Will becoming a YouTube partner get me higher rankings on the site?

[iinuser]

One of the branded channels I run has been offered to be apart of YouTube's Partnership program. Trick is - I don't necessarily want to see ads pop up for my videos, as I imagine the revenue is fairly small.

I would be wiling to join the program if there is evidence that joining the program helps our rankings on YouTube. I imagine it may - as YouTube likely would give preference for partnered channels, partly due to ad/revenue opportunities for them, and partly because partners have obviously proven to have better content.

What do you guys recommend?

[RyanPurkey]

It'll give you more promotional options and data which in turn will get you more exposure.  That alone could get you more views than Youtube rankings in the conventional sense.

[iinuser]

What kind of data will it provide? My videos are already linking back to our site - and provide links to our main site in the description. So I see referral traffic, I'm aware of our views and ratings (as well as any random user would be).

Is there any specific demo data it would give?

Thanks for this answer btw

[RyanPurkey]

Ya. Check out the details here: www.youtube.com/t/partnerships_benefits

[iinuser]

One more question - Will I be able to limit the advertisements that appear on my account?

I'm somewhat concerned that competitive ads may appear on my videos.

Thank you for all your help so far.

[RyanPurkey]

I'm not sure on that one, but I'd be surprised if you couldn't as you can do so in Adwords and that's where Youtube gets its ads.