YouTube Shorts Algorithm Explained for 2024 (Hacks to Get 1M Subscribers in 7 Days)

Summary

This video script reveals four key YouTube algorithm rules to boost growth, emphasizing the importance of taking a day off after a low-performing video to maintain momentum. It highlights YouTube Shorts as a major opportunity in 2024, advocating for strategic keyword usage, custom thumbnails, and satisfying viewer needs for algorithm favor. The script also stresses posting frequency, video lengths, and hitting specific metrics like reach and audience retention to ensure content success on the platform.

Takeaways

• 📈 The speaker helped three creators gain over a million subscribers each by following four algorithm rules shared in the video.
• 🔄 If a video performs poorly (1 out of 10), it's recommended to take the next day off from posting to maintain content momentum.
• 📊 Use YouTube Studio to monitor video performance and decide posting schedules based on the video's ranking to avoid killing momentum.
• 🎯 YouTube Shorts is a significant growth opportunity in 2024, allowing monetization regardless of subscriber count, provided algorithm rules are followed.
• 🔍 For YouTube growth, focus on tutorials and informative content as AI is affecting Google search, driving users to YouTube for more detailed information.
• 📝 Ensure keywords target the intended search terms by including them in video titles, transcripts, descriptions, and tags to optimize for search.
• 🤖 Utilize tools like vidIQ to identify search terms, related keywords, and opportunities to rank in YouTube Shorts, and to monitor competition.
• 📹 Upload custom thumbnails for YouTube Shorts to improve click-through rates and engagement.
• 🗣️ Provide value in the content by directly addressing the viewer's search intent without unnecessary fluff or calls to action to satisfy viewers and encourage future views.
• 📅 Post consistently on YouTube Shorts, aiming for 1 to 3 times a day, and vary video lengths to optimize for different viewer preferences and retention metrics.
• ⏱️ Focus on achieving high audience retention rates by hitting specific metrics: over 80% for videos over 31 seconds and close to 100% for shorter videos.
• 🔑 Spend significant time crafting the first 3 seconds of a video and its title to create a strong hook that keeps viewers engaged and increases reach.

Q & A

What are the four algorithm rules mentioned in the video for growing on YouTube?

The four algorithm rules are: 1) Taking a day off from posting if a video performs poorly (1 out of 10), 2) Utilizing YouTube shorts effectively and focusing on the right keywords, 3) Posting the right amount of content (1 to 3 times a day) and taking breaks when needed, and 4) Hitting specific metrics to ensure content is pushed by YouTube, such as audience retention and view percentage.

Why is it important to take a day off from posting after a poorly performing video?

Taking a day off helps maintain the momentum of your content. Posting a video right after a poor performer can negatively impact the reach of both the poor video and any subsequent videos.

How can YouTube Shorts be leveraged for growth in 2024 according to the video?

YouTube Shorts is a significant opportunity for growth in 2024. It's important to focus on creating high-quality content that answers viewer queries, uses relevant keywords in titles, transcripts, descriptions, and tags, and includes custom thumbnails.

What role does the keyword play in ranking YouTube Shorts?

Keywords are crucial for YouTube Shorts to rank. They should be included in the video title, transcript, description, and tags to help YouTube understand the content's relevance to search queries.

What is the significance of using vidIQ for YouTube content creators?

vidIQ helps creators identify search terms, related keywords, and competition levels. It provides insights into what's trending and helps optimize video metadata for better search rankings.

How often should a content creator post on YouTube Shorts according to the video?

Content creators should post on YouTube Shorts 1 to 3 times a day, adjusting the frequency based on the performance of their videos.

What are the recommended video lengths for YouTube Shorts to maximize audience retention?

The recommended video lengths are 8 to 15 seconds, 31 to 36 seconds, and 55 to 60 seconds. The first and second lengths are particularly effective for creating viral content.

What metrics should be focused on to ensure YouTube pushes out content to a wider audience?

To ensure YouTube pushes content, creators should focus on metrics such as 'how many chose to view', 'average percentage viewed', and 'audience retention', aiming for percentages close to or exceeding 80%.

How can Chat GPT be used to improve script writing for better audience retention?

Chat GPT can analyze a video's transcript and audience retention graph to identify areas of the script causing drops in retention. It can suggest changes to improve viewer engagement and retention rates.

What is the importance of the first 3 seconds of a video in terms of audience retention?

The first 3 seconds are crucial as they act as a hook to keep viewers engaged. Spending more than 80% of the time on the first 3 seconds, title, and idea can significantly impact the video's overall retention and success.

