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Companies Are Hijacking YOUR Videos! | YouTube Advertising Views FIX

Companies are using your videos as ads but KZread advertising views can be disabled quickly and easily. This video shows how to do it step-by-step.
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  • @NickNimmin
    @NickNimmin11 ай бұрын

    AI is changing the game for content creators. Check out my playlist of AI tools for creators here - kzread.info/dash/bejne/rIeWy4-EmMWxpbg.html

  • @NickNimmin
    @NickNimmin11 ай бұрын

    Here are the main issues with this: 1. IF the ads running to your videos are being put in front of the wrong type of viewer that won’t respond well to your content. 2. Your content is being used as an ad without your permission and without you being compensated as the creator.

  • @nighthawkpredatorwotblitzclanr

    @nighthawkpredatorwotblitzclanr

    11 ай бұрын

    YT doesn't care about that. They are all about making $$. Just saying.

  • @tigranh47

    @tigranh47

    11 ай бұрын

    What if there is no such checkbox for my channel?

  • @EckieOutdoor

    @EckieOutdoor

    11 ай бұрын

    @@tigranh47 If you don't have an Ads-account linked to your channel, that option is not available, I could be wrong but I don't have Ads-account and don't see that checkbox either.

  • @RealQuietOne

    @RealQuietOne

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@tigranh47There should be the option if you use the desktop version of KZread Studio.

  • @KiDmO365

    @KiDmO365

    11 ай бұрын

    My second channel is getting hit with this but I do not have this button yet. Am I SOL til it shows up? I am assuming it unlocks with subs.

  • @TinkerManMick
    @TinkerManMick11 ай бұрын

    I contacted youtube support about this, told them it was not right, and they told me ot was completely normal.. Thanks so much for making this video Nick!

  • @laughandlove77
    @laughandlove7711 ай бұрын

    Super important point that wasn't made in the video: the setting to change this is only available to those who are in the KZread partner program. It will NOT show up for you if you aren't in the YPP.

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    Correct.

  • @mySeaPrince_

    @mySeaPrince_

    11 ай бұрын

    That's why... I can't find it 🤯 What about this Invalid Traffic thing that is happening and YT taking people's money.

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    They are not taking money, if a view doesn't have an ad, neither the creator nor KZread get paid. The invalid traffic is 100% a big issue that creators are dealing with right now without a concrete solution.

  • @mySeaPrince_

    @mySeaPrince_

    11 ай бұрын

    @@NickNimmin Could you do a video.. There's a suggestion that the Invalid Traffic thing is related to Policy Changes like the new KZread Affiliate Programme... only in USA? Or more to the effect.. YT want people to stay on the platform... ...and don't want external links or anything done or said that guides them off YT. Seems all Social Media is getting "Corporate" and Narcissistic. another YT Policy Change... There's what's going on with the medical/health channel's... see Dr Eric Berg's latest video.. the thumbnail is him and tape on his mouth. As you know I've been learning about YT for several years... I've repeatedly seen established channel's get accused of something and demonetised without YT actually saying exactly what and where on a video they have done wrong.. AI replies to complaints even for really big creators. Then it getting "resolved"... But.. as far as I understand the Creator doesn't receive lost revenue even though advertising was on their videos. Which smells! I will set up at least one YT channel but it won't be the only platform... Everything I have filmed is not platform specific. Big problem I have is mobile phone upload speeds.. where I live is bad but not much better in town even at a café.. ps... I film at 1080 64gb = 2hrs~ Just bought yet another harddrive.. That's where costs addup ... There is one thing that has been really worth while.. finding some decent people around the world... 😻

  • @yarrokon

    @yarrokon

    10 ай бұрын

    Thank you, I didn't see this setting and was wondering what was up!

  • @ZdenkaDarula
    @ZdenkaDarula11 ай бұрын

    I actually missed this setting. Thank you so much for this video. I am very happy this popped up on my feed. I had this problem many times.... The majority of companies will try whatever even what you didn't agree on in the contract in the first place.

