s your YouTube channel growing slowly or has reached a plateau in its growth?
In this video I show you seven ways to grow a YouTube channel fast in 2019 while hiking
Swallow Falls in Western Maryland.
[music] Hello, my name is Herman Drost.
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[music] Number one.
Begin with the end in mind.
Where do you want your channel to be in 12 months time?
Perhaps your goal is to get 10,000 new subscribers by the end of 2019.
If so, you've got to plan out your content ahead of time by creating a content calendar.
Check the link in the card to watch my video on how to plan out your YouTube content.
Number two.
Know your target audience.
It's your audience that will decide to watch your videos or subscribe for your channel,
so you have to tap into their wants, needs, and desires and solve their problems in your
videos.
One of the best ways to do this is to be your own target audience, so you can ask yourself,
"Would I watch this kind of content?"
Another way to know your target audience is to seek out the questions that they ask in
the comments, on forums, Facebook groups, and elsewhere.
Find a popular channel and your niche and scroll through the comments looking for questions
from that audience.
It's also a great way to find new ideas for your future videos.
Another great way to tap into your target audience is to find out the keywords that
they're typing into the search engines.
For example, if I enter how to grow your YouTube channel in the YouTube search box, I get a
bunch of suggestions.
These are popular keyword phrases that people are looking for answers to.
One of the best keyword tools I use for keyword research is TubeBuddy.
Take the link in a card to watch my review video of TubeBuddy.
Number three.
Capitalize on high-performing videos.
When you identify the videos that are getting the most traffic on your channel, you create
more of those type of videos.
How do you find those high traffic videos?
If you click on traffic sources and YouTube analytics, you'll discover that most of your
traffic comes from YouTube Search, YouTube Suggested, and browse features.
YouTube Search are the videos people find from your channel based upon the keyword phrases
they enter into the YouTube search box.
YouTube Suggested videos are the videos that appear on the right side of the YouTube watch
page and the videos that play after the video is finished.
Browse features are your videos that appear on the home screen and your YouTube channel
page.
After you’ve identified the top-performing videos on your channel, create similar videos
with a different title and a different angle of content.
Number four.
Create a series of videos based upon a similar theme.
YouTube rewards channels that keeps viewers watching more of your videos.
If they binge-watch several videos in a row, they stay longer on YouTube which YouTube
loves.
If you get a high audience retention on a single video, it has a higher probability
of appearing in a YouTube search and YouTube suggested videos.
If you increase that watch time by having your viewers watch several videos in a row
then your videos will appear in YouTube suggested and YouTube search.
Instead of thinking about one video, think about a series of videos around a similar
topic and add those videos to a playlist.
When someone starts watching the first video on the playlist, they’ll more likely watch
more videos because they're related to the first video.
Here's a tip for creating a series of videos in a playlist.
Before you create your video think about the call to action you want a place in that video
that links to a similar video in your playlist.
Use cards and ad screens to redirect viewers to the next video in the playlist.
If you add videos to a series playlist or what's often called an official playlist,
YouTube will select videos from that playlist based upon the browsing behavior of your viewers.
Number five.
Improve one thing at a time.
Before you create and publish your next video, identify one thing that you can improve in
that video.
For example, it could be a thumbnail, your audience retention, or the way that you deliver
your content.
As the quality of your videos improves, so will the growth of your channel.
Number six.
Be consistent.
People are creatures of habit.
If you stick to a consistent publishing schedule then your viewers will know when to expect
new content from your channel.
For example, I publish new videos every Monday and Thursday and go live on Fridays.
One way to maintain a consistent publishing schedule is to create a Content calendar and
batch record several videos in one day.
I find this a great way to relieve stress, to have videos ready to go, whether I'm at
a conference, on vacation, or I'm too sick to create new content.
I often jot down new ideas on the Notes app on my iPhone, when I'm hiking in nature.
The best ideas come to mind when you're not forcing creativity, but you're relaxed.
Number seven.
Maintain your passion.
If you don't enjoy what you're doing, it will show in your videos.
Creating consistent content without taking a break may result in burnout.
One of my best ways to keep fueling my passion is to hike or jog in nature and interact with
other content creators.
Also, the feedback that you leave in the comments motivates and inspires me to keep going.
Let me ask you an important question.
Where do you want your channel to be at the end of 2019?
Post your answer in the comments below.
I'd love to read them and I'm sure others would too.
If you want a comprehensive guide on how to grow a YouTube channel in 2019, then pick
up a copy of my eBook Tube Bootcamp.
It will show you step-by-step with screenshots how to get more views and subscribers to a
YouTube channel.
Thanks for watching and I'll see you in the next video.