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Can I Watch My Own Videos to Get Views ?

Can I Watch My Own Videos to Get Views? ?

I recently embarked on an experiment to investigate whether watching my own YouTube videos could help boost the view count. Here's what I found after various attempts and methods.

To start, I launched a brand-new YouTube channel and uploaded a new video. I thought watching it repeatedly on a loop would increase the number of views. So, I logged into the account that posted the video and watched it 100 times from the same video page. Surprisingly, this effort only registered one view in total.

Next, I decided to upload a second video and watched it another 100 times, but this time I used a different account. The difference was noticeable but still minimal; the video managed to register just two views.

I realized something was off with my approach, so I tried another method. Instead of looping the video on the same page, I clicked off the video and navigated back to it, repeating this action 100 times. This technique proved to be more effective, resulting in a total of five views for the video.

My experiment reveals that simply refreshing or re-watching a video in an attempt to increase its view count doesn't work as expected. It appears YouTube has robust algorithms in place to prevent such manipulations.

Keywords

  • YouTube views
  • New channel
  • Video loop
  • Increasing views
  • Algorithm
  • Experiment
  • View count

FAQ

Q: Can watching your own YouTube video increase its view count? A: It can, but the increase is usually minimal and heavily dependent on the method used.

Q: Does looping a video help in gaining more views? A: Looping a video on the same page generally doesn't help; even after watching 100 times, it may register just one view.

Q: Is using a different account to watch the video more effective? A: Using a different account may slightly increase the view count, but the difference is minimal. In our experiment, 100 views with a different account only registered two views.

Q: What's a more effective method to increase views? A: Clicking off the video and navigating back to it repeatedly can be more effective in boosting views, although it still doesn't result in a significant increase.

Q: Does YouTube have algorithms to detect view manipulation? A: Yes, YouTube's algorithms are designed to prevent view manipulation, making it hard to increase views by repeatedly watching your own videos.

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