YouTube not RECOMMENDING your Videos? TURN THIS ON NOW

Summary

This video provides essential tips for small YouTubers struggling with low views. It highlights two crucial settings in YouTube Studio to optimize your channel’s reach and ensure videos are recommended by YouTube. The first tip covers adding niche keywords in the channel settings to improve visibility. The second tip emphasizes scheduling videos privately for at least 24 hours before publishing to allow YouTube's algorithm to analyze and serve the content to the right audience. Additionally, the video encourages creators to engage with other small YouTubers to help each other grow and boost engagement.

Takeaways

• 😀 Make sure to turn on two important settings in YouTube Studio to improve your video recommendations.
• 😀 These settings are crucial for ensuring YouTube knows who to recommend your videos to, helping with visibility.
• 😀 One of the settings can only be adjusted on the desktop version of YouTube Studio, not on mobile.
• 😀 Fill in the 'basic info' section in YouTube Studio with relevant keywords, including your niche and competitors' names.
• 😀 Adding competitor names as keywords can help your videos appear in searches related to popular channels in your niche.
• 😀 Be cautious when subscribing to other YouTubers; only subscribe to channels that genuinely interest you to avoid confusing the YouTube algorithm.
• 😀 Subscribing to channels that don't align with your interests can harm your channel's visibility by sending mixed signals to YouTube's algorithm.
• 😀 Consider a 'sub for sub' strategy only with those whose content matches your interests to ensure healthy engagement.
• 😀 To boost your video performance, set your video to 'private' first, then schedule it to be public after 24 hours for better algorithm analysis.
• 😀 By giving YouTube 24 hours to analyze your video while it's private, you increase the chances of it being served to the right audience right away.
• 😀 Posting videos immediately without this 24-hour delay can result in slower momentum and fewer views due to the lack of early algorithm analysis.

Q & A

What is the main advice for small YouTubers struggling with views?

The main advice is to enable two specific settings in YouTube Studio to help YouTube better recommend your videos to the right audience. These settings can significantly improve visibility and engagement.

Where can small YouTubers find these hidden settings?

These settings can be found only on YouTube Studio on a desktop. The mobile app does not have these settings.

Why is it important to update the 'Basic Info' in YouTube Studio?

Updating the 'Basic Info' section with keywords related to your niche helps YouTube understand your content and who to recommend it to. It improves your channel’s discoverability.

Can adding competitors' names in the 'Basic Info' section help your channel?

Yes, including competitors' names in your keywords section can help your channel appear when viewers search for popular YouTubers in your niche, increasing your chances of being discovered.

How can random subscriptions affect your YouTube channel?

Subscribing to random channels that don't interest you can confuse the YouTube algorithm, making it harder for your videos to reach the right audience. Only subscribe to channels that align with your interests to avoid this issue.

What is the significance of subscribing to channels that interest you?

Subscribing to channels that align with your interests helps YouTube understand your audience better, ensuring that your content is recommended to people who are genuinely interested in it.

What is the recommended strategy for uploading videos to YouTube?

Instead of publishing a video immediately, set it to private and schedule it to go public at least 24 hours later. This gives YouTube time to analyze the video and understand who to serve it to, improving its chances of success.

Why is scheduling a video important before publishing it?

Scheduling a video allows YouTube to analyze the content, transcribe it, and determine its relevance to certain audiences. This leads to faster visibility and better engagement when it goes live.

What happens when you publish a video immediately without giving it time to be analyzed?

Publishing a video immediately without allowing time for analysis can result in slower initial views. This slows down momentum and hinders YouTube from serving the video to the right people quickly.

What are some resources offered in the speaker’s YouTube guides?

The speaker offers a YouTube quick start guide, which includes beginner-friendly equipment recommendations, top video hooks, and YouTube affirmations to boost your mindset. There's also a '90 Days to Monetization' guide sharing strategies for rapid monetization.