Last weekend, I was trail riding along the Anacostia River in Washington DC and
wanted to capture the beautiful views by making a Shorts video.
In this video, you'll learn how to film a Shorts video using different cameras,
how to upload and optimize your Shorts video, and how to publish and promote it to get more views.
Are you currently creating shorts for your YouTube channel? Post your answer and the comments below.
If you're filming with your phone, make sure you're holding it in the vertical position.
If I'm filming a short with my GoPro camera, I move it to the vertical position. If I'm
filming with my Canon M50, I'll adjust it to the vertical position. Now, you can import your
Shorts video onto your vertical document using your video editing software. I use ScreenFlow
for the Mac. Later, I'll show you how viewers will find your Shorts videos so stay tuned.
When you import your Shorts video into your video editing software, Make sure
your document is 1080 pixels wide by 1920 pixels high. Keep in mind, your shorts video has to be
under 60 seconds in length, otherwise, it won't appear as a shorts video on YouTube.
When you export your Shorts video, make sure you export it using the same dimensions as you
created it with. I use the vertical dimensions of 1080 pixels wide and 1920 pixels high.
There are two important things to keep in mind when optimizing Shorts video for YouTube,
the title and the hook. The title is what viewers see first when s scrolling their phones, and the
hook is what viewers see when they hover over your video. Log in to your YouTube channel. Click the
create link at the top. Click upload videos, Click select files, or drag and drop a file to
upload. So I'm going to drag this file, "How to increase Watch time on YouTube in 30 seconds." Now
it's uploading. Okay, I've got my title in there ready, because that's what I named the file. Add
a short description. Make sure you include the hashtag shorts in the description or the title.
Here's the thumbnail frame that YouTube chooses from your video to add to the short shelf. You
can upload a custom thumbnail, but keep in mind your custom thumbnail will only appear
in Google search, but won't appear when people are scrolling shorts videos on their phones.
Under audience, select No, it's not Made for Kids,
No age restriction. Click next. I'm not gonna add an end screen or a card.
Click next. Under visibility, you can choose private, unlisted, or public. For the sake of
this demonstration, I'm going to choose unlisted. but if you want to make it public, choose public,
or you could schedule it, Click save. Keep mind the red Subscribe button appears at the
end of your Schwarz video, so you could remind people to subscribe at the end of your video.
Now that you're finished uploading and optimizing your shorts video,
you're ready to publish and promote it. If you've uploaded your Shorts video as unlisted,
change the visibility setting to public so everyone can watch it. Now,
you can share it on your social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, blogger, Tumblr, LinkedIn,
etcetera. Or you can just grab the link. Click close. If you want to promote your Shorts video
on the YouTube app, tap the share button, then select one of the social media sites.
Here's how to add a Shorts section to your YouTube channel homepage so first time viewers to your
channel can see your shorts. Simply click on customization in YouTube studio then click on
add section. Select short videos. It says "This section will appear after a short video has been
uploaded." Here's the shorts section that has been added to my main channel. Here are all the
shorts videos that are being added to my YouTube channel homepage. Adding a short section will
also help your Shorts videos to be discovered on the short shelf on the YouTube mobile app.
Viewers can find your shorts videos in a number of ways. You can tap on the
shorts icon on the YouTube app then scroll through the different shorts.
SIf you go to the YouTube app on your mobile phone, then scroll down, you'll
be able to see the shorts section on the YouTube app. You can view shorts on YouTube's homepage
at youtube.com. They can be featured on your channel homepage, which I showed you earlier.
They also appear in your notifications and when checking your subscriptions. Recently,
YouTube added a shorts tab to the YouTube channel homepage, so videos and shorts are
separated. You'll also see a separate tab for shorts under content and YouTube analytics.
From 2023 onwards you can also watch shorts on your smart TVs,
gaming consoles and streaming devices.
What if you wanna make a Shorts video on your phone using the YouTube Shorts camera
app. Watch this video on the screen right now on
how to make a 6o second Shorts video on your phone. You'll be glad you did.