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Channel Wrap-Up Strategies - Free YouTube End Screens Tutorial
Free YouTube End Screen Templates
Richard Bennett
Oct 26, 2023• Proven solutions
YouTube end screens are a great way to get your viewers who have watched your YouTube video until the end to subscribe to your channel, visit your website, or watch more of your videos. End screens work on all devices, including mobile phones and tablets. This was not the case for annotations (YouTube’s former way of doing these things). As more YouTubers have jumped onto using end screens, the need for well-designed end screen templates have rapidly grown. In this post, I will
- List some places you can download free end screen templates
- Give you a step-by-step tutorial on how to build your own outro for free
Part 1: Free End Screen Templates Download
Wondershare Filmstock Gaming Video Editing Skils ](https://filmstock.wondershare.com/creative-theme-game?source%5Fchannel=seo%5Farticle?spm=rs.filmora%5Fweb )
(The images displayed below are for preview purposes only. For the highest quality and ideal dimensions to add into your own video, click the image and follow the links that we provide)
1. The Sales Lion
In exchange for your name and e-mail address, the Sales Lion will let you download their YouTube templates pack, which includes a PhotoShop PSD file of their designed YouTube end screen.
sales-lion-outro-end-screen ](https://www.thesaleslion.com/download-youtube-templates-pack/ “The Sales Lion YouTube Templates Pack”)
2. Grabster
Grabster offers five free YouTube end screen templates. With each download, you’ll get a PhotoShop PSD file and a font file so that you can change the text.
grabster-outro ](https://mega.nz/#!l5VVwR7J!w9hv%5FBgVIN2SsEdlf5IZViISJvXgmkDbErhG4A3gGYQ “Grabster Channel Art Template”)
grabster-your-channel-name-outro ](https://mega.nz/#!RoMXlTbR!ALzroPD6CNRVuDABR7Uv3WAPajr0WJ1BT9ZVDwF4m0Y “Grabster Channel Art Template”)
grabster-youtube-end-screen ](https://mega.nz/#!B8sAhL6Q!iIaTl4uGojXONee6k%5FdTLWdSVrGOiRWPQu4BjU2zJ5o “Grabster Channel Art Template”)
grabster-youtube-end-screen-2 ](https://mega.nz/#!RokxlYTK!vuKGcwG-ymNdR9tBfSp8xjhynNIkn%5F4PC9ob%5Fq2TvWc “Grabster Channel Art Template”)
grabster-youtube-end-screen-3 ](https://mega.nz/#!otc2wRaK!pk%5F7smhaRSuymYkKpf6DVPh2yt40Vlhz8xd8wRuu9Oo “Grabster Channel Art Template”)
3. Taha Chimar
Those who do not have PhotoShop can use Taha Chimar’s end screen designs that come in png file format.
To download, you will have to follow a URL link in the description box of the YouTube videos. Be careful, though, as a lot of the links lead to free hosting websites with pop-ups that can harm your computer if you are easily fooled by them.
4. SoapyEdits
SoapyEdits is a YouTuber with a channel offering a whole playlist of PhotoShop PSD file end screen designs.
Here are some of our favorite ones.
Here’s one for the Minecraft fans:
Another way to get your YouTube end screens for free, of course, is to make them yourself. Canva is a great free online design tool for this.
Part 2: How To Build Your Outro For Free (Step-by-step Canva Tutorial)
1. First, you have to sign up with an e-mail address
2. Once logged in, select “use custom dimensions” and plug in “1920” pixels as your width and “1080” pixels as your height (this, of course, may vary depending on the resolution of your video project).
3. After clicking “Design!,” a new browser will open with a blank canvas.
4. Next, do an image search for “YouTube End Screen,” choose an end screen with a layout that you would like to build off of, and save the image onto your computer.
5. Upload the image onto your Canva project.
6. Stretch your image to the ends of your canvas.
7. Insert your own shapes, lines, colours, images, and text over the image.
8. When you’re done, delete the original image so that you’re left with just your own design. Go ahead and click “download.”
If you’re looking for other options to design your end screen, make sure to also check out our article on The YouTube Outro Guide . To edit the YouTube video with more effects and templates, you can try Wondershare Filmora video editor.
Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett is a writer and a lover of all things video.
