I Spent $200 on YouTube Promotions — Here's What REALLY Happened

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I spent nearly $200 using YouTube’s official promotion tool to try and grow my channel — and the results were... interesting. This isn’t about buying fake subscribers or views. I went through YouTube’s legit ad platform to see if it could help get more eyes on my videos and promote my Amazon KDP books and side hustle content.

In this video, I break down the exact stats:
📈 How many impressions and views I got
👥 How many subscribers joined (and how many mysteriously unsubscribed)
🧠 My theory on why some of those subs might be bots
💰 How much each subscriber actually cost me
📉 Why this won’t help you get monetized — but how it might help you grow anyway

Plus, I ran a mini experiment — I waited a week with no uploads, then dropped a video mid-promo to see if that changed the results. It definitely made a difference in engagement, and I share what I’d do differently next time.

Whether you're a small creator trying to grow your audience, or someone trying to promote your digital products like books or courses, this video will give you the honest truth about YouTube promotions.

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📺 What’s in the video:
00:00 – Introduction
01:38 – Numbers
03:30 – Monetization
05:33 – Tutorial & Stats
11:05 – Was it Worth it?
13:28 – Outro

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