Section 17
Read Your Analytics and Iterate
How to read the retention graph, test thumbnails, diagnose a video that underperformed, and decide whether to keep, delete, or repackage it.
Start this section 4 lessons · 13 min
- 1. Reading the Retention Graph How to line up the retention graph with your script, find the sharp drops, and fix what caused them. 3 min
- 2. CTR & Thumbnail Testing How to model thumbnail structures that already win, A/B test on every upload, and what to change when a test fails. 3 min
- 3. Diagnosing a Flop How to review a weak video in four passes, read click rate and view duration together, and find the real bottleneck. 4 min
- 4. When to Delete, Keep, or Re-package Why deleting or hiding weak videos usually hurts, when a fast repackage helps, and how to quiet a video you no longer want. 3 min
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