Do you want to become YouTube famous? Do you have a message that you want to get out to as many people as possible? Maybe you just want to make the world laugh. Regardless of your end goal, the way to get there is to increase your YouTube subscribers. This guide will show you how to start increasing the number of views and subscribers your channel gets.
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Upload videos at least once a week. One of the most important steps in getting more subscribers is to provide as much content as you can. The more videos you have, the more popular your channel will become as posting lots of videos makes people want to come back.- More videos means more search result, which will lead to more subscribers.
- Do keep in mind though that posting too many videos every week will clog up your channel and make it hard for viewers to find what they are looking for.
- Make a schedule and stick to it. Try to upload your videos at regular times throughout the week. Let your subscribers know when your next video will be available, and they will be more likely to return to your channel when the video is released.
- People are more likely to subscribe to someone who is regularly producing content as opposed to someone who uploads every once in a while.
- Properly tag your videos. Make sure that all of your tags match the content of your videos. If someone searches for something and your video pops up because it is improperly tagged, they will leave after a few seconds and most likely never return.
- Good tags will make sure that your videos are showing up in relevant searches.
- Use multi-word tags as well as single words. People often search for phrases.
- Take some time to write a good title. A well-titled video will stand out much more in a search result list than a poorly-titled one. For example, say you are making a video about baking cookies. A poorly-titled video might say “Bake good cookies”. A better title would be “Bake delicious, chewy cookies in less than 15 minutes”. [1]
- The second title is more descriptive, and contains more keywords for search engines to catch.
- Write meaningful descriptions. Only the first few lines of your description will be visible when the video comes up in a search, so make sure that the beginning of the description does a good job of explaining the video and what the viewer is about to see.
- Make sure to include a good number of keywords in your description, but don’t overload it and make it difficult to read.
- Write a script. While it is very possible to make successful videos off-the-cuff, creating a script will help you deliver consistent programming. The script will keep you from veering off the theme of your video, as well as help focus your content for your audience.
- In the situation of a vlog, you might want to make an outline of what you want to say and go ahead and ramble. Some of the best vloggers do this and then cut out the footage where they say "um."
- Film what you know. The most successful videos are ones where the creator is doing what he or she likes. Don’t try to follow the crowd and produce videos mimicking popular trends. You will be far more successful if you make what you want to make, and focus on polishing and building that.
Start with a hook. The introduction is one of the most important parts of a video. It should grab the audience’s attention, lay out the themes and direction of the video, and keep the viewer wanting more. You can do this with personal introductions, graphics, clips of what’s to come, and more.
- Keep your introduction powerful but short. Viewers are not likely to sit through more than 10-15 seconds of introduction. This includes titles, graphics, and lead-ins. Hook them quick and then dive in to the main content of your video.
Pace your content. It is essential that your video’s pacing keeps the viewer from becoming bored. Don’t linger on uninteresting subjects, and keep the action moving forward.
- Don’t try to cram too much information into one segment. If you are producing informative videos, consider breaking up the content into multiple parts. This will keep the audience from becoming overloaded with information.
- On the flip-side, make sure that you have enough content to justify the length of the video. If the viewer becomes disinterested, even for a second, they will most likely leave to find another video.
- For longer videos, add small section breaks where the pace slows down a little. This will give the audience a moment to reflect on what they’ve seen so far before you move on with your content.
End with a call to action. At the end of your video, don’t just say goodbye and turn the camera off. Ask your viewers to subscribe to your channel, link your videos in Facebook, or ask them to leave comments below the video. All of these will lead to more subscriptions, and more interaction with your subscribers.
- Use Annotations to add a subscription button inside your video. Make sure that it doesn’t block any of the action, and save it for the ending segment