  • @ElectroBlastLuigi
    @ElectroBlastLuigi11 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much Nick! I've noticed a few of my gaming videos are getting small amount of views from "KZread advertising" in the past few months and I wasn't sure if it's someone selling my videos or something since I've seen other people's videos and even their artwork getting promoted as ads on KZread when searching for videos. For some reason, this is happening even though I never linked a Google Ads account to my KZread channel. I also got a direct message from someone on Twitter trying to promote themselves to advertise my content so it gave me an idea that they're probably one of the suspects (I never responded). If this practice is as scummy as it sounds, I'm glad you put this video out there for us. Hopefully we figure out why/how this is happening soon, if we don't know the answer to this.

  • @decodingyt
    @decodingyt11 ай бұрын

    I was getting huge amounts of views from this, yet there was no clear information regarding this on Google/KZread. Thankyou so much for sharing this Nick! It's really helpful ❤️✌️

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    👊🤓

  • @mySeaPrince_
    @mySeaPrince_11 ай бұрын

    Original Content Only declaration on upload... YT must stop all the content theft.. YT are quick to punish use of copyright music.. But not our content... There's many channels blatantly copying from other platforms & making money on YT.

  • @CollinMichael
    @CollinMichael11 ай бұрын

    Thanks for showing this! Been noticing ads as a traffic source and now I have a way to stop it.

  • @ErwinWijayanto86
    @ErwinWijayanto8611 ай бұрын

    "I've been facing this issue, and this video couldn't have come at a better time. Your tips are practical and easy to follow. Thank you! Thanks, Nick!

  • @Edward_Black_Rose_Geometry
    @Edward_Black_Rose_Geometry11 ай бұрын

    I noticed this yesterday and visited your channel to look for something about it. I almost wrote a comment under one of your videos but deleted it thinking you wouldn't read it. But you somehow read my mind and uploaded a video about this problem, thank you!

  • @TayajohMusic
    @TayajohMusic11 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for this information! I just found out I had some videos used in advertising. I wanted people to use my content so this was exciting news for me!😃

  • @wenatplay
    @wenatplay11 ай бұрын

    Scary frustrating stuff 😡😖Thanks for making us aware and also how to fix it!

  • @pipecleanercraftsb
    @pipecleanercraftsb11 ай бұрын

    Nick, I did get about 1.6K of these views just yesterday, but I don't understand it (it's my English). How were they able to use our videos in the first place? And why don't we get money for it? Or do we?... Thank you! Also, what are these "linked" accounts?

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    Interesting. To my understanding it’s not harmful but it’s shady since creators don’t get compensated for it being used that way.

  • @pipecleanercraftsb

    @pipecleanercraftsb

    11 ай бұрын

    @@NickNimmin "sampling" shorts is also shady, so many of my shorts get reuploaded and i can't even claim them...

  • @Laiqul

    @Laiqul

    11 ай бұрын

    @@pipecleanercraftsb watermark it

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    If they are using the Remix feature, its because that's partn of the KZread Shorts ecosystem and is allowed. If they are re-uploading, then that's not, and you can issue a takedown on those. Creators currently cannot claim ad revenue on Shorts or longs, so a Takedown is the only other avenue.

  • @themmaspokesman

    @themmaspokesman

    10 ай бұрын

    @@pipecleanercraftsb you can prevent them remixing your content by choosing the option not too.

  • @RoadReality
    @RoadReality11 ай бұрын

    Your timing couldn't be better! I was researching this exact thing earlier this week because I saw it as a source of views, and some of the guys on Reddit said it was KZread putting your video on their home page or something... but this makes more sense. [I figured the YT home page would just be a Browse source, can you clarify?] Thanks, Nick!

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    Yes, KZread home is part of browse. If you type “KZread traffic sources Google help pages” into Google they give explanations of all of the different traffic sources.

  • @RoadReality

    @RoadReality

    11 ай бұрын

    @@NickNimmin Thanks, Nick! :D You're awesome!

  • @CollinAbroadcast
    @CollinAbroadcast11 ай бұрын

    Good looking out! I wonder what the purpose of using other people's videos as advertising

  • @TrixReact

    @TrixReact

    5 ай бұрын

    Potentially to reduce reach on someone’s videos. As I believe I am witnessing with my channel

  • @TheAwesomeFossum
    @TheAwesomeFossum11 ай бұрын

    Nick! We need more videos covering this niche within this niche! "Quality of Life" fixes or tips like this! Please do more. This is PERFECT!

