The State of YouTube Shorts 2024: What's Working Now

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@ThatNateBlack Жыл бұрын

It's TIIIME! Here's what I'm doing: radicalyt.com/ 1. Free email group for updates and news from me (with big plans in future) 2. Consulting and Channel Audit options For option 2 it's going to be a limited run, based on the countless requests for audits and consults I've gotten since starting this channel. Since it's my first independent test run, I've reduced prices to make it more accessible and provide me valuable feedback. If you were wanting personalized help from me, NOW is a great time to get it!

@TheCreatorClassroom Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately not in the budget right now, but SO good Nate! I'm so happy for you & the channels you'll be able to help through this.

@ShiatsuShane Жыл бұрын

man i so wanna do this but i dont have a specific question right now ... grrr

@teaformulamaths Жыл бұрын

How do you set up an email group, I should get one!

@PlayfulCrafts Жыл бұрын

Howdy! I love your approach: simple, clear, direct, perfect!👍👍👍 I wish you get VERY busy and many people benefit. Go go go Nate! It's soon for me: it'd be like going to the plastic surgeon without even having the habit of washing my face every day 🤣

@teaformulamaths Жыл бұрын

Seriously considering this, would you say it's suitable for a Maths education angle or mainly entertainment?

@thatmelissablack Жыл бұрын

Thank goodness you’re done with this, so you can stop watching all those KZfaq shorts in the bathroom 🎉😜 love you 😘 -Your Wife

@ThatNateBlack Жыл бұрын

Ohhhhhkay. I see how it is 🤔 😂

@MarvandAnnMarie Жыл бұрын

🤣😂

@Homegrown_Hillary Жыл бұрын

“Hon! There are sticky children running around! Give me a hand?” “But I gotta watch more shorts! For science!” 😂

@The_Fact_Scoop Жыл бұрын

If you just started a channel: Don't be discouraged by the initial challenges or slow growth. Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither is a successful KZfaq channel. Stay consistent, keep honing your craft, and believe in your idea - because with dedication and perseverance, you have the power to achieve greatness. Keep going, Champ!

@Quasonosekai 2 ай бұрын

I decided to push so I appreciate your words

@jejepurp Жыл бұрын

I posted hundreds of shorts, few of them recently blew out and hit 2.4M in total views (last 28 days) Subscribers rosed from 2,000 to 1-17,000. The crazy thing is one of my worst performing shorts that I posted 8 months ago suddenly went viral and hit 1,2M

@buterusart 11 ай бұрын

Haha, interesting! You never know.

@cbeavs 10 ай бұрын

Are you making some money in return?

@TalionJoga 5 ай бұрын

LOL, i already see one of you shorts that spider man death.. sad

@Maizy29 11 ай бұрын

for me i got me a monetized youtube channel with over 20k from viral npc marketplace (it is now 30K) and im now earning like an old youtuber haha. good video btw👍

@chenchen725 11 ай бұрын

How?

@Maizy29 11 ай бұрын

@@chenchen725 sellers post their monetized channels for sale

@matiaschrest2013 7 ай бұрын

Shorts still work really great for me on my second channel. I mean, I am just small content creator and I work really hard (I also use a little bit of fame ster, but that's a necessity nowadays). I just give all my videos small initial boost, and that caused them to spread literally everywhere, bringing more and more organic views day after day.

@free.stylin 11 ай бұрын

1. 13 or 60-second-long videos (0:45) 2. Text on screen is a MUST (8:20) 3. 3-5 second setup. (9:09) 4. deliver on setup (9:45) 5. mastery over time (10:30) - JUST STICK WITH IT UNTIL ATLEAST 200 VIDEOS!!! Great video man, veryyyyyy underrated Channel lol. ❤❤❤

@Stoic__Minds 10 ай бұрын

Thanks

@OceansVideo Жыл бұрын

Man, since you run your own channel you’re radiating. Love it. I feel like you’re much more relaxed and in tune with yourself. Thank you for your amazing work. It is much appreciated.

@ThatNateBlack Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that! thanks @oceansVideo

@sofia.miller 11 ай бұрын

Wow, 13 and 60 seconds are the sweet spots, huh? That's some killer intel! Gonna start implementing this in my Shorts. I've also been using boost app social for helping me with catchy titles and video ideas.

