20 YouTube Growth Hacks in 10 Minutes
Summary
TLDRThis video script reveals 15 YouTube growth hacks for content creators. It covers transcript utilization for video summaries, leveraging YouTube shorts, identifying viral video patterns, using thumbnail and title optimization, AI-powered tools for descriptions and titles, and studying competitor content. Additionally, it suggests engaging viewers with timely content, utilizing analytics for optimal posting times, outsourcing thumbnail design, and employing strategic video transitions to boost views.
Takeaways
- 😀 Use the YouTube transcript feature to quickly summarize videos for research by copying and pasting the text into Chat GPT for bullet point summaries.
- 📱 Leverage the 'shorts' feature on mobile to convert long-form videos into shorts, which YouTube is currently promoting to gain more views and subscribers.
- 🔍 Identify videos with more views than subscribers to discover content the YouTube algorithm is favoring, and study these for ideas on your own channel.
- 🔑 Utilize the 'trending' button on top YouTube channels within your niche to find videos with the most views per hour, indicating algorithmic promotion.
- 🖼️ Apply the 'shrink test' to your thumbnails by zooming out to ensure they remain clear and effective at a small size.
- 🎨 Use thumbs up dot TV to preview how your thumbnails and titles will appear on different platforms and adjust to prevent cutoff on mobile views.
- 🤖 Employ AI title recommendations to generate creative title ideas for your videos and brainstorm from the suggestions provided.
- 📰 Search Google News for your niche to find trending topics and video ideas based on current news articles.
- 📝 Copy tags from similar successful videos using vid IQ to streamline the process of tagging your own videos for better discoverability.
- 🔝 Prioritize important links and information at the top of your video description to ensure visibility before the 'show more' fold.
- 📝 Use vid IQ's AI description generator to quickly create context-rich descriptions for your videos, aiding in search and ranking.
Q & A
What is the first YouTube growth hack mentioned in the script?
-The first YouTube growth hack is to use the transcript feature to summarize videos for research purposes by copying the text and pasting it into ChatGPT to generate bullet points.
How can you turn long-form YouTube videos into shorts?
-You can turn your long-form videos into shorts by using the feature provided by YouTube, which is currently being promoted by the platform, allowing creators to gain more views and subscribers.
What is the significance of finding videos with more views than subscribers?
-Videos with more views than subscribers indicate that the YouTube algorithm is promoting them, suggesting that these videos are good examples to study for potential viral content.
How can you identify trending videos on a competitor's channel?
-You can identify trending videos on a competitor's channel by using the 'trending' button powered by vidIQ, which shows videos with the most views per hour.
What is the 'shrink test' for YouTube thumbnails?
-The 'shrink test' involves zooming out on a thumbnail to see if it remains clear and visible at a small size, ensuring it will be effective even when displayed at a reduced size on YouTube.
Why is it beneficial to use the AI title recommendations tool?
-The AI title recommendations tool can generate various title ideas based on your input, which can help brainstorm and create more engaging titles for your videos.
How can news articles inspire video ideas on YouTube?
-By searching your niche in the news section on Google, you can find trending topics and news articles that can inspire video ideas and titles based on current events and trends.
What is the purpose of copying tags from a similar video?
-Copying tags from a similar video can provide a head start on optimizing your video's metadata, potentially improving its discoverability on YouTube.
Why is it important to have clickable links in the top fold of the YouTube description?
-Having clickable links in the top fold of the YouTube description ensures that the most important calls to action are visible without users needing to click 'show more,' increasing the likelihood of engagement.
How can the AI description generator on vidIQ save time?
-The AI description generator on vidIQ can create draft descriptions for your videos based on keywords, saving time and providing a starting point for your video descriptions.
What is the benefit of changing the title and thumbnail on old videos?
-Changing the title and thumbnail on old videos can increase their click-through rate and potentially boost impressions and views, as long as the changes improve the attractiveness of the video to viewers.
How can you find out the best time to publish your YouTube videos?
-You can determine the best time to publish your YouTube videos by checking your channel's analytics under the 'audience' section to see when your viewers are most active.
Why is it recommended to get straight into the content at the beginning of your YouTube videos?
-Starting your videos with direct content ensures that viewers immediately receive the value they expected from the video title and thumbnail, which can improve viewer satisfaction and retention.
What is the purpose of the 'competitors tab' on vidIQ?
-The 'competitors tab' on vidIQ allows you to analyze what content is trending and performing well within your niche, providing insights into what types of videos you should consider creating.
How can you use the 'transition method' to double your views on YouTube?
