Want to be famous on YouTube? Want to get a message across to multiple people at once, or want to make the whole world laugh? Whatever your goal, the only way to achieve it is to increase the number of subscribers to your YouTube channel. This guide will help you increase the number of video views and subscribers on your channel.
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Method 1 of 4: Diligently Create Content
Step 1. Upload a video at least once a week
One of the most important ways to get lots of followers is to provide as much content as possible. The more content you have, the more popular your channel will be, because more content will invite people to come back to your channel.
- More videos also means your videos will appear more and more in search results, which will attract more subscribers.
- However, keep in mind that posting too many videos every week will mess up your channel and make it difficult for visitors to find the content they want.
Step 2. Create an upload schedule and stick to it
Try to upload videos on a specific schedule each week. Tell your followers when your next video will be available, and they will most likely return to your channel when your new video is uploaded.
YouTube users prefer to subscribe to channels that are diligent in uploading videos, rather than channels that only upload videos occasionally
Step 3. Tag your videos properly
Make sure all tags on your video match the video content. If someone searches for something and your video shows up because it was tagged incorrectly, that user will leave your video after a few seconds and never come back.
- The correct tags will also ensure that your video shows up in relevant searches.
- Also use multi-word tags, in addition to single-word tags, as many users often search for phrases.
Step 4. Choose a good title
A video with a good title will appear in search results more clearly than a video with a bad title. For example, if you're making a video about baking cookies, an example of a bad title would be "Make Nastars," and a good title would be "Make Soft Clove Nastars Quickly."
The title of the second video is more descriptive and contains more keywords that search engines can catch
Step 5. Write a meaningful description
Only the first few lines of the video description will appear in searches, so make sure the beginning of the description describes the video and what viewers will see well.
Make sure you use a lot of keywords in your description, but don't make your description difficult to read
Method 2 of 4: Planning Videos
Step 1. Write a script
While you can make a successful video without a script, scripting will help you create a constant program. This script will prevent you from escaping the original theme of the video, as well as focus the content for your viewers.
If you're vlogging, you might want to make notes of what you want to say, then start saying it. Most successful vloggers do this, and cut off the section when they say "um"
Step 2. Record what you know
The most successful videos are those that show the creators doing what they love. Don't try to follow market tastes and make videos that mimic popular trends. You will be much more successful if you make videos the way you want them, and focus on improving your videos.
Step 3. Start the video interestingly
The introduction section is one of the most important parts of the video. This introduction will grab the viewer's attention, set the theme and direction of the video, and make the viewer want to watch the continuation of the video. You can start the video with a personal introduction, an image, a clip explaining the content of the video, etc.
Make a catchy, but brief introduction. Viewers usually don't want to watch introduction videos that are longer than 10-15 seconds. This video introduction includes title, image, and explanation. Quickly grab the attention of your viewers and get started with the core content of your video
Step 4. Time your video
Timing is very important so that the audience does not get bored. Don't keep talking about uninteresting things, and continue the video afterward.
- Don't try to explain too much information in one section. If you're making informative videos, consider dividing the content into sections to prevent viewers from getting confused by taking in too much information.
- However, make sure you have content that fits the length of the video. If viewers are bored, even for just one second, they may leave your video and look for another.
- For longer videos, use a small splitter when the flow of the video gets a little slower. This divider will give viewers time to understand what they've seen, before you move on to your content.
Step 5. End the video with an action request
At the end of the video, don't just say goodbye and turn off the camera, but ask viewers to subscribe to your channel, link your video on Facebook, or leave a comment on the video. This request will invite more customers, and more interaction with your customers.
Use the Annotations feature to add a subscribe button to your videos. Make sure this button doesn't get in the way of other actions, and only use it in the last segment of the video
Method 3 of 4: Making Videos
Step 1. Edit your video
Even a simple edit can set your video apart from thousands of other similar videos on YouTube. Edit silences, errors, or poor content.
Learn how to use a video editor. There are many open-source video editing programs available, and many digital video recorders come with a video editor
Step 2. Develop transitions
If you're serializing videos with the same general concept (like guides, reviews, etc.), create general transitions that you can use uniformly across your videos. The same transition will make your content have a uniform feel, and look more professional in the eyes of the viewer.
