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Realistic, Small Creator YouTube Growth! Is your channel like ours? 2-Year Analytics | Kate & Jörn

K&J Polte
K&J Polte
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👁️ 69 views📅 8 months ago⏱️ 16:24
What This Creator Said
Creator Had Mixed FeelingsCruise Vlog✨Casual Creator
Occasional Cruiser

Source: Our analysis of the creator's lived experience, based on what they said in this video.

Creator's Key Takeaways

Two years of this channel, and it is not monetized.

We are not about quick growth over here. We're going to tell you honestly what's going on.

Our total views are 27,163. Woo! Wait a second. Just take a second to say woo. Because dang, is that good?

I'm manifestation for monetization so that while we're sitting here next year by year three that we got that.

Creator's Tips & Advice

✓Compare your analytics year-over-year to see progress, not just absolute numbers.
✓Focus on watch hours and audience retention, as they indicate content quality.
✓Use shorts to drive traffic to long-form videos.

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Slow growth and lack of monetization — Be patient and focus on consistent progress year-over-year.

Questions This Creator Answers

QWhat does channel growth look like for a non-monetized creator over two years?
QHow do analytics for long-form videos compare to shorts?
QWhat equipment and editing tools do small creators use?

Topics Covered

Service Crew2½ Happy Bacon
How to read the Trip Bacon Score
Happy Bacon — creators loved this aspect
Sad Bacon — creators took issue with this
Meh — no strong opinion either way

Scale: 0–5 strips in half-step increments. 0 = “meh”, 5 = “bacon bliss”. Aggregated from creator-review sentiment, weighted by channel expertise.

About our Bacon Score methodology
YouTube Video Description↓

It's been 2 years since we published our first video on this channel, and we're still not monetized! Does that sound like you? We'd love to connect! This video is about being transparent, and finding creators like us who haven't gone viral and found "success" overnight. We take you through all of our analytics, so you can compare them to your channel, and we can all feel a bit more normal - we hope! Tell us about your channel in the comments, and let's grow together! ❤️‍🔥 We post every Thursday at 5pm Berlin time, BUT don't forget to like and subscribe, so you never miss a video: https://www.youtube.com/@KandJPolte?sub_confirmation=1 📸 Stay connected with us! Channel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kandjpolte/ Kate's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katelyn_polte/ Jörn's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jp_aus_b/ Email: kandjpolte@gmail.com 🕑 Video Chapters: 00:00 - Preview 00:13 - Intro 01:10 - History 01:54 - Equipment 02:44 - Long-Form Video Analytics 07:22 - Shorts Analytics 11:21 - Overall Analytics 14:21 - Lifetime Stats 15:13 - Wrap-Up #youtubeanalytics #nonmonetized #channelupdate #couples