20 YouTube Growth Hacks in 10 Minutes

Summary

This 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

00:00

📈 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.

05:00

🔍 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.

10:01

🚀 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.

Keywords

💡YouTube growth hack

A 'YouTube growth hack' refers to a strategy or technique used to increase the visibility and viewership of a video on the YouTube platform. In the video, several growth hacks are discussed, such as using the transcript feature to summarize content, leveraging the 'shorts' feature for increased views, and finding viral video ideas by analyzing videos with high view counts relative to their subscriber base.

💡Transcript

A 'transcript' is a written version of the dialogue or commentary in a video. In the context of the video, the transcript is used as a tool for summarizing content quickly by copying the text and using an AI to generate bullet points, which saves time and helps in understanding the key points without watching the entire video.

💡Chat GPT

Chat GPT is an AI chatbot mentioned in the script that can summarize text. The video suggests using Chat GPT to create bullet points from a copied YouTube video transcript, thereby simplifying the process of understanding and incorporating information from other videos into one's own content.

💡Shorts

In the context of YouTube, 'Shorts' refers to short, vertical videos that are a part of the platform's feature to compete with other short video platforms. The script mentions using long-form videos and turning them into Shorts to gain more views and subscribers, as YouTube is currently promoting this feature.

💡Algorithm

The 'algorithm' in the context of YouTube refers to the system that decides the order of videos in a user's feed, which can significantly impact a video's visibility and popularity. The video discusses how to identify videos that the YouTube algorithm is promoting by looking at views relative to subscribers.

💡Trending

The term 'trending' is used to describe content that is currently popular or receiving a lot of engagement on the platform. The script mentions using a 'trending' feature to find videos on a channel that are getting the most views per hour, indicating that they are being pushed by the YouTube algorithm.

💡Thumbnail

A 'thumbnail' is the small preview image that represents a YouTube video. The video script discusses the importance of thumbnail design for attracting viewers and provides tips on how to test and optimize thumbnails for visibility and appeal.

💡AI Title Recommendations

This refers to the use of artificial intelligence to generate title ideas for YouTube videos. The script mentions a tool that provides title suggestions based on input keywords, which can help in brainstorming and creating engaging titles for videos.

💡Tags

In YouTube, 'tags' are keywords associated with a video that help it appear in search results and related video suggestions. The script suggests copying tags from similar successful videos as a hack to improve discoverability of one's own videos.

💡Top Fold

The 'top fold' refers to the initial visible portion of a webpage before scrolling down. In the context of YouTube video descriptions, the script advises placing the most important information, including clickable links, in the top fold to ensure visibility before a user has to click 'show more'.

💡AI Description Generator

An 'AI description generator' is a tool that uses artificial intelligence to create video descriptions based on input keywords. The script highlights this feature as a time-saving method to generate context-rich descriptions that can aid in searchability and understanding of the video's content.

💡Average View Percentage

The 'average view percentage' is a metric that indicates the average percentage of a video that viewers watch. The script suggests looking for videos with a high average view percentage but a low click-through rate as candidates for title and thumbnail changes to improve viewer engagement.

💡Competitors Tab

The 'competitors tab' is a feature within a tool like vidIQ that allows users to analyze what content is performing well within their niche by looking at the top videos from competitors. The script mentions using this feature to gain insights into popular video topics and trends.

💡Publishing Time

The 'publishing time' refers to when a video is uploaded to YouTube. The script advises checking analytics to find the best time to publish videos based on when the audience is most active, which can increase the chances of the video being seen and gaining traction.

💡PIN Comment

A 'PIN comment' is a Pinned comment, which is a comment that is fixed to the top of a video's comment section. The script suggests using the PIN comment to promote other videos, thereby encouraging viewers to watch more of the creator's content.

💡Homepage Video

The 'homepage video' is the video that is featured at the top of a YouTube channel's homepage. The script recommends selecting a video that converts well into subscribers and using it as the homepage video to encourage viewers to subscribe.

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