**How To Upload Videos On Youtube — Transcript & Summary | SozAI**
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Learn how to upload YouTube videos effectively by optimizing titles, descriptions, tags, thumbnails, and settings to reach your target audience.

## Key Takeaways

- Optimize titles, descriptions, and tags with consistent keywords to improve video ranking.
- Use high-quality thumbnails that tell a story alongside the title to increase click-through rates.
- Leverage subtitles, end screens, and cards to expand reach and viewer engagement.
- Category choice mainly affects advertisers, not ranking; focus more on content quality and SEO.
- Privacy settings and scheduling can help manage video visibility and timing but are secondary to SEO.

## What the video covers

- Creating a clickable, SEO-optimized title under 50 characters is crucial for video ranking and viewer engagement.
- Descriptions should include the video title, keywords, an overview, and relevant links without exceeding word limits to avoid being flagged as spam.
- Tags have minimal impact on ranking but help correct typing errors and improve video discoverability.
- Thumbnails should complement the title by visually conveying additional information and be high quality (up to 2MB) to attract clicks.
- Subtitles increase reach by making videos accessible to non-native speakers and expanding the audience globally.
- End screens and cards are powerful tools to promote other videos, increase watch time, and boost channel views.
- Choosing the right category helps advertisers but has minimal effect on video ranking.
- Video privacy settings like private and unlisted control visibility and commenting options before publishing.
- Scheduling uploads at peak audience times can improve initial views but is not a guaranteed success factor.
- Consistent use of keywords across title, description, and tags systematically improves SEO and video ranking.

## Chapters

1. 00:00 Introduction: Importance of Uploading Correctly
2. 00:51 Creating Clickable and SEO-Optimized Titles
3. 01:26 Optimizing Description and Tags for Ranking
4. 01:56 How Consistent SEO Across Title, Description, and Tags Helps
5. 02:36 Using Subtitles to Expand Reach
6. 05:13 Promoting Videos with End Screens and Cards
7. 06:03 Choosing Categories and Understanding Their Impact
8. 07:31 Video Privacy Settings and Scheduling Uploads

Answers

## Questions about this video

How long should a YouTube video title be for optimal results?

Titles should be under 50 characters to ensure they fit on screen and remain clickable and SEO optimized.

Do tags significantly affect YouTube video ranking?

Tags have minimal impact on ranking but help with correcting typing errors and improving video discoverability.

Why are thumbnails important for YouTube videos?

Thumbnails complement the title by visually conveying additional information, reducing decision time, and increasing click-through rates.

## Full Transcript — Download SRT & Markdown

00:00

Speaker A

Let's assume you made a killer video, but the chances of it going viral are just 50%. No matter how good the video is, if it does not reach the targeted audience, it is of no use. The chances of your video reaching them depend on how you upload it.

00:20

Speaker A

You need to focus on these five things while uploading a video and watch these three factors, keeping in mind the YouTube algorithm and human psychology.

00:30

Speaker A

So let's begin to see how to upload a video so that it reaches the targeted audience.

00:38

Speaker A

Titles - Let's see what YouTube says about titles. \_\_\_\_\_ But what we do is we make our titles longer, which very few people read, and it makes it boring. Here is where you lose half of the game. So now the question is, how to make a clickable title? This, I'm going to explain through my previous video. Just think carefully about what keywords people would be searching for on the topic of the video. Let's see... for example, my video was on map animation of Dhruv Rathee, but I couldn't see any searches related to that. Now I'll try a few more searches. I'll try to search now in a different way and compare it with the videos in recommendations.

00:51

Speaker A

This title gets more views. Now I'll choose this title and make a few changes to it. You should keep in mind that your title should not be more than 50 characters; otherwise, it won't fit on your screen. Now we will remove the extra words and choose only those words which are used in every recommended video. So now our final title is this - which is clickable, short, to the point, and SEO optimized.

01:00

Speaker A

Because this title was recommended by YouTube itself, it helps to increase the video ranking. For example, recently I helped a subscriber create a title, and you can see the results. Description - The first thing to do is copy your title into the description because YouTube has said \_\_\_\_\_\_\_. In simple words, keywords help a lot to rank your videos, and since I want that, I do this. I'll make a separation and make the title elaborate. YouTube suggests that you can also give an overview of your video; hence, I jot down the first 30 seconds of my video, and if you look closely, I've again used some keywords for better rating. Make sure you don't fill the word limit; otherwise, YouTube might detect it as spam, and it won't be suggested at all. You can also add links to previous videos and some related questions which people might search to find your video. At last, you will have to apply some tags which are just the title repeated, like Dhruv Rathee, map animation, tutorial.