How can a content creator ensure their videos satisfy viewers and increase the chances of future video views?

To satisfy viewers, creators should focus on providing value, avoiding fluff, and directly addressing the viewer's search intent. This approach can lead to higher viewer satisfaction, which in turn increases the likelihood of viewers watching future videos.

Outlines

00:00

📈 Boosting YouTube Growth with Algorithm Insights

This paragraph outlines strategies for increasing YouTube subscribers rapidly, focusing on four key algorithm rules. The speaker emphasizes the importance of pausing uploads after a poorly performing video to maintain content momentum. They introduce YouTube Shorts as a significant growth opportunity in 2024, highlighting the necessity of optimizing titles, transcripts, descriptions, and tags with targeted keywords. The use of vidIQ for keyword research and optimizing search ranking is recommended. The paragraph also discusses the impact of AI on Google search and the subsequent increase in YouTube's value for tutorials and information.

05:01

🔍 Leveraging YouTube Shorts for Search Optimization

The second paragraph delves into the specifics of optimizing YouTube Shorts for search, stressing the importance of including targeted keywords in various video elements to enhance discoverability. It discusses the use of vidIQ for identifying search terms and related keywords, as well as for gaining insights into competitor videos. The speaker also advises on posting frequency and video lengths that are most likely to go viral, and introduces metrics essential for YouTube to promote content, such as 'how many chose to view' and 'average percentage viewed', suggesting that meeting these metrics is crucial for growth.

10:02

🎯 Enhancing Audience Retention with Script Refinement

In the final paragraph, the focus shifts to improving audience retention through scriptwriting, suggesting the use of chat GPT to analyze and refine scripts based on audience retention data. The speaker provides a step-by-step guide on using chat GPT to identify areas of content that may cause viewers to drop off and offers advice on script adjustments to improve retention. They also stress the importance of the first three seconds of a video and the overall importance of viewer satisfaction in ensuring the success of future videos.

Keywords

💡Algorithm Rules

Algorithm rules refer to the guidelines or principles that YouTube's algorithm follows to determine the visibility and promotion of content on the platform. In the video, the creator discusses four specific algorithm rules that can help increase subscribers and views, emphasizing the importance of understanding these rules to grow on YouTube.

💡YouTube Shorts

YouTube Shorts is a feature that allows users to create and share short, vertical videos on the platform. The script highlights YouTube Shorts as a significant opportunity for growth in 2024, noting that it's a 'biggest hack' for increasing reach, views, and monetization, regardless of subscriber count.

💡Momentum

Momentum, in the context of this video, refers to the continuous growth and engagement that a content creator can achieve by consistently posting high-quality videos. The script advises taking a day off from posting after a low-performing video to maintain this momentum, illustrating the concept with examples of how posting too frequently can dilute the impact of individual videos.

💡Monetization

Monetization on YouTube typically involves earning revenue through ads, sponsorships, or other means. The video mentions that with the new changes, YouTube Shorts can be monetized regardless of the number of subscribers, as long as the content creator follows the algorithm rules, thus opening up new opportunities for income.

💡Keyword Targeting

Keyword targeting is the practice of selecting specific words or phrases that potential viewers are likely to search for, and incorporating them into video titles, transcripts, descriptions, and tags to improve searchability and visibility. The script emphasizes the importance of keyword targeting for ranking in YouTube search results and suggests using tools like vidIQ for effective keyword research.

💡VidIQ

VidIQ is a tool mentioned in the script that helps content creators with keyword research, search term ranking, and competition analysis. It's presented as a valuable resource for identifying relevant keywords, understanding search volumes, and discovering related opportunities to improve a video's ranking and visibility.

💡Viewer Satisfaction

Viewer satisfaction is the measure of how well a video meets the expectations and needs of its audience. The script suggests that satisfying viewers is crucial for the success of future videos, as it leads to higher engagement and the likelihood of viewers watching more content from the same creator.

💡Content Retention

Content retention refers to the extent to which viewers watch a video from start to finish. The video script discusses the importance of achieving high retention rates, particularly for videos over 31 seconds, as a key metric for YouTube's algorithm to promote content.

💡Custom Thumbnail

A custom thumbnail is a visually appealing and engaging image that serves as the preview for a video. The script advises creating custom thumbnails for YouTube Shorts to attract viewers and increase click-through rates, which is an essential aspect of optimizing video performance on the platform.

