Top Youtubers understand how the Youtube algorithm works. They know what sort of content to make and what tactics to use to bring in millions of views.
YouTube uses the algorithm to help surface the videos that people will click on and watch because at the end of the day they want people to stay on their site.
A few years ago, the description and tags were very important but in 2020 they are pretty irrelevant. Viral videos often have titles under 50 characters, this means that when viewed on mobile on your recommended feed, none of it is cut off.
This also leads to the titles being super pragmatic. Being straight to the point gets rewarded on YouTube, just as well as appealing thumbnails. The thumbnail can make the difference between 10k views and 200k views. Software programs like toolbuddy have a feature that can measure the click-through-rate for each thumbnail you have in mind.
If you can get over 4 minutes of watch time with a 50 % or above audience retention and a 10 % to 20 % click-through-rate, you have a really good chance of going viral.
The attention span of a YouTube viewer is pretty low, this is why top YouTubers are mindful of not leaving any dull moments in their videos. They carry people along for a reward at the end of the video.
YouTube uses the algorithm to help surface the videos that people will click on and watch because at the end of the day they want people to stay on their site.
A few years ago, the description and tags were very important but in 2020 they are pretty irrelevant. Viral videos often have titles under 50 characters, this means that when viewed on mobile on your recommended feed, none of it is cut off.
This also leads to the titles being super pragmatic. Being straight to the point gets rewarded on YouTube, just as well as appealing thumbnails. The thumbnail can make the difference between 10k views and 200k views. Software programs like toolbuddy have a feature that can measure the click-through-rate for each thumbnail you have in mind.
If you can get over 4 minutes of watch time with a 50 % or above audience retention and a 10 % to 20 % click-through-rate, you have a really good chance of going viral.
The attention span of a YouTube viewer is pretty low, this is why top YouTubers are mindful of not leaving any dull moments in their videos. They carry people along for a reward at the end of the video.