How to Improve Your Video Views on YouTube

Getting more views for your video on YouTube is not easy. There are about half a billion videos competing with you. But unless you are trying to come up number one for a one- or two-word phrase, it is very similar to local video seo.

The title is very important: This applies to YouTube as much as to regular SEO for other pages. The title of the video gives potential viewers the best idea of ​​themselves in the video.

And you'll know from the searches that you make on the site, you skim the title as well as the video thumbnail to decide which one to click on often not the first one in the results, especially if they are in ads.

Without spamming the title, check that your keyword phrase is in the title. Ideally in the same word order as you are hoping people would be searching. If you need to use punctuation, so that the word order makes sense, it is fine because it is mostly ignored by the search algorithm and would be considered natural by any human being. It is also worth making sure that your title is in the title case with the first letter word in each case. This is an easy diversion, but worth doing.

Check thumbnail image: Unless you over-ride the decision, the thumbnail image gives you one of three options chosen by YouTube that it take as a snapshot.

You can click on any of these three and it is worth choosing the one that has the most impact. If you have sufficient privileges on your channel, you can also upload your own thumbnails instead of one of the images chosen by YouTube.

This can be a snapshot at a different point in the video or even an image that is not from the video itself if you think it is more appropriate. However naturally you should be cautious to ensure that it is still related to the content of the video.

Check the details: Video descriptions are indexed by YouTube and Google. They are regularly read by real people, despite YouTube's best efforts to hide or minimize them. Think how many times you have clicked the "more" button to find out what else is in the video description.

If you get frustrated at the description of your video, if you click on it then it is time to revise the details. The length of the description is up to you, but if you are aiming to find it on Google as well as YouTube, it is worth keeping between 200 and 500 words in the box.

If you find yourself in the flow of writing then there is room for more words. And remember to include a link back to your site in the description so that people know what you were talking about in the video.