Going "Shorts Viral" Nearly Killed My Mermaid Youtube Channel - The Pros, Cons & Fixes

Raina Mermaid is in for the conservation of the Oceans and also to raise awareness for people who suffer from certain diseases, that often are not easily seen from the outside. This episode features: I went "shorts viral" on Youtube and it almost killed my channel! In a few short months I went from 14,000 subscribers, to 100,000 and then within 6 months to 500,000. 2 years later and I am sitting at over 700,000 subscribers with multiple viral shorts, the most with 126 MILLION views! Experiencing this sent my channel into a weird tail-spin of ups and downs! With all the pros came some cons, some common issues many Youtubers face in my situation. I decided to document it all. (ps: My allergies were crazy bad while filming this so mind the nose sniffles haha p.p.s: I really wanted to get this out to you and it took multiple renders. The captions cover some of the content a little, I apologize. They're so finicky I didn't have it in me to redo again! If you hit pause on anything you want to see more of from my images under them, it'll help) Intro: 0:00 Disclaimer: 0:43 My Youtube Background: 1:00 (Skip this if not interested) Getting Monetized: 5:48 Introducing Shorts: 8:26 Going Viral: 10:55 (skip to here if you want to skip the mermaid specific) Subscriber change: 12:00 The Silver Play Button: 13:18 Demographic Change: 13:58 Meeting Subscribers IRL: 14:46 Hitting half a million subs: 16:20 Getting a Partner Manager: 17:49 Attending a Youtube event: 18:20 Canadian Limitations: 19:00 Myth: The Algorithm: 20:00 "Repackage/Update" old content: 20:53 Resist Deleting Videos: 21:43 Bootcamps: 22:34 RPM for shorts vs long: 23:18 Diluted Subscriber Base: 23:28 Demographic Dollar Value: 24:29 What has my most viral short made for money: 25:19 Starting a Second Channel (fail): 25:58 Tips for shifting demographics to higher paying: 28:11 Quality views vs Quantity: 29:17 Related Video tool: 30:21 Captions & Setting Language: 31:27 Use shorts as a trailer: 32:30 Vertical Livestreams for Growth: 32:42 Comment Moderation: 34:20 It's a MYTH that this harms your channel Lean into Your Niche: 35:29 The Community Tab: 36:04 Social Blade: 37:27 The Challenge of Affiliates and Sponsorships: 38:09 Measuring Growth: 40:15 Additional Advertiser Settings: 41:18 How Much do I make: 42:26 Why I do Youtube: 44:02 Make Use of Youtube Resources: 44:54 Multiple Income Streams: 45:45 Outro: 46:05 Thanks so much for watching! I cover a lot, so if you want more specifics, feel free to ask me in the comments. I may do follow up videos on the more specific aspects! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm Raina, a professional mermaid. Please like and subscribe to see my spe-shell content! I've been a mermaid since 2007 and have the first registered mermaid business and swim school in Canada. My business has won multiple awards and I have published three books and participated in the first industry studies! Did you know my husband invented the term "merwrangler"? Follow me online: Join my facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MermaidRainaFans Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hfxmermaid.bsky.social Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/RainaMermaid Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hfxmermaid Mermaid resources Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/LearntobeaMermaid Use my discount code to save money on silicone tops! Use RAINA10 here: https://thelemonademermaid.com/RAINA10 I am now a SlipIns affiliate too, so you can get 10% off their products with my code RAINA10 or shop using the link: https://slipins.com/?ref=aul4prs7yau You can also get 10% off at www.goggills.com and www.sirenscovedesigns.com on the silicone and fabric finned goggills! I affiliate on Amazon so you can check out my fav products for merfolk here: https://www.amazon.ca/shop/hfxmermaid Want a discount and/or free accessories for Insta360 cameras? Check out these links: https://www.insta360.com/sal/x3?utm_term=INR96IZ https://www.insta360.com/sal/x4?utm_term=INR96IZ https://www.insta360.com/sal/go_2?utm_term=INR96IZ Check out my websites!: http://www.mermaidraina.com Fluidscape by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100393 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Edited with Vegas Pro and captions by Capcut


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