Anyone know much about the shorts algorithm? Without going into all the detail, ive had shorts doing reasonably well for my channel for some time, then suddenly the view counts have dropped dramatically and im working hard to understand why, but im puzzled by it. Very high "stayed to watch" percentage, but it seems low percentage and numbers of them being shown in feed .. im stumped When it first happened I had uploaded a short which had "glitched" on upload and repeated itself, meaning the retention graph showed a sharp drop in people staying to view, exactly half way through, but that doesn't explain the next three shorts being as low also. Any advice would be welcome 🙏

Hi friends I have recently been made redundant and now have the opportunity to increase my YouTube videos and really try to make something bigger out of it. I have a budgeting channel which makes about £100 a month in adsense, and im trying to create some other income streams on the back of that. Im ready to do something more, and wondered what others would suggest to the following: I would like to create a podcast interviewing entrepreneurial wonen about their work and story, not necessarily related to budgets.. would you do this on a separate channel or risk creating it on your existing channel? Thanks 😊

Its been a while since I have shared anything but just wanted to share some updates in the hope that it gives others some inspiration. After a few months in a bit of a slump, only reaching a couple of hundred views on each video, I have seemingly turned a corner. How did I get there? Well a few things have happened and I will list here: 1. Obviously continuing to follow Alexa's fabulous advice and teachings on her YouTube videos 2. Working with ChatGPT to get help with ideas for titles, thumbnails, descriptions and loose scripts. 3. Posting consistently - I do two longform videos a week and am in the middle of a daily challenge with shorts, documenting a month of life on a budget (my niche) 4. Listening to my audience, discovering what they want and delivering on that. 5. Being authentic.. most of my viewers say this is what they love 6. Offering free downloads of helpful tools (free for now while I build trust) 7. Manifesting I have been two years on YouTube, monitised in April 25, and am now almost at 2k subs. My videos are now reaching the 5k mark and am getting lots of engagement. Latest stats in image below and I'm due a paycheck of £111.08 in February! If I can do this, so can YOU!! 💪

Let’s get excited for a brand new year! 🎉 Clean slate — let’s grow, grow, grow. How do you want to show up this year? What’s your goal or word of the year? Mine → 100% unfiltered, authentic service

Before we rush into the next goal, the next upload, the next milestone—let’s pause for a moment. Gratitude for how far you’ve already come. Gratitude for every viewer and subscriber who chose to spend their time with you. Gratitude for YouTube being a free platform where we get to share our thoughts, skills, experiences, and stories—without permission, gatekeepers, or limits. It’s easy to normalize this. But zoom out for a second. We’re living in a time where we can connect with brilliant minds all over the world instantly. Learn from each other. Teach. Build. Create impact from our living rooms. That’s not small. That’s extraordinary. Today, just take a breath and acknowledge it.You’re not behind. You’re participating in something incredibly rare—and powerful. Grateful for this space. Grateful for this community. Grateful for you all and wishing you a happy holiday season.🤍