Hi this video is about 12 YouTube Hacks To Grow Your Channel
Are you tired of not seeing the growth that you expected from your YouTube channel?
Perhaps you’re only getting a small number of views to your video but you expect more.
In this video I’d like to share with you my top 12 YouTube hacks that have contributed
to the growth of my YouTube channel.
My experience is that YouTube channel growth rate is slow at the beginning but speeds up
as time passes.
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My name is Herman Drost from DrostDesigns.com.
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1.
Organize your channel homepage More people will subscribe to your channel
if you’ve correctly optimized your channel home page.
Make sure your channel banner, your channel icon your channel trailer and your about page
clearly shows what your content is all about.
Organize your playlists into sections so your visitors will want to watch related videos.
YouTube rewards channels where people watch more of your videos in succession.
This is called session time.
2.
Create a series playlist A series playlist allows you to mark your
playlist as an official set of videos that should be watched together.
Adding your video to a series playlist allows other videos in your playlist to be featured
and recommended.
YouTube will use this information to modify how videos will be presented and discovered.
Your video can only be added to one series playlist so make sure you don’t add to another
playlist otherwise you won’t be able to save it.
3.
Use end screens and annotations to increase engagement
Look at the retention rate of videos in YouTube analytics to see if people stop watching your
videos after a certain period of time.
If you notice that they are dropping off at the beginning of your video add a card, annotation
or graphic to keep them engaged.
4.
Remind viewers to subscribe Ask viewers to subscribe at the beginning
and/or end of your video.
Also give them a reason to subscribe instead of just telling them to watch more of your
videos.
End screens will enable you to add your profile picture or logo at the end of your video so
you get more people to subscribe 5.
Add a branding watermark Did you know you can add a small branding
icon at the bottom right of all the videos you’ve uploaded to your channel within a
few seconds.
When someone clicks on this watermark, a subscribe button will pop-up.
You have the option to make the watermark appear throughout the video, at the beginning
of the video, or even a custom start time.
Click the card icon to watch my branding watermark tutorial.
6.
Embed a subscribe link If you add ?sub_confirmation=1 to the end
of your channel URL, a subscribe button will pop-up.
You can embed this special URL to your blog, to your video description, social media sites,
and other properties on the net to get people to subscribe off YouTube
7.
Experiment with creating longer videos to increase watch time
Watch time is one of the main ranking factors on YouTube.
So if somebody watches 50% of a 5 minute video it will potentially rank higher than if they
just watched 20% of the same video.
Therefore look for ways to maintain your viewers’ attention throughout the video to improve
watch time.
8.
Create a unique tag for your own channel then use that tag for all the videos that you upload.
When someone watches one of your videos, suggested videos will appear on the right side of the
page.
This will encourage people to watch more of the videos on your channel which improves
watch time.
9.
Create your own custom thumbnails Instead of using the auto-generated thumbnails
that YouTube displays next to your videos, create a custom thumbnail that stands out
in the search engines.
One way to make your thumbnail unique is to include a picture of yourself.
Also make sure that the text is large enough so people can easily read it on their mobile
phones.
I use software called YouTube Slicer.
I’ll include a link to it in the description.
10.
Interact with your audience Reply to the comments of people who have watched
your videos by answering their questions and thanking them.
This will encourage them to comment on future videos you upload if you continue to provide
valuable content.
11.
Consistency YouTube will send more traffic to your channel
if you upload videos on a consistent basis.
Try to upload at least one new video every week, the more the better.
12.
Repurpose your video content Besides promoting your videos to social media
sites, expand the reach of your audience by converting your videos to other formats.
Here are some 7 examples of what you can do: * Transcribe your video content and upload
your transcript to your blog.
* Extract the audio from your video and convert it into a podcast and share it on podcast
directories.
* Convert your content to a PDF file and share it on document sharing sites
* Include your channel URL in your email signature *Use your content to do a live stream on YouTube
or Facebook * Convert your content into slides and do
a powerpoint presentation for a webinar That’s it!
Now you know the 12 YouTube Hacks To Grow Your Channel
Let me know in the comments below what hacks you have used to grow your YouTube channel.
I’d love to read them.
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