, open up the description to see

[04:04] the total views and when it was posted.

[04:06] Once you get the video you like, then

[04:08] it's time to recreate it. Let me show

[04:10] you this worked for me. This is a video

[04:12] I found some weeks ago, and it's a

[04:15] simple story about a boy who dreams of

[04:16] playing basketball. He really wants to

[04:18] practice, but his parents can't afford

[04:20] to buy him a basketball hoop. One day, a

[04:22] kind neighbor shares his story on

[04:24] Facebook and asks people for help.

[04:26] Because of that kindness, the boy

[04:28] finally gets the basketball hoop he

[04:30] always dreamed of. As you can see, even

[04:32] though this video is a month older, mine

[04:34] has gotten more views. So, I repeated

[04:36] this idea once per day, and I had

[04:38] infinite ideas that are proven to work.

[04:41] This strategy is so good because instead

[04:43] of starting from scratch to get ideas

[04:45] that are set up to fail, we reverse

[04:47] engineer the virality of our video by

[04:49] leveraging what's already working for

[04:51] our audience. But here's where you need

[04:53] to be careful. Notice why I asked you to

[04:55] recreate instead of steal. If you steal

[04:57] videos, YouTube kills your channel.

[04:59] You're not only going to make no money,

[05:01] but you'll also get hit by copyright

[05:03] strikes. And when it happens like that,

[05:05] YouTube might remove your channel. This

[05:06] is why I never try stealing videos, but

[05:08] recreate them to comply with the YouTube

[05:11] policies and guidelines. But if this

[05:13] step is complicated for you, then I

[05:15] actually have a simple method I use with

[05:16] AI to consistently find good video

[05:19] topics. But I can't really share

[05:21] everything here in this video because if

[05:22] the exact strategy becomes public, a lot

[05:25] of people will start copying it and the

[05:27] niche could become saturated very

[05:28] quickly. So I decided to leave that part

[05:30] for people who are serious about doing

[05:32] this. I've included that method along

[05:34] with the entire workflow on Gumroad

[05:36] where I break down everything step by

[05:38] step. Just so you know, it's not free,

[05:39] but inside you'll get the full system.

[05:41] Plus, I've also added a private WhatsApp

[05:43] group where you can share your channel

[05:44] and I'll personally review it and help

[05:46] you improve. The link will be in the

[05:47] video description. And even if you don't

[05:49] have any budget to spend, don't worry

[05:51] because I use the strategy I'm showing

[05:53] right now. So, where do I find script to

[05:55] create my videos? It's simple. I get the

[05:57] transcript of the video I'm modeling,

[05:59] then add my own spin. I usually write

[06:01] the script myself and you can also do

[06:03] that. Yeah, that's better. But if you

[06:05] can't go with that method, then you can

[06:07] ask chatgpt to rewrite it for you. Just

[06:10] make sure you read through. Yeah, AI

[06:12] makes mistakes sometimes. Once the

[06:14] script is ready, you can go ahead and

[06:15] generate the voice over. I use Google AI

[06:18] Studio for the voice. It's also 100%

[06:20] free and unlimited. On the homepage, hit

[06:23] on playground. Go to text to speech and

[06:26] here pick the first option.

[06:29] Select a single speaker from this tab

[06:31] and then paste your script. Click here

[06:33] to pick the voice you like.

[06:36] Now you can hit the run button and

[06:38] you'll get something like this.

[06:40] >> She was in danger and only one kid saw

[06:43] it in time.

[06:45] >> All right, just hit the three dots and

[06:47] select download to save it.

[06:49] So where do you find footage for your

[06:51] videos? First, I find the actual

[06:53] characters in the story. Then change the

[06:55] style to 3D. Let's use this story as an

[06:58] example. First, I'll get the actual

[07:00] characters. Sometimes they'll be in a

[07:02] single image like this one. If it's not,

[07:04] then you'll have to find them one by

[07:06] one. Once I get the image, I'll then

[07:08] give it to ChatgPT and ask it to convert

[07:11] it to a 3D style. You can see it gave me

[07:14] this image here, but separating it won't

[07:16] be easy. So, I asked it to separate the

[07:18] characters and give me three separate

[07:20] characters.

[07:23] I then opened it with the normal photo

[07:25] software in my Windows, then separated

[07:27] them one by one. If you can't use the

[07:30] photo editor on your PC, you can also

[07:32] use Canva.