@staciejeweller 11 ай бұрын

That app's legit. Does wonders for my IG and TikTok as well.

@amelliaajackson 11 ай бұрын

Used it for my IG bio and it was on point!

@MrBuild9357 10 ай бұрын

How can?

@jeycholz 11 ай бұрын

Man I have such a love/hate relationship with KZfaq shorts! I don’t get a lot of views out of them but I keep making them!! 😭

@senseiwilking_dc 11 ай бұрын

Same bro 😂

@MrThinkImPossible 11 ай бұрын

Dang. That’s crazy. It’s absolutely the opposite here. I have shorts with thousands of views and that’s all it’s giving me just views. They are not converting into subscribers from the shorts. It’s a weird system for sure. Hang in there!

@HazyTown01 9 ай бұрын

@@MrThinkImPossiblemake sure your shorts and your long form content are made in similar styles. What I do is I find the most interesting sections of my long-form videos and I remix them for shorts, then I direct people to the long-form video. If nothing else I end up getting subscribers because the content that attracted them can be found in both short and long form. It's been working pretty well.

@talk2emtron 9 ай бұрын

Same here. I’m been prepping to make long form content and just chop them up as shorts

@oneseekingwisdom 9 ай бұрын

Me too!

@LifesMagicalJourney Жыл бұрын

This is why I LOVE Nate! He's a true nerd and willing to do the heavy lifting for the rest of us! I'm truly grateful! 🙏🏽

@PrimalEdge Жыл бұрын

Great info

@lamayoutube8022 Жыл бұрын

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@lamayoutube8022 Жыл бұрын

Namaste🙏

@LuckeeLuck 11 ай бұрын

God bless nate

@TokaCubing Жыл бұрын

I'm happy this was recommended to me just 2 hours after upload time, making it the most up to date video about shorts!

@FlatRoofDoctor Жыл бұрын

Hi Nate, This comment has nothing to do with this video. I want to say I am thrilled to see that you have your own channel. You are amazing at teaching and researching. I pray that God will bless you in years to come. You always put your heart and soul into every video. Keep up the good work.

@ThatNateBlack Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

@UmarKhaleeq 11 ай бұрын

I hope that you all will get the momentum you deserve! Thanks for the motivation Nate! 🙏

@RavenReads Жыл бұрын

This is really interesting as someone who got into shorts fairly recently. Always coming in strong with the data and good vibes. Have a great week!

@SezCreate Жыл бұрын

YES you are right!!! Text on the screen......When I started putting captions on my shorts it REALLY helped them! I had shorts that got only a couple hundred views to over 30-40k. ( not all of course but some )

@bomanson Жыл бұрын

I was and am hooked with Nate and his findings, charts, graph etc...oh the gift that keeps on giving.

@tquake6686 Жыл бұрын

It is true! Captions in the shorts are fundamental!! You will have an immediate response after the first day.

@gamemasters Жыл бұрын

BOOP THE LIKE BUTTON Also, my favorite type of short is the Endless Loop short it's fun to see where/how they splice it.

@ThePilgrimsProcess Жыл бұрын

Just posted our first short today! Was suprised at the views and have been considering what our particular approach should be. Thanks for the video!

@expattravelchannel Жыл бұрын

Super thrilled to see your analysis of this. Thank you!

@TroyRutter Жыл бұрын

Thanks for doing a thing, Nate! Sounds pretty radical!

@ChemCoder404 Жыл бұрын

Started my channel almost 2 months ago and Nate's tips are always right up there! Very thankful to not just my community but this community as well! 🙏😃

@AwesomeSwimmingSpots Жыл бұрын

From my short experience with shorts, I conclude that showing an impending catastrophe (like me drowning under a waterfall) results in more views, while showing something incredibly interesting (like a beach cave in Spain) results in more subs per 1000 views. Also, "short" is for short attention span.

@DetroitNinja Жыл бұрын

Wow! I’ve been lookin for an updated YT shorts info. Thank u this will help.

@Texashorts Жыл бұрын

You did a great job of researching in YT shorts, 8:23, and you also proved the growth of my channel when I started putting stories and words in every video. Thank you❤

@FranklyCollecting Жыл бұрын

Amazing video. It’s great to see you back!

