{"id":680,"date":"2022-01-16T12:38:33","date_gmt":"2022-01-16T12:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/victormartinezb.com\/Blog\/?p=680"},"modified":"2022-01-12T17:45:54","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T17:45:54","slug":"youtube-seo-how-to-rank-your-videos-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/victormartinezb.com\/Blog\/youtube-seo-how-to-rank-your-videos-1\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube SEO: How to Rank Your Videos #1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"soc_custom_post_ad soc_left\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    google_ad_client = \"ca-pub-0514714214205020\";\r\n    google_ad_slot = \"6425612638\";\r\n    google_ad_width = 468;\r\n    google_ad_height = 60;\r\n<\/script>\r\n<!-- Internet Marketing For Everybody  -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/div><p>Learn how to rank YouTube videos fast using our 7-step YouTube SEO process. These EXACT tips have increased our views by nearly 400% in 7.5 months.<\/p>\n<p>***************************************<br \/>\nVideo Marketing Resources<\/p>\n<p>YouTube Keyword Research: How to Get More Views Consistently \u25ba https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kAuM2nQb_P8<\/p>\n<p>How to Edit YouTube Videos for High Engagement \u25ba https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j5EOWffq-gk<\/p>\n<p>Full YouTube SEO Blog Post \u25ba https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/youtube-seo\/<\/p>\n<p>***************************************<\/p>\n<p>In a short period of time, we were able to rank our videos for some of the most popular keywords in our industry: <\/p>\n<p>#1 &#8211; Local SEO<br \/>\n#1 &#8211; Ecommerce SEO<br \/>\n#2 &#8211; SEO<br \/>\n#2 &#8211; search engine optimization<\/p>\n<p>And the list goes on.<\/p>\n<p>The best part about video SEO is that you don\u2019t need to have a massive channel to rank #1. You just need to entertain and engage your audience better than your competitors.<\/p>\n<p>Follow everything from the basics and move to the advanced tips, which should help you rank your videos higher and faster.<\/p>\n<p>First, what is YouTube SEO?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the process of optimizing your videos, playlists, and channel to rank high in YouTube\u2019s organic search results for a given search query.<\/p>\n<p>Our data-driven strategy begins with YouTube Keyword Research.<\/p>\n<p>A couple of free tools you can use are YouTube suggest, paired with Google trends. <\/p>\n<p>This is a great way to gauge a keywords popularity against other keywords. However, since Google trends shows relative popularity, it may not be the best way to find true search volumes.<\/p>\n<p>Another tool you can use is Ahrefs\u2019 Keywords Explorer, which shows you search volume and clicks data for any keyword on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>This tool works perfectly when paired with Tubebuddy (most tagged videos section) or vidIQ (related keywords feature). <\/p>\n<p>While YouTube is the second largest search engine, you can also use other tools like Google search and Ahrefs\u2019 Content Explorer to rank your YouTube videos on the first page of Google search.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Google is our second largest source of external referral traffic.<\/p>\n<p>This video covers all of the tactics, tips, and strategies to rank videos on Google.<\/p>\n<p>The second step is to identify search intent.<\/p>\n<p>Search intent represents the reason behind a searcher\u2019s query. To analyze search intent, just type your keyword into the YouTube search bar and see which videos are ranking in the top 3 positions. <\/p>\n<p>Take note of the format and angles other creators are taking and follow suit with your own video. <\/p>\n<p>Step 3 is the most important. And that\u2019s to create a high-retention video. <\/p>\n<p>Engagement is arguably the most important ranking factor in YouTube\u2019s algorithm. If you can\u2019t engage your audience, then you probably won\u2019t rank.<\/p>\n<p>This can be measured in YouTube Studio analytics by looking at the audience retention graph. You\u2019ll learn EXACTLY how we consistently create high-retention videos from our planning to editing processes.<\/p>\n<p>Step 4 is to do on-page video optimizations.<\/p>\n<p>This boils down to the title, description, thumbnail, and meta data like YouTube tags. You\u2019ll learn how to optimize your videos following YouTube\u2019s best practices.<\/p>\n<p>Step 5 are in-video optimizations.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube allows you to add subtitles or closed captions (CC) to your videos. This helps bring context to your videos which can be helpful when trying to rank your videos. <\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll also learn a couple engagement hacks using YouTube cards and end-screens. <\/p>\n<p>Step 6 is to publish and promote your video<\/p>\n<p>Whether you have a massive audience or tiny one, you\u2019ll learn how to promote your videos to get more views fast.<\/p>\n<p>Step 7 is to optimize your videos (and channel) for session watch time. <\/p>\n<p>Session watch time is the total time a viewer watches videos on YouTube without leaving the platform.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube said on their creator blog that they use this metric as a ranking factor in their search and discovery algorithm.<\/p>\n<p>Our channel playlist hack will help you do just that.<\/p>\n<p>Timestamps:<\/p>\n<p>1:04 What is YouTube SEO<br \/>\n1:52 YouTube keyword research<br \/>\n5:52 Identify user\u2019s search intent<br \/>\n6:34 Create high-retention videos<br \/>\n9:26 On-page optimization for videos<br \/>\n13:01 In-video optimizations<br \/>\n14:24 Publish and promote your video<br \/>\n15:39 Optimize your video for session watch time<br \/>\n17:24 Sam\u2019s channel page hack<\/p>\n<p>#youtubeseo #videoseo #seo<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to subscribe for more actionable marketing and SEO tutorials.<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/AhrefsCom?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>STAY TUNED:<br \/>\nAhrefs \u25ba https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/<br \/>\nYouTube \u25ba https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/AhrefsCom?sub_confirmation=1<br \/>\nFacebook \u25bahttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Ahrefs<br \/>\nTwitter \u25bahttps:\/\/twitter.com\/ahrefs<\/p>\n<div class=\"vpe_-video-url\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube SEO: How to Rank Your Videos #1\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NY3y0V9UDwM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"soc_custom_post_ad soc_left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hotmart.com\/F60325528S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-630 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/victormartinezb.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/we-start-tomorow-300x197.png\" alt=\"Learn Spanish We Start Tomorrow\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to rank YouTube videos fast using our 7-step YouTube SEO process. 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