Many people want to get on YouTube, because they feel they can do what others they see on YouTube do. Thy start, and then the frustration from little to no views just takes the drive away.
Are you one of such person? If yes, then this article is written to help you on your YouTube journey.
When creating videos for YouTube, you want to make sure your video is search friendly. Evergreen. So in 2 weeks time, 6 months, 5 years, people can search for and fine what you post on YouTube.
How do you make your YouTube videos search friendly?
You can check Google for what people are looking for. When you find these words, they hould be in your title, description and tags.
If you are familiar with blogging, you will know that you need to mention your keywords in your content. Same way you have to mention your keywords in your YouTube video if you want it to be optimized for search.
Next thing you want to do is make your thumbnail recognizable. It should tell what your content is about. See it has your “attention grabber”.
Try not to make it too colorful, or littered with too much texts. The colors should blend well and express what you are talking about in the video.
Next is your video category. This is where relevance comes over popularity. Your video category has to be relevant to what is in the video. Otherwise, you are putting a clog in a wheel that is yet in motion.
Research shows that explainer videos are best. Since someone somewhere will still need that information, you’ll get views. The videos with constant views over time are videos that solve certain problems that are common. You can focus your script in this direction.
4 things to optimize YouTube video views.
1. Upload in HD. Your video quality should be minimum HD. Anything less than that, and no one will take you seriously.
2. Record 10 minutes or less. The shorter the video, the better. The length of a video alone can make one loose interest. So keep your video short, but packed with good stuffs.
3. Stick to your niche. If you want to talk about football, stick to it. If it’s Cryptocurrency, stick to it. Talking about food today, and then talking about football tomorrow divides your audience.
4. Upload consistently. If you chose to upload every Monday, keep to that. Let your viewers be in anticipation for the next video. Gaining viewers is one thing. Maintaining them is another.
Keep in mind that you have to tell everyone on your social handles about your new video. This adds to your views.
They’ll view based on sentiment at first. If your video is relevant, they’ll look forward to the next one and even share on their social handles.
The final point to growing your YouTube video views is encouraging people to like your video and subscribe. This helps YouTube to make your video available to them next time you post.
Asking questions to encourage community engagement is also fantastic.
Once you start your YouTube journey, don’t stop. Keep going.
Good things do take time.
What do you think about this article? What else can you do to increase YouTube video views?
Let me know in the comment section below.