-The 'transition method' involves strategically placing calls to action or transitions within your videos to encourage viewers to watch another video, thereby increasing your overall views.
Why is it effective to use a PIN comment to drive viewers to another video?
-A PIN comment, being prominently displayed in the comment section, can serve as an effective call to action, encouraging viewers to engage with more of your content by watching another video.
How can you utilize the homepage video feature to increase subscribers?
-By selecting a video that converts well in terms of subscribers and setting it as your homepage video, you can increase the likelihood of viewers subscribing after watching it.
Outlines
📈 YouTube Growth Hacks for Increased Views and Subscribers
This paragraph outlines various strategies for boosting YouTube channel growth. It starts with using the transcript feature to easily summarize videos for research. Then, it suggests leveraging YouTube Shorts to gain views and subscribers quickly, especially on new channels. The third strategy involves identifying videos with high view counts relative to their subscriber base to find viral potential. The fourth hack recommends using the 'trending' feature on vidIQ to discover popular videos on any channel. The fifth hack is the 'shrink test' for thumbnail effectiveness, while the sixth suggests using thumbs up dot TV to preview thumbnail and title visibility across different platforms. The seventh hack is about using AI for title recommendations, and the eighth is finding video ideas from niche-related news articles.
🔍 Advanced YouTube SEO and Content Optimization Techniques
The second paragraph delves into advanced YouTube SEO techniques, starting with copying tags from similar successful videos using vidIQ for a head start on metadata. It emphasizes the importance of the top-fold description with clickable links and the strategic use of 'show more' for additional information. The introduction of an AI description generator by vidIQ is highlighted for saving time and improving video descriptions. The paragraph also advises changing titles and thumbnails on underperforming old videos to boost views and suggests using vidIQ's 'daily ideas' for creative video content ideas. It concludes with tips on starting videos with direct content relevant to the viewer's interest and using the competitors tab on vidIQ to identify trending content in one's niche.
🚀 Maximizing YouTube Engagement and Subscriber Conversion
The final paragraph focuses on maximizing YouTube engagement and converting viewers into subscribers. It discusses the importance of identifying and featuring the video that best converts viewers into subscribers on the homepage. The 'transition method' is mentioned as a technique to potentially double views on YouTube, with a reference to a separate video for detailed instructions. The paragraph wraps up with a call to action, inviting viewers to watch the forthcoming video for more insights.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡YouTube growth hack
💡Transcript
💡Chat GPT
💡Shorts
💡Algorithm
💡Trending
💡Thumbnail
💡AI Title Recommendations
💡Tags
💡Top Fold
💡AI Description Generator
💡Average View Percentage
💡Competitors Tab
💡Publishing Time
💡PIN Comment
💡Homepage Video
Highlights
Use the transcript feature on YouTube to access spoken words for research and summarization.
Utilize chat GPT to summarize YouTube video scripts for easier understanding and research.
Convert long-form videos into shorts to capitalize on YouTube's current push for this format.
Find viral video ideas by analyzing videos with more views than subscribers, indicating algorithmic preference.
Study top YouTube channels in your niche using the 'trending' feature on VidIQ for insights into successful content.
Perform the 'shrink test' on thumbnails to ensure they remain clear and effective when scaled down.
Use Goo.gl to preview how thumbnails and titles will appear on different YouTube interfaces.
Generate AI-based title recommendations for brainstorming and optimization.
Leverage news articles for fresh video ideas and titles by searching your niche in Google News.
Copy video tags from similar successful videos using VidIQ for a head start on SEO.
Prioritize important links and information in the top fold of your video description for visibility.
Use VidIQ's AI description generator to quickly create effective video descriptions.
Revamp old videos with new titles and thumbnails to boost click-through rates and views.
Generate video ideas using VidIQ's daily ideas feature with custom keywords.
Start videos with direct content to immediately engage viewers with what they clicked on.
Use the 'competitors' tab on VidIQ to discover trending content in your niche.
Identify the best time to publish videos based on your audience's peak YouTube activity.
Outsource thumbnail creation to freelancers on platforms like Fiverr or Upwork for professional results.
Use your PIN comment to drive viewers to another video, increasing watch time and engagement.
Set a top-converting video as your homepage video to encourage subscriptions.
Implement the 'transition method' to potentially double your views by effectively linking videos.
