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The One Factor That All Popular YouTube Videos Have In Common

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The person in the video is someone who others would want to listen to.

The fact of the matter is that people are more busy than ever. Some people see their time as extremely precious because they are putting in a lot of work. Other people procrastinate too often, and when they are on task, that time is precious to them since they are rarely on task.

Then comes the need to learn more about the niche. The people who want to learn more about social media, blogging, productivity, and more (that would be you since you’re on this blog), there are two options for obtaining more knowledge. The first option is reading through a blog post, and the second option is watching a YouTube video.

Readers have the advantage of being able to skim through a blog post that would normally take seven minutes to read while being able to retain the main information. On YouTube videos, that opportunity is not presented because skipping through a YouTube video may possibly result in you missing out on important information. Then there’s the frustration of finding your place after you skipped through part of the video as well as the lag time for some videos and computers. This frustration leads to most people leaving the video.

That means you need to be someone who conveys information quickly and makes someone feel as if your video was worth every second. You also want to talk about a topic and talk in a way that people would enjoy watching the entire video.

We all know the difference between a good YouTube video and a bad one. I’m sure you could think of some good ones and bad ones right now (if you are thinking of mine, I encourage you to put them in the good pile of your mind). Make sure your YouTube videos are good enough to the point where your friends would want to watch them over and over again without you hounding them to watch your YouTube video “one more time.”

YouTube videos are supposed to be enjoyable to watch, not a drag. What are your thoughts on using this component for your YouTube videos? Do you have any other important words of wisdom to share for YouTube achievement? Please share your thoughts and advice below.

 

3 Things All Of Your YouTube Videos Need To Have

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YouTube gets 1 billion unique visitors every month. That’s a lot of people who can be potentially watching your videos. When someone goes on YouTube and watches your video, your video needs to be spot on so the viewer will want to watch your other videos. In addition, many people make the mistake of not utilizing various options to enhance their videos. These are the three things that all of your YouTube videos need to have.

  1. A “Subscribe” link. This one is very important. All you need to do is use this annotation at the right corner of your video. The people who enjoyed watching your video will then subscribe to your channel. You need to tell someone to subscribe to your channel in order to get that person to subscribe. Simply hoping that someone will click on the subscribe button below the video is not good enough.
  2. Tell viewers where they can find you at the end of all of your videos. Expand the interaction from YouTube to your other social networks and your blog. This will allow your viewers to know more about you and have a way of directly contacting you. 15-30 extra seconds in your video can be the difference between gaining 5 followers every day because of YouTube videos to gaining 20 followers every day because of YouTube videos.
  3. Something worth watching. People either watch a YouTube video to be entertained, amused, or learn something new. Your video needs to be at least one of those three things. If you want a lot of people to watch your YouTube video, you need to entertain, amuse, or teach in a way that beats the competition.

Those are the three things that you need to add to all of your YouTube videos. These three components will allow you to create stunning videos that generate numerous views. What are your thoughts on the list? Do you have any additional tips about YouTube? Please share your thoughts and advice below.

 

20 Ways To Get More Views On YouTube

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YouTube gets over 1 billion unique visitors every month. However, there are many videos on YouTube that don’t have over 100 views. In fact, some YouTube videos have not been viewed at all. In order to gain a powerful presence on YouTube, your videos need to get viewed more often. Here are 20 different ways to get more people viewing your YouTube videos.

  1. Publish videos at a consistent basis. I publish a video every Saturday at 9 am EST.
  2. Tell people about your videos using your other social networks. When I tweeted about my YouTube videos, the number of views I got on my YouTube videos tripled.
  3. Have links to older YouTube videos in your new videos. You may decide to add some links in the middle of the video. However, you should always have links to your older YouTube videos at the end of your older ones just like Brussup.
  4. Tell people to subscribe to your channel at the end of your videos. Once someone subscribes to your channel, that person is more likely to watch any videos you upload in the future.
  5. Have a link of one of your older videos in your new video’s description. Make sure both of the videos are similar to each other before you do this.
  6. Host a giveaway on YouTube. This will get you more subscribers, views, and comments.
  7. Comment on other people’s videos. Doing this gives you backlinks on YouTube. Make the decision to comment on 5 videos every day about your niche.
  8. Promote your YouTube videos on your blog. I have a page on my blog with some of my videos.
  9. Create a prelaunch plan for your video in which you tell people about your video on your social networks before it launches.
  10. Contact popular blogs and give them exclusive access to your video before it launches.
  11. Write blog posts dedicated to your YouTube channel.
  12. Organize your videos on your channel so your visitors can easily access your videos based on their desired topics and subtopics.
  13. Create a YouTube video with a list. People love lists.
  14. See what kinds of videos are getting a lot of views in your niche and create videos about similar topics.
  15. Ask the experts what allowed them to become successful on YouTube. You never know what you will learn.
  16. Use HARO to get free PR. HARO can help out towards getting more views on YouTube and getting more subscribers.
  17. Have a video in your channel that automatically plays when someone visits your channel. Each time someone visits your channel, you automatically get a view.
  18. Have a good thumbnail for your YouTube video. A bad thumbnail makes people less likely to watch a video while a good thumbnail makes people more likely to watch a video.
  19. Create quality videos that are worth sharing. The quality of your video will decide how long your viewers watch your video and if they decide to watch your other videos as well.
  20. Look at the experts in your niche and find patterns. Copy the patterns that work in order to get more views on YouTube.