Follow @Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett
Oct 26, 2023• Proven solutions
YouTube end screens are a great way to get your viewers who have watched your YouTube video until the end to subscribe to your channel, visit your website, or watch more of your videos. End screens work on all devices, including mobile phones and tablets. This was not the case for annotations (YouTube’s former way of doing these things). As more YouTubers have jumped onto using end screens, the need for well-designed end screen templates have rapidly grown. In this post, I will
- List some places you can download free end screen templates
- Give you a step-by-step tutorial on how to build your own outro for free
Part 1: Free End Screen Templates Download
Wondershare Filmstock Gaming Video Editing Skils ](https://filmstock.wondershare.com/creative-theme-game?source%5Fchannel=seo%5Farticle?spm=rs.filmora%5Fweb )
(The images displayed below are for preview purposes only. For the highest quality and ideal dimensions to add into your own video, click the image and follow the links that we provide)
1. The Sales Lion
In exchange for your name and e-mail address, the Sales Lion will let you download their YouTube templates pack, which includes a PhotoShop PSD file of their designed YouTube end screen.
sales-lion-outro-end-screen ](https://www.thesaleslion.com/download-youtube-templates-pack/ “The Sales Lion YouTube Templates Pack”)
2. Grabster
Grabster offers five free YouTube end screen templates. With each download, you’ll get a PhotoShop PSD file and a font file so that you can change the text.
grabster-outro ](https://mega.nz/#!l5VVwR7J!w9hv%5FBgVIN2SsEdlf5IZViISJvXgmkDbErhG4A3gGYQ “Grabster Channel Art Template”)
grabster-your-channel-name-outro ](https://mega.nz/#!RoMXlTbR!ALzroPD6CNRVuDABR7Uv3WAPajr0WJ1BT9ZVDwF4m0Y “Grabster Channel Art Template”)
grabster-youtube-end-screen ](https://mega.nz/#!B8sAhL6Q!iIaTl4uGojXONee6k%5FdTLWdSVrGOiRWPQu4BjU2zJ5o “Grabster Channel Art Template”)
grabster-youtube-end-screen-2 ](https://mega.nz/#!RokxlYTK!vuKGcwG-ymNdR9tBfSp8xjhynNIkn%5F4PC9ob%5Fq2TvWc “Grabster Channel Art Template”)
grabster-youtube-end-screen-3 ](https://mega.nz/#!otc2wRaK!pk%5F7smhaRSuymYkKpf6DVPh2yt40Vlhz8xd8wRuu9Oo “Grabster Channel Art Template”)
3. Taha Chimar
Those who do not have PhotoShop can use Taha Chimar’s end screen designs that come in png file format.
To download, you will have to follow a URL link in the description box of the YouTube videos. Be careful, though, as a lot of the links lead to free hosting websites with pop-ups that can harm your computer if you are easily fooled by them.
4. SoapyEdits
SoapyEdits is a YouTuber with a channel offering a whole playlist of PhotoShop PSD file end screen designs.
Here are some of our favorite ones.
Here’s one for the Minecraft fans:
Another way to get your YouTube end screens for free, of course, is to make them yourself. Canva is a great free online design tool for this.
Part 2: How To Build Your Outro For Free (Step-by-step Canva Tutorial)
1. First, you have to sign up with an e-mail address
2. Once logged in, select “use custom dimensions” and plug in “1920” pixels as your width and “1080” pixels as your height (this, of course, may vary depending on the resolution of your video project).
3. After clicking “Design!,” a new browser will open with a blank canvas.
4. Next, do an image search for “YouTube End Screen,” choose an end screen with a layout that you would like to build off of, and save the image onto your computer.
5. Upload the image onto your Canva project.
6. Stretch your image to the ends of your canvas.
7. Insert your own shapes, lines, colours, images, and text over the image.
8. When you’re done, delete the original image so that you’re left with just your own design. Go ahead and click “download.”
If you’re looking for other options to design your end screen, make sure to also check out our article on The YouTube Outro Guide . To edit the YouTube video with more effects and templates, you can try Wondershare Filmora video editor.
Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett is a writer and a lover of all things video.
