Hi Frankie! I think you're doing an awesome job. The majority of our subs are from shorts and I think it just takes time and like you said, looking for trends and trying different things. One day we had a super viral short but we had to keep posting and enjoying the journey to get that one viral one. :)
I hate UA-cam shorts. It just never made sense to me because when I want short videos I go to TikTok and when I want long videos I go to YT. Shorts on UA-cam are a detraction of what I came here for. As far as YT algorithm, no one has any clue. Even if you get lucky and figure it out they might change it the next day. Keep up the great work, I’m pulling for you either way. I don’t have FB.
I don't watch shorts at all, so am glad you've decided to give us a longer update video 🙂 Definitely no shame in asking for help. Hope you dont mind me cheating by sharing your videos to my own alternative emails, as I don't use FB etc 😆 good luck with the project, Frankie!
Thank you Erin as always!! I don’t know if I’ll do weekly updates past this month but it was nice to make that one without too much thought or editing. I really appreciate the support!
You are doing great! I’m really impressed that you decided to make this pivot. I’m sure you will learn so much this coming year, and I look forward to following you on your journey.
Keep it up Frankie! I'm really interested in your experiment because I want to see what passive income streams are really effective and which end up being more trouble than they are worth. So far I've only been able to monetize traditional investment (stocks, bonds, REITs, etc.) as truly passive source. I created a couple small Chrome extension a few years ago that generate less than $100 per year, despite 100s of hours of work. I also started renting out tools and equipment on Fat Llama, but so far have had no success.
I was wondering what you’d come up with on shorts. Isn’t there something they are changing on shorts monetization in February? Maybe your January work will hit that update in time to see money flow. Either way shorts algorithm doesn’t make any sense, some hit thousands of views in a day and never see another view, others get like 43 views.
Yup - I recently learned about a big Shorts update coming. I think I talked about it in my week 2 video update last week. Basically, ads start next month. But that algorithm will be just as annoying I'm sure lol
If I remember correctly, Shorts are a test run to compete with Reels and TikTok. They have never counted towards watch time and only some will qualify for monetization after you get monetized. That is based on whether they go viral or not and how big your channel is at the time. Shorts are still a small segment of YT because it's hard for the GooG to run Ads on them. GooG only shares revenue with creators if there is Ad revenue to share, this also drives the Algo and the Requirements for monetization. Summary: YT doesn't like shorts so you can't build a channel with them. (Maybe learn some dance moves?)😅 Keep at it! We'll be here for ya.
You're totally right - next month ads are actually starting though and how much people actually make. Will be interesting to see how those work on Shorts. I'm off to dance on TikTok lol. New update posted this morning by the way!
Hah you’re not wrong. I’m lucky having a different channel to funnel people from but from total scratch is very hard. That said, I miss getting excited about every view and sub!
Hi Frankie! I think you're doing an awesome job. The majority of our subs are from shorts and I think it just takes time and like you said, looking for trends and trying different things. One day we had a super viral short but we had to keep posting and enjoying the journey to get that one viral one. :)
Enjoying the journey is the most important part! It makes the successful moments even better too 👍
I hate UA-cam shorts. It just never made sense to me because when I want short videos I go to TikTok and when I want long videos I go to YT. Shorts on UA-cam are a detraction of what I came here for. As far as YT algorithm, no one has any clue. Even if you get lucky and figure it out they might change it the next day.
Keep up the great work, I’m pulling for you either way. I don’t have FB.
That feedback really resonated. Makes total sense. Thanks Zachary!!
I don't watch shorts at all, so am glad you've decided to give us a longer update video 🙂
Definitely no shame in asking for help. Hope you dont mind me cheating by sharing your videos to my own alternative emails, as I don't use FB etc 😆 good luck with the project, Frankie!
Thank you Erin as always!! I don’t know if I’ll do weekly updates past this month but it was nice to make that one without too much thought or editing. I really appreciate the support!
You are doing great! I’m really impressed that you decided to make this pivot. I’m sure you will learn so much this coming year, and I look forward to following you on your journey.
Thanks for that! I needed to shake it up and get re-exciting about personal finance and content creation 🙌
Keep it up Frankie! I'm really interested in your experiment because I want to see what passive income streams are really effective and which end up being more trouble than they are worth. So far I've only been able to monetize traditional investment (stocks, bonds, REITs, etc.) as truly passive source. I created a couple small Chrome extension a few years ago that generate less than $100 per year, despite 100s of hours of work. I also started renting out tools and equipment on Fat Llama, but so far have had no success.
Love that ambition. Very impressive and inspiring. Hope I can’t help unlock a good idea for you 🙌
I was wondering what you’d come up with on shorts. Isn’t there something they are changing on shorts monetization in February? Maybe your January work will hit that update in time to see money flow. Either way shorts algorithm doesn’t make any sense, some hit thousands of views in a day and never see another view, others get like 43 views.
Yup - I recently learned about a big Shorts update coming. I think I talked about it in my week 2 video update last week. Basically, ads start next month. But that algorithm will be just as annoying I'm sure lol
lets goo i was waiting for this video and it defiantly helps me out! I think the way to go is tiktok
Interesting. Love the perspective. I do wonder what would happen if I uploaded all my shorts this month to TikTok 🤔
If I remember correctly, Shorts are a test run to compete with Reels and TikTok. They have never counted towards watch time and only some will qualify for monetization after you get monetized. That is based on whether they go viral or not and how big your channel is at the time. Shorts are still a small segment of YT because it's hard for the GooG to run Ads on them. GooG only shares revenue with creators if there is Ad revenue to share, this also drives the Algo and the Requirements for monetization. Summary: YT doesn't like shorts so you can't build a channel with them. (Maybe learn some dance moves?)😅 Keep at it! We'll be here for ya.
You're totally right - next month ads are actually starting though and how much people actually make. Will be interesting to see how those work on Shorts. I'm off to dance on TikTok lol. New update posted this morning by the way!
Why you didn't put captions ?
Thanks to your comment I have started adding them!
hey :) nice video
Hey, thanks
Getting 1000 suscribers when you start on YT must be hellish to reach
Hah you’re not wrong. I’m lucky having a different channel to funnel people from but from total scratch is very hard. That said, I miss getting excited about every view and sub!