Are you trying to find ways to grow your YouTube channel in 2020? If so your in luck.
In this article your going to learn 5 ways to get more subscribers and views to your YouTube videos to start growing your YouTube channel today.
YouTube has become one of the top search sites on the planet. And with video predicated to get over 80% of internet traffic learn how to build a brand on YouTube is a must in 2020 and beyond.
#1: Do keyword Research First
One of the most common problems I see when trying to get more viewers to YouTube channel is neglecting keyword research.
Most beginner YouTubers try to create videos without checking to see what their target audience is having a problem with or would like to see to be entertain.
Below is a image of a popular keyword called coronavirus with all the talk around this new virus the beginner would thinks this is my chance to hit it big on YouTube.
But as you can see this would be a poor keyword to target because of the competition.
And smart approach would be to niche down on the word coronvirus to see if you could find a long tail keyword with relatively good search volume with low competition.
When you need to understand how competitive a keyword is I use Tubebuddy it works great for keyword research on Youtube.
#2: Comment on Relate Channels
This strategy has help me a lot when it comes to down to being discovered on YouTube and getting more people to subscribe to my YouTube channel.
Just by commenting on other related channels similar to my channel I saw a slight increase in my subscribers. Every subscribers counts
#3: Create Custom Thumbnails
When it comes to getting more attention to your videos its one of the hardest things to do on Youtube. One of the first things your viewers will see is the Thumbnail and title.
Having attention grabbing thumbnails are one of major factor that gets people to click your videos and increase your Click-Through-Rate.
Currently Im using thumbnail blaster to create my custom thumbnails for my Youtube channel. It literally saves me hours from trying to create a new thumbnail with other time comsuming software.
Now it takes me mins just to upload a thumbnail. Which could have taken hours if I would have try to design my own thumbnail.
#4: Engage with Your Viewers
There are a few ways you can engage with your viewers. What I like to do is to build a relationship with my viewers by answering their questions in the comment section or Ask questions in the video to keep my audience attention.
#5: Promote Your Videos on all Platforms
Share your videos to other social media sites like facebook, Twitter, Tumblr to get more exposure to your videos.
Other ways you can share is by embedding your videos into your blog post. Its probably a good idea to insert one video per blog post. Depending on how well your blog post is ranked in the search engine this could also help with ranking your video higher.
Also an over looked way is to send your video to your email subscribers
Final Thoughts
There are many ways to grow your Youtube channel. These tips are what I see that can be easily fixed with just a few adjustments on your channels.
By avoiding simple things like over looking keyword research an thumbnails you can improve your chances. With just a little extra work on your part you could have the next viral YouTube video generating thousands of views a day.
Take advantage of these tips as much as possible so you can show up on the first page of YOutube search results.
You would be surprise how many people really understand that just doing keyword research before you create your videos will substantially improve your search results.
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