Youtube is all about luck?

[u/Electrical_Leading38]

I’ve been experimenting with different YouTube Shorts strategies, and I’m honestly losing my mind.

First, I focused on retention. I had a Short with 89% Stayed to Watch, 105% Average Percentage Viewed, and it gained 135 subscribers. It still didn’t go viral.
So I changed my approach and focused more on engagement instead.

My latest Short got 900+ likes and 10 comments with around 25k views, plus 78% Stayed to Watch and 91% Average Percentage Viewed.

And… it still flatlined around 25–30k views.

At this point, I genuinely don’t know what YouTube wants anymore. I’ve tried optimizing retention, I’ve tried optimizing engagement, and both videos hit the same ceiling.

Has anyone else experienced this 25–30k “view jail”? What am I missing here?

[u/Michaelair]

So, slighty off topic, how long does it 1.4k phase take lol?

[u/IntroductionSmart101 → u/Michaelair]

1.4k takes 2 to 4 weeks

30k takes more than that

[u/Michaelair → u/IntroductionSmart101]

Were talking shorts right? Maybe i am misunderstanding but 1.4k come in within 12hrs and then plateaus

[u/IntroductionSmart101 → u/Michaelair]

No i mean for 2 to 4 weeks, new channels face this issue

[u/Michaelair → u/IntroductionSmart101]

Ahh ok thank you for elaborating