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How to Rank Your Videos

On Youtube

Prepared by:

Jose Victor Castellanos

Recon Media, Inc.

jose@reconmediainc.com

561.901.0115

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About Me

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Jose Victor Castellanos

Full-Stack Marketer | Digital Marketing Strategist

I help businesses build their brand while increasing their revenue by placing the right message in front of the right people at the right time.

Founder of Recon Media, Inc. -

Lead Generation for the Home Improvement Industry

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Youtube stats

You never knew

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YouTube Stats

74% of adults in the U.S. use YouTube - That’s more than Facebook which reaches 68% of American adults.

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YouTube Stats

73% of Americans aged 36 to 45 use YouTube, along with 70% of those aged 46 to 55 and 67% of those 56 and older.

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YouTube Stats

YouTube is the world’s second-most visited website, It’s also the world’s second-most used social platform

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YouTube Stats

People watch more than a billion hours of video on YouTube every day, Viewers aged 18 and over spend 41.9 minutes on YouTube daily, on average

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How can you get people to watch your videos?

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Optimizing your channel

YouTube Channel Optimization

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Youtube channel optimization

Start with your About section.

This tells visitors and YouTube what your channel is about.

Use keywords within your description.

Fill in the - Description, links, and contact info.

Find this under Customize Channel, Basic Info

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Youtube channel optimization

Have a Cover Image and Profile Image.

Add a featured video to the top of your channel homepage.

You can set one for non-subscribers and one for subscribers.

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Youtube channel optimization

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Optimizing your videos

YouTube Video Optimization

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Youtube Video optimization

Step 1: What keyword phrase do you want to rank for?

Start with what is your video about?

Go to YouTube and begin to enter a keyword phrase.

You’ll be provided with suggestions. Review them and see what connects with your video.

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Youtube Video optimization

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Youtube Video optimization

Step 2: Select your keyword and now search for it on YouTube

Look at the list of videos and make note on the following:

Titles - Is the keyword in the title? Are the titles similar?

Description - Is the keyword used, how long the description is and what’s included in it.

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Youtube Video optimization

Step 3: Say the keyword in your video

YouTube automatically can create captions which means they know what you’re saying in the video.

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Youtube Video optimization

Step 4: Upload Video

Use your keyword in the file name of the video

Example:

Bad: danvuea7665.mp4

Good: Real-Estate-Investing-In-Florida.mp4

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Youtube Video optimization

Step 5: Add a title

Use your keyword in the title. Try to use it towards the beginning of the title.

Don’t just use the keyword. Make it a real title.

How to get started with Real Estate investing your 20’s

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Youtube Video optimization

Step 6: Add a description

Write a good solid description about the video. Try to use the keyword towards the beginning and different variations throughout.

Don’t keyword stuff. Always keep it natural.

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Youtube Video optimization

Step 7: Add a thumbnail

Upload a catchy looking thumbnail. You want to attract eyes to your thumbnail.

Use a keyword in your thumbnail file name and upload.

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Youtube Video optimization

Step 8: Add to a playlist

If you have other videos related to the same topic in a playlist add the new video to it also.

If you don’t have a playlist create one with related videos & topics.

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Youtube Video optimization

Step 9: Add tags

Make your first tag your main keyword/keyword phrase.

Add different versions of that keyword/keyword phrase.

Add tags of other topics covered within the video.

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Complete the upload

After Video is Uploaded

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After video is uploaded

Step 10: Promote your video

Let people know that the video is uploaded.

You want to get views on the video as soon as possible.

Send an email, share the link on social, post link on Quora and other Q&A sites, embed in a blog, etc...

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After video is uploaded

Step 11: Encourage Liking the video

Encourage people to hit the thumbs up button (Like) as that lets YouTube know that the person enjoyed the video and it was what they expected.

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Bonus

Video SEO Tool

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Video SEO tool

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Case study

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Thank you!

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