Follow @Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett
Oct 26, 2023• Proven solutions
YouTube end screens are a great way to get your viewers who have watched your YouTube video until the end to subscribe to your channel, visit your website, or watch more of your videos. End screens work on all devices, including mobile phones and tablets. This was not the case for annotations (YouTube’s former way of doing these things). As more YouTubers have jumped onto using end screens, the need for well-designed end screen templates have rapidly grown. In this post, I will
- List some places you can download free end screen templates
- Give you a step-by-step tutorial on how to build your own outro for free
Part 1: Free End Screen Templates Download
Wondershare Filmstock Gaming Video Editing Skils ](https://filmstock.wondershare.com/creative-theme-game?source%5Fchannel=seo%5Farticle?spm=rs.filmora%5Fweb )
(The images displayed below are for preview purposes only. For the highest quality and ideal dimensions to add into your own video, click the image and follow the links that we provide)
1. The Sales Lion
In exchange for your name and e-mail address, the Sales Lion will let you download their YouTube templates pack, which includes a PhotoShop PSD file of their designed YouTube end screen.
sales-lion-outro-end-screen ](https://www.thesaleslion.com/download-youtube-templates-pack/ “The Sales Lion YouTube Templates Pack”)
2. Grabster
Grabster offers five free YouTube end screen templates. With each download, you’ll get a PhotoShop PSD file and a font file so that you can change the text.
grabster-outro ](https://mega.nz/#!l5VVwR7J!w9hv%5FBgVIN2SsEdlf5IZViISJvXgmkDbErhG4A3gGYQ “Grabster Channel Art Template”)
grabster-your-channel-name-outro ](https://mega.nz/#!RoMXlTbR!ALzroPD6CNRVuDABR7Uv3WAPajr0WJ1BT9ZVDwF4m0Y “Grabster Channel Art Template”)
grabster-youtube-end-screen ](https://mega.nz/#!B8sAhL6Q!iIaTl4uGojXONee6k%5FdTLWdSVrGOiRWPQu4BjU2zJ5o “Grabster Channel Art Template”)
grabster-youtube-end-screen-2 ](https://mega.nz/#!RokxlYTK!vuKGcwG-ymNdR9tBfSp8xjhynNIkn%5F4PC9ob%5Fq2TvWc “Grabster Channel Art Template”)
grabster-youtube-end-screen-3 ](https://mega.nz/#!otc2wRaK!pk%5F7smhaRSuymYkKpf6DVPh2yt40Vlhz8xd8wRuu9Oo “Grabster Channel Art Template”)
3. Taha Chimar
Those who do not have PhotoShop can use Taha Chimar’s end screen designs that come in png file format.
To download, you will have to follow a URL link in the description box of the YouTube videos. Be careful, though, as a lot of the links lead to free hosting websites with pop-ups that can harm your computer if you are easily fooled by them.
4. SoapyEdits
SoapyEdits is a YouTuber with a channel offering a whole playlist of PhotoShop PSD file end screen designs.
Here are some of our favorite ones.
Here’s one for the Minecraft fans:
Another way to get your YouTube end screens for free, of course, is to make them yourself. Canva is a great free online design tool for this.
Part 2: How To Build Your Outro For Free (Step-by-step Canva Tutorial)
1. First, you have to sign up with an e-mail address
2. Once logged in, select “use custom dimensions” and plug in “1920” pixels as your width and “1080” pixels as your height (this, of course, may vary depending on the resolution of your video project).
3. After clicking “Design!,” a new browser will open with a blank canvas.
4. Next, do an image search for “YouTube End Screen,” choose an end screen with a layout that you would like to build off of, and save the image onto your computer.
5. Upload the image onto your Canva project.
6. Stretch your image to the ends of your canvas.
7. Insert your own shapes, lines, colours, images, and text over the image.
8. When you’re done, delete the original image so that you’re left with just your own design. Go ahead and click “download.”
If you’re looking for other options to design your end screen, make sure to also check out our article on The YouTube Outro Guide . To edit the YouTube video with more effects and templates, you can try Wondershare Filmora video editor.
Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett is a writer and a lover of all things video.
