I assume it is, but I've clicked on links in the comments section before and found some good content. Just curious on some of your opinions.
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YouTube Question Is it bad to put a link in the YouTube comments section?
- Thread starter PicklezCameraGuy
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Do you mean like a pinned comment that you put on your own video or you dropping links on other peoples videos?
I don't allow other people to put links in my comment section. It deters a lot of the spammers, especially the naughty ones. I try to always remember to put a link as the first pinned comment though. It might to go a playlist of mine or another video. Sometimes it goes to my website. Always a call to action on any of them. don't know if people actually do it
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Yeah, I wasn't very clear. I mean dropping links on other peoples videos.
I would not drop a link on someone else's video unless it is very on topic. I have done it on interview vids - just to share a link to the complete interview, or the next segment of that one. I do not link to my own vids.
I have YT hold all links for review, and I never review them. I am not clicking on a random link to see if it is suitable, I just delete all comments with links on the review page. If some random YouTuber leaves links to their vids on my video, I usually report it as spam.
I have YT hold all links for review, and I never review them. I am not clicking on a random link to see if it is suitable, I just delete all comments with links on the review page. If some random YouTuber leaves links to their vids on my video, I usually report it as spam.
It is generally bad form to drop your links on other people's videos. It is abused so much which is why YT allows channels to block links.
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That would be considered spam, other people don't appreciate it, especially the creator. It will likely just get you blocked on that channel.
Then yes, it's pretty rude to do. I've had people stop by and say things like "if you like this podcast, you'll enjoy..." and drop their youtube or podcast name on my youtube comments and apple podcasts ratings. It's a terrible practice unless it is specifically asked for as a task from the video. I don't know, one day youtube might look at that as spamming, and then smack you for it even when asked. Who knows.
Youtube recognizes people dropping links as MOSTLY spam which is why we, as channel owners, all have the ability to block links entirely. As far as I am concerned, trying to drop links for any reason is generally a waste of time on YT. That is not what comments on YT are used for and generally for elementary use.