Are We Literally Slaves To Clickbait?

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Does/has anyone got views, any amount, as a new channel with everyday titles? I mean just informational, keyword, but you know they are just right.

I'm finding as a new channel as soon as I post a clickbaity title, or video that sparks emotion, I'll get views. But other than that, my videos will just sit there.

Example: I was trying the Relationship niche, got way too boring, and I just didn't want to have a channel with "Signs She Wants You" vids everyday. Cause that's all fake and does no good for anyone watching, doesn't get anyone a date, not finding them love, but tons and tons of views.

Just goes to show you how when Youtube says, well we want educational videos, videos that are useful and entertain, but we all know you're full of it Youtube.

Signs She Wants You does nothing for anyone but you'll find creators making those videos everyday.

I had normal informational, keyword titles with nothing for views, but as soon as i posted a vid "Why Women Play Hard To Get", 220 views in a couple hours.

Shorts too, if you post about God, Religion, topics that are huge and alot of people have connection too, vids where everyone has a voice, even a negative voice, the algorithm knows it and will jump on your vid and hand out views.

We all know theres videos on Youtube, and we are posting the same type of videos, that have the same interest, with the same boring titles, that get millions of views eventually. I understand they probably are coming from established channels.

Do you actually think Youtube will ever change? Like it will even out? You make enough money Youtube, your site is full of junk, come back to reality. Or will it inevitably be viewer driven, clickbait driven? It is a mass of videos that already dominate, they are just gonna control and lead Youtube forever?

We all know social media sites are supposed to know where you live, know your interests, but I don't trust a company that after 15 years on your website, when I type in Funny Movie Scenes, or whatever, Scary Movie Scenes, every time I search you give me "some" American movie scenes that I may be interested in, but every time I search, the rest of the page is infinite foreign movies. Not one American in this country is interested in foreign movies, including me or my account.

For 15 years you give me the same irrelevant movies, but theres tons and tons of movies posted on Youtube that are from my country at least.

So we have to focus on the title, if you don't have a title that gets interest, makes people think or want to go on your video as they read it, if it doesnt play with their emotions, forget it don't post it. Your time will be better spent finding niches and revolve the video around the titles that actually are clickbait.

Videos are videos, but everything has to do with thumbnails and titles, that's what matters the most. Getting Youtube to acknowledge you and making people want to go on your video. That's where you should be spending your time. Or good luck.
 
At the end
The algo works for the good and the bad
The good as people have a place to go to ,have options on things they want to see
The bad , because it's making a lot of dummies due to clickbaits
 
Titles matter a lot imo, clickbait titles sometimes driver 70% more views.

Example:
How to become the best violinist.
OR
This thing will make you 1% violinist
 
Even with good content, YouTube gives most views to videos with catchy titles and thumbnails that grab attention.
 
We’re not slaves to clickbait... we’re just curious. Clickbait gets you more engagement, and more engagement means a bigger algorithm boost.
 
You only see the junk, cause that's literally all your doing, and working on. We all make our own little universe's that we live in. I see YouTube as a place where immensely talented animators and artists make a good living from things that are fun to create and watch. Not supringsly, thats becuase I'm an animator too. lol

You see whatever you want, so choose which sunglasses you wear carefully. :)

 
i posted on the 12th my very first clickbait title, its at 90 some views today. and i know if it wasnt for the title, it would sit there forever with no views. im a couple weeks, a new channel
 
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