Follow @Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett
Oct 26, 2023• Proven solutions
YouTube end screens are a great way to get your viewers who have watched your YouTube video until the end to subscribe to your channel, visit your website, or watch more of your videos. End screens work on all devices, including mobile phones and tablets. This was not the case for annotations (YouTube’s former way of doing these things). As more YouTubers have jumped onto using end screens, the need for well-designed end screen templates have rapidly grown. In this post, I will
- List some places you can download free end screen templates
- Give you a step-by-step tutorial on how to build your own outro for free
Part 1: Free End Screen Templates Download
Wondershare Filmstock Gaming Video Editing Skils ](https://filmstock.wondershare.com/creative-theme-game?source%5Fchannel=seo%5Farticle?spm=rs.filmora%5Fweb )
(The images displayed below are for preview purposes only. For the highest quality and ideal dimensions to add into your own video, click the image and follow the links that we provide)
1. The Sales Lion
In exchange for your name and e-mail address, the Sales Lion will let you download their YouTube templates pack, which includes a PhotoShop PSD file of their designed YouTube end screen.
sales-lion-outro-end-screen ](https://www.thesaleslion.com/download-youtube-templates-pack/ “The Sales Lion YouTube Templates Pack”)
2. Grabster
Grabster offers five free YouTube end screen templates. With each download, you’ll get a PhotoShop PSD file and a font file so that you can change the text.
grabster-outro ](https://mega.nz/#!l5VVwR7J!w9hv%5FBgVIN2SsEdlf5IZViISJvXgmkDbErhG4A3gGYQ “Grabster Channel Art Template”)
grabster-your-channel-name-outro ](https://mega.nz/#!RoMXlTbR!ALzroPD6CNRVuDABR7Uv3WAPajr0WJ1BT9ZVDwF4m0Y “Grabster Channel Art Template”)
grabster-youtube-end-screen ](https://mega.nz/#!B8sAhL6Q!iIaTl4uGojXONee6k%5FdTLWdSVrGOiRWPQu4BjU2zJ5o “Grabster Channel Art Template”)
grabster-youtube-end-screen-2 ](https://mega.nz/#!RokxlYTK!vuKGcwG-ymNdR9tBfSp8xjhynNIkn%5F4PC9ob%5Fq2TvWc “Grabster Channel Art Template”)
grabster-youtube-end-screen-3 ](https://mega.nz/#!otc2wRaK!pk%5F7smhaRSuymYkKpf6DVPh2yt40Vlhz8xd8wRuu9Oo “Grabster Channel Art Template”)
3. Taha Chimar
Those who do not have PhotoShop can use Taha Chimar’s end screen designs that come in png file format.
To download, you will have to follow a URL link in the description box of the YouTube videos. Be careful, though, as a lot of the links lead to free hosting websites with pop-ups that can harm your computer if you are easily fooled by them.
4. SoapyEdits
SoapyEdits is a YouTuber with a channel offering a whole playlist of PhotoShop PSD file end screen designs.
Here are some of our favorite ones.
Here’s one for the Minecraft fans:
Another way to get your YouTube end screens for free, of course, is to make them yourself. Canva is a great free online design tool for this.
Part 2: How To Build Your Outro For Free (Step-by-step Canva Tutorial)
1. First, you have to sign up with an e-mail address
2. Once logged in, select “use custom dimensions” and plug in “1920” pixels as your width and “1080” pixels as your height (this, of course, may vary depending on the resolution of your video project).
3. After clicking “Design!,” a new browser will open with a blank canvas.
4. Next, do an image search for “YouTube End Screen,” choose an end screen with a layout that you would like to build off of, and save the image onto your computer.
5. Upload the image onto your Canva project.
6. Stretch your image to the ends of your canvas.
7. Insert your own shapes, lines, colours, images, and text over the image.
8. When you’re done, delete the original image so that you’re left with just your own design. Go ahead and click “download.”
If you’re looking for other options to design your end screen, make sure to also check out our article on The YouTube Outro Guide . To edit the YouTube video with more effects and templates, you can try Wondershare Filmora video editor.
Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett is a writer and a lover of all things video.
Follow @Richard Bennett
Decoding the Metrics for YouTube Video Hierarchy
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Few social media mediums have grown more vital than YouTube. In certain instances, a good YouTube presence could make or break a business or budding entertainment sensation.
Those with high YouTube rankings typically yield more returns from the said venue. Luckily, users might increase these vital statistics by paying close attention to several factors that affect YouTube video ranking.
