- So, how is something as simple as this
going to lead to all of these,
which by the way really helpful for viewers just like you,
and could ultimately lead to this,
which is guaranteed to get you more YouTube views
and subscribers.
Well, there's only one way to find out, let's do this.
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- As always, click on your profile image
in the top right hand corner of most YouTube screens
and then go to the creator studio.
From the Channel dashboard, click on the video section
and then from this list, click the edit icon
next to video you want to add video chapters to.
Now video chapters are essentially timestamps
that you put in your video description
but the key difference is,
you need to include a timestamp of 0 minutes and 0 seconds,
as you can see on screen now.
Oh and by the way, if you want to learn anything
more specifically about timestamps,
we have a full tutorial over here,
definitely worth checking out.
Once you have your first zero timestamp created,
you can set up the rest of the timestamps
how ever you see fit.
Think about the story of your video
and divide it up appropriately
and don't forget to say when you're done.
As the time of recording, this is the user experience.
On desktop, when you mouse over the video,
you will see a small notch in the timeline
that shows you the chapters
and the name of the chapter currently playing
will be displayed next to the time playback.
As has always been the case,
you can click on the timestamp in the video description
to jump to the start of that chapter
and you can see it in the timeline
that the current chapter block
is expanded so it's clearly visible.
As for the YouTube mobile app,
you can tap and scrub the timeline
to see the different names of the chapters
and again, tap the timestamp in the description
to jump to the beginning of that section in the video.
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Now a couple more things I want to add about video chapters.
As of time of recording, this isn't available on iOS,
but I am told it will be available on Apple devices
very, very soon.
Also, and this is direct feedback to YouTube,
there doesn't seem to be any form of shortcut
for you to skip by chapter yet so,
YouTube, if you could add that,
that would be fantastic and if it is added,
I will put it in the description
and the pin comment of this video.
Also, and this is something interesting to consider
from creatives point of view,
this may actually reduce the watch time of your videos.
If you're telling people exactly where to go in your video
to get the answer to their question,
that it stands to reason that once they've got their answer,
they may abandon your content.
Granted in reality, this is probably going to have
a minuscule effect on your watch time,
but it is something to consider.
And if you're too concerned about your watch time
on your videos for your channel,
then you're dismissing the huge benefits
this is going to have for your audience.
You know, the human beings who actually watch your content.
If your video is 20 minutes long,
then maybe the viewer does just need
a small portion of the content
that really provides the value they need.
And if they do find it really valuable,
they will be much more inclined to trust you
as the content creator of choice,
which may lead to a new subscriber and lots more views
and watch time in the long run.
timestamps also give you much greater exposure
outside of YouTube.
In Google Search, your video may look like this,
which gives you much more real estate on screen.
And, also we can't directly prove a link between
timestamps and video snippets,
ever since we started using timestamps on YouTube,
we find that more and more of our video snippets
are appearing on Google Search.
I mean, who isn't going to click on one of these?
Timestamps have been around on YouTube forever
and they're relatively easy to set up.
But they're under utilized by the creator community,
meaning that viewers can't benefit from them.
I think with the addition of chapters,
this is a game changer for this tool
and you can get ahead of the competition
if you start using them right now.
If you would like more YouTube beginners guides
just like this, check out the video playlist over here.
As always, thank you very much for watching
and enjoy the rest of your video making day.