In today’s Internet era, the importance of having an online presence cannot be overstated and one of the Internet’s biggest platforms is YouTube. The website sees roughly 15 billion visitors a month, which offers a lot of opportunity for anyone who can find a success concept. Whether you are an individual looking to build a channel on YouTube to make a career for yourself out of it, or you are representing a business and want to grow a channel to support your company, finding a following on YouTube can be rewarding. It is difficult to achieve, and in this book, you will learn the many techniques available to grow your channel from the ground up on YouTube.
The techniques in this book will mostly be those that will create sustained and not just temporary or fabricated success. Techniques like collaborating with fellow content creators and engaging with the community so that your videos can be found are the types of things focused on. It will cover the stuff that can be done with little or no money, as success on YouTube is not really dependent upon having a great amount of cash on hand to spend on your channel. It is understood that most people starting out on YouTube do not have a large budget to work with.
You will learn what SEO means and how important it is to your channel and its growth. You will also learn how to use SEO correctly to help the people that want to watch your videos find them. You will see the importance of making thumbnails for your videos that really draw the attention of people browsing through different options on the website, so that you will get more clicks on your videos. You will understand the type of production quality necessary these days to gain a large following. People no longer accept low quality video production or bad audio clips from their YouTube videos. The topic of viral videos is covered and how to avoid being only a temporary success from one of your videos going viral.
Recent changes to YouTube’s policy about monetization on the website is covered in length, as well as what the new rules include and what you have to do before you can make money with your videos. In light of these new rules, the book explains the type of game plan that should be implemented for long-term success. Other things examined include the importance of consistency and how it matters to the growth of your channel. Also, you will find how each content creator on the platform has to decide if they want to make videos at the risk of losing quality, or spend a long time on each one to ensure a higher standard of content.
Overall, in this book every pitfall that beginners to YouTube struggle with is pointed out as well as ways to avoid them are laid out in plain English such that anyone can understand. Every tactic that can help grow a YouTube channel is listed and examined in detail, while also noting any possible downsides to each. This book helps anyone wanting to get started on the video sharing platform and grow their channel from nothing to something incredible. This book is meant for both individuals or businesses, as the rules easily apply to everyone. It will help those who want to grow on a platform that is extremely populated with content creators, the way YouTube is now. As the website has grown to such a widely used platform, it also means that there is a lot money to be made by putting videos on it. Because of this, there are more people than ever making videos on the YouTube site. This is why the book is so important, as it will give anyone who reads it a small advantage over everyone else with whom they will be competing for views; every little bit counts in a field of many.