YouTube Click Through Rate Explained

This video explains YouTube click through rate, which is also known as CTR, and how to interpret what you're seeing. YouTube click through rate can be confusing, especially when you see views rising and your CTR going down. This video should help demystify it. If you have any questions, leave them in the comments.

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[mrfootballerloons]

My click-through rate is 0.4% and I spent 2 hours on the Thumbnail!🤣

[Bodothai]

Nick is definitely a YouTube legend ! I started watching him about a month or so ago, I had ZERO subscribers. This channel has been my go-to channel since day one. So, if YouTube is your thing, Nick is your guy! Peace !! ✌️BODO

[luvbluerose]

I love the new ways Youtube has been helping everyone. I kept going every day and I got more to share ✨

[MillennialMeg]

This was so clear and helpful. Thanks so much! As a new channel/creator it’s really hard to make sense of what’s “good”, “bad”, and “normal” at this stage in the game.

[DarekWeber]

WOW! Video quality and lighting is god tier in this one.

[rebekkaroe]

Hi Nick, thank you so much for responding to my question! It does make a lot more sense now - I didn't consider all the different factors that come into play when it gets to CTR. To all other small channels out there - you can do it! 😊

[SusMagus]

Thanks nick. This is one of the exact questions I have about youtube. Answered perfectly!

[grainman]

Great video Nick, really helpful and delivered very clearly!

[UrbanNoizeMusic]

This definitely opened my eyes a bit more about the CTR and impressions.

[TBIJourney]

Big brother Nick rocks. I'm excited this video has finally been made. It's exactly what I needed. 😀

[Lucas_Grady]

Thank you for this video, I just started a channel this week & had a .4 ctr & was stressing a little. This video reassured me it’s common for new channels to have a low ctr!🙌

[GEORGIOARCADE]

Wow talk about a "aha!" moment 💡. Nick this is some game changing and time energy saving CTR advice you shared here. The fact that YouTube is giving us the assist makes it even better. Now I now why my recent TMNT Shredder's Revenge video CTR is doing better than the Mortal Kombat 1 gameplay video haha 😄 The competition is wayy higher for that game than the retro content I do. So thanks to your video; I know what to focus on more. Keep up the great work, and have an awesome day man 🌟

[HealthyHabitsStop]

What an amazing video! I was completely captivated from start to finish. Your creativity and dedication really shine through in your content. Keep up this fantastic work; I look forward to more videos! 🌟😊

[Entrepreneurshipdog]

JUST STARTED MY CHANNEL: the first 500 subs achieve 🙌. Your video on learning to use the comments section took me from April this way from 200 to 500 subs.

[TheAwkwardDoc]

Thank you! I changed my thumbnail and it helped tremendously!

[OhCoolGamer]

Thank You Nick, your videos are always informative. 👍

[derryXDINES]

I said this in the group earlier this week, but I don't really look at the numerical value of the CTR while monitoring early video performance. I just see way too much variance in that number. What I look for is how it's changing as impressions come in. That helps me figure out if I need to change titles or thumbnails.

[RugWashingASMR]

Man I wish I understood at least half the stuff you explained. My problem is I’m so clueless that even though I know you’re explaining it step by step I still feel so lost and didn’t understand half or more of what all that explanation meant. 😢 I feel so dumb. I don’t even know how my YouTube is still growing, ever so slowly but it is. Imagine if I really understood it all. It could be growing so much better and faster.

[KN]

Very informative, this answers alot of questions. Thank you 👍

[AnnabelleJ]

Thank you for the explanation. I was so confused how my video could have 60% views vs 40% swiped away yet only 6% CTR