Youtube CTR Ranking

[Russ Thomas]

So I tested my theory and sadly it didn't go as planned.
Basically I connect to a residential proxy and go into youtube and search for my vid then click on it.
But the CTR didn't budge at all. All views showed up as youtube search.

 

[Tribulations]

i think ctr takes time to be calculated, u dont even have impressions or anything

but probably u cant trick google, theyre fucking skynet

 

[midnight-cigarettes]

Might need to wait 1-2 days before coming to a conclusion.
Impressions update late.

 

[Russ Thomas]

Might need to wait 1-2 days before coming to a conclusion.
Impressions update late.

Thankyou, that was the issue, it takes a little for youtube to update

 

[Tribulations]

Thankyou, that was the issue, it takes a little for youtube to update

So what are the results?

 

[Russ Thomas]

So what are the results?

yea my CTR is high. It takes youtube a bit to update. All you need is really good proxies and you can mimic real users to increase CTR/Watchtime

 

[Tribulations]

yea my CTR is high. It takes youtube a bit to update. All you need is really good proxies and you can mimic real users to increase CTR/Watchtime

What are "good proxies"? How many IPs did factor in as a real view?

 

[The_Tiki]

yea my CTR is high. It takes youtube a bit to update. All you need is really good proxies and you can mimic real users to increase CTR/Watchtime

Did you see an increase in ranking and/or search impressions?

I performed the same experiment and DID NOT see any increase in impressions.

 

[Russ Thomas]

Did you see an increase in ranking and/or search impressions?

I performed the same experiment and DID NOT see any increase in impressions.

How long did you wait for the impressions? it takes a day or two to update. And i did it on a test video, just to see if the CTR would increase which it did. Are you using good proxies?

 

[Russ Thomas]

What are "good proxies"? How many IPs did factor in as a real view?

Good proxies as in not abused by alot of people. and 1 proxy = 1 impression. Depends on the quality of the proxies. I have my own private dedicated

 

[buonqua]

If you want, pm me now

 

[The_Tiki]

How long did you wait for the impressions? it takes a day or two to update. And i did it on a test video, just to see if the CTR would increase which it did. Are you using good proxies?

I've seen no impact after 14 days. CTR and WatchTime improved, impressions have stayed the same (and in some cases actually went down).

 

[buonqua]

No need residential ips, only need private proxies for ranking. And a bot working well

 

[Russ Thomas]

I've seen no impact after 14 days. CTR and WatchTime improved, impressions have stayed the same (and in some cases actually went down).

You said CTR and Watchtime improved? Well then it worked. What proxies are you using? What provider? Are they residential? The quality of the proxy is super important

 

[Russ Thomas]

No need residential ips, only need private proxies for ranking. And a bot working well

they dont have to be residential, aslong as they are private and good proxies

 

[Imi]

I will take some time and im sure you will be fine

 

[The_Tiki]

You said CTR and Watchtime improved? Well then it worked. What proxies are you using? What provider? Are they residential? The quality of the proxy is super important

Yeah, but my point is that impressions did not improve even though CTR and WatchTime did. I'm only doing this to increase impressions and therefore increase views.

A better CTR and WatchTime is pointless if it doesn't increase your future views.

Did your Search impressions increase?

 

[Russ Thomas]

Yeah, but my point is that impressions did not improve even though CTR and WatchTime did. I'm only doing this to increase impressions and therefore increase views.

A better CTR and WatchTime is pointless if it doesn't increase your future views.

Did your Search impressions increase?

Wait im confused, Im doing this for "youtube search" so all the searches I do will count as an impression. An impression is when the person sees your thumbnail.

 

[The_Tiki]

Wait im confused, Im doing this for "youtube search" so all the searches I do will count as an impression. An impression is when the person sees your thumbnail.

Correct. I'm not talking about the impressions from our experiment. I'm talking about increasing impressions in general.

So the point of improving our CTR and WatchTime is to INCREASE THE IMPRESSIONS THAT WE GET IN SEARCH from people other than ourselves. We hope that improving CTR and WatchTime will lead to better rankings for our chosen keywords and therefore, more impressions from Search. Right? Same as in Google SEO - if we improve our site ranking from page 10 to page 1, we should see more impressions. Impressions x CTR = views or traffic.

I'm saying that the experiment we both performed improved our CTR and WatchTime but DID NOT increase Search ranking and impressions - it was the same as before. It was basically pointless.

Meaning that the Search algorithm must use many other signals to rank and show videos in Seach (I'm not talking about Suggested or Browse)

Can you look into your analytics and see if your SEARCH IMPRESSIONS increased as a result of improving your CTR and WatchTime? Or better yet, paste a screenshot of the Traffic Source section of your analytics (check Search only) and then highlight to me when you concluded the experiment so we can see if your Search impressions increased as a result.

 

[Russ Thomas]

Correct. I'm not talking about the impressions from our experiment. I'm talking about increasing impressions in general.

So the point of improving our CTR and WatchTime is to INCREASE THE IMPRESSIONS THAT WE GET IN SEARCH from people other than ourselves. We hope that improving CTR and WatchTime will lead to better rankings for our chosen keywords and therefore, more impressions from Search. Right? Same as in Google SEO - if we improve our site ranking from page 10 to page 1, we should see more impressions. Impressions x CTR = views or traffic.

I'm saying that the experiment we both performed improved our CTR and WatchTime but DID NOT increase Search ranking and impressions - it was the same as before. It was basically pointless.

Meaning that the Search algorithm must use many other signals to rank and show videos in Seach (I'm not talking about Suggested or Browse)

Can you look into your analytics and see if your SEARCH IMPRESSIONS increased as a result of improving your CTR and WatchTime? Or better yet, paste a screenshot of the Traffic Source section of your analytics (check Search only) and then highlight to me when you concluded the experiment so we can see if your Search impressions increased as a result.

Ah I see what you mean now. Well it depends on your niche and what keyword you are ranking for. And ive been ranked 1st page for competetive keywords, and let me tell you them impressions skyrocket. Also with a high CTR/Watchtime your video will get suggested by youtube to users who watch similar content as yours. It really boils down to what keywords you are ranking for and whether you video is relevant with proper seo for that keyword, if it is then youll be fine. And yea ill provide screenshots later for you guys