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    🤓 ✋

  • @TheAwesomeFossum

    @TheAwesomeFossum

    11 ай бұрын

    @@NickNimmin another good idea: start a mini segment covering what sites to use to help market people with specific skillsets to others, like lets say someone was really good with photoshop making thumbnails for youtube videos, where should that person go to market themselves the most effective & easiest way they can for side gigs. All relating back to skills creators learned as they grow. Fiverr can’t be the only option surely. Idk!

  • @HowToBuildYourOwnHome
    @HowToBuildYourOwnHome9 ай бұрын

    Thank you Nick! I just fixed our channel. It’s interesting how people can use our content for ads. We had people doing this. There is so much to learn. This quick tip was fabulous.

  • @SuitcaseMonkey
    @SuitcaseMonkey11 ай бұрын

    Hey. It would be useful to know what the full details are to this. On one side, you are getting more views which is welcome and may introduce people to your channel. But what does this look like on the other side? Are you really being taken advantage of? More info is needed to know if this is actually something that should be turned off.

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    If a someone is using your videos for advertising they are avoiding compensating someone for making the content, which is taking advantage of you as a creator IMO. That’s the issue.

  • @playingthemomgame
    @playingthemomgame11 ай бұрын

    This JUST happened to me and I had a really hard time finding out what was going on. This is the video I was looking for 2 weeks ago! 😆 Great video right to the point!!

  • @_Jesuschristcares
    @_Jesuschristcares10 ай бұрын

    I love the way you use visuals and examples to help explain complex concepts, it makes it much easier to understand ❤😊✅

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    10 ай бұрын

    🤓 ✋

  • @henrya8965
    @henrya896511 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this! I actually saw advertising in the traffic source for one of my videos!

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    and thank you for the Super Thanks! 👊 🤓

  • @SarahMJordan
    @SarahMJordan11 ай бұрын

    Thanks Nick. Glad you always have our backs

  • @KCHUSTLR
    @KCHUSTLR11 ай бұрын

    Simple sweet to the point, subscribed , started my channel 6 months ago, your info is very helpful 👍

  • @AndrewK
    @AndrewK11 ай бұрын

    GREAT UPDATE NICK! I can now stop a certain company using my content as an ad -.-

  • @Lolaizavlog777
    @Lolaizavlog77711 ай бұрын

    Thank you Nick for the update. I appreciate it!

  • @TheGamingShelf
    @TheGamingShelf11 ай бұрын

    I didn’t even know you could do this! Thanks for the tip Nick. Fixed 👌

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    👊 🤓

  • @bdriversims8230
    @bdriversims823010 ай бұрын

    Thanks, Nick. You're always looking out for us.

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    10 ай бұрын

    👊 🤓

  • @tinmaan
    @tinmaan11 ай бұрын

    Thank you Nick!! that is amazing information!! Just made the change. Thanks for all you do!👊

  • @MotifMusicStudios
    @MotifMusicStudios11 ай бұрын

    Appreciated! Super easy to follow!

  • @AlyenasKitchen
    @AlyenasKitchen10 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for helping me understanding this! I was seeing youtube advertising in my analytics and had no idea why. I checked the box and hopefully, it is fixed. 😊🌺🌷

  • @JenniferMarieVO
    @JenniferMarieVO4 ай бұрын

    WOW. Thank you so much for this video. I had no idea that this was even a thing people could do. I just checked my analytics, and on July 6, 2023, I had 3,500 views from KZread Advertising. Less than a month later, my channel was hit with "invalid traffic", causing an 80-90% revenue reduction. This invalid traffic issue has since come and gone three times on my channel. (I'm in the trenches now). Can't help but wonder if it is related to that July 6, 2023 incident. What a disaster.

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    4 ай бұрын

    100% agree

  • @JumpyJolt
    @JumpyJolt11 ай бұрын

    Thank you Nick for explaining! I am a small channel and I started seeing a tiny amount of traffic coming from ads? What? I was clueless. Good video. You always cover the "unknown" of the YT abyss. This place can be scary of us little channels. 🤣

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    🤓 ✋

  • @SLYMobileGaming
    @SLYMobileGaming11 ай бұрын

    As always, great info! Thanks Nick! Lately I've seen this on my analytics, and I hope you can enlighten me on how can my videos (no commentary gaming walkthrough/gaming guides) are being used by these companies as ads though?

