GUIDES HUB

Guides for the climb to your first dollar

Start with the free tools — the readiness checker, the risk checker, and the claim vs strike decoder — then read the guide that matches your situation.

The 2027 doubling

8,000 hours and 20 million Shorts views from February 1, 2027 — the old-vs-new math.

How many watch hours do I need?

4,000 today, 8,000 soon — what counts and what quietly does not.

Why was my channel rejected?

The five real reasons, and why the letter never names yours.

Reused content, in YouTube's words

The policy quoted — allowed and not-allowed, verbatim.

The inauthentic content policy

The July 2025 rename and the mass-production patterns it targets.

Appealing a rejection

21 days, one video, show the work.

When can I reapply?

30 days, then 90 — computed to the day.

Format file: faceless

The authorship problem and its fixes.

Format file: compilation

The most-rejected format, and its allowed shape.

Format file: reaction

The allowed pattern, quoted.

Format file: Shorts

The remix trap and the view bars.

Format file: AI voice

Not banned — but it stacks the deck.

Format file: gaming

The twice-rejected case that won.

Format file: music

The policy names your format twice.

The case library

Documented outcomes, dated and sourced.

How the scoring works

Math, risk, cases — the method in the open.