@Peter Blood
I don't have a magic wand to conjure up views on You Tube.
I think it's a matter of good luck when you get a lot of views, because there are millions and millions clips on You Tube.
I don't promote my channel and I don't earn money with You Tube. (no advertisements)
The only thing that maybe helps are the related channels which you can see by "about" (see picture)
On my channel the related channels are very populair and most of them have millions of views.
But only You Tube can make the connection with these related channels. I can't do that.
Maybe (I'm not sure) it has something to do with the tags when you upload a clip.
e.g. With the clip Roodkapje (Little Red Riding Hood) I used the tag sprookje (fairy tale) and in the related channels I saw the channel Sprookjesboom (Fairy tale tree). That's a channel with millions of views.
I also did that for other fairy tale clips.
But I think it is and stays a matter of good luck.
The You Tube robots change frequent the related channels.
Best Regards,
Arie