The 1K + 4K Acceleration Plan

YouTube doubles the watch-hour bar to 8,000 on February 1, 2027 - and grandfathers in anyone already accepted. This is a dated 15-week plan for crossing 1,000 subs and 4,000 hours before that happens. Sourced, honest about its own assumptions, and built around the one decision that changes the size of the climb.

Bullets (if your store template uses them)

• 19 sections, five parts, one deadline

• Dated week-by-week calendar: Sept 7 → Dec 20, 2026

• The format table that cuts required views by up to 90%

• 30-second and mid-video retention fixes

• Pre-application disqualifier audit

• Printable one-pager and 15-week tracking log

• Every platform claim sourced and linked