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    It could be that someone creating an ad campaign simply entered the wrong video URL. In other words, an error.

  • @owenvideo1
    @owenvideo111 ай бұрын

    WHOA!! Amazing heads up brother. Great video, thank you

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    My man!!!

  • @hosteltravels
    @hosteltravels10 ай бұрын

    Shout Out 2 You Nick from Chiang Mai, Thailand.... You inspire me, help me, and your videos are just plain cool. Thank you for this video and for the music that you provide for us growing content creators. You're a very talented man and I'm so grateful I found your channel. Be Well my Friend!

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    10 ай бұрын

    I appreciate that! 👊🤓

  • @TerrestrialVibes
    @TerrestrialVibes11 ай бұрын

    Thanks Nick! Didn't know this was a thing till just now! Appreciate the tip! 🙏💙

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    Yeah, a lot of people are finding this in their traffic sources and it's causing a lot of confusion.

  • @Jworkoutstv
    @Jworkoutstv9 ай бұрын

    Thanks man I was seeing this alot and getting frustrated but now i fixed it

  • @ErikKSwanson
    @ErikKSwanson11 ай бұрын

    Thanks for this. I have been noticing KZread advertising as a traffic source on several of my videos lately. Does having this as a traffic source negatively effect my organic reach? It would certainly explain why some of my videos have been under performing lately, even though they have decent CTR and average vew duration, etc It's also really strange, because some of the videos being used for advertising are about homeless people... what the hell are they advertising?!

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    No it shouldn’t have an impact on reach. This is more about making sure companies are not using your stuff without compensation.

  • @ErikKSwanson

    @ErikKSwanson

    11 ай бұрын

    @@NickNimmin Thanks for the response. I certainly don't want people using my stuff without my permission., I'm not trying to get too tin foil hat on ya, but stick with me on this... if KZread sees that someone is willing to pay for views on a particular video, then why would they give that video more impressions for free? I understand that YT wants to keep the viewer happy, but it's win/win for them. They can get paid to show a video as an advertisement, and still try to place it in front of the audience they think will enjoy it most. All the while KZread is making money from the video, instead of having to split ad revenue from that same video. There is also the issue of the viewers coming from ads not watching the whole video and engaging with it, which will probably hurt the overall impressions the video gets. The spiffing brit did a video a while back demonstrating how ads could be exploited to take down a videos performance. The first time I ever noticed the YT advertising traffic source was also right when the associated video went from hundreds of views/day to single digit views/day. This might be a coincidence, but it seemed strange to have both things happen pretty much at the same time. When I contacted KZread help last year about it, they told me there was nothing I could do to stop someone else from advertising my video.

  • @inzu_shorts
    @inzu_shorts10 ай бұрын

    How to use remix green screen features in India ?

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    10 ай бұрын

    Does being in India make a difference?

  • @JonnyShapland
    @JonnyShapland8 ай бұрын

    Thanks very much for this! I just noticed a company had started doing this and was panicking thinking it was going to ruin my channel and I had no control… 😅 This video saved the day!

  • @PlanetImo
    @PlanetImo11 ай бұрын

    Ah yeah - that's happened to me a couple of times. I have NO IDEA what they were using my random daily life vlogs to advertise. I had a spike in views and gained some subs from the extra traffic, but obviously no revenue from advertising, because apparently my vlogs WERE the advertisements. No idea what for though!

  • @TheNeatwork
    @TheNeatwork11 ай бұрын

    THANK YOU!! I was so confused.

  • @TheRealMrDigg
    @TheRealMrDigg10 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the easy to follow on screen example!!

