How to Warm Up a YouTube Shorts Account Before Your First Upload

By Yash Khanna, CEO, Clipt

A warmup routine for a brand new YouTube Shorts account before it posts its first campaign video, built around getting YouTube to conclude the account belongs to a real person. Covers the passive method — running a long video such as 10-hour rain sounds, a podcast, or an ambient video in the background to build watch history — alongside the active method: roughly 30 minutes a day of scrolling Shorts for 3 days, liking, commenting naturally, following creators, and watching content fully, focused inside the campaign niche. Recommends leaving the account alone for 2 to 3 days after warmup so it ages before the first upload.