We are doing a test of 500 videos (every video is a different, non-competitive area) and we are trying to get a handle on what is 'normal', with respect to typical traffic and monetization patterns you might expect to find in youtube.
For example, in terms of youtube search traffic, maybe they give your video an initial boost, see how you fare, and then adjust from there, so that a 'normal' pattern might be an initial spike, then a calming down. I have no idea. Maybe there is no boost, and instead there is a sandbox before you can rank a video.
Same with monetization. I was crushed to find only like 15% of our total views, were actually being monetized with ads. Does that change over time, or do those videos just suck for monetization and that is just the way it is?
I don't want to project if these aren't straight line curves.
Anyone?
I only have lite experience with youtube and mainly youtube search but....
More views = more views ( so say you pay to show video, more people see it, more likely it appears at top of search, more people see it... )
More money = more money ( if it makes Google more money then it will be seen more, same as adwords really)
These are the 2 charts that I'm looking at...