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YouTube growth, explained by the data

Plain, data-driven guides on reading your own channel: what an outlier really is, when to post, why shorts and long-form are different sports, and how to diagnose a video that did not go viral.

Why your videos are not going viral

A data-driven diagnosis of why your YouTube videos underperform: CTR, retention, outlier ratio, dead zones, cadence, and shorts vs longform.

Best time to post on YouTube

The best time to post on YouTube is derived from your own top performers, not a generic chart. Learn how to find your real posting windows from your data.

How to read your YouTube outliers

Learn how to read your YouTube outlier videos, why they beat your own median views by 2.5x, and how to turn one winner into a repeatable format.

YouTube Shorts vs long-form

YouTube shorts and long-form are measured differently, so you cant compare them head to head. Learn to judge each format against its own median.

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