How To Build A Following On YouTube (Research To Get You Ahead Of The Competition)

If your goal is to build a following on YouTube, you’re going to have to do more than post awesome content and just hope someone finds it. Creating an active and engaged fanbase requires a bit of research and marketing on top of your hard efforts.

Researching YouTube For Success

In past articles, we’ve talked about how to create titles and tags for your videos. Knowing what is working in the industry is important so you can follow the trends.

When researching titles, type questions into the search bar that you are answering and see what the top videos in that category are titled. Create something similar that has a stronger emotional pull or add a date to it to stand out from the other examples.

To research tags, you can use programs like VidIQ, TubeBuddy, etc. With free and paid programs like these, you can give your videos an edge against the competition.

Marketing Your Channel

There are several places you can market your channel to grow your following and get more active users engaging with your video content.

Youtube

Market your channel directly in your videos in the wrap up of your video and inside of the caption

Social Media

Create teaser videos
Create posts with an expanded version of one of the points from the video
Use available links to direct people to your channel

Send out weekly bonus content with exclusive bonuses connected to your video
Include link in footer

*Website

Link channel on website in several sections (header, footer, contact page, etc)

No matter how you market, the key is to engage followers. The more you interact with them, the more they’ll interact with you, which grows your channel and propels your platform forward.

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