💡Viewer Metrics

Viewer metrics are the quantitative measures of audience engagement with a video, such as views, watch time, and audience retention. The video script outlines specific metrics that creators should aim to achieve, such as a high percentage of viewed duration and 'how many chose to view', to ensure their content is favored by YouTube's algorithm.

💡Chat GPT

Chat GPT, mentioned in the script, is an AI tool that can analyze video transcripts and audience retention data to provide feedback on scriptwriting and content improvement. The video suggests using Chat GPT to identify areas of a video with low retention and to suggest changes to enhance viewer engagement.

Highlights

In just 7 days, the speaker helped three creators gain over a million subscribers each by following four algorithm rules.

YouTube Shorts is considered the biggest hack of 2024 for increasing reach, views, subscribers, and monetization.

If a video performs poorly, it's recommended to take the next day off from posting to maintain content momentum.

YouTube Studio's dashboard can help identify video performance to decide posting schedules.

The importance of striving for a '1 out of 10' video to build and maintain momentum.

YouTube Shorts is a significant opportunity in 2024, with a focus on tutorials due to AI's impact on Google Search.

Keyword optimization is crucial for YouTube Shorts, including titles, transcripts, descriptions, and tags.

VidIQ is recommended for identifying search terms and optimizing video content for ranking.

To rank for a search term, create videos about various related opportunities to increase ranking potential.

Posting frequency on YouTube Shorts should be one to three times a day, with strategic breaks after poor performing videos.

Video lengths of 8-15 seconds, 31-36 seconds, and 55-60 seconds are optimal for different audience retention strategies.

Metrics to hit for successful YouTube Shorts include high 'how many chose to view' percentages and average percentage viewed.

The importance of the first 3 seconds of a video and the hook to retain viewership.

Using chat GPT to analyze script writing and improve audience retention.

The speaker offers personal help for growing on YouTube with a promise of increased views, subscribers, and monetization.

An exclusive offer for VidIQ is mentioned, with a $1 trial for 30 days to help find search terms and rank videos.

The necessity to satisfy viewers to increase the reach of future videos based on viewer satisfaction.

