John Chow dot Com. Total and Average Watch TimeClickbait might seem like a good idea, both in the context of blogging and on You Tube. Indeed, as I mentioned while discussing my You Tube re-monetization process, the two benchmarks you need to achieve are 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours in the past 12 months.
Get that total watch time up! Impressions from You Tube RecommendationsJust like every other social media platform, you are also at the mercy of You Tube algorithm when it comes to reaching your audience, not counting direct views you might get from sharing your video with your followers elsewhere or embedding the video on your website. If you look under the 'Reach viewers' subsection of your You Tube Studio analytics, you will see a box that talks about your impressions….