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If you're serious about growing on YouTube, what you do straight after uploading a video is just as important as the video itself.
Now, most small YouTubers make the same mistake. After uploading every video, they don't do anything. They hit publish, they maybe share the video once, and then they just hope for the best. But that's why so many new videos fail. There's a reason these four videos got over 3 million views between them, and that's because I have a winning upload strategy.
So, in this video, I'm breaking down the exact steps I take after every upload to make sure all of my videos actually get views. I'm going to run through my personal upload process first, then I'm going to give you a couple of extra tips afterwards that will help boost your overall channel growth. So make sure you don't skip any, because there's going to be some things in here that I guarantee you haven't heard of before.
Okay, then. First up, I want to talk about your video file name. Now, this little thing here has been the center of debate for a long time now. Some people love it, but other people dismiss it as completely useless. Now, personally, I think it's a great little way of getting in some really good keywords for your SEO.
Now, what me and a lot of top YouTubers tend to do is they name the file name the exact same of what the title is going to be for the video, or at least as closely as possible as you can see here. You can literally see the entire file name, which means its data is being stored and used by YouTube. If you couldn't see it here, I'd say, "Yeah, fair enough, maybe it is useless." But the fact it literally is right there shows to me that it's being used and analyzed by YouTube, so it might have an impact, even if that impact is really small.
So, what you need to do is make sure when you save your video from CapCut or Premiere Pro or whatever video editing software you use, just make sure the file name matches your title.
Then, of course, the next thing you need to concentrate on is obviously the title. Now, I'm not going to beat around the bush here, guys. Your title and thumbnail are the most important things about your new video, especially if you're a new or a small YouTuber, because if you don't really have an audience yet, the only way people will click on your videos is if your title and thumbnails are good enough. So, these are really important.
Now, your title needs to entice people in and make them curious enough to want to click on the video and watch it. It also needs to accurately depict what's going to be covered in the video. Like, you only clicked on this video here because I promised to give you information based on things you should do after uploading a video. That's literally why you clicked. My title, and for example, all of these videos here include an important keyword and basically explain what the video is going to be about: shorts, Vandy, Barrett, train, algorithm, and bullet train, which is exactly what they're all about.
So, when you create your title, you always need to include a descriptive keyword, both for SEO and just to accurately describe what your video is going to be about. That's a reason why all of these four videos here did so well. So, if you copy this strategy, yours will too, I promise you.
So, once you've smashed your title out of the park, it's time to concentrate on the description, and there's actually really quite a lot to unpack here, so please do listen up.
Now, your description is literally an absolute gold mine for helping the algorithm push your videos out. So, here's how I always do it for each and every video I post. I basically use the transcript for each video, which is pretty much just a breakdown of every word said. I always have this copied into a Word document. From there, I open ChatGPT and then I paste it here and I basically ask ChatGPT to write a fully optimized description for me.
Here is my last one. "I wrote here is the script for my latest YouTube video titled 'How to Include SEO to Make Any Video Go Viral.' I want you to please write me a one-paragraph description for this video that is fully optimized for SEO. I'm targeting new and small YouTubers who are looking to grow their channels, who aren't getting many views yet. These people are not yet aware of what SEO is or how it can help."
So, this is basically exactly what I included on my video. I tried to give ChatGPT as much information as possible about the actual video, and of course, my viewers too. And then it gave me this fully optimized description here that was full of keywords and 100% related to the actual video. Having descriptions like this will boost your views, trust me. Just give it a go.
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Okay, then. So, once you've got ChatGPT to write you a killer description, you then need to add your links, hashtags, and other supporting content. So, let's just unpack this all separately.
So, links. You always need to include as many links as necessary in your description. These should be links to your other content and links to stuff you mentioned in your video. Like, I literally just said you should click on the link in the description to join my Academy, so I always need to make sure that link is included in the description.
But one extra way to boost your watch time and your views is by having links to your other content in the description. But not just any links, these need to be deep links. But what exactly do I mean by deep links? Well, I want you to pay close attention to what you see on the right-hand side of images I'm about to show you.
As you can see in example one, when a viewer watches a video, on the right-hand side, you can just see other random videos from other creators. That means as soon as your viewer is done watching your video, they're probably going to be looking at the right-hand side there for a new video to click on to. And once they've clicked on one of these videos here, you've lost them for good. That viewer has now gone somewhere else and they're probably not going to come back.
