YouTube is the largest video sharing platform on this planet. Individuals, Vloggers, businesses all are using it to make money, engage clients but not all of them. Most of them failed because they don’t know how to increase views on YouTube videos.
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Let check some proven free and paid ways to get more video views:
1. Custom Video Thumbnails
Thumbnail is the first thing a viewer see while browsing videos.It works more than a title for user. A video thumbnail can be use to add extra information about video in catchy letters and photos.
YouTube creator academy says 9 out 10 videos use custom thumbnails.
Remember, don’t use fake, misleading or offensive thumbnails. It may lead to video ban or a strike on channel.
There are some free and best YouTube thumbnail makers and generators online both for PC and mobile:
Adobe Spark
Canava
Visme
Snappa
Placeit
PicMonkey
2. Video Title
As thumbnails are for users, titles are for search engines. YouTube is the second search engine in world. Choose SEO optimized keywords to ass in video title. It will be best to use keywords with high search volume and less/medium competition.
Tip: Title using [brackets] get more clicks. Add numbers like percentage, year or number of steps.
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Keyword Research Tools for title:
Google Keyword Planner
Keywordtool.io
Google trends
Keyword Surfer
Ubersuggest
SEMrush
AHREFS
3. Video description
This is a big space to add details about your video in 5000 characters. Use long tail keywords, add URL’s for more references, hashtags to explain your content.
YouTube video description have a show more option and you have to make sure all important keywords must be added before it. In next 150 words use your secondary keywords.
Then in last, add you reference links, social profiles, other video links.
4. Video Tags
YouTube Tags are form of short keywords, which are considered as a ranking factor for YouTube videos.
Tip: Add tags used by your competitive videos from suggested videos or which are ranking on top in search.
A research shows 405 of channels get traffic from suggested videos.
5. Create playlists
Playlists are also a great source of traffic as they rank easily in Google and YouTube search. Use appropriate keywords in YouTube video playlists title and description.
6. Social sharing
Don’t sleep after uploading a video on YouTube, that’s not the only end. Keep sharing your video URL on Facebook, Twitter (with trending tweets), Pinterest, WhatsApp, LinkedIn. Use content curation tools like Flipboard, Pocket, Scoop.it, Feedly, Sniply.
Share videos on popular websites like Reddit, Quora, Google forums
7. Reply to Comments
Engaging with viewers is the best way to encourage them for future videos. You may see lovely or abusive comments but you have to handle all.
8. Add suggestion on end screen
That’s a great feature from YouTube to add some videos , which you think are best for your viewers.
9. Mobile app
You may also launch a mobile app for your YouTube channel on Android and iOS store.
10. Paid promotion
Though it’s mot mandatory to invest money to increase views but if your video is about a business who need sales or leads then it will be a plus point. Try with Google display ads with a 30-40 seconds videos and run a true-view campaign on YouTube.
Alternatively promote on other networks like: PropellerAds, AppNexus, Selectmedia, Unruly,Viewdeos.
Your Side
Spoon is on your side now. Try the above methods and let’s know does it help to increase your YouTube video views.
