Why are my YouTube videos not getting views?

[SarahVlogs]

I've posted 23 videos now over the past 3 months and most of them are stuck at like 30-60 views. a few got to 150 but that's it. my subscribers barely watch my new uploads and i'm not getting recommended to new people at all

I'm doing everything people say I shouldn't do, good thumbnails (i think?), keyword research, consistent posting schedule. but nothing is working and i'm starting to think maybe youtube just doesn't show small channels anymore

My niche is tech tutorials and how-to videos. I feel like my content is actually helpful but nobody is seeing it. The views I do get are mostly from my subscribers and maybe a handful from search

Is there something I'm missing? Does youtube suppress new channels or what? i'm putting in so much effort for basically no results and it's really discouraging

[Dre]

Okay so 30-60 views per video after 3 months isn't actually that unusual unfortunately. Most new channels get even less than that

The hard truth is that your first 20-30 videos are basically practice. You're learning what works, building up a content library, and giving youtube data to figure out who your audience is. Very few people pop off immediately

but here's what you should check right now:
- is your average view duration above 50%? if not, your intros are too slow or your content isn't engaging enough
- is your CTR above 3-4%? if not, your thumbnails and titles need work
- are you asking people to subscribe and like at the end of videos? CTAs actually matter

Also tech tutorials need really good SEO. Are you using tools like TubeBuddy or VidIQ to find keywords that have search volume but low competition? because "tech tutorials" as a broad topic is basically impossible to rank for as a small channel

Don't give up at 23 videos. give it at least 50 before you decide if it's working or not

[Precious]

I went through your exact situation last year. 25 videos with basically no views, felt completely invisible

What changed everything for me was realizing my titles and thumbnails weren't actually click-worthy even though i thought they were good. i was making titles like "How to use Adobe Premiere Pro - Tutorial" when i should've been making titles like "I edited videos wrong for 5 years (fix this mistake)"

Also tech tutorials are SUPER competitive. you're competing with channels that have been around for 10 years. you need to find very specific problems that bigger channels aren't covering. Instead of "how to edit videos" try "how to edit videos on a low spec laptop without lag" or something specific like that

YouTube doesn't suppress small channels but they do need data to know who to recommend your videos to. if people aren't clicking or watching til the end, youtube won't push your content. check your CTR and average view duration in analytics