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YouTube Engagement Rate, and the Metrics That Beat It
YouTube engagement rate is easy to calculate and less useful than three other numbers. Here is the formula, the bands, and what to track instead.
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YouTube engagement rate is easy to calculate and less useful than three other numbers. Here is the formula, the bands, and what to track instead.

Reference numbers for creators across platforms - engagement bands by size, posting cadence, and content length - with the method and the caveats stated.

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