[07:36] Next, I asked it to give me visual

[07:38] scenes for all the lines. And it gave me

[07:41] these prompts, but you realize it gave

[07:42] me eight scenes here. Meanwhile, the

[07:44] scenes were supposed to be 10 because

[07:46] the script has 10 lines. So, I asked it

[07:49] to regenerate it and it finally gave me

[07:51] 10 scenes. This is why I always say you

[07:54] should go through everything you

[07:55] generate using AI. Now, we can generate

[07:57] the visuals and then convert it into

[07:59] videos. I'm going to be sincere with

[08:01] you. I use Nano Banana Pro for this

[08:03] step, but you can start with Whisk. It's

[08:05] 100% free and I think it's unlimited,

[08:08] too. You can see that they're moving Wis

[08:10] to Flow on this date. So, this step may

[08:12] change a bit in future. All right. Start

[08:15] by uploading all your characters here.

[08:20] To add the next character, just hit on

[08:22] this plus button.

[08:27] Once done, just paste the prompt for the

[08:30] first scene. Select the characters that

[08:31] appear in the prompt. For instance, the

[08:33] old man and the boy appeared in the

[08:35] first prompt. So, I'll select those two

[08:37] characters.

[08:40] Now set the aspect ratio to 9 by6 and

[08:44] generate.

[08:47] Just repeat these same steps to generate

[08:49] all the scene images. All right, now

[08:51] let's turn your images into videos.

[08:53] First, open Grock and create a free

[08:55] account. You get around 10 free

[08:57] generations per day, which is more than

[08:59] enough for this process. Now, instead of

[09:01] going straight to generate the video, do

[09:03] this instead. Click on your profile icon

[09:05] and go to settings. On the left side,

[09:08] click behavior. Scroll down and turn

[09:11] auto video generation off. This is

[09:13] important because it gives you full

[09:14] control and prevents you from wasting

[09:16] your free generations. Now go back and

[09:18] click on imagine from the left menu.

[09:21] Click the image icon, then switch it to

[09:23] video mode.

[09:26] Make sure the aspect ratio is set to 9

[09:29] by 16 vertica format for shorts. Next,

[09:32] paste your prompt into the box and

[09:34] upload the image you created using that

[09:36] prompt.

[09:40] Once everything is ready, click

[09:42] generate. That's it. Repeat the same

[09:44] steps to create the rest of your videos.

[09:46] Now, moving to editing. Once you have

[09:48] all the clips, you'll need to edit them.

[09:50] To do this, you're going to open your

[09:51] video editor, which is in this case Cap

[09:54] Cut, but you can also use Premiere Pro,

[09:56] Da Vinci, or any other app you prefer.

[09:58] The main reason behind the editing isn't

[10:00] just joining the clips to form a single

[10:03] video, but to add value so YouTube won't

[10:05] market as inauthentic content and avoid

[10:07] our channel from being demonetized.

[10:10] Start by importing the voice over and

[10:12] the visuals which are the videos you

[10:14] generated on Grock. Next, add the voice

[10:16] over to the audio track. Now, instead of

[10:19] going straight away to arrange the clips

[10:21] on the top of the voiceover, you need to

[10:23] do this instead. You need to listen to

[10:25] the voice over and change the pacing by

[10:27] adding pauses and cutting out pauses. I

[10:30] do this to maintain the viewer's

[10:31] attention for as long as possible.

[10:39] Once you're cool with the voice over,

[10:40] you can go ahead and arrange the clips

[10:42] according to the voice over.

[10:51] After arranging the clips to meet the

[10:53] length of the voice over, I then add the

[10:55] original image of the story at the end

[10:57] and the mending heart emoji.

[11:10] Now I can add sound effects to where it

[11:12] is needed and add smooth transitions.

[11:14] Always make sure to add captions.

[11:16] Finally, add the background music.

[11:18] Adjust the volume and you're done. You

[11:20] just made your first video.

[11:21] >> She was in danger and only one kid saw

[11:24] it in time. [music] 9-year-old Owen had

[11:26] just gotten off the bus on a snowy

[11:28] afternoon. Two houses down, [music] he

[11:30] saw his neighbor sitting at the bottom

[11:32] of the steps. Something wasn't right.

[11:34] The man [music] barely responded, so

[11:36] Owen ran home and told his parents. They

[11:39] rushed [music] back, brought him inside,

[11:40] and called 911. Doctors later said a few

[11:44] more [music] minutes could have changed

[11:45] everything. When asked why he helped,

[11:47] Owen said, "I just thought it was a good

[11:49] idea.

