Thanks for this information. I too have a small channel. Just passed 700 subs but not monetized yet.

How long did it take you to get your watch hours?

I’ve had a couple videos get slight bumps into the algorithm and get 6k views and one is currently being distributed and is getting roughly 100 a day.

It’s appears they push some, but slowly pull back when the stats aren’t cranking.

YouTube isn’t easy by any means. It is all about hitting the Algo a couple times to give your channel a push. And if you do, and it continues ti do well then you know you’re doing something right.

If not, then it’s back to the drawing board.

Good luck brother!