I am beyond ecstatic for my man, I could not be prouder of him 💗 Just a few hours ago today, my husband has finally reached 100,000 views for one of his YouTube videos, a dream that has taken nearly 4 years to accomplish. I can still remember the day when he first told me about his dream, back when we were living in our first apartment and I was pregnant with our first child.
This has been a long time in the making, and I try to be as unbiased as possible when I say, I cannot think of a more deserving person. My husband has been a part of the YouTube community and actively posting since 2008, and has had plenty of time to understand how the system works. But like many creators, he has been a "victim" of the algorithm. He has struggled to have content picked up and pushed out to new viewers.
And I can completely sympathize; I experience a similar situation here on Hive! 😄
Over the past few years, I have watched my husband try every formula that popped into his head. Create a new channel, try new content, try new new content, do a shit-ton of research, ask AI for suggestions, paid advertisements, uploading old content... My heart has always pined for him. I know how hard he has worked in order to provide for our family with what limited options we have available (hence why he is such an avid poster on Hive!).
Not only options, but lifestyle as well. We have both been blessed with the opportunity to spend every waking moment with our children, and that trumps any occupational opportunity.
Yet, again, regardless of each new creative endeavor, my husband has struggled to gain recognition for his efforts. Videos would typically only break a few thousand views, sometimes 10,000. I believe his most popular video had 40,000 views.
And of course, it always happens when you aren't obsessed about it 😄 My husband stopped being so hyper-focused on his channel a few months ago, he stopped stressing out about "staying in the algorithm."
And the second that he did was the moment one of his videos finally picked up.
I can only pray that this is a sign of future blessings that will also come our way! 🙏 I have actively been trying to improve, I have actively been working on patience, gratitude, and humility. I put my faith in God, and know that my family and I are in safe hands 🙏💗
