Using Facebook Ads to Increase YouTube Views/Revenue?

Hello, So I have an idea & want to know what you guys think.

I have Food Channel that is monetized. My audience is mostly from, lets say Barbados.

I recently paid for a Facebook ad on a actual video (not a link) just to test it out & here were my results.

Cost: $2
Duration: 2 Day
Reach: 6,000+
ThruPlays: 2,000+

My Idea:

Lets say YouTube is currently paying me $5 (RPM) for every 1,000 viewers.

1. Posting my YouTube Video Link on a Facebook page as a post.

2. Running a Facebook AD on that post to persons living in Barbados since my audience is mostly from there & for the Detailed Targeting, I'd select persons that are interested in Food.

Now, I do expect that some persons will click on the link and actually watch the video since the AD is targeted.

Lets say I get atleast 1,000 viewers from that Facebook ad which would result in:

YouTube Ad Revenue = $5 ($5 RPM)
Cost to run the Facebook AD = $2
Profit = $3

Thoughts on this idea and would this be against YouTube or Facebook Rules to do this method?

getting 1000 views for $2 directly in facebook is quite different from getting 1000 clicks on your link and 1000 views on youtube, the price would be much higher

besides that, you would need a landing page to install your pixel and make people click on the yt link

i don't think the "$5 RPM" is from "Barbados"

I think it’s allowed to some degree.
Check this article for clear understanding - https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/1348722?hl=en

mnrfas said:

i don't think the "$5 RPM" is from "Barbados"

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It's just an example!

I feel like paid ads for YouTube is not necessary. But since you’re probably not targeting a T1 country you could just run a small test.

Just beware that there might be a difference between direct video views on FB and linking to YouTube.

mnrfas said:

i don't think the "$5 RPM" is from "Barbados"

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I don't think so either but this is just an example, focus more on the method/idea itself.

JinxerCraft said:

Check this article for clear understanding - https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/1348722?hl=en

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That article is exactly what I needed to see, thanks!

Monzani said:

getting 1000 views for $2 directly in facebook is quite different from getting 1000 clicks on your link and 1000 views on youtube, the price would be much higher

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Priince1337 said:

Just beware that there might be a difference between direct video views on FB and linking to YouTube.

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Thank you both for pointing this out to me. Guess it would cost me more than $2 to get 1,000 views on YouTube itself. I still do believe that my target country + detailed interest target will result in more clicks from the total REACH.

Another thing, when I did the Facebook ad the other day, my estimated reach was 2000+ but I ended up getting 6,000, more than I expected.

But I guess i'll test it out and let you guys know how it went, if you guys are interested. Basically would want to know if it was against the rules to do this or not