The narrator states that after learning how to properly do YouTube keyword research, his videos went from getting 28 views to getting hundreds of thousands of views and ranking #1 for many competitive keywords.
He outlines a 3-step process for doing effective YouTube keyword research:
Key factors he analyzes when qualifying a keyword include: search volume metrics, using the exact keyword in titles of ranking videos, channel size of competitions, video length compared to competitions, and thumbnail quality.
For SEO, he focuses on: including main keyword in title and beginning of description, adding related keywords in description, optimizing tags, and creating clickable titles and thumbnails.
The goal is to find less competitive, long-tail keywords that still have search volume. Proper optimization can allow you to outrank bigger channels.
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The narrator says some YouTube channels are getting millions of views from quiz videos. He provides a solution to create hundreds of shorts in 5 minutes using AI to get thousands of subscribers and views.
He uses ChatGPT to generate 100 geography questions and copies them to Google Docs. He then uses Canva to create a video template with a spiral background, text, shapes for answers, and other elements.
He bulk creates 100 videos from the questions and uploads backgrounds like country flags. He adds animations and sound effects. He uses 11 Labs for AI voices.
To check if a YouTube channel is monetized, press Ctrl+U to view code then search "monetization". If it says "true" it is monetized.
The narrator says that in 2022, worrying about descriptions and tags on YouTube is worrying about the wrong things. The most important factors for YouTube to determine if content satisfies viewers are the video title, thumbnail, and first 15 seconds.
The narrator advises spending time and effort focused on the above the fold part of descriptions that viewers see when searching, and any calls to action to sell products/services or provide free content. Keep descriptions simple rather than using all 5,000 characters.
The narrator recommends not wasting time on tags. Simply search for top ranking videos on your topic, copy their tags into vidIQ's free tool, remove unnecessary tags, add a few more, in 1 minute or less.
In response, Heather agrees there are priorities - topic, title and thumbnail come first. She notes tools like YouTube and vidIQ allow description templates to avoid retyping everything. Focusing keywords and tags helps research your topic. But views rely most on the "3 Ts" - topic, title and thumbnail.
The narrator explains how to add tags to YouTube videos to help with discovery. This is done in the details page when uploading a video or editing an existing video. Tags are limited to 500 characters. The process can be tedious, but VidIQ suggests and autocompletes tags, saving time.
You can also use VidIQ's search feature to show tags other videos are using and copy those tags. Some cleanup may be needed to ensure relevancy. Though YouTube says tags have a minimal role now, the narrator feels there is still some value in keyword research for tags.
The narrator explains tags are now hidden in the upload process because they aren't very important for discovery compared to past years based on what YouTube says. But the narrator still sees some value in doing keyword and tag research, which is covered more in another video.
The narrator explains how to find the tags or keywords that a YouTube video creator has added to optimize their video for search. These tags help YouTube understand what the video is about.
To view the tags, right click on the video, select "View Source", and search for "keywords". The first match will show just a few tags, but the second one will show the full list separated by commas.
Knowing what tags other creators use can help when researching what tags might work best for your own YouTube videos.
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