Kestrel Channel
@kestrelchannel
Language not availableCountry: United States52 days old
- Persona: John · Retired professional · Senior
- Home security
- Burglary prevention
- Home defense
- DIY security
- Preparedness
- Renters safety
- Subscribers
- 120
- Total views
- 9.81K
- Videos
- 12
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Growth
Subscribers · daily totals we stored, UTC days
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| Day (UTC) | Subscribers |
|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2026 | 120 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 121 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 121 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 120 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 120 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 119 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 119 |
Top videos
Most viewed
Length 25:3815 Ways Your Doorbell Camera Helps Burglars, Not You (An Ex-FBI Agent's $2 Fixes)
2.6K views
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Length 25:065 Easy DIY Panic Rooms an Ex FBI Agent Swears By Burglars Will Never Find You
1.46K views
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Length 27:01The 3 Questions Strangers Ask Before They Rob You (An Ex-FBI Agent Says Never Answer)
914 views
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Length 26:0735 Home-Defense Tricks People Teach Ex-FBI Agent That Cost Pennies
888 views
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Length 29:0220 Things Ex-FBI Agents Do That Make Burglars Skip Their House
796 views
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Length 25:45An Ex FBI Agent's 25 Home Defense Weapons That Make $5,000 Security Systems Look Like a Scam
789 views
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Latest videos
Newest first
Length 26:0735 Home-Defense Tricks People Teach Ex-FBI Agent That Cost Pennies
888 views
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Length 24:57How an Ex-FBI Agent Turns Your Home Into a Fortress in 30 Minutes or Less
407 views
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Length 25:3815 Ways Your Doorbell Camera Helps Burglars, Not You (An Ex-FBI Agent's $2 Fixes)
2.6K views
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Length 27:289 Things an Ex-FBI Agent Says Tell Burglars You Live Alone
310 views
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Length 29:0220 Things Ex-FBI Agents Do That Make Burglars Skip Their House
796 views
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Length 27:01If the Power Goes Out Tonight, an Ex-FBI Agent Says Secure These 7 Places First
762 views
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How they sell it
- 1Video
- 2Descriptionstore link in the first line
- 3Landing pagejohn-security.com
- Store link in 92% of recent descriptions
- Link in descriptions since Sep 16, 2026
- Entry points: the first line of descriptions, the description body
Analysis
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Persona
John
Retired professional · Senior · Male · Wood-panelled home office with flag, badges and bookshelves
- Niche
Home security and burglary-prevention tips from an ex-FBI persona
- Audience
Homeowners and renters, likely older and safety-minded, who want cheap ways to protect their home (inferred from titles and descriptions; no audience statistics).
- Avatar
- Talking head · Talking head
- A grey-haired older man in a navy blazer and light blue shirt, centred at a desk before a bookshelf, flag and framed badges, with the same framing in every presenter shot.
- Format
A to-camera opening on one burglary habit, then a checkpoint walk of 3-35 numbered fixes, the presenter on screen most of the time between inserted stills and clips, ending with a membership pitch via an on-screen QR code.
- Content pillars
- Burglar habits and entry points
- Cheap DIY home-defense fixes
- Doorbell cameras and door hardening
- Blackout and panic-room preparedness
- Title patterns
- [N] Things an Ex-FBI Agent Says Tell Burglars You Live Alone
- [N] Ways Your [Device] Helps Burglars, Not You (An Ex-FBI Agent's $2 Fixes)
- How an Ex-FBI Agent Turns Your Home Into a Fortress in 30 Minutes or Less
- Thumbnails
Close-up of the grey-haired presenter pointing or holding an item, huge yellow and white caps text, dark moody home scenes, sometimes a shadowy intruder or grasping hands, mostly yellow arrows, a gold seal on some.
Their thumbnails, most viewed first
- Why it works
- All 11 long videos use an ex-FBI title hook; the top video (2,398 views) pairs it with a $2 fix
- Fear-based topics with a low-cost promise, such as doorbell cameras and panic rooms, lead the views
- Daily uploads from Sep 16 to Sep 26 gave 11 long videos and 9,213 total views
- Descriptions carry a book link and a membership link in about 92% of recent videos
Where the channel points
Links from the channel’s About page and its video descriptions.
- Storejohn-security.com1 of the last 12 descriptions (opens in a new tab)
- Communityjoin.john-security.com1 of the last 12 descriptions (opens in a new tab)
- Storejohn-security.com1 of the last 12 descriptions (opens in a new tab)
- Communityjoin.john-security.com1 of the last 12 descriptions (opens in a new tab)
- Storejohn-security.com1 of the last 12 descriptions (opens in a new tab)
- Communityjoin.john-security.com1 of the last 12 descriptions (opens in a new tab)
- Storejohn-security.com1 of the last 12 descriptions (opens in a new tab)
- Communityjoin.john-security.com1 of the last 12 descriptions (opens in a new tab)
- Storejohn-security.com1 of the last 12 descriptions (opens in a new tab)
- Communityjoin.john-security.com1 of the last 12 descriptions (opens in a new tab)
- Storejohn-security.com1 of the last 12 descriptions (opens in a new tab)
- Communityjoin.john-security.com1 of the last 12 descriptions (opens in a new tab)
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