I'm going to show you 10 ways to get 80,000 subscribers on YouTube. First of all, I want
to thank you for subscribing to my channel and watching my videos. Without you, I wouldn't have
seen consistent growth throughout the years. Hopefully, by showing you these top 10 tips,
you'll be able to grow your channel faster. By the way, if you just started a YouTube channel,
want to grow an established channel, download my YouTube channel checklist
in the description below this video. Number one, identify your target audience. YouTube
says that the algorithm follows the audience, so you got to make videos that your audience likes.
It's sometimes really tricky to make videos that your audience likes as well as what you like.
If you just create videos on topics that you like, you may only get a few views and a few
subscribers. The ideal situation is that you make videos on topics that you like
as well as what your audience likes. What are some ways to identify your
target audience? One of the best and easiest ways is to just type your keyword phrase into
the YouTube search engine. For instance, if I enter how do I get more YouTube subscribers,
it'll give me a bunch of suggestions. These are all search queries that people are entering into
YouTube to find the answers. Another way to tap into the mind of your target audience
is to read your comments. Oftentimes, you'll see questions on there from your audience
that can make videos about. You can also study the comments
of your competitor's videos. Another way is to join Facebook groups and forums that are related
to your niche or even start your own Facebook group. Instead of spamming the group, engage
in conversations and offer answers to questions in the group. If you want to join my Facebook
group Tube Video Boot Camp, click the link in the description below this video. You'll be able to
interact with over 1,000 like-minded creators and get tips and tricks to grow your YouTube channel.
Number two, plan your video content. If you don't want to burn out or continue to get
stressed by creating consistent content, I highly recommend creating a content calendar. I simply
make a list of all the topics that I wish to talk about in a Google Excel spreadsheet. This
helps to keep me organized so I always know what topics I want to make videos for ahead of time.
I also keep a running list of ideas by using a Notes app on my phone. If I'm out jogging,
or bicycling, and an idea comes to mind, I put it on the Notes app on my phone. Inspiration usually
hits me when I'm away from my computer. When I try to force creativity by just
looking at the computer screen, waiting for inspiration to hit me, it just doesn't work.
Number three, get viewers to watch videos. If no one clicks and watches your video,
you'll have wasted all that time creating your video. There are three things you need to master
in order for someone to watch your video. The first thing is you got to have a great topic
that your audience is interested in. Even if you have a great thumbnail and a great title
but the topic is not interesting for your audience, then you'll lose the audience.
The second thing is you got to create a clickable thumbnail. YouTube says that if you have a high
click-through rate and a high watch time, then more videos will appear in suggested videos. These
are the videos that appear on the right side of the watch page and the videos under the video that
you watch in the YouTube app. One thing I highly recommend with your thumbnails is to split test
them. Usually, I create at least two different thumbnails, then I'll test one against the other
to see which one produces the most traffic. This feature is included in the legend option
of TubeBuddy. I'll place a link to TubeBuddy in the description below this video. You can use the
promo code hermansbuddy to get 20% off any paid option of TubeBuddy. The third most crucial thing
to get somebody to click on your video is your title. Your main keyword phrase should be at the
beginning of your title, and then you should have an emotional trigger at the end of your title.
For example, the title of this video is how to get 80,000 subscribers on YouTube.
To make the title more compelling for the viewer, I added the top 10 lessons I learned.
Here's something to keep in mind about click-through rate. After that initial view
velocity, your click-through rate will decline as your video is spread out to a wider audience.
If YouTube sees that your audience likes a video, they'll surface it to more people.
You then may experience an increase in your click-through rate. Number four,
keep viewers engaged throughout the video. As I mentioned previously, a high click-through
rate and a high watch time will increase the probability of your video being suggested.
This means you get free promotion from YouTube. How do you keep viewers engaged throughout
your video? Start your video with a strong hook, such as a question, a bold statement,
or tease them about what's coming up next in the video. If you keep viewer's attention in the
first 30 seconds, there's a high probability that they'll watch the rest of the video. You can keep
an eye on your audience retention by studying your audience retention graph in YouTube Analytics.
After you've hooked the viewers, you want to deliver the content that you've promised
and the title and the thumbnail. End your video with a strong call to action, such as watching
the next video that's related to the video that they've just watched. When a viewer gets
to the end of the video, link to a related video in the card or end screen. Make sure you also give
them a compelling reason to watch the next video. Other things you can do to keep the attention of
the viewers throughout the video is add text overlays, graphics, transitions, et cetera.
Number five, get viewers to return to watch more of your videos. One of the ways to do
this is to create a video series so people will binge-watch your videos. Make sure you
also give them a compelling reason to watch the next video. Number six, monitor analytics to
see which videos are performing the best. If you click on the Analytics tab in YouTube Analytics,
you'll be able to see the top 10 videos that are performing the best on your channel.