In this article
Factors that Affect YouTube Video Ranking
Factors that Affect YouTube Video Ranking
If you are a YouTuber, you have to understand how videos rank higher. In turn, this will allow you to ensure your content appears in top search results more often. With that in mind, here are some factors that affect your YouTube ranking.
Video Title
YouTube videos number in the many millions. Therefore, users enjoy a significant deal of variety when choosing which ones to view. YouTubers may yield a more favorable ranking by creating a catchy title.
On-page YouTube ranking optimization is crucial if you want to get a higher video ranking. Metadata is one of the YouTube ranking factors; this includes your video title. Essentially, titles give the first impression of any video to end users, YouTube, and search engines.
A well-titled video attracts more traffic, which translates to more views. Experts recommend using short titles that immediately get to the meat and potatoes of what the video entails. Avoid long titles as some devices, browsers, and search engines can cut them off.
Video titles should have five words or less. Don’t forget to place keywords at the beginning of the title. The keywords should also be relevant to your video.
Video Description
When many videos on the same or similar topics exist, content can seem repetitive to prospective viewers. Therefore, YouTubers should offer a short but detailed description of the information contained within. And above all, address how their video stands out from similar content.
Because Google and YouTube cannot extract information from videos, they use text descriptions to define the content on videos. Therefore, if you do not include a description, search engines won’t know what your video is about: this might affect your ranking.
Make sure your video description is 250 words or more. Additionally, include relevant and suitable keywords.
When writing the description, you can place the main keyword in your first 25 words and then link to external URLs; for instance, you could link to related blog content or your social media channels.
Video Quality
Poor quality is an immediate buzz kill. Few people can bear to watch a video with poor sound or picture quality. In many instances, quality is one of the YouTube ranking factors. HD (high-definition) videos rank higher than lower-quality ones. YouTube often highlights HD videos in its top search results.
Filmora can help you improve the quality of your videos, which will make them rank higher. The software allows you to edit your video and change its hue, brightness, saturation, and contrast. You can also crop, cut, and trim your videos.
What’s more? Filmora allows you to adjust output volume, pitch, fade-in, and fade-out to make your video clear. Once you have finished creating your HD video, you can head to the Export tab and select Upload to YouTube to publish your video on your channel.
For Win 7 or later (64-bit)
For macOS 10.12 or later
Watch Time
Watch Time is also among the YouTube ranking factors. According to YouTube, Watch Time is the total length of time people spend watching your videos.
YouTube’s algorithm prioritizes videos leading to longer viewing sessions over the ones with more views. You can use Audience Retention Report and YouTube Analytics Views Report to find out which videos have the worst and best view times. Doing this will allow you to plan for your future content accordingly
Using annotations and leaving links to other videos in your description box can help you increase the length of your viewing sessions.
Thumbnails
Thumbnails have a positive effect on click-through rates when used the right way. You can use them to maximize your views and YouTube video ranking.
YouTube generates thumbnails by taking screenshots from videos. However, you might want to go for customized thumbnails, as this will allow you to stand out from your competitors and outperform their videos.
Make sure the image you use as your thumbnail is aesthetically pleasing and grabs the attention of viewers. Also, it should be relevant to the content in your video. Keep in mind that thumbnails with a 16:9 aspect ratio and a 1280-by-20-pixel resolution generally perform best.
Number of Views
Views are a vital YouTube ranking factor, as people are more likely to watch videos with a high number of views. The more views your video has, the higher it will rank, especially for competitive keywords.
If you want to rank high for competitive keywords, ensure that your videos get loads of views. For this reason, you have to take steps and get your video content on other platforms. In turn, you will increase the visibility of your videos and view count.
You could embed your videos into your blog posts or share them on social media platforms to get more people to watch them.
Closed Captions and Subtitles
Adding captions to videos with spoken-word content can improve your YouTube video ranking. Essentially, it opens up your videos to a larger audience, including people who are deaf and anyone speaking a different language from the one in your videos. Search engines also crawl close captions, which can boost your rankings.
While YouTube offers automatic captioning, it is not perfect. So you may need to make some edits or upload the captions yourself.
How to Optimize Your YouTube Ranking
Focusing on User Engagement
One of the best YouTube ranking optimization practices that you can implement is asking users to leave comments, like your videos, and share them. YouTube analyzes these metrics to determine the quality of your content. Ergo, if YouTube sees your video is engaging users, it will rank higher than those with little or no engagement.