@BetterMindJourney Жыл бұрын

Great video Nate and perfect timing. I was just about to start a short recording and this popped up. Now I'm rethinking possible edits to make it better 😊

@rogeralemanprado 11 ай бұрын

You are great to watch!!! Thank you

@jhunstephvlog. 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

@CreativeThinking52 Жыл бұрын

Hi Nate, I'm still learning. I started making shorts. And my channel started to grow. Thanks for sharing valueable information. Have a lovely day.👍😊

@ColoradoWhiskeyGuy Жыл бұрын

I love that you kept in the sneeze. It's small, but made me smile and definitely real.

@MusICRY1 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate how u always take the time to respond to ur viewers. It truly shows in the bottom of my heart that u care bout ur community!! Keep up the phenomenal works!! 🔥

@Strat-Guides Жыл бұрын

I'm not really interested in shorts, but still found this video really interesting! Glad to see you back on the horse

@Ms.LindsayLu 11 ай бұрын

This was a really great video! thank you for all of your data its really appreciated!! subscribed!

@christinesroutines Жыл бұрын

Oh wow! So nonchalant about 35 billion...Ha! 👀Such interesting info. I usually show things in my shorts that I would watch. (cooking, hacks, if traveling I show beautiful scenes & of course cats!) I do like having text on the screen for sure. Ooof 3-5 seconds is tough! (shorter attention span than a goldfish!) 🐠 Excited to see the next steps of journey you are on!! Signed up!! Woot! Blessings!! 💕

@Missippidashing Жыл бұрын

Putting out some banger content man! Thanks for continuing the mission!

@ThatNateBlack Жыл бұрын

You bet. Thanks!

@yucking Жыл бұрын

Great video! I‘ve seen my best growth through shorts and your points really brought that home. I might even push it one step further and say for some creators, conveying the video concept in the first frame has been critical as well.

@kevin12061998 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for keeping it clean.. All the best and thanks for sharing

@nonsensefam Жыл бұрын

Hi Nate! Thank you for yet another informative video; I especially enjoyed your music choices 😊

@Homegrown_Hillary Жыл бұрын

Oh man, your timing is perfect. I purposefully put off creating any shorts until I was monetized, and since I hit that this weekend, I’m ready to shorts it up! (SUPER excited about the direction you’re going in, too!)

@ThatNateBlack Жыл бұрын

You got this! Also congrats on getting monetized!

@TheBibleHistoryShow Жыл бұрын

Congrats on getting monetized!

@xen0_m0rph Жыл бұрын

Don’t get too excited. You’ll make about 10¢ per 1000 views. 😂

@RumandCook Жыл бұрын

@@xen0_m0rph Try $4-$20 depending on content. Most of mine are $12-$16 per 1000. Starts slow, but adds up once you have a bunch of videos doing well. 🍻

@HappyHealthyWife Жыл бұрын

@@xen0_m0rph That much? My best short got 2200 views last month and I received $0.15. By comparison, my long form (3 minute) video that got 1700 views got $7.00

@carrieonaccessibility Жыл бұрын

This is so interesting. I love watching and learning all these analytics! These are super helpful. Nate. So glad to have you back!

@JamarDiggs 11 ай бұрын

Great to see you back, Nate! I always loved how research driven your videos are!

@maplesworld5267 Жыл бұрын

Shorts have helped my channel grow so much! And thank you for all the tips, I need to up my game

@Huntanor Жыл бұрын

So i watched channel makers on and off. Never subbed, but always thought you personally were worth watching. Now tgat your here on you own I subbed nearly immediately. Thanks for all the great content.

@LuluFrance Жыл бұрын

Loving your new channel. Glad to see you back!

@miniscenesgb Жыл бұрын

Helpful video Nate. I hope all is going well with your new venture :)

@NorVack Жыл бұрын

Great way to start my morning 😊 thank you!!

@mr.no-one_ba1s8i1m 11 ай бұрын

I never knew adding text was that crucial. Now that I think about it, I should setup the short in the first 3 seconds by adding text, explaining the premise of the video. Thanks, Nate!

@rvfamilylife Жыл бұрын

I loved the music at the start of your video. I like that you are applying your own personality to this channel.

