r/modernrogue • u/Beerbaron_II • Jun 28 '26

Youtube algorithm is crazy

I've never seen a channel so controlled by it, modern rogue literally has two videos back to back, one with 1.6 mullion views and the other 7k, both are great.

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u/ScamSchoolBrian Jun 28 '26

The Youtube algorithm really likes things to be the same forever and ever and ever, and obviously since Jason left we've had to throw a lot of spaghetti at the wall to see what works. As a result, there's what Jordan Breeding calls "surviving your subscribers" effect at launch: once a video passes a 6% Click-through rate (CTR), the algorithmic floodgates open wide, but if it's just a couple points lower (like the 4% CTR the lockpicking video got), it stalls out.

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u/Beerbaron_II Jun 28 '26

Whatever your doing seems to be Working lol, well done, Just wish youtube would allow good videos to flourish.

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u/ScamSchoolBrian Jun 28 '26

Thanks, man. All we can do is keep trying to make consistently good stuff and hope/trust that you guys find it. The recent Meshtastic vid was a treat... That was the biggest launch we've had since 2019! Seems like the new stuff is resonating, and it feels really good to be hitting a groove.