I’ve been adding a lot of videos on Youtube in the past month.  The reason is that I have taken on a new initiative to GROW my Youtube Channel.

 

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Its no secret that Youtube is a major player online and a great platform to get your message out.   In fact it is the second largest search engine next to Google.  With bandwidth ever increasing and becoming cheaper, streaming of video content online is becoming easier.   This means that videos are part of a future trend online.  Look to Youtube to grow and expand in new ways as a leader in its field.   As a future trend online as a digital professional gaining a solid understanding of Youtube is vital.

 

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The best way to understand something is to try it yourself and see what works.  I’ve started working on my Youtube Channel adding videos and following some proven techniques to grow my views.   The biggest challenge is that I am not spending anything on advertising and growing from no subscribers.   Many times people will boost their channel right from the beginning with advertising or from feeding off other more successful channels.

 

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Here are some tips to get you going in the right direction.

1. Do the proper Keyword Research and determine video plan

2. deliver your content using good structure intro – content – call to action formula

3. have a good description which is relevant to your video

4. keep you video length 2-3 minutes

5. outline what your video is about in the first 5 seconds

6. use attractive thumbnails

7. have a good relevant title that can capture attention

8. monitor your stats and stay engaged with your audience

9. promote the video where you can

look for my future posts when I analyze my results and go over my REAL statistics to see what is working and what isn’t.  Busting the myths in a REAL virtual experiment.

 

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Here are some of the videos I’ve already made.  Adding a new contact in Youtube this is a great way to grow your network and gain an audience for future video

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Editing and updating your Youtube Channel including changing your Youtube Background can be an effective way to grow and look better doing it.

Keyword research even using the instant search in the youtube search bar can give you ideas on what videos to make and what types of wording to use.  Look at what is popular and see what they are doing right.

Setting defaults on your Youtube Channel can save you time.  this is a really effective tool when you have a lot of videos to upload.  You should always still edit them to keep the unique.