It takes a lot of effort and valuable time to create a YouTube video from writing the idea to giving them to visuals then recording, editing and uploading. But sometimes, even after putting soo many efforts and doing everything right, the video gets almost no views. It feels exhausting when you believe your content deserves attention because it has that every quality but the numbers still stay low.

Now here comes the good news is that there’s a simple two-minute trick that can completely change the performance of your video and it can help you gain more views. It doesn’t need any difficult editing. You can do it straight away from YouTube by using a tool called Trim and Cut.

Check Your Audience Retention Graph

The first step you’ll have to follow is to go into your video’s analytics and give attention to the audience graph. This graph reflects how long people are getting engage with your video. A straight or low declining line reflects people are interested and staying to the end. An instant drop or sudden fall reflects viewers are leaving at what point.

These drops usually occur when the intro is very boring or too long or confusing which turns off the viewer. Instead of feeling demotivated change your method of videos . Focus on exactly at which parts of your video are losing viewers. By working on these sections can make a great difference in how your performs and engagement.

Use the Trim and Cut Tool

When you finally find the drop part of your video then, go to YouTube Studio → Editor. There you will find the option of Trim and Cut , click on that option. You can use Trim and Cut feature to remove the parts that feel dull or boring or cut the unnecessary low beginning or delete small unnecessary portions inside the video that cause people to leave. It only takes a minute or so to do this. You don’t need any extra skill to use this feature.

Why This Trick Works

YouTube promotes videos that keep people watching longer. When your video’s content quality improves, the algorithm starts promoting it to more viewers. Even a small change in watch time can give a great boost in engagement and visibility. This simple feature of  two-minute edit can turn an under performing video into one that gets endless views.

Conclusion

If your video didn’t perform well just don’t feel low else go back, check your retention and remove the part that’s not working. Sometimes, one minor edit can make the major difference.