Using Video Hashtags
Hashtags help people to find content that provides answers to their questions across various platforms. Use related hashtags when creating your descriptions to ensure people find your videos when searching for specific hashtags.
Tags help drive search because they make main trends more visible. After adding a hashtag to the description, it will appear above the video title, and viewers will see it hyperlinked.
Categorizing Your Video
After uploading your video, you should categorize it by going to Advanced settings. By choosing a category, YouTube will group your videos with similar content. Viewers will find your quickly, as they will come in the right audience searches. In turn, this will help your videos to rank higher.
Conclusion
With 720,000 hours of video being uploaded every day to YouTube, getting your videos to rank high is challenging. But by paying attention to the above YouTube ranking factors, you can improve your video ranking.
Few social media mediums have grown more vital than YouTube. In certain instances, a good YouTube presence could make or break a business or budding entertainment sensation.
Those with high YouTube rankings typically yield more returns from the said venue. Luckily, users might increase these vital statistics by paying close attention to several factors that affect YouTube video ranking.
In this article
Factors that Affect YouTube Video Ranking
Factors that Affect YouTube Video Ranking
If you are a YouTuber, you have to understand how videos rank higher. In turn, this will allow you to ensure your content appears in top search results more often. With that in mind, here are some factors that affect your YouTube ranking.
Video Title
YouTube videos number in the many millions. Therefore, users enjoy a significant deal of variety when choosing which ones to view. YouTubers may yield a more favorable ranking by creating a catchy title.
On-page YouTube ranking optimization is crucial if you want to get a higher video ranking. Metadata is one of the YouTube ranking factors; this includes your video title. Essentially, titles give the first impression of any video to end users, YouTube, and search engines.
A well-titled video attracts more traffic, which translates to more views. Experts recommend using short titles that immediately get to the meat and potatoes of what the video entails. Avoid long titles as some devices, browsers, and search engines can cut them off.
Video titles should have five words or less. Don’t forget to place keywords at the beginning of the title. The keywords should also be relevant to your video.
Video Description
When many videos on the same or similar topics exist, content can seem repetitive to prospective viewers. Therefore, YouTubers should offer a short but detailed description of the information contained within. And above all, address how their video stands out from similar content.
Because Google and YouTube cannot extract information from videos, they use text descriptions to define the content on videos. Therefore, if you do not include a description, search engines won’t know what your video is about: this might affect your ranking.
Make sure your video description is 250 words or more. Additionally, include relevant and suitable keywords.
When writing the description, you can place the main keyword in your first 25 words and then link to external URLs; for instance, you could link to related blog content or your social media channels.
Video Quality
Poor quality is an immediate buzz kill. Few people can bear to watch a video with poor sound or picture quality. In many instances, quality is one of the YouTube ranking factors. HD (high-definition) videos rank higher than lower-quality ones. YouTube often highlights HD videos in its top search results.
Filmora can help you improve the quality of your videos, which will make them rank higher. The software allows you to edit your video and change its hue, brightness, saturation, and contrast. You can also crop, cut, and trim your videos.
What’s more? Filmora allows you to adjust output volume, pitch, fade-in, and fade-out to make your video clear. Once you have finished creating your HD video, you can head to the Export tab and select Upload to YouTube to publish your video on your channel.
For Win 7 or later (64-bit)
For macOS 10.12 or later
Watch Time
Watch Time is also among the YouTube ranking factors. According to YouTube, Watch Time is the total length of time people spend watching your videos.
YouTube’s algorithm prioritizes videos leading to longer viewing sessions over the ones with more views. You can use Audience Retention Report and YouTube Analytics Views Report to find out which videos have the worst and best view times. Doing this will allow you to plan for your future content accordingly
Using annotations and leaving links to other videos in your description box can help you increase the length of your viewing sessions.
Thumbnails
Thumbnails have a positive effect on click-through rates when used the right way. You can use them to maximize your views and YouTube video ranking.
YouTube generates thumbnails by taking screenshots from videos. However, you might want to go for customized thumbnails, as this will allow you to stand out from your competitors and outperform their videos.
