I don't check out people that ask for sub for sub, I DO however, check out channels that would like to get feedback or are wanting to create similar content to me and see my opinion.It's all in who you pick, and how you ask. Some I've subbed to
Yeah I understand that, I do offer flash help to anyone in my about section, and for those that have noticed that, i do give advice. But I am pretty selective, if they straight up just comment on something ignoring the video and asking for feedback i ignore them. But if they are showing up around first as a watcher, then ask later on, I don't mind. Its hard to tell what people's true motives are, but usually you can tell by the way they write their comments (and you can always check their name up on the fan engagement in analytics to see how regular they are on your channel and how long they've been subbed for)
I think if they ask in their own thread its fine certainly fine. But overall I think its fine for people to ask. We are all trying to learn and evolve. They certainly are not going to be able to live off any views directed from this site alone LOL.
Well, I don't think it's a terrible thing unless what @YouTuber1978 was implying is true, which is that Youtube's algorithms will see the mismatch between subs and views/comments and it will negatively affect your ranking. I haven't seen any direct evidence of it but any theory that involves Youtube's algorithm punishing those who take shortcuts is certainly feasible. The other problem is, if you do it to too much of an extent, your actual viewers will begin to notice that discrepancy too and think it's strange. The upside to sub4sub is that it's a way to break some smaller barriers early on and give your channel a slightly improved image. I know people won't admit it, and might not even realize it, but when they watch a video they notice that number next to the subscriber button and it does affect their perception of the value of the channel, even before watching 30 seconds of the video. When someone sees a guy with 30k subs he might be more inclined to give a video a chance, assuming that since he has so many subs, there must be something good about the content. The same can go for smaller numbers. 15 subs vs 150 is a sizable difference and can mean the difference between someone bailing after 20 seconds or sticking around to see if things get better.
