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How to Fix YouTube Shorts Not Getting Views

YouTube Shorts allows you to create short-form videos that are 15 to 60 seconds in length.

You can use a large library of songs, use speed controls, record using a timer, and more.

Uploading Shorts allows you to reach over 150 million monthly viewers and get monetized.

To get monetized, you must have a minimum of 1,000 subscribers and 10 million views in the last 90 days.

If you’ve recently uploaded a Short or more, it might get no views or stuck at zero views.

In this guide, you’ll learn why your YouTube Shorts are not getting any views and how to fix it (stuck at low views).

Why does my YouTube Short have no views?

Your YouTube Short has no views because your account is new.

New accounts are placed in a “sandbox” period to prevent abuse.

Another reason why you’re not getting any views is because you’re uploading too often.

Lastly, you might not have waited enough for the impressions and views to kick in.

How to fix YouTube Shorts not getting views

To fix YouTube Shorts not getting views, you need to use an aged account instead of a new one.

You can also try posting a maximum of once per day and waiting for 24 hours or more.

Fix 1: Use an aged account

  • New YouTube accounts are placed in a “sandbox” period to prevent abuse.
  • To fix this, you must use an aged account that is at least 2 months old.
  • If you’ve created a new YouTube account, wait for 2 months or more before uploading Shorts.

Fix 2: Post a maximum of once per day

  1. If you’re uploading multiple Shorts per day, YouTube might think that you’re a bot, spamming the upload feature, or using AI to create low-quality content.
  2. To prevent this from happening, you need to upload a maximum of once per day.
  3. If you upload more than one Short per day, you’ll be wasting your time and effort because they are going to get zero or low views, especially for a newer and less established channel.

Fix 3: Wait for 24 hours or more

  1. After you’ve uploaded a YouTube Short, you need to wait for the impressions and views to kick in.
  2. In most cases, you need to wait for 24 hours or more.
  3. The algorithm is unpredictable—one of your Shorts might get no views while another gets over 1,000 views.

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