{"id":14182,"date":"2020-12-07T14:56:30","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T14:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.improvemysearchranking.com\/?p=14182"},"modified":"2023-11-24T14:07:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T14:07:33","slug":"5-tips-for-optimising-youtube-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.improvemysearchranking.com\/5-tips-for-optimising-youtube-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"5 tips for optimising YouTube videos and ranking them higher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube is the second biggest search engine in the world. Lots of businesses get valuable traffic and customer attention via videos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But optimising YouTube videos and ranking them higher in the search results can be challenging.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are 5 tips that would help you optimise YouTube videos for better rankings and more organic traffic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><b>1. Pick the right keywords<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Picking the right keywords is a key concept in search engine optimisation. The same principle applies to blog posts as well as to YouTube videos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But what are the \u201cright\u201d keywords?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For YouTube video optimisation, there are a few factors to consider:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The keywords should be low competition. In other words, if the level of competition is too high, you might not be able to rank your videos on that topic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You should also use the YouTube search engine and see which keywords pop up in the results. You should tweak your strategy based on the data you get from YouTube.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lastly, there are keyword research tools that specifically show data for YouTube. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/keywordtool.io\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keywordtool.io<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a popular tool that helps you find keywords specifically related to YouTube Search.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/youtube-keyword-tools\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a list of a bunch of other keyword tools for YouTube video content<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/improvemysearchranking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/keyword-tool-768x221-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14184 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/improvemysearchranking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/keyword-tool-768x221-1.png\" alt=\"keyword tool\" width=\"474\" height=\"136\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>2. Pick topics and keywords that Google prioritize for videos<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another crucial point to remember about keyword selection is that you need to pick \u201cvideo keywords\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are video keywords?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are some keywords and keyword phrases that Google prioritize for video content. For example:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reviews<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tutorials<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Videos<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Demo<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is an example.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/improvemysearchranking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/video-screnshot-300x274-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14185\" src=\"https:\/\/improvemysearchranking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/video-screnshot-300x274-1.png\" alt=\"video screenshot\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the keyword phrase, \u201chow to make apple pie\u201d, Google prefers video content. This keyword phrase can be considered a video keyword because it primarily triggers videos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another example would be the \u201cLG CX review\u201d.\u00a0 Google expects that a video review would serve the search intent more effectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/improvemysearchranking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/review-snippet-screenshot-272x300-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14186\" src=\"https:\/\/improvemysearchranking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/review-snippet-screenshot-272x300-1.png\" alt=\"review snippet screenshot\" width=\"272\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You make your job easier when you pick video keywords.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>3. Produce high-retention and high-engagement videos<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you select the keywords, the next step will be to create videos. The key here is to produce and publish videos that draw high engagement and high retention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just like any other form of content \u2014 infographics, blog post, landing page \u2014 Google wants to show videos to users that they would actually like.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The goal is to create such informative and engaging videos that searchers watch till the end. You should aim to keep audience retention and engagement as close to 100% as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High engagement and retention rates send positive signals to Google and YouTube. These signals indicate that your videos are worth watching and worth ranking higher in the search results.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One easy way to increase engagement is to encourage more comments from viewers. There is a strong correlation between a higher number of comments on videos and their YouTube rankings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also increase engagement by improving the click-through rate. You can do this by improving your credibility, creating high-quality thumbnails, and interesting (but not clickbaity) titles for your videos.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>4. Keyword placement and optimisation<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keyword optimisation and placement are still valid practices in search engine optimisation. Just like content marketers put important keywords in meta titles, H1 and H2 tags, and in the opening paragraphs, YouTube content creators need to strategically place keywords in their video content.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some hot spots to put important keywords in:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Video title<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 The title of your video is the most important place to put the primary keyword in.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Description<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 The description of your video gives you ample space to put primary as well as secondary keywords in. You should use this valuable real estate to also include LSI keywords to add more context for search engines.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Tags<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 Tags can help Google and YouTube understand what your video is about. You can help these search engines by using keywords that are relevant to your video.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lastly, we also recommend saying important keywords in the video. Google now successfully transcribes videos. So actually saying your keyword out loud in the video may help with optimisation and rankings.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>5. Promotion and link-building<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once your video is live, it is time to promote it and create links.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Promotion and link-building can be done by sharing your videos in industry forums, Reddit, Quora, etc. It is also recommended to share your videos on different social media websites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are all positive signals that help Google improve search engine rankings.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YouTube is the second biggest search engine in the world. Lots of businesses get valuable traffic and customer attention via videos. But optimising YouTube videos and ranking them higher in the search results can be challenging. 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