Views Sinking Between 31st October and 5th November

Hi,

That's quite interesting, especially since both of your channels are in the same niche and started experiencing a significant drop around the same date.

I wouldn't immediately assume that your content quality is the problem. Sometimes changes in audience behavior, seasonal viewing habits, or competition within a niche can affect how frequently videos are recommended to viewers.

I'd recommend checking your YouTube Analytics for the last 7 and 28 days and comparing them with the previous periods.

A few important things I'd look at are:

• Impressions: Have they dropped significantly across both channels?
• Traffic Sources: Are Browse Features and Suggested Videos bringing fewer viewers than before?
• CTR: Are viewers still clicking when your videos are recommended?
• Audience Retention: Are viewers watching for a similar amount of time?
• Returning Viewers: Has your regular audience become less active recently?

Since both channels experienced the drop around October 31, comparing their traffic sources could help identify whether there is a common pattern.

I would avoid making major changes to your content strategy until you understand which metric or traffic source has changed.

Have you noticed whether the biggest drop is coming from Browse Features, Suggested Videos, or both?

Hopefully, things pick up again soon. Best of luck with both channels!

Quote from Michael

Has anyone else experienced this? My views have sank dramatically across two channels since October 31st, both channels are in the same niche as well and were performing quite well. Not sure if its to do with seasonal changes or what as the content shared on both has been what I regularly post.