  • @infin8reactions
    @infin8reactions10 ай бұрын

    Thanks for this info nick! You're my favourite educational channel when it comes to KZread 😁👌

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    10 ай бұрын

    👊 🤓

  • @LifeHackerMax
    @LifeHackerMax11 ай бұрын

    Wow! This was very helpful information! I had this happen to me in the past but had no idea about the implications. Thank you do much for explaining it! Great video! 🤩🤩🤩

  • @ErikKSwanson
    @ErikKSwanson11 ай бұрын

    Do you have any idea how long it takes for the check box to stop allowing my videos to be used as ads? I did it Friday, but I’m still seeing “KZread Advertising” as a traffic source this morning. I posted a YT Short yesterday and within the first 30 minutes started getting “KZread Advertising” traffic. This is most definitely effecting my video performance - average view duration for “advertising” views is 1/4 the overall view duration… plus I imagine that my “swiped away” stat is being influenced by this as well. I contacted YT help, but they’re not actually helpful and told me I need to contact google ads. A quick search on Reddit, and a few YT videos indicate that this is a known exploit that nefarious people use to sabotage other’s channels. Considering the email threats I got last year from handing out some copyright strikes, I don’t think it’s a stretch to think someone is intentionally trying to yank my videos as soon as they’re posted.

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    I would expect there to be some residual views from that traffic source if say a campaign was already underway. Its possible that the block works for future campaigns when someone attempts to add your video URL to their campaign.

  • @ErikKSwanson

    @ErikKSwanson

    11 ай бұрын

    @@NickNimmin thanks. I’ll keep an eye on it, and hope it resolves itself soon.

  • @VillageINSIDER92

    @VillageINSIDER92

    2 ай бұрын

    @@ErikKSwanson whats update? When your video stop by check ✅ in settings, after which time it fixed ?

  • @TheAlexErnstShow

    @TheAlexErnstShow

    Ай бұрын

    Any update? Dealing with this now

  • @CookingandCalm
    @CookingandCalm11 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much for this. Long shot, but could this be a factor in the ‘invalid traffic’ issue some of us are facing? (Not doing anything dodgy and a very small creator so it’s a complete mystery). I couldn’t see that link in my analytics so I’m guessing it’s not happening to me, but I’ve turned off the option all the same. Really appreciate the help you’re giving us all. Thanks again

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    It is one of the action tasks Roberto Blake was mentioning for the Invalid Traffic issue on Twitter/X in the last 48 hours.

  • @CookingandCalm

    @CookingandCalm

    11 ай бұрын

    @@NickNimmin oh that's interesting. I turned it off last night when I saw your video (I'm in UK) and when I've got up this morning my invalid traffic banner has gone!🎉 Who knows if it was that, or if it will return, but it's such a relief. Thank you again for everything you're sharing and I really appreciate your taking the time to reply.

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    oh nice!

  • @SoleEpochMultipod3592
    @SoleEpochMultipod359211 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much Nick for the heads up on that.

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    You bet! 👊 🤓

  • @AbandonedMines11
    @AbandonedMines1111 ай бұрын

    Nick, I do not see the “KZread Advertising” category under the “Traffic Source” heading. What might this mean, if anything? I’m assuming NOT seeing it is a good thing. Thanks for the great video!

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    Yes, it means none of your videos have been used as an ad in that period of time.

  • @AbandonedMines11

    @AbandonedMines11

    11 ай бұрын

    @@NickNimmin That’s what I figured. Glad to have it confirmed, though. Thanks for the reply, Nick!

  • @itstechtime1
    @itstechtime111 ай бұрын

    Awsome content as always. Thank you!

  • @PooDotStinkPants
    @PooDotStinkPants11 ай бұрын

    Thanks for this, we were surprised to find a couple.

  • @RealQuietOne
    @RealQuietOne11 ай бұрын

    Thank you, sir. I never understood this, since I don't advertise my channel. I did as you suggested. I only had 54 views but at least I now know the reason why. Once again, thank you so much!

  • @WendyDewarHughes
    @WendyDewarHughes11 ай бұрын

    Thanks again for more great info.

  • @spyderthread
    @spyderthread11 ай бұрын

    That's good to know, thank you! I just started getting a few of these. Unfortunately the option to disable them doesn't seem to be there in my account settings. Could this be because I'm not monetised yet?

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    Yes, you are correct.

  • @MagicFlyinPotato
    @MagicFlyinPotato11 ай бұрын

    Thanks for this Nick! I'm going to check into it and just click on the box anyway! 👍

  • @CDReimer
    @CDReimer11 ай бұрын

    I've seen "KZread Advertising" in the live view after posting a video. I don't see it in the analytics report.

