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I Love YTtalk
1. Leaving a comment on a big guys video begging people to check out their channel
2. Private messages saying please watch this video
2. Private messages saying please watch this video
Yeah, I've seen one of your comments on a different video just yesterday. BUT, you are not using "the methods people were saying that it's annoying here", because you "post something relevant to the video that adds value to my comment instead of just asking people to directly check it out", and doesn't only add value to your comment, but to the whole conversation. The annoying part of the annoying ones is that they don't add to the conversation. It also helps that you are making really good videos. Those comments still have a bit of potential to backfire, cause there are folks who jump on anything that is promoting, but them is just crazy hardliners.
So while I agree with what people have said here, what you do gets my stamp of approval.
I've been doing it for a while, and there are cases of hate dislikes and hate comments. However, I'm more than willing to take this risk because the number of subscribers and likes I get are far more than the backfire effect. To be honest, almost any promotional method you'll use will still be "*******" your self to a certain extent.