01:08

Speaker A

Now if anyone searches for Dhruv Rathee or tutorial, my video will be suggested. Tags - When you clicked on this video, you might be thinking that I'll reveal some amazing strategy for tags for better views and ranking, but the truth is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ so it has a minimal role. The main purpose of tags is if you make any typing error, it would still help people find your video. For example, if someone searches it as L grow, then also his channel would show up.

01:21

Speaker A

And a few years back, to prove this, MrBeast made an experiment. He posted two videos where he didn't put any title or thumbnail in both. He added any random word in the description and tags for each video respectively. On searching, the first video was ranked and not the second one. But that doesn't mean you don't use tags. If YouTube has given this feature, we will use it for sure. Now, after copying the title of my video, I'll add the tag of the related concept. For example, Dhruv Rathee. Now since I have downloaded with VIDIQ, it suggests me some more words, and I will add them. Now we'll go to the rapidtags website where you will get many tags related to your video which I will copy and then paste. Now I will remove the extra tags so that they are not repeated. Even you can use the keywordtool website for the same. At the end, I would also add the tag of my own channel because there are chances that people search your channel in the wrong way.

01:26

Speaker A

Now let's rewind what we did till yet. In short, we added the title of the video, did the same with the description, and also in the tags. You'll be thinking I am stupid. But now I will show how it helped me. First, let's open an incognito tab and search the title. Now you'll see my video comes at 4th number with those videos which have more views and are posted earlier. And the reason is we did use the same words again and again in the title, description, and tags, but using different ways. It would help as all the three components will make my video rank higher. Through this, in a very systematic way, we had organized our SEO. Now we are done with title, description, and tags.

01:33

Speaker A

Now see, thumbnail is a very important factor for the ranking of your video. Thumbnail should include those things which you were unable to show in your title. For example, I couldn't tell in my title that I used a phone for editing, so I added it in my thumbnail. Your title and the thumbnail must make a story so that it is more likely to be clicked. So basically, you have to decrease their decision time. According to YouTube, we can make our thumbnail as much as 2MB. And I prefer it to be maximum as possible. Therefore, I try to make my thumbnails of 1.9 MB.

01:43

Speaker A

This will help it to be of better quality when watched on big screens. Now since thumbnail is a vast topic, I have made a separate video on it which you can see by clicking on the I button. Settings till now were to help the video ranking get better. The elements would help your other videos get better too. So the first feature is subtitles. Currently, my videos do not have subtitles, but I strongly recommend you have them. It helps you get better reach and maximum views. For example, many South Indians and East Indians want to see your videos but because of the language, they are not able to. Not just within India, it will help. The reach can increase outside of India too, which in turn will increase your RPM and income. Next comes the feature of End Screen, which is the most ignored and the most powerful weapon which you can use to increase your reach. By using it the right way, you can see the results as this - by using this feature, I have gained more than 3600 views. End screen makes the video more interesting and causes people to watch them on loop. And I'll show this at the end of the video. So be active till the end of the video and comment if you understood it or not. The next is cards.

01:51

Speaker A

By using this feature, you can promote other of your videos as well, just like I had a few moments before of my thumbnail video. Though I don't use it in every video, I generally add three to four cards in my 10-minute video. This will help the video to gain more views. You can do this. First, create a need and then give a solution for it in another video.

01:56

Speaker A

We looked at all the five factors that helped in the SEO ranking. But there are still many doubts left.

02:11

Speaker A

That - why is category even used? Let's first see. Those can be categorized on the basis of it on YouTube. It does not play a major factor for you, but for the advertisers who are looking for the channels or videos for their ads. And if you are confused about your category, just think about the purpose and see if it gives any information or education. So keep it in the category of education. If the purpose is to make people laugh and for their time pass, put it in the category of entertainment. There are a total of 15 categories; you can put accordingly. But again, this doesn't make much difference. Let's understand what these words mean. By keeping your video private or unlisted, it will not show on the home screen and not even if you search for it.

02:18

Speaker A

It could only be accessible when the links of it are shared. The only difference between both of them is in private video you cannot comment, but in unlisted you can. Keeping your video unlisted only makes sense when you want to comment on it before getting it published. You can even pin your comment. You can either schedule it or publish it directly. I prefer scheduling. Many people assume that posting it at a particular golden time will make it more viral, but it...

