I listened to Tim Schmoyer's podcast with Matt Geiler recently where they discussed the algorithm. I'm wondering if you guys believe it? I feel like I'm being affected by it. At least one part they discussed where poorly performing videos affect the ones that come after. It certainly makes sense that YouTube would do that, but it makes it hard to figure out what you can do to combat the negative effects that come from a poorly performing video or two.
What do you guys think?
I believe wholeheartedly. Think of it an an all-knowing, benevolent, yet stern, leader. It will reward you when you give it things it wants, and it will punish you when you don't ignoring your videos as you aim relentlessly to please it
The more I do this, the more I believe that you must actually satisfy the algorithm's demands, before you satisfy the viewer's expectations. Simply because if you don't make the algorithm happy, it won't show your videos to viewers.
I don't think 1 video would have a negative impact, but more than one certainly does. It's the reverse of building authority, if you start releasing videos that no one wants to see, you lose channel authority.
The secret to success (if there ever was a secret) is to build a base authority, then release a series of videos unique in some ways that generate huge views to build large subs, then continue to build authority. If you stop at that point, you will lose authority and drop down.
I believe currently one needs about 30-50 videos to build any sort of authority before the algorithm sends you traffic. Since things fall much faster than they rise, I would guess you would need 5-10 "bad" videos before you drop channel authority, and suffer the consequences of reduced placements and traffic.
Currently, views do seem down across the board, on our channel about 40% from a peak a few weeks ago. It is the back to school effect, and other kids channels are affected, so it's a case of a rising and falling tide carrying all ships.
