Do YouTube Tags really matter in 2017?
I produce short videos and drive traffic from YouTube to my websites.
I want to answer general questions about YouTube tag efficiency and I want to show that it is very important to fill in tags in order to make your video appear more often on YouTube related videos.
So, what are YouTube tags used for?
- Rank a video on YouTube search engine.
- Help YouTube to know more about the video purpose.
- Help YouTube to show up videos on the suggested video right end column.
Do YouTube Tags really matter anymore?
Yes! They are essential BUT not always effective.
It depends on the niche you are in but also on the SEO difficulty for the keywords contained in your title.
If your keywords are too competitive you will not get traffic from the YouTube search engine BUT your video will still appear on the YouTube search engine. However, in order to maximize the traffic from related videos you need to follow a very specific strategy.
If you neglect the tag section thinking it wont work anymore, you are going in the wrong direction.
Does the order that we write the keywords in the tags section affect anything anymore?
Yes. In YouTubes eyes, the first words are more important than words located at the end of list. It is pretty obvious that the channel manager will spontaneously put the most important keywords at the beginning in the tags section.
So you have to prioritize the keywords. Again, there is a specific strategy to do so.
How to Make Your Videos Rank Better on YouTube?
First thing first - Make an interesting video with a unique content. I suggest you avoid the kind of video below:
- Whiteboard animated videos
- Videos where someone speaks facing the camera from the beginning to the end - you need to insert parts of illustration.
- Videos in which you are focusing on promoting a product or service.
- A video which is too short (this format is for Facebook but not adapted to YouTube)
- A video made with a PowerPoint document.
Instead, produce a unique video with your own video camera. Give informative information and shoot some interesting pictures.
Are YouTube tags case sensitive? Should you pay attention to upper case and lower case letters?
No, they arent case sensitive.
What would be an effective YouTube tags strategy?
You need to know the most frequently used words on the top 30 websites on Google.
Why?
Because you need to cover the top 80 words that perfectly fit to your niche. What better way than checking the top 30 websites showing up on Google for your query and using the most frequently used words?
How to collect those words?
You can manually collect all of the words but it is time consuming.
A good alternative is to use a free tool. We developed this kind of tool in 2014.
Can we increase our view count with this strategy?
Yes. If your video has a good retention view it will appear more often on YouTube related videos. You can increase your traffic from 10% to 30% on average and it is effortless.
How about a random YouTube tag list?
If you dont use a scientific strategy you will repeat tags 3 or 4 times and they are often used by other marketers because they are too basic.
What is the YouTube tags character limit?
The character limit is 500 characters.
How can I skyrocket a new YouTube video without subscribers on my channel and without a Facebook page?
You need to promote your new video in order to let YouTube know it deserves to be shown. YouTube will analyse the video retention view and rank your video higher on search engine results and on the right column.
You can pay a guy on Fiverr to promote your video URL to a huge Facebook group OR you can build a Facebook page and sponsorize your post in order to get fans. Alternatively. your can buy Trueviews ads on YouTube (via Adwords)
So, YouTube SEO and specifically tags is the source of your success regarding CPA affiliate marketing on YouTube?
Absolutely.This is a part of the success
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