02:25

Speaker A

He added any random word in the description and tags for each video respectively .On searching the first video was ranked and not the second one But that doesn't mean you don't use tags.If YouTube has.Given this feature, we will use it for sure.Now, after copying the title of

02:38

Speaker A

my video, I'll add the tag of the related concept. For example, dhruv rathee.Now since I have downloaded with VIDIQ.It suggests me some more words and I will add them .Now we'll go to rapidtags website where you will get

02:47

Speaker A

many tags related to your video which I will copy and then paste..Now I will remove the extra tags so that they are not repeated.Even you can use the keywordtool website for the same.At the end.I would also add the tag of my own channel because there are chances that

02:56

Speaker A

people search your channel in wrong way .Now let's rewind what we did till yet.In short, we added the title of the video did the same with the description.And also in the tags.You'll be thinking I am stupid.But , Now I will show how it helped me.First, let's open icognito

03:07

Speaker A

tab and search the title.Now you'll see my video comes at 4th number With those videos which are having more views and are posted earlier.And the reason is we did use the same words again and again in the title, description and tags, but using different ways.It would

03:13

Speaker A

help as all the three components will make my video ranked higher.Through this, in a very systematic way, we had organized our SEO.Now we are done with title, description and tags.

03:20

Speaker A

Now see thumbnail is a very important factor for the ranking of your video.Thumbnail should include those things which you were unable to show in your title.For example.I couldn't tell in my title that I used phone for editing.So I added in my thumbnail.Your title and the

03:33

Speaker A

thumbnail must make a story.So that it is more likely to be clicked.So basically you have to decrease their decision time.According to YouTube, we can make our thumbnail as much as 2MB.And I prefer it to be maximum as possible.Therefore I try to make my thumbnails off 1.9 MB.

03:44

Speaker A

This will help it to be of better quality when watched on big screens.Now since thumbnail is a vast topic, I have made a separate video on it which you can see by clicking on the I button.Settings till now was to help the video ranking to get better.The elements would

03:55

Speaker A

help your other videos to get better too.So the first feature is subtitles.Currently my videos are not having subtitles, but I strongly recommend you to have them.It helps you to get a better reach and Maximum views for example, many South Indians and East Indians want to

04:10

Speaker A

see your videos but because of the language they are not able to.Not just within India, it will help.The reach can increase out of India too which in turn will increase your RPM and income.Next comes the feature of End Screen, which is the most ignored and the

04:34

Speaker A

most powerful weapon which you can use to increase your reach.By using it the right way you can see the results as this- By using this feature I have gained more than 3600 views.End screen makes the video more interesting and cause people to watch them

05:03

Speaker A

on loop.And I'll show this in the end of the video.So be active till the end of the video and comment.If you understood it or not.The next is cards.

05:13

Speaker A

By using this feature you can promote other of your videos as well, just like I had a few moments before of my thumbnail video.Though I don't use it in my every video, but generally I add three to four cards in my 10 minutes video.

05:32

Speaker A

This will help the video to gain more views you can do this.First create a need and then give solution for it in other video.

05:39

Speaker A

We looked at all the five factors that helped in the SEO ranking.But there are still many doubt lefts.

05:48

Speaker A

That- why category is even used? Let's first see.Those can be categorized on the basis of it on YouTube.It does not play a major factor for you, but for the advertisers who are looking for the channels or videos for their ads and if u are confused about your category just think the pupose and

06:03

Speaker A

see if it gives any information or education. So keep it the category of education.If the purpose is to make people laugh and for their time pass, put it in the category of entertainment.there are total 15 categories , u can put accordingly

06:16

Speaker A

. But again this doesn't make any much difference Let's understand what these words mean.By keeping your video private or unlisted, it will not show on home screen and not even if you search for it.

06:23

Speaker A

It could only be accessible when the links of it are shared. The only difference between both of them are in private video you cannot comment, but an unlisted you can.Keeping your video in and listed only makes sense when you want

06:55

Speaker A

to comment in it before getting it published .you can even pin your comment. You can either schedule it or publish it directly.I prefer scheduling.Many people assume that posting it on a particular golden time will make it more viral, but it is not the case.The

07:31

Speaker A

right time to actually post it when you have the maximum audience available on YouTube which you can see in this graph.But if the graph is not visible ,the suitable time is from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM.7:00 PM to 10:00 PM.Surely it is not the magical time, but

08:07

Speaker A

most of the Indians watch YouTube during these hours. It would help you to get not more views but early views.

08:39

Speaker A

Only these three factors would help you to get more views.Let's take an example if you have reviewed 2 videos.With same elements but one video you have posted it at.6:00 PM and other at.3:00 AM.And that marks we can just get 10,000 views.The video posted at

09:17

Speaker A

6:00 PM would get early views as compared to the other video.Though the video would get its views.Up until the next morning.That just shows how time does not make any much difference in the number of views is just the matter of patience.But if you really want to make a

10:55

Speaker A

killer video, just like my first three videos and make it viral. You should watch my first video.

Topics: YouTube video upload video SEO clickable titles video description tips YouTube tags thumbnail design YouTube subtitles end screen YouTube cards video privacy settings


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