I have a daughter with Down syndrome and she played Beethoven's Ode To Joy with our local Phoenix Youth Symphony, a professional Youth Orchestra. It was filmed by a TV station, but we did our own recording. I uploaded it just 3 days ago and it has 34K views already, 1.3K LIKES and I gained 200 Subscribers so far. Each hour I see thousands more. For this video I don't care about the status in YT, but the fact that my daughter is bringing so much hope and joy to people all over the world. You can see the video here and support my daughter Christina, who has overcome so many obstacles in her little life so far: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=425_vCxViJw&t=2s

From our lovely tribe, Shirlee join us January 9th as special guest to speak about camera confidence and more! National TV correspondent-turned-entrepreneur Shirlee Engel helps you get CAMERA READY and VISIBLE. Shirlee scaled her first business to 6 figures in the first year by leaning into her magnetic video presence, landing TV, podcast, and stage gigs that built credibility and influence. She's now on a mission to inspire other entrepreneurs to discover the celebrity within. https://www.youtube.com/@be.camera.confident https://www.linkedin.com/in/shirlee-engel/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR8k-yrSSeY&t=1s Showing up on YouTube like this isn’t easy, but it’s deeply impactful. Thank you for being authentically you and reminding us of the beauty of life and the importance of cherishing every moment. It’s been incredible to witness you and Joe’s journey—from feeling stiff and unsure on camera to finding your flow and shining brilliantly. Your growth is a testament to the power of showing up consistently, putting in the work, and trusting the process. Seeing you both step into your passion and purpose has been so rewarding. xoxo

So I’m somewhat swamped with comments on a couple of my videos. What seems to be confusing is that I get notified in email about a comment, I can see it show up also as a notification for my channel. I will then go in post a comment to the comment. Last 24 hours I’ve had over 100 comments and discovered that I missed a few along the way. So I went back to try to hunt them down and discovered that when I looked at the comment section of a video they’re not necessarily in any particular order.Otherwise, I see some really old comments mixed in with some really new comments. So what am I missing? I would think that the comments would be ordered from newest to oldest. Do you view your comments through YouTube studio, directly in a video, or some other way?

I can’t believe it! I just posted last week how I was only getting 20 views per video and felt like I was in YouTube Algorithm jail. I was very discouraged. But I posted a video last Thursday that now has 92 views 😱😱. Now I know that is nothing for most people but y’all that is amazing for me. I am so excited that I am finally getting some traction. I just wanted to thank you guys and @Alexa Saarenoja for your encouragement. This community is amazing!