Many people have become renowned, or even famous, thanks to their YouTube videos. For every YouTube celebrity, though, there are thousands of people who don't get many views. If you want to increase the number of views of your videos, you will not only have to create spectacular videos, but you will also have to know how to describe and share your creation. Here's how to do it in a few simple steps.
Steps
Part 1 of 5: Use Appropriate Descriptions
Step 1. Name your video file right
If it's about a lizard, the word lizard should appear in the title. You can call it "scary- lizard.mov".
Step 2. Give your video a catchy title
It should be short, interesting, and straightforward. If your video is about a kid throwing spaghetti all over the place, call it "The Spaghetti Disaster". You should attract the interest of the public without revealing too many details.
Step 3. Describe your video in detail
Most people ignore this step, but you should take it seriously if you want to increase your views. Describe the video as accurately as possible in the space available to you, writing two or three interesting and precise paragraphs about what people will see once the video is opened.
Step 4. Use the best tags
Enter all the keywords in the title and description in the "tag" section to attract more users. If you use several relevant tags, your video will appear more often in people's searches. For example, if you are posting a video of your cute sleepy dog, you might use words like "Sleepy", "Dog", "Funny" and "Cuddly".
You can use the same tags as other popular videos to make sure as many people as possible see your video in their search results
Part 2 of 5: Share Your Video Wisely
Step 1. Share your video with as many people as possible as soon as you post it
The sooner you start sharing it, the more likely it is to get a good reputation on YouTube. If you wait a week and the video won't get many views during this time, it will most likely be forgotten by the YouTube community. Remember that timing is everything.
Step 2. Email your video to friends, family and colleagues
Create a mailing list with the addresses of people you know enough to know that they might be interested in your new YouTube video, then send them the link and encourage them to watch it. You might also add "I can't wait to hear what you think!" to make it clear that you expect them to watch your video. If you don't mind risking annoying people, send an email to as many people as possible.
If you write an intriguing subject line and a compelling email, everyone will likely watch the video even if they don't know you well
Step 3. Share your video on social networks
Publish the video on Facebook, Twitter and all other social networks you are subscribed to.
Step 4. Use a blog or website to promote your videos
If you have a blog or site, use it to advertise your videos. If you don't have one, but have friends with a popular site, ask them if they can help you by sharing your video with their fans.
Part 3 of 5: Edit Your Videos
Step 1. Remove unnecessary parts of the video
After creating the video, open it with an editor and remove long pauses, leaps and other distractions. If the video is fast paced, people will continue to watch it.
Step 2. Add some music to your video
A good soundtrack can make a video more interesting and hide any audio problems you may have had. YouTube has recently released an audio library that you can use at this link.
Step 3. Include textual information - email address, website, twitter name and more
Some people may not see your video on YouTube, in which case you need to make sure they know your identity. Also, the text may keep the viewer's attention high, so use it to your advantage.
Step 4. Create some credits (and maybe some fun cutscenes)
Put something at the end of the video to let people know how they can track you. Add mistakes or extra scenes. People love to see special scenes at the end of the videos, and the viewing time may increase.
Part 4 of 5: Increase the Chances of Your Video Being Watched
Step 1. Use annotations
This is a great way to increase video views. Using annotations, you can link one video to another, you can link it to your playlist or to a channel. An annotation can suggest a link to another similar video to users if they liked what they're watching, and you can get people to watch all of your videos for hours.
Step 2. Get Memberships
If users subscribe to your channel, you can be sure that more people will watch your videos. If someone subscribes to your channel, their homepage will show them all the videos you upload, plus they'll also have the option to receive email notifications when you post new movies. If you want to increase the number of subscriptions, you can ask people to do so at the end of the video; include a note inviting people to subscribe to your channel, or ask people to subscribe via email.
Step 3. Ask users to "like" or share the video using annotations
You can insert them during the video or at the end, saying that "it will only take a tenth of a second to press that button". Often people don't even notice it.
Step 4. Create playlists
Playlists are collections of videos that are played later, like a music playlist. If you create an entire playlist of videos, users will be more likely to watch one. For example, if you create a playlist of videos showing different gymnastics techniques, your followers will be able to watch your video on the wheel, then jump directly to the video on flips.
Part 5 of 5: Using Other Methods to Increase Views
Step 1. Consider "buying" views
However, this practice may violate the Terms of Service (depending on the type of views purchased), so you run the risk of ending up with your account suspended or closed. Furthermore, being a rather questionable service, you also run the risk of running into a scam.
Step 2. Choose to purchase views from a site that guarantees that the video will not be removed and your account will not be suspended
The best services offer the following features:
- The video is displayed in full or almost.
- The views do not come from mobile devices (in the past some users and services have abused this possibility, causing the suspension / termination of the account and the removal of the video).
- The number of views will not suddenly rise but will gradually increase so as not to arouse suspicion.
- There is the possibility to add "likes", comments and channel subscriptions to the views, to make the whole process more natural and realistic.
Step 3. Choose the service according to your budget
There are many sites that offer this service at different rates. Do a thorough research to find the service that best suits your possibilities. Make sure you also read customer reviews to avoid scams.
Advice
- Post comments on all the videos you watch. Especially on little-known videos - the author will be delighted. If you want to make a criticism, use the general rule of accompanying a criticism with two compliments.
- Always be nice to others on YouTube, because people will appreciate it.
- Befriend someone who hasn't used YouTube in a long time; help him get familiar with the service and he'll probably pay you back with views. And who knows; if he gets famous, he might tell everyone about you someday!
- Change is the secret of success! Make sure you always post interesting new videos. Don't always cover the same topic, but vary it from time to time.
Warnings
- Publish videos securely; get a parent's permission if you are under 18, e Not never meet strangers you've met on the internet alone.
- Avoid clogging other people's videos with comments. Some may see your videos, but most will be bothered by it.
- You should always remember that if you post videos just to get views, you won't get never good results. You should try to build a good following by posting good content and entertaining users.
- Your Youtube channel should be creative, colorful and represent you through and through. You can make it more captivating by adding a profile and background photo by choosing from the images proposed by Youtube or one you created yourself. This way, you will definitely get a lot of signups.
