Does Monetization Help With SEO, What to Watch, etc.?

[David Stoll]

Hey everyone, I was wondering whether YouTube/Google gives priority to monetized videos. I don't monetize because my channel is small and this is a hobby anyway. But I would monetize if it helped me gain views somehow. Anyone know if Monetization is part of any of the algorithms?

 

[Super Pawsitive]

Hey everyone, I was wondering whether YouTube/Google gives priority to monetized videos. I don't monetize because my channel is small and this is a hobby anyway. But I would monetize if it helped me gain views somehow. Anyone know if Monetization is part of any of the algorithms?

Don't think it does. If anything, ads on a video can drive viewers away if the initial content isn't worth the wait for them. SEO is your most important tool at the moment. Make sure you abuse the living daylights out of it. As long as you make content that is relevant that people will search for. You should be fine. Just make sure to title properly, flesh out your description (with keywords from your tags), and properly tag.

Thumbnails must also be appealing or else it's going to be a bit hard to get people to click initially.

 

[Tarmack]

It stands to reason that Google would prioritize content that makes them money. There is no solid evidence that this is the case, but it logically makes sense.