Are you also looking to rank your videos on youtube?

3. Optimise your youtube video
4. Use eye-catching thumbnails

1. Find untapped video keyword

Video keywords are very important for youtube. The right keyword can get you top ranking whereas a bad keyword can bury your video on youtube. Find a seed keyword that is relevant to your niche, but this keyword in a youtube search bar, and you will get a few suggestions. You can turn your seed keyword into a longtail keyword with youtube auto-suggest. Or you can use any keyword research tools like keyword.io or tube buddy to find keywords faster.

2. Create videos optimized for watch time

Youtube-like channels that get a lot of watch time. The more time people spend watching your videos, the higher will be your ranking. Therefore it is very necessary to optimize your video to get maximum watch time. Create long videos, remove unnecessary introductions from your intro, and incorporate pattern interrupts in your videos.

Youtube SEO works in the same way as you do for a blog. Optimize video titles with the keyword, write titles that get you maximum clicks without resorting to clickbait. Your video description should be SEO-friendly.

Create custom thumbnails because 96% of best-performing videos have thumbnails. Use contrasting colors and colors that stand out on youtube.

5 Create and optimize playlists

Playlists are very effective to increase session time on youtube. Session time is time spent by the user on youtube after they start watching your video. Session time is a very important ranking factor on youtube. If your video causing users to leave youtube then you will get demoted on youtube.