How sheepish do I feel?

[Roparadise]

I don't get this. You are saying youtube knows about this?

(Obviously they do)...

I don't mean to sound sensationalist, left wing, a whinger or a moaning here, I am just shocked slightly that this kind of stuff goes on. I am not knocking it (as much as it may sound like I am), I am just stating that it is in fact the auld adage that money rules all.

There are still film competitions that are running within my local city, that have a prize for most youtube views.

Madness!

Ahh well, you guys aren't wrong, very good points and advice thrown around here, thank ye, thank ye all.

Not only can you buy views but there are also sites that you can earn points and spend them on either getting free views or getting subscribers to your account.

This website http://www.buyrealyoutubeviews.com/ allows you buy 100,000 youtube views for only $260

 

[The_Cat_In_The_Hat]

Isn't that slightly high?

I suppose getting frontpage on youtube is quite a big thing though. I mean, from the sounds of it like.

 

[Roparadise]

Isn't that slightly high?

I suppose getting frontpage on youtube is quite a big thing though. I mean, from the sounds of it like.

It was the first one I found,just using that as an example. I found another site just now that charges $200 for 100,000 views http://workingyoutubeviews.com/

 

[The_Cat_In_The_Hat]

ViewTornado looks a better bet.

 

[Roparadise]

ViewTornado looks a better bet.

How much do they charge?

 

[The_Cat_In_The_Hat]

Well I think I got the starter package for $12 to test it out and ended up getting about 1000% more views that what I had initially "purchased".

 

[bmatthews]

Well I think I got the starter package for $12 to test it out and ended up getting about 1000% more views that what I had initially "purchased".

Sounds like you are off to a good start.

 

[Chris22]

As the saying goes, if you can't beat them then join them.

 

[The_Cat_In_The_Hat]

As the saying goes, if you can't beat them then join them.

Indeed, I've always been dubious about some of these online VBloggers and their millions of views, because some of them are just... well, I won't even go there. Some of them are just oxygen thieves who spend their time gossiping about stars that they read about in the colour supplement of their local right wing newspaper.

All whilst real filmmakers and artists are being harboured by a thick resin of scum.

I know every film that has gone viral hasn't had a helping hand, but it's blatantly obvious that some have.

 

[nanexo]

If your content is good, it will rise to the top using whitehat methods. Not saying using blackhat is bad. There are all kinds of independent success stories on YT that got there because their content was good and it took off virally. Look at Felicia Day with The Guild and what it has become and the doors it opened for her.

I strongly agree with him.

 

[The_Cat_In_The_Hat]

So do I mate, I very much agree with him.