However, here in example two, you can see that the video suggestions on the right-hand side are now all of my own videos. So, this means that the viewer can now only see my videos suggested here. So, once they finish watching this video or get bored and want something else, they're much more likely to click on to another one of my videos here and start watching that. So, let's say even just 30% of your viewers do this, that's a huge amount of new watch time you're getting instead of having them just click off onto someone else's videos and losing them for good.
Now, you can do this by creating playlists. Listing all of your videos in that playlist, that's what this is here. It's just a load of videos I've included in a single playlist. Now, obviously, playlists don't just appear on the home feed when someone first loads up the YouTube app. So, you actually have to actively nudge your viewers into a playlist. Now, I personally do this by using a call to action in my videos and descriptions. I literally just tell my viewers to click on the playlist link below in the description if they want access to all of my content on how to grow their YouTube channels, and it works a treat.
The best way to do this is to copy the URL of a video from the playlist or just the playlist link itself. So, as you can see here, if I click into this playlist, I can either copy the playlist URL or I can look over here to the right, choose on a specific video, click on the three dots, and then just copy this URL link. So, now when a viewer clicks on this link from the description, they will automatically be taken to the playlist.
Okay, that's links covered. And the last thing you need to do in your description is add hashtags. Now, for me personally, I always add anywhere from three to five hashtags. Some people do up to 60, which is the limit given to you by YouTube, but I personally just like to add around three to five, especially because only three appear here.
Now, hashtags, these obviously change per every video you make, as they should accurately relate to each specific video. But for me, I personally always just include some keywords and search terms in there that are as closely related to my video title as possible. So, when you guys do yours, always make sure you use keywords related to your video.
Then, of course, we have our YouTube thumbnails. Along with your titles, the thumbnail is the most important step of your YouTube video. Your thumbnail basically decides whether or not people are going to click on your video and watch it. If you're a new channel and you have really poor thumbnails, nobody is going to want to click on your video and watch it.
Now, I always create three different thumbnails, and the algorithm will test all three and pick the best one for me. So, I would suggest, if you guys have enough time to be able to do that, definitely create three.
When you do create a thumbnail, it needs to invoke curiosity and stand out enough for people to want to click on it. Thumbnail design is a whole different ball game, and I know a lot of people struggle with it. But for thumbnail inspiration, I always use a tool called One of 10 because I know that coming up with thumbnail ideas can be really difficult, but this new AI tool makes it so much easier.
Now, One of 10 basically picks out all of the viral videos on YouTube, gives you a ton of information about them. So, whenever I'm stuck with thumbnail ideas, I'll log in here and in the search bar, I'm basically going to search for videos that are similar to one I'm going to create. So, let's say I'm going to make a video about Bali travel, I'll type in Bali here and I'll look at all of these thumbnails from viral videos. I'm then going to use these as inspiration for my next video because I know that these videos have performed really well. So, if I can use these as inspiration, hopefully it means the thumbnail I create will also work really well. You can literally use this for any niche whatsoever, even something like crypto if you wanted to.
Okay, then. So, that is thumbnails done. As we scroll down here, of course, you always need to add your new video to a relevant playlist, select "Not for kids," and "Don't restrict my videos." Select "No" for altered content, and I always make sure to uncheck these because I add my own timestamps, so I don't really want YouTube to try and guess and they add their own for me.
And then we have tags. Again, these are also the center of debate when it comes to how important they are. Some YouTubers argue that they don't make a difference, but personally, if there's still an option here, then they must do something, even if it's only the slightest bit of difference.
Now, a really quick and easy way of generating tags is by using a free tags generator, just like this. Just put in your title, and it's going to generate loads of SEO-heavy tags for you. Just copy them from here into your tag box, and then voila, all done for you. It's as simple as that.
Now, we are going to touch on subtitles, but not yet. That's going to be done afterwards. Now, I personally don't ever really touch cards because I don't really think they work that well, but I will always add an end screen here.
I used to choose this one here, which suggests two different videos to the viewers, but I've read everywhere that giving people too much choice often actually hurts your chances of getting them to click. So, now I always just click this one here, which is "Best for the viewer." Now, all this is, is basically it suggests a new video to the viewer when they come to the end of a video like this. It's super useful for boosting views and watch time, so you always need to include an end screen, guys, and always just pick "Best for the viewer."
Then, once you've done all that, I would recommend under "Visibility" here that you select "Private" or "Unlisted" before it goes live. You should always let it sit for anywhere between two to 24 hours before letting it go live. So, this gives YouTube and the algorithm enough time to gather enough data as possible about the video before it goes live. Now, this way, all the checks are done, and when it finally goes live, the algorithm should know exactly who to push it out to, as it's gathered all of that information about the video. It should give it enough data to push it out to the right audience first time. So, I always personally give mine anywhere from two to 24 hours just before I click live.
