Are YouTube Contests a Waste of Time? 10 Reasons Not to Create and Participate!
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0.000 HBDAre YouTube Contests a Waste of Time? 10 Reasons Not to Create and Participate!
 Why am I not running a contest on *YouTube* even though it works to rank videos higher, even though a bunch of top *YouTubers* are doing it, and even though I've run contests before? Will you please watch this video and find out because this might save you a ton of wasted time, effort and energy and perhaps even violations on *YouTube?* If you have a channel or if you are just a viewer on *YouTube,* you might be able to save time and energy not participating in other contests. ## Are YouTube Contests a Waste of Time? 10 Reasons Not to Create and Participate! If you will enjoy reading and contributing to the discussion for this post, will you please [join us on the *YouTube* video below](https://youtu.be/JlU2QdgpKq8) and leave a comment there because I read and respond to most comments on *YouTube?* https://youtu.be/JlU2QdgpKq8 If you find anything helpful in this video or funny, will you please leave a like because you will feel great helping other people find it? Now, why am I not doing contests even though they work so well? Because I don't like being on the receiving end of them. Because I've run contests before, I know they do work well, and yet one of the big reasons I'm not doing contests: *YouTube* has a pretty stringent [contest policies and guidelines](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/1620498?hl=en).  Now, I know they are not often enforced at least relative to the number of contests I see that don't appear to follow them, that doesn't mean they can't be enforced though. If we have learned one thing [on *YouTube*](https://www.youtube.com/c/jerrybanfield) it's that often things can slide for a long time like ads on videos that probably shouldn't have had ads on them, then all of a sudden, there is a massive wave of enforcement. I would imagine, at the rate we are going, the *contest policies* are going to get a massive wave of enforcement in the near future because there are so many *YouTubers* not following the [guidelines](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/1620498?hl=en). You have probably seen videos by now, here is what the contest does. The contest says, *"If you like this video, subscribe and hit the notification button, and then post a comment saying you did it, then you'll be eligible to win."* Read more on my website at *https://jerrybanfield.com/create-youtube-contests/.* Love, Jerry Banfield <https://jerrybanfield.com/> <https://jerrybanfield.com/blog/> <https://jerrybanfield.com/books/> <https://jerrybanfield.com/contact/> <https://jerrybanfield.com/freecourses/> <https://jerrybanfield.com/masterclass/> <https://jerrybanfield.com/partners/> <https://jerrybanfield.com/podcast/> <https://jerrybanfield.com/resources/> <https://jerrybanfield.com/steem/> <https://jerrybanfield.com/twitch2019/> <https://jerrybanfield.com/wirecast/> <https://jerrybanfield.com/youtube/> <https://jerry.tips/emaillist1017> <https://jerry.tips/songsbyme> <https://u.jerrybanfield.com/> <https://www.facebook.com/jbanfield> <http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id915442105> <https://www.patreon.com/jerrybanfield> <https://soundcloud.com/jbanfield> <https://teespring.com/stores/jerrybanfield> <https://www.twitch.tv/jerrybanfield/> <https://twitter.com/JerryBanfield> https://www.youtube.com/jerrybanfield
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