It's a couple of years since I posted this video, and linked it to the forum.
Since then, it's had an astonishing 20,000+ views.
I can only think someone has linked it to the official website for the Chateau.
But I can't find it on the web.

Nice Roger.
We can usually only guess what made a video popular.
And more often than not it is just the algorithm doing its job.

Nice place - and congrats. Should have monetized it ;-) Like how you make multi direction moves.

Depp Posted at 12-1 05:18
Nice place - and congrats. Should have monetized it ;-) Like how you make multi direction moves.

Hi Depp. Well that was a preplanned Waypoints mission programmed on the PC using Litchi. Much smoother that way than when I fly the drone

Montfrooij Posted at 12-1 04:59
Nice Roger.
We can usually only guess what made a video popular.
And more often than not it is just the algorithm doing its job.

Maybe - I've got a dozen our more that have over a thousand views and one over 4000. But this one is way beyond what I could reasonably have expected. Not that I'm complaining

Blériot53 Posted at 12-1 08:07
Maybe - I've got a dozen our more that have over a thousand views and one over 4000. But this one is way beyond what I could reasonably have expected. Not that I'm complaining

I have one that was picked up by youtube. Really don't know why.

Montfrooij Posted at 12-1 08:14
I have one that was picked up by youtube. Really don't know why.

Random things seem to catch the public's interest - maybe we were just lucky
What was your one?

Blériot53 Posted at 12-1 08:18
Random things seem to catch the public's interest - maybe we were just lucky
What was your one?

Yes indeed.
This was my one hit wonder.

Montfrooij Posted at 12-1 09:43
Yes indeed.
This was my one hit wonder.

Well I can see why that one might have gone viral, when you think about all the avid trainspotters that are out there.  They're as fanatical as Twitchers ( Bird watchers )

Blériot53 Posted at 12-1 09:50
Well I can see why that one might have gone viral, when you think about all the avid trainspotters that are out there.  They're as fanatical as Twitchers ( Bird watchers )

I would have believed that if my other 100+ would also have gone viral too.

Montfrooij Posted at 12-1 23:34
I would have believed that if my other 100+ would also have gone viral too.

That one must have a certain "je ne sais quoi"  

Blériot53 Posted at 12-1 23:49
That one must have a certain "je ne sais quoi"

I'm still looking for it, since it got me quite a bit of money.

Well done Mr B.    In the analytics you can see where your visitors are coming from,  have you checked that.

PS,  Its onYoutube Studio -> Analytics -> Reach -> under Traffic Source External.

Montfrooij Posted at 12-1 23:54
I'm still looking for it, since it got me quite a bit of money.

Depp reckons I should have monetized this one, but I've never looked into that.

Blériot53 Posted at 12-2 00:05
Depp reckons I should have monetized this one, but I've never looked into that.

Well, you can only monetize if you meet certain criteria's.
And they are quite hard to meet if you don't have a 'popular' channel.
You need at least 1000 subs (that is not the hardest to reach).
But it is more difficult to get over 4000h watch time in the last 365 days.
I was lucky that I had this one video, otherwise it would have been close to impossible.

DAFlys Posted at 12-2 00:03
Well done Mr B.    In the analytics you can see where your visitors are coming from,  have you checked that.

The bulk of them are from the United States, followed by France.

DAFlys Posted at 12-2 00:05
PS,  Its onYoutube Studio -> Analytics -> Reach -> under Traffic Source External.

Yes there's a whole raft of analytical , which I rarely look at
Apparently 98% of the views are due to YT recommendation.

Montfrooij Posted at 12-2 00:07
Well, you can only monetize if you meet certain criteria's.
And they are quite hard to meet if you don't have a 'popular' channel.
You need at least 1000 subs (that is not the hardest to reach).

I'/m a long way short of subs at just 240

Blériot53 Posted at 12-2 00:11
The bulk of them are from the United States, followed by France.

It is quite odd, my vid was looked most from Russia and India.....

Blériot53 Posted at 12-2 00:13
Yes there's a whole raft of analytical , which I rarely look at
Apparently 98% of the views are due to YT recommendation.

Yes, that means YT picked it up as something that is interesting for a part of their users.

Blériot53 Posted at 12-2 00:14
I'/m a long way short of subs at just 240

It is a long road to get there if you don't post regularly (I have found that out)

Blériot53 Posted at 12-2 00:11
The bulk of them are from the United States, followed by France.

Lower down the page you can get the websites that refer it.

Blériot53 Posted at 12-2 00:13
Yes there's a whole raft of analytical , which I rarely look at
Apparently 98% of the views are due to YT recommendation.

Most of mine are from dji.com

Montfrooij Posted at 12-2 00:29
It is quite odd, my vid was looked most from Russia and India.....

The rest of the World has very little uptake, in my analytics

Blériot53 Posted at 12-2 00:39
The rest of the World has very little uptake, in my analytics

It is very common with youtube recommendations (at least in my channels).
Apparently region is a strong criteria in their groups

Montfrooij Posted at 12-2 00:29
Yes, that means YT picked it up as something that is interesting for a part of their users.

I need a good many more subscribers before I see any cash flowing my way

Montfrooij Posted at 12-2 00:30
It is a long road to get there if you don't post regularly (I have found that out)

Not something I aspire to - I'll probably be dead from old age before I reach 1000 subs

DAFlys Posted at 12-2 00:33
Lower down the page you can get the websites that refer it.

I'll have a look at that when I get bored watching paint dry  

Blériot53 Posted at 12-2 00:43
I need a good many more subscribers before I see any cash flowing my way

If you average around 20K views per video, it is starting to get interesting.
Below that, it won't give much.

DAFlys Posted at 12-2 00:33
Most of mine are from dji.com

We have a bit of peace and quiet this morning - the plasterer won't be here until after lunch.  It's sunny and freezing so I guess I'll take a walk with the P2

Blériot53 Posted at 12-2 00:44
Not something I aspire to - I'll probably be dead from old age before I reach 1000 subs

You should not. It is very unsatisfying and frustrating to chase those.

Blériot53 Posted at 12-2 00:47
We have a bit of peace and quiet this morning - the plasterer won't be here until after lunch.  It's sunny and freezing so I guess I'll take a walk with the P2

Yes make the best of it.   Im about to start spraying shelves with varnish,   but its a little cold at the moment.  

Montfrooij Posted at 12-2 00:42
It is very common with youtube recommendations (at least in my channels).
Apparently region is a strong criteria in their groups

Well the USA is a large population group

Blériot53 Posted at 12-2 00:49
Well the USA is a large population group

That is, so is Russia and India

Montfrooij Posted at 12-2 00:46
If you average around 20K views per video, it is starting to get interesting.
Below that, it won't give much.

My next nearest is just 4000.  I don't think I'll be making any money from YT  

Blériot53 Posted at 12-2 00:50
My next nearest is just 4000.  I don't think I'll be making any money from YT

Probably not worth the effort.

Montfrooij Posted at 12-2 01:00
Probably not worth the effort.

Certainly not for me

Blériot53 Posted at 12-2 03:02
Certainly not for me

I thought it would be, but I'm re considering.

Congratulations for the nice number of views :-) I'll have to say I wouldn't be surprised if you really found out this video ended up on the official site - the end result certainly feels polished :-)