This is what I learned from my first video to organically hit 100 views... The new YouTube algorithm seems to put big and small channels on equal footing Your video can get suggested on the front page regardless of how many subscribers you have The new algorithm looks at user profile For example, I'm targeting people who are interested in learning about marketing YouTube then makes a guess on whether a particular person fits that profile based on their watch and behaviour history It measures how guess is by showing the video and whether the person they're guessing follows the expected behaviours My big hypothesis on viewer preference is that production quality matters, that's why I invested heavily into my equipment People prefer quality content with a polished production Of course, this is not a requirement, many smaller channels and videos do well with much smaller production Lastly, I've been doing extensive video title and thumbnail optimization, emulating the thumbnail style of some top YouTube channel and others that I admire It's helped a lot with the click through rate If you haven't already, check out my video It is a demo of a spreadsheet that I coded to generate blog posts automatically IN BULK!