Wouldn't you like to see this message from YouTube? "Well done, in October you gained
33% more subscriptions than usual. What's going on? Your videos are attracting new audiences
and you're convincing them to subscribe. If your channel continues to grow at this rate,
you'll reach 50,000 subscriptions this month instead of the two months it may have taken
otherwise. More subscriptions than usual, you gained 1,358 subscriptions, more than
the 800 to 1,300 you typically gain and a month."
Wouldn't you like to see that kind of inspiring message at the beginning of next month?
In this video, I'm going to show you a simple hack on how to get 1,000 subscribers on YouTube
so you can see your channel grow. Hi, my name is Herman Drost. If you want to grow your
audience on YouTube and generate traffic, leads, and sales on autopilot, hit the subscribe
button and click the bell notification icon so you'll be notified immediately when I upload
new videos. Number one, identify the videos that got the most subscribers. Here's how
to find the videos on your channel that got the most subscribers. Login to your YouTube
channel, click on the YouTube studio beta, click analytics. Here you can see how many
subscribers you got in the last 28 days. If you click the drop-down, you can see how
many subscribers you got in the last seven days, 90 days, 365 days, a lifetime or you
can even do custom, click see more. The subscriber's column shows you the videos that are getting
the most subscribers on your channel over the last 28 days. You can change this by just
clicking on the drop-down and selecting 90, 365, lifetime or even custom. It will show
you the number of views, watch time minutes, impressions and impressions click-through
rate. You can also add more stats to these columns by clicking on the plus sign. I can
add average view duration which is the estimated average minutes watched per view for the selected
content. Click the plus again, select overview, and
I can select average percentage viewed which is every percentage of a video your audience
watches per view. As you can see in my second top video, I got 53.9% average percentage
viewed. That also got a 14.3% impressions click-through rate. This measures how often
viewers watch the video after seeing an impression. Are there other ways to identify the top videos
in your channel that get the most subscribers? Here's how to use Morningfame to find the
videos that gained the most subscribers in the past week.
Click login, click analytics report, click traction, scroll down to how much did each
video contribute to grow your channel, click subscribers gained, you'll see a list of videos
on how many subscribers I gained. You can also click on strategy and look at your growth
opportunities. It says, "Create more of these. These videos performed well overall. Build
on this success by creating more videos like these ones." VidIQ is a free Chrome extension
that helps you identify the top videos getting the most subscribers. If you have the free
Chrome extension VidIQ installed on your channel, you can click channel audit.
It'll show you the top three videos that gained the most subscribers in the last 30 days.
If you upgrade to the paid version, you can choose 60 days or 90 days.
Number two, make your most popular video your channel trailer. When people visit your channel
homepage, they're probably going to check out your channel trailer. However, if your
channel trailer has only got a few hundred views and a few hundred subscribers, they
might leave your channel homepage. Instead, use a video that got the most subscribers
as your channel trailer. You already know it's a proven winner that attracts a lot of
views and subscribers, so use it. Number three, add your most popular videos
in the first section of your channel homepage. For example, I identify the top videos on
my channel that got the most subscribers and the most traffic, then created a playlist
called Best of Drost Video. I added that playlist to the top section on my channel homepage,
so when first-time visitors visit my channel homepage, they'll see the videos that got
the most traffic on my channel. Number four, make a better video. Since you already identified
the videos that are getting the most subscribers on your channel, create more of those types
of videos. For example, you can even use the same title
of your best performing video, but make the video longer and more engaging. Approach the
topic from a different angle. Use a different hook, include B-roll and transitions to reset
the attention of the viewers. This will help your viewers to remain engaged throughout
the duration of your video. Another thing to do is to improve the click-through rate
by redesigning your thumbnail and testing different thumbnails. If you improve the click-through
rate of your YouTube video, YouTube will surface more of your videos on other people's channels.
The same will happen if you improve the audit retention and the watch time of your videos.
Number five, create a video series. The purpose of creating a video series is to get more
watch time on your YouTube videos. The goal of YouTube is to keep people on the YouTube
platform, so if you create a video series, people will take a deeper dive into your content
and binge-watch your videos. One of the ways to do this is to create videos around similar
topics of your top-performing videos. When viewers take a deeper dive into your content
by watching a series of videos in your playlist, they'll be more motivated to subscribe to
your channel. Number six, create an official playlist for
your video series. The beauty of an official playlist is that the videos on that playlist
will be suggested to your viewers based upon their browsing behavior. Make sure you optimize
the title and description of that official playlist. Also, select the best thumbnail
for one of the videos in the playlist. After you've got a lot of traffic to your playlist,
identify the best performing video in that playlist and move it to the top of your playlist.
The top-performing video in your playlist has already been proven as a winner, so use
it to motivate people to binge-watch the rest of your videos.
Number seven, link each video to your playlists. Use cards and end screens to link to the next
video in your playlist. So instead of viewers just watching one video, it gives them more
opportunity to take a deeper dive into your content by watching more of the videos in
your playlist. You'll also pin that playlist to the top of your comments so when people
go to comment on your video, they'll see the playlist. Add the playlist to your description
so when people check out your description, they'll be given the opportunity to check
out more of your videos. Here are some bonus tips. Number one, ask viewers to subscribe
in your video. You can ask in the beginning, at the end,
or both, but give them a reason to subscribe. Number two, add a subscribe watermark across
all the videos on your channel. A small icon will appear at the bottom-right of each video.
Click the link in the card to watch my video on how to do this. Number three, keep track
of your best performing videos. Visit YouTube analytics to identify your top-performing
videos. See which ones are getting the highest click-through rate, audit retention, and watch
time. YouTube will place a card like this at the beginning of each month if your channel
has grown. Let me ask you a question, do you want to
know how to rank your videos on the first page of YouTube so you can generate traffic,
leads, and sales on autopilot? If that's a yes, watch my next video on how to rank YouTube
videos for beginners. Thanks for watching, and we'll see you in the next video.