avilux
Power Member
- Nov 23, 2014
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I keep seeing the same old stories again and again on here. I've been there before too, so I mean I understand where you guys are coming from. And this is BLACKHATworld.. but I mean.. that doesn't necessarily mean you're supposed to go fully blackhat into YouTube.
I think the best strategy is to use blackhat tactics outside of YT and direct traffic onto a fully whitehat channel so that you can have a no-risk, long term investment going. And then once you're established enough, for example a large channel and you have direct contact with YT employees.. you can slowly do some blackhat strategies here and there (still against spam, bots and definitely HATE fake followers/views, as that's a waste of money and pointless) to crush the competition and tower above everyone.
But it seems too many people want instant gratification. I'd seriously advise against all of these things:
-Uploading material you do not have the full permissions to
-Using any bots for YT
-Buying fake traffic/followers
-Immediately putting up affiliate links and spam before even establishing channel
-Mentioning the three main no-no's of business (UNLESS your channel is unorthodox and it'll help your niche and your followers will like it), aka sex, religion and politics
-Uploading risky content (soft core porn, hate videos, etc.)
-Begging for views/subs
-Uploading too much (unless you know what you're doing exactly.. there has to be a point where you stop and focus on quality once you have an established base of subs)
-Trying to sell out before you even have loyal subs
And there's more, but you get the point. Basically don't be in this for the short-term. YouTube is worth a lot more than other platforms, simply because you can monetize it in much more ways than Instagram or Tumblr or others. You can use it a stepping stone to other platforms in a more effective manner than trying to do vice versa.
If you want to make money.. focus on building a quality channel with unique copyright-free content. Post consistently and promote with persistence. Try and get videos about the latest trends to encourage viewers and build relationships with them to get subscribers. ONLY once you have an established channel to work with.. only then should you focus on money. But even then, don't go fully into that. If that's your #1 goal, you will fail. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but it'll happen eventually.
I'm certainly not a millionaire right now, but I will be if my YouTube channels keep going where I'm planning them to go. I'm in full control, and I have much less stress than when my old channels suddenly went viral. I could've made $100K in a single summer had I not been greedy and just broken many of my own rules back then. And if anything happens to my channels, I'm able to email some employees directly now and since I'm building a relationship with YouTube itself, I'll be helped.
YouTube hates spammers and people with low quality stuff. I'm not saying you have to be good at what you post.. I mean my content is nowhere near perfect, but if you're low quality everything (marketing, content, efforts to run the channel, etc.), you will fail.
Viewers aren't stupid and they will see past most blackhat strategies. Only use the more advanced ones when you know you'll be able to get away with it. I've lost too many accounts on a bunch of social media platforms that could've made me filthy rich today. I'm not saying go fully whitehat.. just think smarter, use more effective routes to get to that money.
Peace and good luck
I think the best strategy is to use blackhat tactics outside of YT and direct traffic onto a fully whitehat channel so that you can have a no-risk, long term investment going. And then once you're established enough, for example a large channel and you have direct contact with YT employees.. you can slowly do some blackhat strategies here and there (still against spam, bots and definitely HATE fake followers/views, as that's a waste of money and pointless) to crush the competition and tower above everyone.
But it seems too many people want instant gratification. I'd seriously advise against all of these things:
-Uploading material you do not have the full permissions to
-Using any bots for YT
-Buying fake traffic/followers
-Immediately putting up affiliate links and spam before even establishing channel
-Mentioning the three main no-no's of business (UNLESS your channel is unorthodox and it'll help your niche and your followers will like it), aka sex, religion and politics
-Uploading risky content (soft core porn, hate videos, etc.)
-Begging for views/subs
-Uploading too much (unless you know what you're doing exactly.. there has to be a point where you stop and focus on quality once you have an established base of subs)
-Trying to sell out before you even have loyal subs
And there's more, but you get the point. Basically don't be in this for the short-term. YouTube is worth a lot more than other platforms, simply because you can monetize it in much more ways than Instagram or Tumblr or others. You can use it a stepping stone to other platforms in a more effective manner than trying to do vice versa.
If you want to make money.. focus on building a quality channel with unique copyright-free content. Post consistently and promote with persistence. Try and get videos about the latest trends to encourage viewers and build relationships with them to get subscribers. ONLY once you have an established channel to work with.. only then should you focus on money. But even then, don't go fully into that. If that's your #1 goal, you will fail. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but it'll happen eventually.
I'm certainly not a millionaire right now, but I will be if my YouTube channels keep going where I'm planning them to go. I'm in full control, and I have much less stress than when my old channels suddenly went viral. I could've made $100K in a single summer had I not been greedy and just broken many of my own rules back then. And if anything happens to my channels, I'm able to email some employees directly now and since I'm building a relationship with YouTube itself, I'll be helped.
YouTube hates spammers and people with low quality stuff. I'm not saying you have to be good at what you post.. I mean my content is nowhere near perfect, but if you're low quality everything (marketing, content, efforts to run the channel, etc.), you will fail.
Viewers aren't stupid and they will see past most blackhat strategies. Only use the more advanced ones when you know you'll be able to get away with it. I've lost too many accounts on a bunch of social media platforms that could've made me filthy rich today. I'm not saying go fully whitehat.. just think smarter, use more effective routes to get to that money.
Peace and good luck