[11:51] This process takes me just about 60

[11:53] minutes, and it's the only work I do for

[11:55] one day. Honestly, YouTube shorts are

[11:57] one of the easiest ways to make money

[11:59] right now. On good days, I can make more

[12:01] than $2,000 just by doing 60 minutes of

[12:04] work, which is basically nothing. I've

[12:06] put the entire workflow on Gumroad, and

[12:07] you'll find the link in the video

[12:09] description. We're already done with the

[12:11] most difficult parts, so don't stop

[12:13] there. Posting is definitely the easiest

[12:15] part of the process, but you'd be

[12:17] surprised how many people still mess it

[12:19] up. First and foremost, the type of

[12:21] content you post determines how much

[12:22] your channel can earn. That's because

[12:24] YouTube pays based on your RPM, which

[12:27] stands for revenue per mele. In simple

[12:29] terms, RPM is how much YouTube pays you

[12:32] every time your video reaches 1,000

[12:34] views. So, what affects your RPM? Your

[12:36] audience. Views from some countries pay

[12:38] more than others. For example,

[12:40] English-speaking countries like the

[12:41] United States, the United Kingdom, and

[12:43] Australia usually have much higher RPMs

[12:46] compared to many other parts of the

[12:48] world. That's why using English

[12:49] voiceovers and captions can help. The

[12:51] more viewers you attract from

[12:53] English-speaking countries, the higher

[12:55] your chances of increasing your RPM. But

[12:57] you need to pay attention. Never use a

[12:59] VPN to upload your content. I repeat,

[13:02] never. Why? First, it can signal to the

[13:06] algorithm that your activity looks

[13:07] suspicious or automated. Second, it

[13:10] doesn't even help. A VPN only changes

[13:13] where your video is uploaded from, not

[13:15] where it's actually watched. An RPM is

[13:18] based on where your viewers are, not

[13:20] your upload location. So, if you want a

[13:22] higher RPM, focus on creating content

[13:24] that attracts English-speaking

[13:26] audiences. Now that you understand that,

[13:28] open the YouTube app on your phone and

[13:30] tap the plus icon. Select the video you

[13:33] created and tap next. Then choose a song

[13:36] if you'd like. Don't worry about

[13:38] copyright. Music from the YouTube audio

[13:40] library is safe to use. Everything in

[13:42] the YouTube library is cleared for

[13:44] creators. When entering your title, make

[13:46] sure it contains highly searched

[13:48] keywords. And of course, you'll also

[13:50] find how to pick the best titles in the

[13:51] workflow on Gumroad. For hashtags, the

[13:54] only hashtag I use here is just #

[13:57] shorts, but you can include one or two

[13:59] extra if you want. Sometimes I also put

[14:01] #heartwarming or #h heroic stories, but

[14:04] honestly hashtags don't really affect

[14:06] the video that much. So what you need to

[14:08] do next is to scroll through the

[14:10] timestamps to find the best moment you

[14:12] think people will click and set it as a

[14:14] thumbnail. This can help your video keep

[14:16] getting traffic even after the algorithm

[14:18] slows down. Next, make sure you check

[14:20] the correct audience setting. It's

[14:22] important that your content is not

[14:24] marked for YouTube kids unless it's

[14:26] actually made for children. This helps

[14:28] the algorithm send your video to the

[14:30] right audience. After that, you can

[14:32] ignore the rest of the settings and

[14:33] simply tap upload short. Once it's

[14:35] posted, don't keep re-watching your own

[14:37] video. Just leave it alone and let the

[14:39] algorithm do its job. Congratulations,

[14:42] you've posted your first video. Now,

[14:44] repeat the same process and aim to post

[14:46] at least one video every day. This

[14:48] signals to YouTube that you're

[14:50] consistent [music] and serious about

[14:52] creating content. YouTube always favors

[14:54] long-term consistency over random viral

[14:57] moments. You can post more if you want,

[14:59] especially on Fridays and weekends since

[15:01] these are the days most people watch

[15:03] shorts. Just don't post more than three

[15:05] videos per day. Uploading too many at

[15:07] once can look unnatural and may trigger

[15:09] spam detection. Finally, the most

[15:11] important lesson I learned myself is

[15:12] that if your channel doesn't grow within

[15:14] the first month and keeps getting stuck

[15:15] at zero, 1K views, 30K views, or even

[15:18] 100K views jail, the best move is to

[15:20] start a new channel or use a different

[15:22] account. Why? YouTube algorithm puts

[15:25] invisible labels on your channel based

[15:27] on your early videos performance. If you

[15:29] consistently upload videos that get low

