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after one month of testing, I have discovered several strategies that can help your video gain popularity or, at the very least, increase its visibility.
Firstly, it is crucial to find a popular niche for your video, as the algorithm may not recognize it otherwise.
Secondly, focus on getting views through the browse feature, which means that search engine optimization (SEO) is not as important. It's a waste of time for newcomers to prioritize SEO or aim for top search results.
Post your video on a few relevant subreddits to gain at least 50-100 external views. After reaching this threshold, you should stop and delete the link. Why delete it? Because organic views are more valuable than external views, so you shouldn't have too many external views. I once had a video that went viral, but it happened late because I had an excessive number of external views (7-8k) and only 100 organic views (with a click-through rate (CTR) of over 10%). The algorithm considered this suspicious. However, if you have 60 organic views, 100 external views, and an 8% CTR, the algorithm will boost your video. On the other hand, if you have 70 organic views, 0 external views, and a 9% CTR, the algorithm will not boost it. Of course, if you can afford it, having around 200-300 organic views with over a 10% CTR will instantly trigger the algorithm's boosting, but most people cannot achieve that. Therefore, be sure to share your video on social media.
Remember, the title is your best friend. Thumbnail images only matter 30% in my experience, contrary to what others say. Even if I spend five hours creating a high-quality thumbnail, it won't be as effective as a compelling title. Try to create confusing titles that entice people to click on your video to satisfy their curiosity. Of course, your video must be relevant to the title. Do not focus on optimizing your title for SEO; just create a title that piques curiosity. For example: "Do you know this thing can be fatal?" or "This is the worst thing I've ever experienced..."
Keep your title reasonably short, or it will appear truncated...
Click-through rate (CTR) is essential and holds higher priority over high retention. Your CTR should always be above 15% to get featured in the browse section. This can result in at least 100k views or more. (Mine is currently at 19.2%, and I have reached 500k views.)
A 6% CTR with 100% watch time is worse than a 15% CTR with 50% watch time. Aim for above 50% watch time retention; anything below that is not recommended.
When it comes to engagement, it's important not to strive for perfection in your videos. If your content is serious and of high quality, try incorporating some funny moments into it. You can also leverage your other channels and comment on your own video, making it humorous and inviting responses. People will upvote and want to engage with those comments, which is key to achieving high engagement. Remember to limit one Gmail account per comment and five Gmail accounts per IP address. To trick the algorithm and ensure the comment appears genuine, try watching the full video or at least 90% of it before adding the comment. If you go back to your channel and can't see the comment, it means it has been flagged as fraudulent. In my experience, three funny comments are usually sufficient to entertain viewers.
Now, let's talk about the algorithm. It checks your video every hour. Once the requirements are met, it boosts your video for six hours, equivalent to your current click-through rate (CTR). After that, it reduces the boosting to 10% for the next 18 hours to test your video. If your video can maintain or even increase its CTR during this period, the algorithm will boost it again for another six hours and repeat the process.
A video that fails to maintain a 5% CTR while being boosted by the algorithm will only receive 3-4k views during the entire boost and may essentially "die" permanently unless the CTR increases again. However, this may require a long journey, which is why some videos may suddenly gain popularity months after their upload.
On the other hand, a video that can maintain over a 15% CTR during the algorithm's boosting period will receive at least 100-400k views for the entire boost, depending on retention, and will undergo another testing phase for subsequent boosts.
This method is mostly white hat, with the only exception being commenting on your own video. Additionally, you can consider purchasing a few Reddit upvotes (around 10 should suffice). The crowd effect will then take over and contribute to the success of your content.
after one month of testing, I have discovered several strategies that can help your video gain popularity or, at the very least, increase its visibility.
Firstly, it is crucial to find a popular niche for your video, as the algorithm may not recognize it otherwise.
Secondly, focus on getting views through the browse feature, which means that search engine optimization (SEO) is not as important. It's a waste of time for newcomers to prioritize SEO or aim for top search results.
Post your video on a few relevant subreddits to gain at least 50-100 external views. After reaching this threshold, you should stop and delete the link. Why delete it? Because organic views are more valuable than external views, so you shouldn't have too many external views. I once had a video that went viral, but it happened late because I had an excessive number of external views (7-8k) and only 100 organic views (with a click-through rate (CTR) of over 10%). The algorithm considered this suspicious. However, if you have 60 organic views, 100 external views, and an 8% CTR, the algorithm will boost your video. On the other hand, if you have 70 organic views, 0 external views, and a 9% CTR, the algorithm will not boost it. Of course, if you can afford it, having around 200-300 organic views with over a 10% CTR will instantly trigger the algorithm's boosting, but most people cannot achieve that. Therefore, be sure to share your video on social media.
Remember, the title is your best friend. Thumbnail images only matter 30% in my experience, contrary to what others say. Even if I spend five hours creating a high-quality thumbnail, it won't be as effective as a compelling title. Try to create confusing titles that entice people to click on your video to satisfy their curiosity. Of course, your video must be relevant to the title. Do not focus on optimizing your title for SEO; just create a title that piques curiosity. For example: "Do you know this thing can be fatal?" or "This is the worst thing I've ever experienced..."
Keep your title reasonably short, or it will appear truncated...
Click-through rate (CTR) is essential and holds higher priority over high retention. Your CTR should always be above 15% to get featured in the browse section. This can result in at least 100k views or more. (Mine is currently at 19.2%, and I have reached 500k views.)
A 6% CTR with 100% watch time is worse than a 15% CTR with 50% watch time. Aim for above 50% watch time retention; anything below that is not recommended.
When it comes to engagement, it's important not to strive for perfection in your videos. If your content is serious and of high quality, try incorporating some funny moments into it. You can also leverage your other channels and comment on your own video, making it humorous and inviting responses. People will upvote and want to engage with those comments, which is key to achieving high engagement. Remember to limit one Gmail account per comment and five Gmail accounts per IP address. To trick the algorithm and ensure the comment appears genuine, try watching the full video or at least 90% of it before adding the comment. If you go back to your channel and can't see the comment, it means it has been flagged as fraudulent. In my experience, three funny comments are usually sufficient to entertain viewers.
Now, let's talk about the algorithm. It checks your video every hour. Once the requirements are met, it boosts your video for six hours, equivalent to your current click-through rate (CTR). After that, it reduces the boosting to 10% for the next 18 hours to test your video. If your video can maintain or even increase its CTR during this period, the algorithm will boost it again for another six hours and repeat the process.
A video that fails to maintain a 5% CTR while being boosted by the algorithm will only receive 3-4k views during the entire boost and may essentially "die" permanently unless the CTR increases again. However, this may require a long journey, which is why some videos may suddenly gain popularity months after their upload.
On the other hand, a video that can maintain over a 15% CTR during the algorithm's boosting period will receive at least 100-400k views for the entire boost, depending on retention, and will undergo another testing phase for subsequent boosts.
This method is mostly white hat, with the only exception being commenting on your own video. Additionally, you can consider purchasing a few Reddit upvotes (around 10 should suffice). The crowd effect will then take over and contribute to the success of your content.
