Post-QR update: Winning the $QR auction for my YouTube Short ended up driving the video from 45 views (good for me lately, sadly) all the way up to 1.8k. As a nice bonus, which I didn't initially expect, it also drove my YT subscribers from 33 to 72, more than doubling my current active subscriber count. For reference, one of the YT monetization requirements (they lay these out for creators much better than most other platforms fwiw) is having 500 subscribers to your account, so this boost will hopefully be very helpful in the journey to reach 500 subscribers. I think that this is a much more tangible and quicker ROI than my auction win that directed traffic to my website. I will certainly think about doing this again with my video content.

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I have not been creating as many videos for video-focused socials because I don't have nearly the number of connections on those sites that I do on text-based socials, and the algorithmic pickup of AI generated videos, even if they have some intentional meaning vs pure slop, has been atrocious. In an effort to see if anything could be done, I directed the $QR code at one of my more recent videos that did ok by current standards (45 organic views vs single digits for most others lately). The first auction I won gave me a ton of traffic to my website, but I wasn't prepared to make use of it whatsoever. I didn't have anything to convert people to and it was largely performative as a solid bump in my metrics, but nothing tangible. The idea to focus more on socials came from wondering if an influx of demand from the QR code could cause my account to regain algorithmic pickup, which would be a much more tangible ROI for me than the random website visits that led to no new clients. As always, I am simply learning as I go and will report back on my findings. Excited to have captured another QR auction! 🤝

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Been a while since I made a new Shorts video and tinkered with the video AI tools. This one is on my YT and my TT. YT link below if you want to check it out: https://youtube.com/shorts/mSG1CAUBsso?si=kmgbxLlXMdEsmBqQ

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After a decent run using Sora, given my account on YouTube was brand new and had barely been used with zero subscribers, I now find myself posting to nobody after getting over 45,000 views in a month and a half. My guess is that YouTube changed the algorithm to not pick up AI generated content because I was seeing a lot of backlash online as to how often they were putting AI content into the Shorts feed. I've used Grok to create my past few videos and have been switching out which agent I allow to write the prompt. I imagine that I will continue to run tests for a while to see if I can find any type of stacking that allows me to create videos that get any sort of organic reach again. Otherwise, I will have nothing to post to video-based platforms, seeing as being a writer who likes their privacy doesn't bode well for filming. As always, any suggestions are welcome.

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New Shorts video using a new stack. Friendly reminder that if we have connected here, we should also connect other places and vice versa. Tough time in the industry rn and I want to try to help support the work of everyone who is still here, regardless of what platform it is on.

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Final video for now, seeing as Sora is going away. Always open to suggestions for future videos. I have found it enjoyable to use this new outlet to discuss my mental health. Hey @neynar, any suggestions for how to make better videos for internet distribution going forward? https://youtube.com/shorts/YaVE0AEjk48?si=KpypXWkfUKgvSNuZ

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To celebrate the sunsetting of Sora, I want to share my metrics from my newly non-ghost-town YouTube channel. Before Sora, I really had not posted much to my YouTube channel at all. As a writer who likes their privacy and hates being on camera, it is hard to come up with video content for platforms like YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok. Around the beginning of February, I got the idea to start using Sora to jumpstart my YouTube channel. In two months, I was able to get almost 50,000 views, 34 subscribers, and over two full days of watch time for my mental health Shorts videos from a channel that started at literally zero. I transparently haven't felt great the past couple of months mentally, and this was a nice pet project to focus my emotional thoughts on and channel them into (pun intended). Writing blog posts is nice, and I enjoy them, but this was a nice change of pace. One big plus was that it didn't require nearly the amount of time physically sitting down in front of a computer, since I can prompt from my phone, but I don't write long-form on my phone. I had set a goal to get this channel to 100 subscribers by the end of 2026. I hope to keep that goal (and crush it), but I am going to take some time to figure out my next steps on how I want to do video going forward. Any suggestions or thoughts are welcome; I want to hear about what you've tinkered with and what your thoughts are.

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New Shorts today about vacation 😅😂 https://youtube.com/shorts/cnGo0lFJZDg?feature=share

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Took a short break from videos. Let's see if this one can do better than the last few. https://youtube.com/shorts/JMH8lOBKIOU?si=psn9TwEImMrncpLB

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Today's Short focuses on Daylight Savings in America. Sorry about all the links lately. My videos are not finding the algo at all, averaging less than 10 views, and Gemini told me in its analysis of my account that sharing and driving my own traffic could help to fix the problem. https://youtube.com/shorts/myjLKPXqAaM?si=-nPyZYxvLyEgp0n1

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If you have Android, here is the Youtube game changer: 1. Get F Droid store 2. Download Tubular 3. Enjoy aaaalll the YouTube features you didn't even know you wanted. Listen in the background, autoskipped commercials, resizeable pop out window, autoskip self promotion and hidden commercials...and those are only the ones I love and use frequently. Examples attached are from "MKBHD Auto-Focus - Our favorite cars of 2025"

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https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/youtube-to-pay-24-5-million-to-settle-lawsuit-brought-by-trump-808f6823?mod=hp_lead_pos1

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