Will self watching hurt my YouTube channel

[Bigray]

I’m tired of getting zero views, I want to open couple of chrome profiles and use a proxy to search and my channel videos maybe it could help it perform better

 

[JemzSeo]

Self-watching won’t really help your channel. YouTube can detect fake views (even with proxies), and it won’t boost your performance — it could even hurt your channel long-term. Focus on real engagement instead.

 

[MR RANKING]

Probably okay if done sparingly YouTube filters out a lot of internal/self views anyway.

 

[RapidWorkers]

I’m tired of getting zero views, I want to open couple of chrome profiles and use a proxy to search and my channel videos maybe it could help it perform better

Prioritize high quality content and genuine interaction over using numerous profiles and proxies which won't improve performance and could result in penalties

 

[DavyDonez]

Self-watching won’t harm your YouTube channel, but it won’t improve your views either. YouTube’s algorithm looks at real engagement metrics like watch time, likes, comments, and shares. So, even if you boost views artificially, it won't make a difference if it doesn’t come with genuine engagement

 

[Hidemyacc Global]

I’m tired of getting zero views, I want to open couple of chrome profiles and use a proxy to search and my channel videos maybe it could help it perform better

Actually, you can do that, especially if you have multiple channels and know how to set up separate profiles properly. It might help boost your views a bit in the short term.
But in the long run, it’s not really an effective or sustainable strategy. It takes a lot of time and effort for very little return. You’ll get better results by focusing on improving your content and optimizing your videos for SEO and audience retention instead.

 

[Venusaur]

useless
it won't help in anything
it won't hurt, I guess, unless you keep watching with tens of profiles using shitty datacenter proxies, blacklisted spammy garbage

do not waste your time with it

 

[shijin]

I wouldn’t risk it; better to focus on SEO and sharing in niche communities for real traffic.

 

[TheYTLab_SMM]

It can help a bit if it's a new channel. But ensure that proxies are 4g / residentials and that the accounts have some history, the YouTube algorithm is very good right now at detecting artificial activity

 

[muhammadshumbul]

I’m tired of getting zero views, I want to open couple of chrome profiles and use a proxy to search and my channel videos maybe it could help it perform better

Totally feel you, zero views suck. But running searches on your own videos won’t fool the algorithm it’s smart and looks for real engagement. Better to focus on making content people actually want to watch and share. That’s the real game changer.

 

[Dunyahayine]

Yeah, doing that might trick the system for a bit, but it won’t last. Try testing new titles or thumbnails instead small tweaks there can change everything.

 

[Martinez3]

Fake views won’t help long-term. YouTube’s smart. Focus on improving content and thumbnails instead. Real growth takes patience and effort.

 

[Panther28]

Just make better content. You really think that after like what 20 years, youtube still has a loop hole like this? lol get real buddy, and wake up, and get to work on your non existant content strategy, to turn things around the best way. Thats whats missing. You probably uploaded a few videos, and thought you'd be famous, and people would make you a billionaire like Mr beast. You've been living in a dream world Neo. Welcome to the real world.

TLDR

Work on your content only, thats the currency of yotube. Not loopholes.