ever wonder why some posts get millions of views While others get only hundreds or why your perfectly crafted video gets ignored but a random clip of your dog sneezing racks up views spoiler alert it's not random whether you're on Instagram Tik Tok Facebook or YouTube One Thing Remains true if you understand the algorithm millions of views on each of your videos can easily be your reality Fame tonic has hacked so social media we know why your videos aren't getting views so listen up we'll tell you how to wake up to millions of views So today we're breaking it all down the real reason videos go viral the secret power of watch time and how you can stop fighting the algorithm and start making it your best friend let's get into [Music] it first let's get one thing straight the algorithm is not out to get you it's just a system designed to keep people on the platform for as long as possible it does this by analyzing what content people engage with and showing them more of that let's say you start watching cooking videos on Tik Tok all the way to the end suddenly your feed is packed with recipe Clips that's the algorithm at work it learns what you like and gives you more of it the same applies to Instagram reals Facebook videos and YouTube shorts watch time signals interest and interest determines what gets [Music] pushed if you think likes and comments are the most important factors for a viral video well they help but they're not the biggest deal if you take a closer look there are videos with millions of views and almost no engagement the number one thing that matters watch time social media platforms don't care if someone leaves a like they care if people actually watch your video the longer people watch the more the platform pushes your content to new audiences think of it this way if people are scrolling past your video after 2 seconds the platform assumes it's not interesting and stops recommending it hello the limbo of a 100 views but if someone watches your video all the way through and maybe even replace it that's a green light for the algorithm to show it to even more people millions of views are on your [Music] way let's look at a real world example of how the algorithm rewards watch time a Tik Tok Creator posted two versions of the same video one was 40 seconds long and the other was 20 seconds with all the boring Parts cut out the 40c video got 5,000 views with an average watch time of 8 Seconds a 20% completion rate the 22nd video it skyrocketed to 1.2 million views with an average watch time of 15 seconds a 75% completion rate that's because the shorter punchier version kept more people watching longer sending a strong signal to the algorithm that this video is Worth showing to more people now does this mean you have to only create short content absolutely no but if your watch time is low try tightening up your content cut pauses speed up the pacing and make every second [Music] count your video doesn't just get dumped onto the internet for everyone to see it goes through different stages of testing before it reaches a large audience stage one your video is first shown to a small group of people mostly your followers and a few random users stage two if the watch time and engagement are good the platform pushes your video to a larger audience of mostly new viewers stage three if your video still performs well it reaches thousands or even millions of people your video didn't make it past stage one don't panic there are things you can do to increase your chances next [Music] time listen I thought the algorithm hated me my video videos were barely hitting 200 views no matter what I tried but instead of giving up I experimented testing different hooks Trends and posting times then one video changed everything I used a strong hook a trending hashtag and a simple call to action at first nothing happened but then the views skyrocketed within 24 hours I hit 50,000 views and by the end of the week over a million that's when I realized the algorithm is isn't against you you just have to learn how to work with it so how do you actually work with the algorithm instead of against it here's what you can do today to boost your content create content that keeps people watching cut out the boring parts and get to the point quickly use analytics if your videos aren't getting past stage one check your watch time and adjust test different content Styles not every format works the same try short engaging videos tutorials or behind the scenes Clips stay consistent the more you post the more data the algorithm has to work with and diversify your platforms don't rely on just one if Instagram changes its algorithm tomorrow you want to be active on Tik Tok Facebook or YouTube as well