Transcripts
most YouTubers don't even know about
this first YouTube growth hack all you
have to do is go to these three dots
down here and hit show transcript and
this is going to pull up all of the
words that were spoken in this video
first you're gonna go to these three
dots and hit toggle timestamp so now all
you're left with are the words and
you're going to drag your mouse over all
of this and then you are going to copy
it then you're going to go over to chat
GPT and this is going to make it super
easy to summarize YouTube videos that
you are researching for your own YouTube
video so just type in summarize this
script with bullet points and make it
easy to understand you'll then add in
some quotes you'll paste the text
another quote and you'll hit enter now
you can see that chat EBT has summarized
this entire YouTube video in just a few
bullet points so now I don't need to
watch the full 10 minute long video I
can just read it right here and start to
implement some of these into a video
that I'm currently working on on your
mobile phone on your own videos you can
actually turn your long form videos into
shorts and a lot of our students in our
video ranking Academy have been using
this feature to get thousands and
thousands of views and I use this
feature on my brand new Channel with
zero subscribers and this helped me get
a ton of views and subscribers right
away because YouTube is pushing shorts
and this feature specifically right now
so it's definitely something you want to
utilize today the third hack is perfect
for people who are looking for viral
YouTube video ideas and this makes it
super easy now the hack here is to find
videos that are getting more views than
they have subscribers this is an instant
giveaway that the YouTube algorithm
really likes this video and is pushing
it out to more people than just their
subscriber base down here we have 24
000 views two weeks old and this channel
only has 17.8 000 subscribers so if I
had a channel on side hustles I would
take a look at this video I'd take notes
on the thumbnail the title and then I
would start to dissect the intro of the
video and the actual content itself the
length of it how they edit it what kind
of b-roll and sound effects and music
are they using you really want to be
studying videos that are getting pushed
in the YouTube algorithm and that's why
I love this hack now another the really
cool thing you can do is find some of
the top YouTube channels in your Niche
and so for example I'll go ahead and
click on Iman and we'll go to his
YouTube channel and instead of just
studying all of his videos and see
what's doing well for him there's
actually this button right here again
powered by vid IQ and it's called
trending and this is super super cool
this is actually going to pull up the
videos on his channel that have the most
views per hour which means these are the
videos that are getting pushed by the
algorithm the most for this Channel
right now and this is going to work on
any YouTube channel this one has over
3000 views per hour but it's also 14
hours old so there's a lot of
subscribers checking out this video and
even this video right here is nine days
old but it's still getting 2300 views
per hour this one is a year old but it's
getting 768 views per hour and so you
definitely want to check out these
videos on your competitors channels and
see which videos are doing the best for
them and this is going to give you some
really good ideas for what kind of
videos you should be making on your own
channel number five is the shrink test
and this works for your YouTube
thumbnails here you can see we have a
fully designed YouTube thumbnail and at
the end of every single thumbnail what I
like to do is zoom all the way out where
it's really really small and then if I
can still see it if it still looks good
and clear his face expressions and the
text is visible then I'm going to say
this is a great thumbnail and I'm going
to use it on YouTube hack 6 is the go to
thumbs up dot TV and this also has to do
with thumbnails and it just makes it a
little bit easier so what you want to do
is drag your thumbnail onto the page and
then you're going to enter in your title
when you scroll down you're going to be
able to see what it's going to look like
on YouTube on a web browser if it's
large or small on the home page on the
sidebar and if you keep scrolling down
you can even see what it's going to look
like on mobile this is not just great
for thumbnails but this is also great
for showing you the titles and
specifically seeing if the titles are
going to be getting cut off but really
what you want to make sure that the
titles are not getting cut off is on the
mobile version for the full width and
then scroll back up to web browser you
want to make sure that's on the home
large that this is also not getting your
title cut off so for this title we're
good to go hack 7 is to use the AI title
recommendations so just add in your
title hit get title ideas and now you
can see there are a ton of really cool
different ideas that we can brainstorm
and work off of and if you don't like
any of them you can just hit generate
new recommendations and the AI is going
to give you even more and if you want to
get even more recommendations per day
that you can use on your accounts go to
vidiq.com forward slash think and you
can actually get the Pro Plan for only
one dollar for the first 30 days again
check the link in the description for
more details for this next hack go to
Google and I want you to type in the
niche that you are in using that side
hustles idea we're then going to go over
to news and this is going to give you
some really good video ideas and also
title ideas based on some of these news
articles anytime I'm feeling stuck I
like to come over here and just see what
kind of news articles are happening in
the Creator economy or YouTube world for
example I really love this idea for a a
YouTube video I think this would be an
awesome YouTube video of trying five
side hustles and seeing how much money
you make this hack is going to save you
so much time especially if you're just
tired of filling out tags what you want
to do is go over to a video that is
going to be similar to the one that
you're making and then on this right
hand side with vid IQ installed we are
going to scroll down and we can see all
