I learned this the hard way.
Spent months trying to โcrackโ the YouTube algorithm โ analyzing, tweaking, obsessing over SEO. But my channel was stuck.
Then it hit meโฆ I was chasing robots, not people.
Hereโs the truth: Humans binge. The algorithm? It just follows.
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๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค โ ๐๐ก๐ โ๐๐๐ณ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ข๐ญโ
- Study audience laziness.
โ โ โคโ Look at your retention graphs. Where do people drop off? When do they binge?
โ โ โคโ Spoiler: People love quick dopamine hits. Shorts = crack.
2. Feed them bite-sized content.
โ โ โคโ Post Shorts like youโre handing out samples at Costco.
โ โ โคโ Once theyโre hooked, drop long-form. You donโt need to trick anyone โ just ride the binge wave.
๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ โ ๐๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ค๐ฌ:
I stopped chasing โviral hacksโ and just fed my audience more of what they already watched.
Result?
โ โ โฆโ Shorts blew up.
โ โ โฆโ Long-form followed.
โ โ โฆโ Channel growth doubled โ and I stopped stressing about the algorithm.
If your channel isnโt moving, stop gaming the system. Serve your audience's laziness. Itโs easier than you think.