Why are my YouTube videos not ranking?
Why are my YouTube videos not ranking?
If you want your videos to rank, you need to keep people watching. The amount of your video that people watch is known as Audience Retention. In other words: If your video keeps people on YouTube, YouTube will rank your video higher in the search results.
How do you rank high on YouTube?
Achieve higher ranking with these YouTube SEO tips
- Choose your keywords wisely.
- Include keywords in the title of the video.
- Include keywords in the video file.
- Optimize your description.
- Use video hashtags.
- Select a video category.
- Use eye-catching thumbnails.
- Add subtitles and closed captions.
How long does it take for YouTube videos to rank?
In short: 3 months, but there are exceptions to this rule. I’ve had videos (that I considered “dead”) rank after a year, others took only a month rank. It depends on search volume, competition and your audience. Let’s take a look at the lifecycle of some of my videos and the formula to go viral on YouTube.
How do you get your first YouTube rank?
The more engagement your video receives, the higher it will rank according to Youtube ranking factors. To increase engagement, encourage viewers to like, comment, and subscribe to your videos. To really elevate Youtube video engagement, share your videos on other platforms, including on social media and in blog posts.
Why won’t my YouTube video rank?
If your video stinks, it won’t rank…no matter how optimized it is for SEO. Unlike Google (uses backlinks and other signals to evaluate the quality of a piece of content) YouTube has no such luxury. So they rely on Audience Retention. That said, Audience Interaction is one of several ranking signals that YouTube uses in its algorithm.
How can I get more views on YouTube?
Here’s the deal: Most views on YouTube come from within YouTube’s platform. But don’t stop there. Your video can get 2-5x more views if you can ALSO get it to rank in Google. How? The trick is to optimize your videos around keywords that already have video results in Google.
What makes a good quality YouTube video?
Quality videos get more clicks and views. Like Google, YouTube uses ranking factors to determine which videos end up at the top of each search results page (SERP). YouTube looks at your video’s number of views, how long users watch it and how many positive ratings and comments it has.
How to rank YouTube videos in Google with keywords?
9 Hacks to Rank YouTube Videos in Google. Go to your completed video file that is ready for upload. Right click on the file and select “Get Info”. Add some tags to your video that are related to the content. Under “Name & Extension”, name the file after your #1 an #2 keywords. For example: How to