So, after that, once it's actually uploaded and it's out there, you're also now going to want to add subtitles for different languages because having subtitles in different languages will help foreign viewers to watch and enjoy your video, and they're much more likely to come back and watch more of your content if they can understand you.
So, all you need to do once you've uploaded the video is go into it, click on "Subtitles" down here, click on this one that says "Automatic captions," and these are basically the captions that YouTube has automatically transcribed from your video. It's all done for you by the algorithm, but this does mean it can often make mistakes, so just give it a quick read and make sure there's no like misspelled words or anything in there. Once you're happy, then click "Publish."
Once that's published, you can then go down here and click on "Add language," and you have all of these to choose from. So, make sure to always choose languages like Hindi for Indians, Indonesian, Filipino, or whatever country you have that watches your channel. Click into one and then click on the pencil under "Subtitles," click on "Auto-translate," and then click "Publish." Then you literally have brand new subtitles for a brand new language, all for free, and it will help massively in retaining those foreign viewers who want to watch your video but can't really understand your English.
Okay, then. So, once you've done all of that, and the video is finally uploaded and posted out for everyone to see, the second it goes live, I need you to rewatch it.
Now, firstly, if you haven't yet, I need you to set up a second YouTube account, and this is going to be your support account. Every YouTuber has this, and it's basically used to give yourself some extra views and watch time. So, once a video is uploaded on your main channel, open up your second channel, go in, and watch it straight away. Let it play out in full, and of course, make sure to give it a like and drop a comment on it too. This is just a little bit of fully legal engagement boosting for you. It helps get your content off the ground within the first 24 hours.
So, if you're struggling for views, I would also suggest loading up on a separate web browser on your laptop or computer where you aren't actually logged into any channel, and just watch your video as well, as this will also count as a view and help bump up your watch time. Now, make sure whenever you do this that you always watch it until the end. This will help your average view duration too.
The next really simple trick you might have heard of, but you might have not have. This is where you can link your Shorts to your long-form videos. This is a great little way of getting that extra boost for your video.
Now, it's no secret that Shorts can bring in massive amounts of views, and YouTube has recently enabled creators to link their Shorts to long-form videos, but I still see so many beginners forget to do this. So, whenever you post a new video, I want you to go in and link that new video to all of your Shorts. On my travel channel, I would always go in with every new vlog I posted, I'd go through all of my Shorts and link this new vlog into them. So, when someone watches one of my Shorts, my new video will be listed there, and it will always be offered to viewers to click on if they want to see more.
Now, obviously, it won't bring in millions of views, but it's just a really simple way of cross-promoting your long videos and your Shorts and quickly getting a lot of exposure for them. Now, if you don't know how to do this, just go into your Short on YouTube Studio, click over here on "Related," and then select your most recent upload. So, make sure to link every new video you post to all of your Shorts. It would definitely help just getting you the extra few views.
Now, on the topic of Shorts, if you're not yet creating Shorts, you're potentially missing out on a ton of new viewers. It's well documented now that Shorts have the ability to bring in huge amounts of views. All of the biggest creators on YouTube upload clips daily, and the latest AI tool behind it all is Nexus Clips. Now, it's a new AI tool that basically analyzes your videos, picks the best segments out, and then creates up to five viral Shorts from a single video. It's able to effortlessly repurpose horizontal videos into vertical videos that you could instantly upload to Shorts. It also has a facial recognition, and it can even add animated subtitles automatically. I use this tool for all of my travel channel Shorts, and I got millions of views doing so.
Okay, then. Finally, once your video has been uploaded for a while, I would suggest you go through and respond to every single comment you get, good or bad, especially if you're a small YouTuber. Now, for me, I get thousands of comments per video, so it's quite literally impossible for me to go through and respond to every single one, but I do try my best. But for those of you who only get a few comments per video, you need to make sure you reply to each and every one of them. And when you do, just try to spark as much conversation as possible so everyone chips in and comments. The more comments, the more engagement, and that's a good sign for the algorithm.
So, that's it, guys. Thank you very much for watching this video. I hope you enjoyed this episode, and I hope you learned something useful. Don't forget to sign up to my YouTube Wealth Academy with the link below. You'll receive a huge discount. I go over so much in that course, and I promise you, you'll love it. Thanks for watching, guys. I hope you enjoyed it, and I'll see you in the next one. Goodbye.