Hi everyone!
I have some experience with YouTube, and I know that not all channels get accepted into the YouTube Partner Program right away. From what I’ve seen, YouTube seems to review Watch Time pretty carefully before monetization is approved. That’s why I’m a bit skeptical about using external panels – especially since they often rely on the cheapest proxies available, and I suspect those IPs are already blacklisted by YouTube.
Because of that, I’m thinking about trying to generate Watch Time myself – in a more controlled and hopefully safer way.
Here’s what I’m wondering:
If I use a browser that hides my identity and allows me to manage multiple Google profiles (similar to how accounts are managed in Google Ads), and verify them with one or two phone numbers – could that be a viable way to generate Watch Time?
Are there any best practices I should follow? For example, should I avoid only watching my own videos? Is there any risk of getting flagged even when doing this manually?
And most importantly – does YouTube verify not just the amount of Watch Time, but also the quality of those hours? Like, do they check how those views were generated before enabling monetization?
Maybe some of you have already tried this, or have some insights? I’d really appreciate any tips or thoughts. Thanks!
I have some experience with YouTube, and I know that not all channels get accepted into the YouTube Partner Program right away. From what I’ve seen, YouTube seems to review Watch Time pretty carefully before monetization is approved. That’s why I’m a bit skeptical about using external panels – especially since they often rely on the cheapest proxies available, and I suspect those IPs are already blacklisted by YouTube.
Because of that, I’m thinking about trying to generate Watch Time myself – in a more controlled and hopefully safer way.
Here’s what I’m wondering:
If I use a browser that hides my identity and allows me to manage multiple Google profiles (similar to how accounts are managed in Google Ads), and verify them with one or two phone numbers – could that be a viable way to generate Watch Time?
Are there any best practices I should follow? For example, should I avoid only watching my own videos? Is there any risk of getting flagged even when doing this manually?
And most importantly – does YouTube verify not just the amount of Watch Time, but also the quality of those hours? Like, do they check how those views were generated before enabling monetization?
Maybe some of you have already tried this, or have some insights? I’d really appreciate any tips or thoughts. Thanks!
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