  • @SweetMagnoliaaHome
    @SweetMagnoliaaHome9 ай бұрын

    Thanks a ton for sharing this!

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    9 ай бұрын

    No problem! 🤓 ✋

  • @TheGuitarGeek
    @TheGuitarGeek11 ай бұрын

    This just happened to me and then your video popped up. Thanks Nick!

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    Timing!

  • @TheCraftyPuertoRican
    @TheCraftyPuertoRican11 ай бұрын

    I checked the traffic list, but KZread advertising is not included. Why is that? My channel is monetized.

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    It simply means that none of your content has been used in that way, which is great.

  • @peachxtaehyung
    @peachxtaehyung11 ай бұрын

    Thank you Nick! I'll check right now! Though I'm probably not the type of channel they would go to lol

  • @freemansgarage
    @freemansgarage11 ай бұрын

    I saved this video in my watch later playlist in case I need this information in the future. Thanks for making the video.

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    👊🤓

  • @RocketQueen71
    @RocketQueen7111 ай бұрын

    😎👍 Thanks,Nick for the 4-1-1 !!!

  • @ContempoCoding
    @ContempoCoding11 ай бұрын

    Thanks, Nick! It was only 1, but still 1 too many!

  • @IBSaurabh
    @IBSaurabh9 ай бұрын

    Hi Nick, from Past couple of weeks views on both my longform as well shorts videos have dropped significantly. I didn't know what was happening, my analytics were far different from what they used to AVD CTR everything, and i kept wondering if YT is somehow showing my videos to the wrong audiences. Same videos were performing far better on FB & instagram, where i have significantly less followers. After watching your video, i found out i was getting views from YT advertising. Could that be reason why my views disappeared all of a sudden? I have so many haters lol could be that someone was showing my videos to the wrong type of audiences on purpose.

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    9 ай бұрын

    Likely not, unless there is some scale to the Advertising views or you've been using the Promotion tab to promote content.

  • @RustyGraffitiReviews
    @RustyGraffitiReviews10 ай бұрын

    Good looking out Nick! 👊🏽

  • @jwijwi
    @jwijwi8 ай бұрын

    Thanks a lot!!

  • @BalanceRhythm
    @BalanceRhythm9 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the info. I experienced this on November 1st and immediately changed the setting and it stopped. Found out the next day all of the traffic was from Vietnam. It will be interesting to see if this will negatively affect my channel with the algorithm. So far views are steady. Lower than a month ago but I had a very popular video at that time so maybe they're just reverting back to the mean.

  • @darrenp1078
    @darrenp107811 ай бұрын

    Would you mind explaining how this is bad for my channel? I've been seeing traffic coming in from KZread ads. I thought it was beneficial to me, since my videos got advertized for free. But I DID notice that channel-wide view count has dropped significantly since this ad thing started. So, what was the mechanism? How did the ads negatively affect my channel? Thanks!

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    10 ай бұрын

    That's a whole other side effect that we're still looking into.

  • @ElementalSoundWorks
    @ElementalSoundWorks11 ай бұрын

    Wow, I was completely unaware of this! Not sure if it is related, but I was having great, consistent views for days on end. Then after getting the Advertising views (September 6th), my views went down (not a lot but a good bit after being so consistent). I am aware this can happen anyway so could just be a coincidence though. Thanks for the heads up! I can't say I'm not curious to see how my one of my videos was used as an ad in the first place lol.

  • @EsotericGateway

    @EsotericGateway

    11 ай бұрын

    Omg literally me. I recall seeing somewhere that external ads do affect the natural algorithm of one’s channel. I’m experiencing this now and it seems to be on going problem with my views 😤

  • @AndrewDixonMusic
    @AndrewDixonMusic11 ай бұрын

    Hi Nick, wonereed if you have any advice on the best way to create QR codes to place on screen to Amazon affiliate links? I tried creating them through a couple of sites but annoyingly seemingly after a couple of days the QR code directs to their website rather than to my links. As this is a growing area I assume it's something that may be worthwhile discussing?

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    I've not looked into QR codes that much I'm afraid. I'd be interested in what sites you've tried so far?

  • @EvolvingwithEtta
    @EvolvingwithEtta11 ай бұрын

    Hi Nick, I have none of these selections you said to click on and make. Does this apply to only those who are monetized? Thank you.

