Mike Smedley (OLD SCHOOL STRIPERS) - what's actually working, and what isn't
Most stats sites hand you a subscriber count and an earnings guess. Neither answers the question that matters: which titles win on this channel, which flop, and what a creator should copy. Here is that read, from its 174 most recent of 598 long-form uploads. One of the music YouTube channels we track. Visit Mike Smedley (OLD SCHOOL STRIPERS) on YouTube →
How many views does Mike Smedley (OLD SCHOOL STRIPERS) actually get?
This channel runs on hits: its top 10% of videos pull 68% of all views and its biggest is 263.2× the median, so the median upload (10K views) is the floor and the big numbers are the exception.
What is Mike Smedley (OLD SCHOOL STRIPERS)'s most popular video?
Its biggest hit is "Sonar for Dummies! Fish Finder Explained for BEGINNERS! FIRST 6 LESSONS TOGETHER IN ONE PLACE." at 2.5M views - 263.2× the channel median. The other top performers:
Which titles work best for Mike Smedley (OLD SCHOOL STRIPERS) - and which flop?
Same channel, same audience. The gap between these two lists is the title doing the work. Its strongest titles:
And the uploads that underperformed for this channel:
The words that win for Mike Smedley (OLD SCHOOL STRIPERS)
These show up across its winners but barely in its flops - the angles this audience actually clicks: dummies beginners.
Which title patterns actually move the needle
Not a guess - the real view lift of each pattern across 174 uploads: median views with it versus without. This isolates the title from the topic, so you copy what works here and skip what does not - something no other tracker breaks down per channel.
Lean on has a number and starts how / why / what - they lift views the most on this channel. Go easy on an all-caps word.
What keywords does Mike Smedley (OLD SCHOOL STRIPERS) rank on?
Weighted by views, the topics this channel actually pulls traffic on are: fish finder, sonar dummies, explained beginners, dummies fish, finder explained, striped bass, bass fishing, fishing dummies. These are the lanes it owns - and the ones a similar channel competes against.
How often does Mike Smedley (OLD SCHOOL STRIPERS) post, and when?
Mike Smedley (OLD SCHOOL STRIPERS) publishes about 0.6 videos a week, most often on Fri.
How long are Mike Smedley (OLD SCHOOL STRIPERS)'s videos?
Typical uploads run about 13 minutes. Broken down by length, its 20 min+ videos perform best (13K median views) - the format worth leaning into on this channel.
How does Mike Smedley (OLD SCHOOL STRIPERS) compare to other music channels?
At 10K median views, Mike Smedley (OLD SCHOOL STRIPERS) sits below the typical music channel we track (19K) - there is headroom.
How much does Mike Smedley (OLD SCHOOL STRIPERS) make? (estimated)
Nobody outside the channel sees the real figure, and ad revenue is only part of it - sponsorships and merch often dwarf it. But from public view counts, Mike Smedley (OLD SCHOOL STRIPERS) pulls roughly 25K long-form views a month from recent uploads, which at a typical $1-4 RPM works out to an estimated $25-$98 a month in ad revenue (about $294-$1,176 a year). Treat it as a ballpark, not a payslip - real creator income varies wildly, and this ignores the back catalogue.
What should a channel like Mike Smedley (OLD SCHOOL STRIPERS) make next?
Copy what already works here, not generic advice: lean on the 20 min+ format, ship on Fri, and build titles around its proven words (dummies, beginners). The median is the bar - the goal of every upload is to clear 10K views.
Mike Smedley (OLD SCHOOL STRIPERS) stats at a glance
| Subscribers | 104K |
| Total views | 27M |
| Videos published | 598 |
| Avg views (of 174 analyzed) | 34K |
| Engagement rate | 9.2% |
| Uploads per week | 0.6 |
| Typical length | 13 min |
| On YouTube since | 2008 (18 yrs) |
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