@ThatNateBlack Жыл бұрын

😂 glad you liked it

@MicaelWidell Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this. This is the most valuable video I have watched in the last month or so. Many of these things I had a hunch about, and it is so nice to get it confirmed.

@LuckEh13 Жыл бұрын

Applying these tips to my shorts ASAP. Looking Forward to pt 2

@Stevonjbiz Жыл бұрын

Nate in the zone 😂 "scatter graph", making up words now that's next level. I think I'll use that in one of my future videos. And thanks for the insights 💯.

@Boos_Boswell Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this Nate

@alexnicoll95 Жыл бұрын

Nate is gonna be making that money!!!! Let’s goo, appreciate your content and help!🔥

@jw200 Жыл бұрын

Love your energy in the video. Good humor. Liked and subbed! Im also planning tro try some ideas with shorts.

@WhatchaGot2Say Жыл бұрын

I am so happy that you have your own channel Nate and I’m here to support you fully on your new journey 😊 HOWDY HOWDY 😁

@drbradaud Жыл бұрын

Super helpful Nate, I was just about to start creating some shorts for a client and this gives some great frameworks - thanks for your effort!

@ThatNateBlack Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@bbreak Жыл бұрын

Love this content. However.... there is a huuuge difference between big channels and small channels in how the algorithm treats content. So you using data only (mainly) of big, successful channels is colouring the data... for me shorts are a constant battle, mainly because they will only get one push from the algorithm (if they're good) and that usually happens just over 6 hours after posting... which is, truly, a nightmare as my target audience is mainly online for just 3-5 hours each day! So if I post before they're online the short won't be clicked and won't be pushed at all. If I post when my target audience is online it will get pushed: 1-3 hours after most of my target audience left... 🙃

@CRUSHEQUITY Жыл бұрын

Not with shorts, 100 total shorts seems to be a pop off mark and I guess 200+ according to Nate. But if you have 100+ shorts with 80+% total retention average/watch time and good engaement you will get shorts thrown into the main feed and tested beyond the 1-10k view range

@bbreak Жыл бұрын

@RealCRUSHEQUITY Well, I have over 150 shorts now with an average retention between 68 and 98.5% .... ( I'm not sure if there's a way to find out how many of these shorts indeed have 80% or higher... i do usually see that when the number of views increases rapidly bc of the algorithm suddenly pushing it, clickrate and retention drop). Either way, it's still the same pattern as I saw on day one: 1 push only... in very rare occasions, a second push on day 2. If it does well, it may surpass 1K views, but never much more than that. I btw also have quite a lot of shorts with 100+% retention and 80-90% clickrate (viewed-swiped-ratio) that got stuck at just a dozen views or so... So, based on the numbers I see on my channel, it seems your statement isn't actually true? I guess? Or at least for me, it doesn't seem to be...

@bbreak Жыл бұрын

@RealCRUSHEQUITY just posted a new short three hours ago, same thing as pretty much always: 100% clickrate, over 100% retention (in fact nearly 200%!), many likes. But only 12 views. I don't expect it to get more than 5-10 extra views in the upcoming three hours. After that, it will hopefully get a boost and get 1k views, and that will be it. (Nb. also know that if I would now post it on Tiktok it will probably have 1k views within fifteen minutes or so... but I want to grow on youtube, not Tiktok! )

@ReneRosa Жыл бұрын

So my question is why is it that when I schedule a short, it takes EXACTLY 6 hours for it to be seen after it goes live, gets about 3k views for exactly an hour, and then stops? This seems to happen to TONS of folks as well, but I could basically set a clock to it and I have no idea the rhyme or reason behind it.

@EFFTHIRTYPLUS 11 ай бұрын

Bless you! Thanks for sharing much appreciated

@EmSwizzle 10 ай бұрын

This is amazing! :D Thank ya Nate!

@kurlymeka Жыл бұрын

This was well done, Nate. I am going to try some of the tips you shared as i find them really helpful.

@TheProjectEquestrian Жыл бұрын

Love your play with the music in this video! 😂👍 enjoying this channel!

@walk.europe 10 ай бұрын

Extremely Clear, thks for sharing

@AprendaQualquerCoisa Жыл бұрын

great content Nate, ty!

