The "Promote" Button on Youtube

Kate (Caitlin) said:
The what button? Where is this button? What does it do? Why have I not seen it!?
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When you go into Video Manger and click on drop down arrow next to "EDIT" beside the video theres a button that says Promote. And you pay money to get it uh promoted I guess. That's all I know haha.
 
Ehzool said:
When you go into Video Manger and click on drop down arrow next to "EDIT" beside the video theres a button that says Promote. And you pay money to get it uh promoted I guess. That's all I know haha.
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So...Youtube is making money by getting you more money.... GG LOGIC
 
The promote button works as well as your material is. Basically what it does is feature your video on preroll ads, on search results and so on. So yes your video will be seen as much as you pay, but if your video isn't any good then it won't get anything more than views, if your video is worth watching then you will see good results. This is why it works for some and not for others. But no matter what you will see an increase of views because you are paying for your videos to be seen.
 
Kate (Caitlin) said:
So...Youtube is making money by getting you more money.... GG LOGIC
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Er, you do know that's how ads/commercials work, right? You pay money to advertise, therefor increasing your chances of someone using your product/watching your videos/etc.
 
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The promote button will turn your video into an ad. Depending on your video, it may bring in subs, or it may just bring views. If you're going to use it, use a trailer for a series or something that's going to catch the viewers attention as quickly as possible. (Think of how often you watch a full ad vs. how often you skip ads). The more money you enter for the campaign, the longer it's up.

If your video doesn't catch the viewers attention as quickly as possible, you'll just be left with nothing but views. Meaningless views that is.

I've used both Google Adwords (the promote button), and Virool ( a website pretty much the same thing), and have only got views. No comments, likes/dislikes, or subs.
 
I tried it with a couple of videos. The views are there for sure but I haven't gained any subs or gotten any likes/dislikes or comments. It may be my channel...it may work better for others. The views are there for sure.
 
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