GiveAways good or a bad thing?

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six cylinder

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Okay so I bought this weeks humble bundle and I dont want all the games. I was gonna do a giveaway but I dont want to get unactive subs. so should I give them away on youtube or some other site (like here)?
 
I would wait until you have atleast 100 subs before you start doing giveaways, also when you do have 100 subs you should only give away things that are relatively inexpensive to you. So basically if you don't currently have a 6 figure income, then don't go around giving away new ipads every week xD
 
MagetheEntertainer said:
I would wait until you have atleast 100 subs before you start doing giveaways, also when you do have 100 subs you should only give away things that are relatively inexpensive to you. So basically if you don't currently have a 6 figure income, then don't go around giving away new ipads every week xD
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I second this! A giveaway is gonna be really hard to do successfully with a small channel. But then, if you have a couple loyal subs maybe a giveaway will be something they'll share on social media - like "OMG!! I just won a _____ from SuppressedNation!!" and you'll get promotion that way without the *signed up for the giveaway and will unsub or stay subbed but never watch* problem.
 
Give away's are good if you reach a amazing goal in your Youtube career(100 subs, 1000 subs, 100k views, 1 million views ect). Or if you want thank you're loyal subs that always support your channel and video's. Just don't ask for subs/views/likes/dislikes/favorites and you should be fine.
 
I've done 50 or so giveaways for mostly accounts for a game and some cash and gift card types. While almost all the accounts were free donations from viewers that wanted a shout out, I did giveaway one that I spent about $400 on and used in a 13 part series for the game building it from the start to the end.

The giveaways were not to attract subs as much as they to help branding my image on YouTube as one who contributes to the community. I'm also just terrible with money since I don't care about it more than the means to an ends it is, so if I have it's gone, and giveaways do a few things.

Now you're going to have to have a decent channel size to start with. No reason to giveaway stuff when no one is watching; however, if you find another YouTuber to work with, and get him or her to post an annotation for your video, you will see results. There are some other factors of course. Such as the contest needs to be relative for what you post and what the person promoting you is posting. If it is, and you're channel art is good, avatar is good, and basically you can portray the image of being a professional, then yes it can help a ton.

However, finding that person to promote is the hard part. I have used that method to promote a couple dozen youtubers and it saves me the hassle of having to actually deal with a giveaway now.

Also be sure to use a sight like rafflecopter since the comments will simply be filled with bots if you don't. It's a win/win since you can get your FB, twitter and other social media exposure with the giveaway by making the options to enter, follow you or like your FB page.

Don't be in a rush to get subs. Just enjoy what you do. If you have a passion for YouTube and making videos, you have a shot. If you're looking for fame or money, you're better off playing the lottery. Best of luck!
 
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