Remember that everyone starts out with 0 views. By implementing these tactics, you will see a gradual increase in traffic. Implementing these tactics won’t result in you having 100,000 views in 24 hours, but these tactics will help your YouTube videos get more views.

 

5 Ways To Get More Views On YouTube

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There are over a billion unique visitors on YouTube every month, and more people than ever are trying to get a small piece of that traffic. However, people who just start their new channels realize that getting a small piece of YouTube’s traffic is not as easy as expected. In order to get more views on YouTube, follow these 5 steps.

  1. Create quality videos. Spend the time to make sure that your video is the cream of the crop. The quality videos, whether they be comical or educational, are the ones with the most traffic.
  2. Promote your YouTube videos on your social networks once every two days. This will result in more people knowing about your videos. One tweet does not do the job. Many tweets spread over a long period of time get the job done.
  3. Have a channel trailer. The channel trailer automatically plays right when someone looks at your channel. That way, you will automatically get another view.
  4. Have catchy titles. Titles that few people would think of and creative puns work very well on YouTube. The title of the video will allow a person to decide whether or not they want to view your video.
  5. Create videos that people watch a lot of. Lego reviews are very popular on YouTube. My most popular video is currently a Lego review done in under 30 seconds. I am going to create a channel about Legos to get more views on YouTube as well as maintaining the channel I currently use.

What are your tips and tactics to get more views on YouTube? Please share them below.

 

7 Ways To Get More Views On YouTube

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YouTube is a powerful way to get your message and expertise out to the public. However, no one gets to know about your message and expertise if you aren’t getting YouTube views. As you get more views, more people will know about your message and expertise, and as a result, you will get more subscribers, sales, and followers on other social networks.

These are the 7 ways to get more views on YouTube so more people can know about your message and expertise:

  1. Publish videos consistently. If people know when you will come out with a new video, they will know when to go back on your channel to see a new video.
  2. Have a lot of videos. The first video may be good enough to get a subscriber, but your subscribers won’t be replaying that first video all day long. You need to publish new YouTube videos as frequently as possible so your subscribers and viewers have more options.
  3. Feature your other YouTube videos during the final seconds of your other YouTube videos. After watching a video, the process of looking for another video to watch from the same person can lose the attention of some of your viewers. At the end of every YouTube video, you will see more options. When one of your viewers sees another option, that can result in you losing another view. When you are finished with your video, include links to 6 of your other YouTube videos at the very end. This will give your viewers easily accessible options. When the options are easy to find, your viewers will view more of your videos.
  4. Tell them who you are. When people view your YouTube video for the first time, they won’t know who you are. They don’t know your name or anything about what you do. Start all of your videos by telling everyone who you are.
  5. Comment on other people’s videos. By commenting on other people’s videos, you will build more backlinks for your YouTube channel. Those backlinks will result in you getting more viewers.
  6. Create a video that answers your viewers’ questions (FAQ). Ultimately, it is your viewers who decide how many tweets contain a link to your video, how many friends get to know about it on Facebook, and how many people get to see your video on Pinterest. By creating a video that answers frequently asked questions about your expertise, your video is more likely to be shared.
  7. Use a channel trailer to get more subscribers. If the channel trailer does a good job at explain who you are, your message, and your expertise, more people will subscribe to your channel. The channel trailer automatically plays so it will be able to rake up views, and people will have to click the pause button in order for the video to stop playing. As the video plays, some of the viewers will continue watching the trailer until they ultimately subscribe to your channel.