@TangledLinez Жыл бұрын

Great Video Nate! 🤙🏾

@calikokat100 Жыл бұрын

shorts will get you subs...but little transfer to long form content...and very little cash

@HammyAndSammy Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this Nate

@thefiatree Жыл бұрын

So good, this really helped compared to other videos I’ve watched and kept me interested!

@MarlenesHomeandGarden Жыл бұрын

Awesome job Nate!!🎉

@SkincarewithLola 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much I’m trying to use these tips

@curtishowe2288 Жыл бұрын

Great video Nate! Thanks for all of the great advice you give!

@LearnSpanishWorld Жыл бұрын

Great tips! Thanks amigo! :)

@NielsdeKemp Жыл бұрын

My YT shorts keep flatlining after a quick push in the algorithm. I am going to keep grinding though 🔥 Thanks for the info you’ve gathered in this video!

@ThatNateBlack Жыл бұрын

Keep it up Niels. Seems like it takes time to get momentum sometimes

@NielsdeKemp Жыл бұрын

@@ThatNateBlack I hope so mate!

@BetterMindJourney Жыл бұрын

@NielsKemp I checked out your channel and saw that you made a video about this 😃 Maybe look at creating search based titles? I'm not sure, it's perfect for me either. I just started doing videos I'm passionate about and got better views 🤔 Maybe it's enthusiasm in the video as well 🤔

@elysespieces Жыл бұрын

@@BetterMindJourneyyes! I notice a strong correlation between enthusiasm and view count.. mind you it's not always this way but I trust that the video will go to who needs it the most in due time 🙏 🎉

@NielsdeKemp Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback guys, appreciate it!

@RichardJPasini Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this information with us, it is greatly appreciated.👍

@thewaycj Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Nate! Going to launch my channel this week or next, and you've been a massive inspiration to me. I started following you on the other channel and hopped on here.

@CRUSHEQUITY Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you Nate for this AMAZING mini guide to shorts. This is litterally a short course for shorts. Perhaps not the HOW execution of making the short, but the WHAT is clearly defined here. Thank you!! Gonna rewatch and write down the shorts catagories and descriptions of each and use this as a guide for making shorts other than just workout shorts.

@supermanintraining Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this Nate. Very interesting.

@GpFitnessOC Жыл бұрын

Always amazing man. Thanks for your help.

@3dchick 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for actual examples! Makes such a huge difference!

@HaiTomVlog Жыл бұрын

Your video has perfect timing, Nate! I finally decided to give shorts a try, and I'm impressed with the response my tiny channel is getting from them - so it's safe to say I'm all in on getting better at creating them! Your information is solid!

@ThatNateBlack Жыл бұрын

Nice work!

@MahCooksandVlogs 10 ай бұрын

Before my videos used to hit 500+ views as a new content creator and now they dont even get 100 views in 24hours Bug on the other hand my shorts do get views in K Should i switch to shirts for monetising my channel ?

@blacksheephouse 11 ай бұрын

Oh wow, this is so helpful, thank you Nate!

@vincesol Жыл бұрын

Hey Nate, your findings are spot on! Been watching you since Channel Makers and to see that I finally made it as an example in your analysis is crazy! Haha

@ThatNateBlack Жыл бұрын

It's Vince! I had no idea you watched me! Great work on your channel man

@BkattLive 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Nate. As someone who's working on growing a KZfaq presence I appreciate the information in this video.

@Zeyn-e1w 11 ай бұрын

To the person who’s reading this don’t give up on your youtube channel.keep going it’s to better

@RoamingAna Жыл бұрын

This is awesome. Thank you Nate for making really useful videos and taking your time to collect and share data. I really appreciate someone genuinely wanting to help, rather than making a video just for the numbers.

@lamayoutube8022 Жыл бұрын

Namaste🙏kzfaq.infoUsE6asJyIes?feature=share

@RiyadJaamour 7 ай бұрын

have been watching creators-related channel for a while now .. u shocked me, i rly cant put it into words but ur style is straight up insane well done, keep it up 👏👏

@sharingtherealworld 11 ай бұрын

Good to see you on your own channel Nate! I am 99 hours from monetized. It has felt like one of the long years of my life watching numbers go by as they ebb and flow. I hope to soon make my first nickels and dimes from youtube and in the future grow into something that eventually makes dollars per day. Shorts have been of great help to growing and they will continue to be. 4, 6, 8, 12, 16 second short all seem to work the same for me.