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    Correct. The one pre-requisite is being in the KZread Partner Program.

  • @everythingwithlorbito
    @everythingwithlorbito11 ай бұрын

    Thank you Nick, wasn't aware of this very informative

  • @FoodFunDiary
    @FoodFunDiary11 ай бұрын

    Does disabling the Allow embedding function(for yet to be monetized channels) in the youtube studio controls also prevent our vids being used as youtube advertising? I don’t seem to have that option in my settings

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    Embedding is unrelated to the KZread Advertising traffic source.

  • @ForOurGood
    @ForOurGood9 ай бұрын

    Helpful, thanks!

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    9 ай бұрын

    No problem!

  • @ndautomotive
    @ndautomotive11 ай бұрын

    I just noticed few views coming from that source and was wondering what's happening. Thanks for clarifying 👍

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    My pleasure! 🤓👊

  • @Farawaynow
    @Farawaynow11 ай бұрын

    Thank you, I was surprised to see I had view from ads.

  • @FoodFunDiary
    @FoodFunDiary11 ай бұрын

    Mighty thanks for this useful guide💜💜

  • @not_David
    @not_David9 ай бұрын

    I had this happen to me today. I did what was suggested in the video but I've still been getting a couple of views still coming in (it wasn't a lot to begin with I just don't like the idea of someone being able to do this). Hopefully it just takes a bit to kick in and by tomorrow it won't be a problem? The only other thing I can think of is that I don't have an ad account linked like is shown in the video.

  • @windfeatherscreations
    @windfeatherscreations11 ай бұрын

    Wow....thank you for the awareness!

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    🤓👊

  • @LesVegasMusic
    @LesVegasMusic11 ай бұрын

    @NickNimmin I had a lot of views under KZread advertising, but I think they were from my own advertising. That checkbox wasn't available for me in the channel advanced settings.

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    If you're using the Promotion option is Studio or Google Ads to set-up ad campaigns using your content, it will show as KZread Advertising as a traffic source.

  • @BrandonTalbot
    @BrandonTalbot11 ай бұрын

    I don't even have "KZread Advertising" as an option in the advanced mode.

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    That's a good thing.

  • @coastaldiva
    @coastaldiva11 ай бұрын

    So I don’t understand this is some thing that KZread allows, and it could hurt a persons channel?

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    No. This is more about people using content as ads without compensating the creator.

  • @coastaldiva

    @coastaldiva

    11 ай бұрын

    @@NickNimmin oh ok. I’ve seen KZread advertising on my analytics before but when I go to click that tab you mentioned, I don’t have that option so maybe it’s because I don’t have linked accounts yet?

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    Porbably because you need to be in the KZread Partner Program and have a linked Google Ads account.

  • @coastaldiva

    @coastaldiva

    11 ай бұрын

    @@NickNimmin thanks! Yes it occurred to me i was worrying about something that i dont even have yet 😆 😅

  • @fralinsandfriends
    @fralinsandfriends11 ай бұрын

    I've seen some ads on my older videos. When I go back to the same video a second time they're gone. I'm not monetized yet. With the new rules monetization is allowed to channels with 500 subs and 3000 hours of view time. I haven't hit the 3000 viewing hours. I remember there being a point where they said they could put ads on small channels and KZread would collect the benefit. I'm not sure about that part. It's unclear to me if they can or cannot do that or if I completely misunderstand. 😃😃👋👋💖💖

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    This is different. This is people using your videos as ads.

  • @DrSevTalksMoney
    @DrSevTalksMoney11 ай бұрын

    Thank you Nick.

  • @JohnConnorsMMA
    @JohnConnorsMMA11 ай бұрын

    Nick, love your content. What loss am I at risk for in this situation?

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    If ads are ram to an audience (at scale) that isn’t a good fit for your content it can backfire your organic reach. It needs to happen at scale though. Also, you’re not being compensated as the creator.

  • @JohnConnorsMMA

    @JohnConnorsMMA

    11 ай бұрын

    @@NickNimmin Thank you! 🙏

  • @dankelly
    @dankelly11 ай бұрын

    (I'm not saying there's isn't a problem, i really want to know more.) What's the person/company actually doing by using my video on their advertising? Can they somehow link to their own site from my video?