of the video tags that this video is
using and all you need to do is hit copy
and then if you go over to your YouTube
video you can hit paste and this is
going to add all of those tags onto your
videos and then you can go through you
can delete some of them keep some of
them and this just gives you a nice head
start to get your tags done this hack
can actually help you get more views and
more leads to your website or whatever
it is you're trying to send people to
and that's just understanding that the
YouTube description the top fold only
lets you do three layers before you have
to hit show more and so a lot of people
sometimes don't utilize this what you
want to do is make sure that the most
important stuff is at the very top
including clickable links and then if it
show more this is where people can
actually find more information about
other stuff that you're doing or maybe
the gear that you're using so I
recommend those top three lines to send
people to another video or maybe send
people to the website or the freebie
whatever it is that you are offering to
someone from that video make sure you're
doing that at the very top this next one
is brand new and it's super super cool
because of the new AI features that vid
IQ has into their program they now have
an AI description generator and this
thing saves me so much time all you need
to do is add in some keywords and then
you're going to hit generate and it is
going to actually populate a nice little
sentence paragraph for the video for
your description and just like that we
have three different options that I
could read through and see which one I
want to add this is so cool and this
honestly just makes it so much easier to
get started with adding some stuff to
the description which is going to help
with things like ranking and search and
just adding in more context to what the
video is about so this one's gonna be
perfect I'll hit copy or I can just hit
inserts and that is automatically going
to add it to the very top of the YouTube
video the next hack is to change change
your title and your thumbnail on old
videos that aren't getting views anymore
specifically you want to find videos
that have a high average view percentage
and a low click-through rate because
what you're trying to change here is a
higher click-through rate I know some
people who are scared to do this because
they're getting a little bit of views on
their video but they're not getting a
lot and they don't want it to drop off
to zero but the truth is this doesn't
affect your YouTube video at all as long
as you can increase that click-through
rate you're actually going to get more
Impressions and more views on that video
this next hack is going to help you come
up with amazing YouTube video ideas that
are actually going to give views all you
need to do is go to vet IQ and then
you're going to go over to daily ideas
and there's actually this brand new
custom ideas section and all you need to
do is insert some sort of keyword like
side hustles and here you can see that
it does all the creative thinking for
you and it gives you a ton of great
video ideas hack14 which I see a ton of
people not doing this and it's just to
get straight into your content a lot of
people just start their videos off
introducing themselves or maybe talking
about something that has nothing to do
with the video the person clicked on and
at the end of the day you want to focus
on the viewer and give them what they
clicked for right away hack 15 is the
competitors tab on vid IQ and this makes
it really easy to see what's kind of
going viral and trending within the
niche that we are specifically in and
you can do this for your own channel
once you've selected some of the
competitors you can scroll all the way
down and you are going to see the top
videos from your competitors and you can
change this for this week and you can
see what videos are popping off kind of
in your Niche this week you could also
change this to of all time or this month
and this is going to give you some
really good ideas about what people in
your Niche are wanting to watch they're
watching side hustles we've been talking
about that we can also see productivity
desk setups or chat GPT tricks these are
all topics and videos that did really
well for them that we should consider
talking about on our channel in our
unique way because people want to watch
videos on this kind of stuff if you're
not sure when the best time to publish
your YouTube video is go to your
analytics and then go over to audience
and from here if you just scroll down
you're going to see exactly when your
viewers are on YouTube and you want to
be posting your videos in the dark
purple areas and so for us on Sundays is
actually when we're seeing a lot of
viewers online right now if you're
chilling on Sunday go check out think
media we probably uploaded a new video
hack 17 is for all the people who suck
at making thumbnails what you need to do
is go to fiverr.com or even upwork.com
and there's other websites out there
where you can hire Freelancers and you
can hire someone to make your YouTube
thumbnail here you can see this one just
costs five dollars this one cost us over
six dollars and you can get some pretty
good thumbnails under ten dollars the
next hack is to use your PIN comment to
send people to another YouTube video so
when they go into the comment section
they're going to see that and the goal
is that they click on it and then they
go watch another one of your videos the
next hack is going to help you get more
subscribers and that's by utilizing this
homepage video at the very top what you
want to do is go to your YouTube Studio
analytics you're going to sort by
subscribers and Views and then over here
we are going to actually go to the last
90 days once you find the video that's
converting the most amount of
subscribers you want to add that to the
video for your home page and so when you
play this video for them the goal is
that the people watching this actually
want to subscribe by the end of it and
you can see that based in the analytics
for this hack it's called the transition
method and this can actually double your
views on YouTube if you do it correctly
so watch the video where I break down
exactly how you can do this and I'll see
you guys in that video
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