Transitions have a huge impact on the "brand" of your video. This "brand" is a very important aspect of your YouTube videos, so make sure you develop it to the best of your ability
Step 3. Learn how to use the camera
Experiment with different ways of shooting. Know your camera inside out. Camera mastery will have a huge impact on the number of your subscribers who stay subscribed.
- Don't move the camera too often, unless you're trying to convey a certain impression. For example, if you're talking to the camera, and then want to show an example at the table, don't record the camera shift. Instead, cut from scene to scene so the viewer doesn't notice any grainy camera movement.
- Ask friends or family for help. Having your own camera operator can free you to be yourself in front of the camera, as well as add a professional feel to your videos instead of recording them with a webcam.
Method 4 of 4: Building a Channel
Step 1. Create consistent content
Make sure the content you upload always matches the theme of your channel. For example, if you started your channel with some movie reviews, don't upload recipe videos at a later date. You will lose subscribers if your customers see content that is not what they expected.
Create multiple channels for different subjects and themes to link between channels but keep different content separate so viewers don't get confused
Step 2. Interact with the audience
Replying to good viewer comments and mentioning the viewer's name on videos will go a long way in strengthening the community on your channel.
Make sure you moderate your channel and remove unsavory and unpleasant messages to your subscribers to keep your channel friendly and popular
Step 3. Subscribe to another channel
Find a channel that catches your eye, and subscribe to it. Leave a good comment, and you will find that those neighboring channel visitors also visit yours. YouTube is a community, and interacting with the community will help you grow more than just uploading videos.
Upload video responses on other videos if appropriate, but avoid trashing other channels with your videos. You may be ignored and blocked, and your chances of attracting customers will be lost. Treat other channels well, and yours will grow by itself
Step 4. Advertise your channel
Use social networks like Facebook or Twitter to advertise your channel. Let your friends and followers know when you upload a new video. Write a few sentences about your video when you post on social networks.
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If you have a blog, include a direct link to your YouTube channel so readers can find your video content. Use the following code to add the YouTube subscription widget:
Tips
- It's a good idea not to feature your religion or political party, unless your channel focuses on both. For example, don't call yourself an atheist on a gaming channel, or that you're a Republican on a joke channel.
- Ignore the unpleasant comments because the person who wrote them is just jealous of you. Delete comments and ignore.
- Keep trying. Don't give up, because popularizing your channel takes a long time.
- Believe in yourself and your videos.
- Be unique. YouTube is looking for partners who offer what others don't. Make a name, gesture, sound or whatever only you can do or have. If other people feel inspired, moved, or motivated by your channel, your channel can become famous quickly.
- Don't mention other channels. The channel's subscribers may not like your video and tell others to do the same.
- Avoid making false promises. Subscribing to other people's channels to get them to subscribe to yours will take a lot of work once you get a lot of requests. Even YouTube doesn't like this system. However, you can remind people to like, comment, or subscribe to your channel at the end of the video.
- Thumbnails are a great way to invite customers. Create custom thumbnails; do not use thumbnails that are already available.
- Remember to give credit if needed (to prevent your video from being removed for copyright infringement) and link other videos in your video description.
- Make a video every other day if you're used to uploading videos once a week to keep your bond with your viewers.
- Avoid abusive language in your videos. Kansar language has a negative effect on people who have just seen your video.
- Tell everyone in your school and family. Ask them to subscribe to your channel.
- You can also invest in advertising. YouTube places "Featured Videos" at the top of the "Related Videos" list on the right side of the page. You can get on this list by paying some money to Google.
- The last way to find subscribers is to subscribe to unused YouTube channels. Type in YouTube.com, enter a slash, and enter a random word (such as "cheese", "pickles" or "gun") to find the username. These users usually get a fair amount of traffic from YouTube channel explorers, so you can take advantage of the channel if used properly.
- Make sure you're in a good mood when you take the video. Viewers will enjoy your video if your personality is good and you enjoy the process of making the video.
Warning
- As usual, people make bad comments just because they want to. Just ignore it, they will only get worse if they respond.
- Some people may not like certain aspects of your videos, and will make scathing comments about them. Don't take it to heart, but try to improve that aspect in your video.