Transcripts

in only 7 days I helped this Creator

gain over a million subscribers this

Creator over a million subscribers and

this Creator over a million subscribers

and every single one of them followed

the four algorithm rules that I'm going

to share with you in this video because

if you're violating these four things

it's probably the reason you're

struggling to grow on YouTube right now

in fact YouTube shorts is the biggest

hack of 2024 if you able to increase the

amount of reach that you're getting the

amount of views that you're getting the

amount of subscribers you're getting and

how much money you're going to be making

from YouTube because you can finally

monetize YouTube shorts no matter how

many subscribers you have so long as you

implement these four new out Alm changes

algorithm rule number one is that if you

have a 1 out of 10 video you need to

take the next day off from posting if

you're not doing this well then what

you're probably doing is killing the

momentum of your content that's why you

see a lot of content creators on YouTube

don't post every single day in fact I've

posted every single day for a really

long time and guess what now I begun

having to take days off because the

algorithm changed and if I upload a

video after having a 1 out of 10 video

boom it kills the momentum of that 1 out

of 10 video and then what ends up

happening is I overall get less reach

and you're probably doing the same thing

without realizing it now here's what you

need to do to figure that out you

literally just come into YouTube Studio

go to dashboard and then right here

you're going to be able to see where

your video is ranking so this video is a

6 out of 10 so of course I'm going to

upload this video but if this video was

a 1 out of 10 and let's say I posted it

yesterday well then I would have taken

today off and then I wouldn't have

posted again until the next day and

ideally you want every video that you

upload to be a 1 out of 10 because that

means that you've beaten the previous

videos that you've uploaded and this

allow allows you to actually build on

your momentum because if you just upload

a video and have a 1 out of 10 what ends

up happening is that video is actually

going to die off for example and I'll

show you guys a perfect example of this

I uploaded this video right here and

this video did amazing for the first day

in fact if you see it versus the average

and then to test this for this video I

uploaded a video and what happened the

video immediately basically flatlined

and that wouldn't have happened had I

not uploaded another video the next day

after so you need to make sure that

you're not that mistake because if you

do it's going to be killing your views

right now the second algorithm rule that

you need to make sure that you're paying

attention to is that YouTube shorts is

by far the biggest opportunity right now

in 2024 for you to be able to grow on

YouTube way too many of you are focused

on getting into the shorts feed and that

shouldn't be your priority because guess

what AI is completely ruining Google

search if you do a search for something

on Google now it just gives you an AI

answer so what's going to happen is more

people are going to come to YouTube in

order to get a tutorial because people

want to be able to see things and hear

things and read things and you can do

that when you watch a YouTube video and

people want more information quicker so

guess what you need to be doing you need

to start uploading YouTube shorts but

there are a few different things you

need to make sure that you're doing the

first thing that you need to make sure

that you're doing is you need to make

sure that whatever key word you're

trying to Target shows up in the title

of your video in the transcript of your

video in the description of your video

in the tags of your R because if not

well YouTube isn't going to know that

you're trying to rank for that search

term and if you don't know what search

terms you're trying to rank for well you

need to be using vid IQ because vid IQ

is going to allow you to do several

different things differently first of

all if you come into keywords you're

going to be able to search for things

for example I'm making this video about

the YouTube shorts algorithm so if I

type that in it's going to tell me the

average search volume so typically I

make a video like this once a month

because there are changes almost every

month when it comes to the YouTube

algorithm or just what trending on

YouTube so my videos actually typically

get around this many views and it makes

sense because that's what the search vol

is but more importantly I can come over

here and see related keywords that I may

want to put in my title for example I

put YouTube shorts algorithm in the

title of this video but I didn't put

YouTube shorts algorithm mistakes

because it would have gotten way less

views and I didn't make this explain the

YouTube algorithm because again it would

have got way less views and essentially

what you're able to do also is you're

able to scroll down here and see the

other videos that could be ranking

against you in fact this is where I got

the thumbnail inspiration for this one

because this video is based towards

people in India so I took that did it

for the United States and that is why

this video is going to do so well but

that's not the only thing that you could

do with vid IQ in fact if you come over

to YouTube right here you're also going

to be able to see this when you do

searches for things for example I'm

going to type in YouTube shorts right

here and what am I going to see a bunch

of videos actually that's a really bad

search because YouTube shorts is just

going to show me a bunch of YouTube

shorts I'm going to put YouTube shorts

algorithm explained 2024 and then what

this is going to do because I have the

vid IQ Chrome extens ension is it is

going to show me a bunch of stuff like

this for example the overall score the

volume the competition it's going to

show me the top channels ranking for

this search term it's going to show me

the top videos here and then what it's

going to be able to do is show me the

top related opportunities and you want

to make sure that if you want to rank

for that search term you're making

videos about all these different

opportunities why because it's going to

allow you to most easily rank for the

search room and essentially you should

keep posting about a search room until

you rank for it then you need to stop

and just Monitor and make sure that

nobody out places you and if you're able

to do this across a bunch of different

Search terms it's going to be a huge

opportunity for you in fact if we come

back in my YouTube Studio I want to show

you I've literally been able to do this

for almost all of my YouTube shorts this

one right here didn't rank for search

that's why it got stuck at 10,000 views

this one right here ranked for YouTube

search and that's why it gets over 4,000

views every 48 hours and continues to do

that in fact it's done this for a long

time and guess what this video is

driving towards a sales pitch video that

I have that is helping me make more

money so if you want to get started with

vid IQ so that you can rank for search

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absolute no-brainer don't let $1 be the