[15:31] views, the system may start to assume

[15:33] your content only appeals to a small

[15:35] audience. And once that pattern is

[15:37] established, it can be harder to break

[15:39] out of it. If you keep uploading content

[15:41] that gets low views, then the system

[15:43] learns that your channel is only

[15:45] relevant to a very small audience. It

[15:47] won't push it anymore. Even if your

[15:49] later videos are really good, honestly,

[15:51] I restarted this three times before

[15:53] succeeding this channel, but this varies

[15:54] from person to person. The most

[15:56] important thing is to keep going and

[15:58] improving your videos. And now moving on

[16:00] to our secret tip that took me from this

[16:02] to this. This last step might shift the

[16:05] way you see YouTube entirely. It's about

[16:07] posting in a way that keeps people glued

[16:09] to their screens. I call it retention

[16:11] psychology. Think of the YouTube

[16:13] algorithm as a relentless machine. It

[16:15] doesn't care about your niche, your

[16:17] personality, or even your subscriber

[16:19] count. It only cares about one thing,

[16:21] which is retention. If viewers stay on

[16:23] your video, YouTube pushes it to more

[16:25] people. If they swipe away early or only

[16:27] watch small parts, the algorithm slows

[16:29] down or stops pushing it completely.

[16:31] That's it. It's really that simple. And

[16:33] you don't have to guess. You can check

[16:34] this yourself. Click on the video you

[16:36] uploaded and switch to engagement.

[16:37] Scroll down and you'll see your audience

[16:39] retention graph. That graph tells you

[16:41] everything. If the line drops fast, it

[16:43] means people are leaving quickly. And

[16:44] when that happens, YouTube shows your

[16:46] video to fewer people, which also means

[16:48] less money. This is where the retention

[16:50] psychology comes in. We can take

[16:52] psychology and turn it on our side to

[16:53] keep people watching as long as

[16:55] possible. And if you want to understand,

[16:57] you need to think in terms of this.

[16:58] Every video has three psychological

[17:00] parts. the hook, the body, and reward.

[17:03] The first one is the hook, and it's the

[17:05] first 3 seconds of your video. And

[17:06] honestly, it matters more than the rest

[17:08] of the video combined. This is where you

[17:10] either grab the viewer or lose them. If

[17:12] you upload a 30-se secondond video, but

[17:14] people scroll away at the 3se secondond

[17:15] mark, the remaining 27 seconds will

[17:17] never be seen. It could be that those 27

[17:19] seconds were the best video ever, but

[17:21] your viewers will never find out because

[17:23] they scrolled. What's even worse is

[17:24] this. Those 27 seconds make up almost

[17:27] your entire video. If people never watch

[17:29] them, your overall retention drops hard.

[17:31] And when that happens, the algorithm

[17:33] reads it as a weak hook, which kills

[17:35] your chances of going viral. That's why

[17:36] the first few seconds matter so much.

[17:39] You need to give people a reason to stay

[17:41] immediately. Use an audio hook, a visual

[17:43] hook, and a text hook all at once. When

[17:45] you combine all three at once, the

[17:47] viewer's brain gets hit with curiosity

[17:49] before their thumb even thinks about

[17:51] scrolling. Now, once you've captured

[17:53] their attention, you move into the

[17:55] second part of the video, the body. The

[17:57] easiest way to build a strong body is to

[17:59] use clips that are universal and easy to

[18:01] understand right away. No confusion, no

[18:04] slow buildup. Keep the pacing fast. Use

[18:07] frequent cuts. Add small zooms. Keep

[18:09] things moving so there's no dead space.

[18:12] And now the final part, the reward. The

[18:14] reward is the ending of your video. This

[18:16] is where you lock in engagement. Put

[18:18] your most rewarding or most outrageous

[18:20] moment at the very end so the viewer

[18:21] feels payoff. Always cut the video

[18:23] immediately after the payoff so you

[18:25] don't drug out your own time. You can

[18:27] also ask one simple call to action like

[18:29] asking them to comment or subscribe, but

[18:31] never overload the viewers. Remember,

[18:34] it's all about retention. And with that

[18:36] said, I recommend you rewatch the video

[18:37] again to understand everything clearly.

[18:40] I have a YouTube automation playlist

[18:41] here you can click to check it out.

[18:43] You'll find lots of profitable and low

[18:45] competition niches and best strategies

[18:47] there. Don't forget to like the video

[18:48] and hit subscribe. It's the best way to

[18:50] say thank

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