YouTube this week put out a new video meant to address creators’ questions over its short-form video platform, YouTube Shorts. The questions it answered ranged from how the algorithm for Shorts ...

YouTube advises focusing on your audience, not the algorithm. A view indicates intentional watching, not just scrolling past a video. Prioritize storytelling over targeting a specific video length.

The links will direct viewers away from Shorts, which can't display pre or mid-roll ads, to long-form videos, which support both ad products. YouTube creators will soon be able to link Shorts to other ...