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    When anyone uses Google Ads to start an ad campaign, they can put in any KZread URL to link to the video to be used as an ad. So people can be either choosing your video because you're talking about their product, or someone can be targetting your content for paid views, or may have just got the URL wrong. Yes, they can set the "call to action" to link to their site, if that's what they want to do. This is why its important to only allow your content to be used by approved accounts once this option becomes available to you.

  • @dankelly

    @dankelly

    11 ай бұрын

    @@NickNimmin Thanks, Nick!

  • @DemonTom
    @DemonTom10 ай бұрын

    Hello! I've looked, but I haven't seen that box you clicked. Is it a Partners only kinda button? Also, is there any other way I can mitigate this?

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    10 ай бұрын

    Right now, you need to be in the KZread Partner program and have a linked Google Ads account.

  • @MikePhillips
    @MikePhillips11 ай бұрын

    Hey Nick, thank you. So question... I do NOT have that check box available ("Only let linked accounts advertise"). I do have an ad account linked. Recently I tried their "new and improved" promotions feature to promote my podcast... $8, bad results, no watch time (Do not recommend! lol.) My main channel is still not monetized - is it possible I don't have the checkbox because I don't have monetization enabled? Or maybe associate with the youtube promotions? Any advice appreciated.

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    It's the KZread Partner Program - that is apparently the pre-requisite to have that option enabled.

  • @MikePhillips

    @MikePhillips

    11 ай бұрын

    @@NickNimmin got it. Thank you.

  • @doodlesdream
    @doodlesdream10 ай бұрын

    I set this option but still my traffic are come from KZread advertising. 😅 Why?

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    10 ай бұрын

    If you're seeing it in realtime views as a traffic source, you may find that they disappear once views have been validated.

  • @malfisargaming
    @malfisargaming11 ай бұрын

    seems i dont have this check box to disable this quite annoying - wish youtube would give us more details about what or who was using it =/

  • @AhmadSubandiOfficial
    @AhmadSubandiOfficial11 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the explanation

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    No problem! 🤓👊

  • @alexanderl9721
    @alexanderl972111 ай бұрын

    I've experienced this recently with my videos. Thanks.

  • @TubeDecoders
    @TubeDecoders11 ай бұрын

    Hi nick....as i m also content creator...your valuable knowledge helps me alot❤u are reaallly great

  • @walker.projects
    @walker.projects11 ай бұрын

    Do you have to have a linked Google Ads account to turn it off? Though only have 2 Views from youtube advertising, i dont have this option to check that box and turn it off.

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    Yes. It doesn't cost anything to have one.

  • @paulysguitarjournal
    @paulysguitarjournal10 ай бұрын

    I don't see any of this in my Studio, but I have seen ads on my videos... and since I'm not eligible for ad revenue...

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    10 ай бұрын

    This is not ads playing on your videos, this is your video appearing as an ad in front of other videos. If you don't see the option yet, its because you will need to be in the KZread Partner Program.

  • @Workingonjoy
    @Workingonjoy10 ай бұрын

    Nick, I have a question how do I protect my videos? I’m just starting out. I only have about 40 videos, but I’ve noticed that there are advertisements on some of my videos. But because I am not eligible to be a part of the KZread partner program, I’m unable to check that button to prevent someone from adding ads to my videos. So what should I do?

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    10 ай бұрын

    Right now, not too much. I would prepare by making sure you have a free Google Ads account that you can link to your channel, then work towards getting into the KZread Partner Program. It is less likely that a brand will try this on you until you get on their radar if you talk about their product or service.

  • @ScottysAnimals
    @ScottysAnimals11 ай бұрын

    I know this video is only 2 hours old but for some reason I don't see KZread advertising as a traffic source

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    That's a good thing!

  • @frankmckinley1254
    @frankmckinley125410 ай бұрын

    Wow I needed this video, THANKs.👍

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    10 ай бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @AllanLetsPlay
    @AllanLetsPlay11 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the video I just saw that on some of my videos I don't see that option

  • @NickNimmin

    @NickNimmin

    11 ай бұрын

    The option will become available once you're in the KZread Partner Program.