difference between you having a video

like this that gets 400,000 views or

having videos that just continue to flop

like you currently have right now but

just understanding what people are

searching for isn't enough like I said

earlier you also need to make sure that

whatever keyword you're trying to rank

for is in your title is in your

transcription is in your description and

is in your tags in addition to that you

need to make sure that you're uploading

a custom thumbnail when you post

something to YouTube shorts if you don't

know how to do that I literally have a

video on this on my channel so make sure

you watch it afterwards and then finally

you need to make sure that you just

answer whatever that person is searching

for don't give any more fluff don't have

a call to action don't pitch something

don't waste the viewers time just

provide them with value and then what's

going to end up happening is you're

going to really tap into the YouTube

algorithm and what that means is that

YouTube is going to begin to show your

content to that person again now guess

what's going to happen because they were

satisfied with the last video that they

watch they end up clicking on that video

in fact this might be the biggest

algorithm tip that you could possibly

get which is that if you satisfy your

viewers they watch the future videos

that they get shown from you is so if

you're not satisfying viewers then you

could actually be ruining the reach of

your future videos now this brings me to

algorithm rule number three which is

going to be the best links that you need

to be posting in and how frequently you

should be posting so right now you

should be posting one to three times a

day on YouTube shorts and remember once

you have a 1 out of 10 video stop

posting take the next day off and use

that time to make sure that you're

creating another 1 out of 10 video cuz

ideally you have a 1 out of 10 video

every time you post and you're really

only posting 3 days a week but if not

you should be posting 1 to 3 days a week

so that you can keep getting videos on

YouTube so you continue to get more and

more views over time on top of that you

need to make sure that you're posting in

these three different lengths the first

length is going to be 8 to 15 seconds

long the second 31 to 36 seconds long

and then finally 55 to 60 seconds now

the first and second length actually

create the most viral videos on YouTube

because of how much audience retention

you need and how many people you need to

not swipe away from your video and

actually view your video if you don't

know what these things mean these are

algorithm rule number four which are the

metrics that you need to be hitting in

your content in order for YouTube to

actually push out your content if you've

done everything right that I've shared

with you in this video this could be the

last thing that's causing you to fail on

YouTube now these are the metrics that

you need to make sure that you're

absolutely hitting so you want to come

into your shorts I'm going to show you

this on a video that didn't hit these

metrics to prove this to you so the

first thing you want to do is you want

to come into reach right here how many

people chose to view viewed needs to be

over 80% if you're uploading a video

that is 31 seconds or longer needs to be

over 80% if your video is less than 30

seconds this needs to be close to 100%

but that's not the only thing if you

come under overview here and you scroll

down this average percentage viewed is

also really important again if a video's

over 31 seconds long this needs to be

80% if the video is less than 31 seconds

long this needs to be be close to 100%

now this is a little bit skewed because

I uploaded this video some time ago but

if we come to first 24 hours here this

will show us the actual numbers that

we've gotten now if we go and compare

that to a video that has done really

really well for example this video right

here over 475,000 views if we come down

you're going to see that this is much

closer to 80% that's why this video did

so well because again it's over 31

seconds long and if we come up here and

go under reach we're going to see that

this also is very close to 80% so if

you're not hitting those metrics it's

going to be the reason that you fail to

grow right now because YouTube will only

push things out that are keeping people

on YouTube for a strong enough period of

time now how many chose to view right

here is going to be a function of two

different things the first thing it's a

function of is a topic that you're

choosing some topics people want to

listen to and some topics people don't

want to listen to but the second thing

is going to be the hook what are you

saying in the first 3 seconds of your

video in fact if you're not spending

more than 80% of your time on the first

3 seconds your title and idea then

you're completely wasting your time on

YouTube If you spending the most time

editing your content filming your

content you're doing things backwards

and that's why you're not getting the

reach that you want when it comes to

your average reu duration it is really

really easy for you to get better at

this in fact one of the easiest ways for

you to get better at this they actually

using chat GPT so in order to use chat

GPT to get better with your script

writing here's what you need to do and I

bet you're probably not doing this right

now well actually to get better with

your retention for your script writing

so what you want to do you want to come

to this link right here we're also going

to come back here and we're going to

mute that because that was really

annoying that I just did that to you so

we come over to analytics down here and

scroll down we need a screenshot of this

so we're going to take a screenshot of

the retention here and you need to make

sure that you get the time stamps in

there or the link stamps in there we're

going to come over here I'm going to

mute myself so you don't hear anything

shorts we're going to change this to

watch now what this is going to do is

change the view of this and if we scroll

down we're going to come under more here

we're going to click show train

transcript this is going to give us the

transcript now we need to come back over

to chat GPC and say I am going to give

you the

transcript for my latest YouTube short

and a screenshot of the audience

retention graph I need to get this

retention closer to

80% please let me know where there were

big dips or drop offs and what I could

have changed in the script so I put that

right there I have the screenshot that I

took I'm going to take this and I'm

going to put this in here now I'm going

to get my transcript copy and paste from

right here we're going to post this in

here and then what chat gbt is going to

go through and do it is going to analyze

this and it is going to show us where

the initial drop is where another drop

is where steady decline is and this is

going to analyze the trans script and

suggest how we could have done things

differently and this is how you actually

improve your content on YouTube you need

to have chat GPT helping you you need to

get advice from other people and this is

what's going to ultimately make you

successful on YouTube and if you want to

learn more about how I can personally

help you grow quicker on YouTube like

how I help the three creators on the

screen right now get over a million

subscribers well please watch this video

right here to find out how I can

personally help you grow on YouTube look

at your channel and tell you everything

you need to do differently so you can

get more views more subscribers and get

monetized on YouTube I'll see you over

there