Many people today have become famous thanks to their YouTube videos. However, some other YouTube users still find it difficult to bring in visitors for their videos. If you are one of these users, you should know how to make amazing videos, as well as understand how to describe and share your work. With good video descriptions, sharing the video with as many people as possible, and making sure the video looks great, you can become a YouTube celebrity.
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Part 1 of 5: Using the Right Description
Step 1. Give your video an accurate name
If your video is about lizards, then the word "lizard" should be in the video's name. You can name it "spook-lizard.mov".
Step 2. Give it a catchy title
The title of the video should be short, catchy, and to the point. If your video is about your child spilling macaroni and cheese everywhere, title it "The Cheese Macaroni Disaster." This will let the viewer know right away.
Step 3. Describe the video thoroughly
Most people ignore this step, but you should seriously think about it to bring in a lot of visitors. Describe your video as accurately as possible in the space given, write 2-3 paragraphs of an attractive and precise description of what visitors expect when they see your video.
Step 4. Use the best tags
Use all keywords from the title and description in the "tags" section to attract more viewers. The more relevant the tags you use, the more often your video will appear when viewers search for it. For example, if you're posting a video of a funny sleepy dog, use words like "Sleepy," "Dog," "Funny," and "Cute." Make sure you don't include additional tags in the description, as extra tags are not included when viewers search for videos.
You can use tags that describe your video as well as other relevant popular videos to ensure that a large number of people see your video when searching on YouTube
Part 2 of 5: Share Videos Wisely
Step 1. Share your video with as many people as possible as soon as you install it
The earlier you share, the more likely it is to become a YouTube sensation. If you wait a week to share it, the video gets almost no views, and is much more likely to be forgotten. Remember, timing is everything. Think about how likely your audience will be to watch the video, and release it just before that time (evenings and weekends are recommended).
Step 2. Email the video to your friends, family and coworkers
Create an email list of people who know you well enough to get them interested in your new video, and send a link to encourage them to see it. You can even add a sentence, "I'm waiting for your comments!" to show that you really expect them to watch your video. But if you don't care if you have to bother other people, email as many people as you know.
If you send a persuasive email with a catchy title, the chances of other people even who don't know you seeing your video are very high
Step 3. Share the video via social media
Post your videos on Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking sites.
Step 4. Use a blog or website to promote your video
If you have a blog or website, use it to market your videos. If you don't have a blog or website but your friends have websites or blogs that are popular, ask them to help share your videos with their fans.
Part 3 of 5: Editing Videos
Step 1. Get rid of the useless parts of the video
Record your video, then go into the editor and remove any long pauses or other distractions in the video. If the video goes faster, viewers will continue to watch it.
Step 2. Add music to your video
The right music can enhance a video and disguise any audio problems. YouTube has just released an audio library for you to choose from.
Step 3. Include text information - email address, website, twitter or something else
Some people may not watch this video on YouTube, so you can post these addresses. Text can continue to appear or be attractively sized on the screen. Take advantage of this.
Step 4. Make a closing caption on the video, or maybe a bit of a blooper (aka a dumped video unfortunately)
Add it at the end of the video to let viewers know where to find you. Add some extra bloopers or recordings. Viewers love to see the extra video at the end of the video, and the amount of time you watch can increase.
Part 4 of 5: Increasing the Chances of being Seen
Step 1. Use annotations
Annotations are a great way to enhance video views. Annotations can link one video to another, or link a video to a playlist or channel. Annotations can tell viewers to link to other similar videos if they like the video they're watching, and can keep them watching your other videos for hours.
Step 2. Get customers
Getting subscribers is the best way to guarantee that more viewers will watch your videos. If someone subscribes to you, they will see all newly uploaded videos on their site, and they can even choose to be notified by email whenever you post a new video. To get more subscribers, you can ask them to subscribe at the end of the video, include an annotation encouraging others to subscribe to your video, or even ask people to subscribe via email.
Step 3. Have viewers hit the 'Like' or 'Share' button
At the end of the video or at any time during the video, ask viewers to like or share the video by saying something like, 'You only took 0.12 seconds to hit the Like button'. This is because most people don't realize this, even if they like your videos.
Step 4. Create a playlist
A playlist is a video list that plays videos one after another, much like a music playlist. If you create a playlist of all your videos, then viewers will tend to see more of your videos. For example, if you create a video playlist featuring a variety of gymnastics skills, viewers can watch a video on how to do somersaults, then move directly to a video on how to do a handstand.
Part 5 of 5: Improve Views by Buying Packages
Step 1. You can "buy" the display
Depending on the account you have and how you do it, this may violate YouTube's Terms of Service and risk termination of your account. Just like internet services that are a bit sketchy, Youtube is also at risk of forgery.
Step 2. Choose a service that guarantees your videos won't be deleted or your account won't be banned
The best service will offer the following characteristics:
- High-retention views: this means the user is watching the entire video or a large portion of the video.
- Non-mobile viewing: In the past some users and services have abused this, getting their accounts banned and causing their videos to be deleted.
- Slow feed views: This means video views will increase slowly but steadily so that they look natural to YouTube.
- Mixing views with extra likes, comments and subscriptions: this will make audience growth seem more natural.
Step 3. Choose a service that fits your budget
There are various companies that offer this service at varying rates. Find out which one fits into your budget, and read about customer reviews and experiences to avoid being scammed.
Tips
- Add a catchy but descriptive short name for your video. Make sure to use correct grammar.
- Change is a good thing. Make sure all your videos are up-to-date and interesting; do not make videos on the same topic, you can vary it from time to time.
- Make friends with new YouTube users; help them get started, and they might reward you by watching your video. And who knows; if they become 'famous' one day, they will tell everyone about you!
- Put a comment on every video you watch. Especially on little-known videos; because video owners will appreciate this. If you want to critique the video, make sure it also has things in it that you like to say.
- Be nice to other people on YouTube, because others will appreciate it.
Warning
- Avoid spamming videos. Some people may see your work, but most people will be annoyed.
- What you have to remember is that if you only want videos to be seen, you are not going to be famous. You have to find ways to build an audience, create content and entertain others.
- Your Youtube channel should be creative, colorful, and represent you in the way you want it to be presented. You can make your Youtube channel creative by adding a background photo/cover photo, choosing an image that Youtube provides, or even more creative by designing your own photos on photo editing sites like Pixlr. By creating an attractive and uncluttered channel, you are more likely to get subscribers.
- Follow the safety guidelines when installing videos; have parental permission to post videos if you are under 18, and don't meet strangers alone.