Make sure the image you use as your thumbnail is aesthetically pleasing and grabs the attention of viewers. Also, it should be relevant to the content in your video. Keep in mind that thumbnails with a 16:9 aspect ratio and a 1280-by-20-pixel resolution generally perform best.
Number of Views
Views are a vital YouTube ranking factor, as people are more likely to watch videos with a high number of views. The more views your video has, the higher it will rank, especially for competitive keywords.
If you want to rank high for competitive keywords, ensure that your videos get loads of views. For this reason, you have to take steps and get your video content on other platforms. In turn, you will increase the visibility of your videos and view count.
You could embed your videos into your blog posts or share them on social media platforms to get more people to watch them.
Closed Captions and Subtitles
Adding captions to videos with spoken-word content can improve your YouTube video ranking. Essentially, it opens up your videos to a larger audience, including people who are deaf and anyone speaking a different language from the one in your videos. Search engines also crawl close captions, which can boost your rankings.
While YouTube offers automatic captioning, it is not perfect. So you may need to make some edits or upload the captions yourself.
How to Optimize Your YouTube Ranking
Focusing on User Engagement
One of the best YouTube ranking optimization practices that you can implement is asking users to leave comments, like your videos, and share them. YouTube analyzes these metrics to determine the quality of your content. Ergo, if YouTube sees your video is engaging users, it will rank higher than those with little or no engagement.
Using Video Hashtags
Hashtags help people to find content that provides answers to their questions across various platforms. Use related hashtags when creating your descriptions to ensure people find your videos when searching for specific hashtags.
Tags help drive search because they make main trends more visible. After adding a hashtag to the description, it will appear above the video title, and viewers will see it hyperlinked.
Categorizing Your Video
After uploading your video, you should categorize it by going to Advanced settings. By choosing a category, YouTube will group your videos with similar content. Viewers will find your quickly, as they will come in the right audience searches. In turn, this will help your videos to rank higher.
Conclusion
With 720,000 hours of video being uploaded every day to YouTube, getting your videos to rank high is challenging. But by paying attention to the above YouTube ranking factors, you can improve your video ranking.
Few social media mediums have grown more vital than YouTube. In certain instances, a good YouTube presence could make or break a business or budding entertainment sensation.
Those with high YouTube rankings typically yield more returns from the said venue. Luckily, users might increase these vital statistics by paying close attention to several factors that affect YouTube video ranking.
In this article
Factors that Affect YouTube Video Ranking
Factors that Affect YouTube Video Ranking
If you are a YouTuber, you have to understand how videos rank higher. In turn, this will allow you to ensure your content appears in top search results more often. With that in mind, here are some factors that affect your YouTube ranking.
Video Title
YouTube videos number in the many millions. Therefore, users enjoy a significant deal of variety when choosing which ones to view. YouTubers may yield a more favorable ranking by creating a catchy title.
On-page YouTube ranking optimization is crucial if you want to get a higher video ranking. Metadata is one of the YouTube ranking factors; this includes your video title. Essentially, titles give the first impression of any video to end users, YouTube, and search engines.
A well-titled video attracts more traffic, which translates to more views. Experts recommend using short titles that immediately get to the meat and potatoes of what the video entails. Avoid long titles as some devices, browsers, and search engines can cut them off.
Video titles should have five words or less. Don’t forget to place keywords at the beginning of the title. The keywords should also be relevant to your video.
Video Description
When many videos on the same or similar topics exist, content can seem repetitive to prospective viewers. Therefore, YouTubers should offer a short but detailed description of the information contained within. And above all, address how their video stands out from similar content.
Because Google and YouTube cannot extract information from videos, they use text descriptions to define the content on videos. Therefore, if you do not include a description, search engines won’t know what your video is about: this might affect your ranking.
Make sure your video description is 250 words or more. Additionally, include relevant and suitable keywords.
When writing the description, you can place the main keyword in your first 25 words and then link to external URLs; for instance, you could link to related blog content or your social media channels.
Video Quality
Poor quality is an immediate buzz kill. Few people can bear to watch a video with poor sound or picture quality. In many instances, quality is one of the YouTube ranking factors. HD (high-definition) videos rank higher than lower-quality ones. YouTube often highlights HD videos in its top search results.
Filmora can help you improve the quality of your videos, which will make them rank higher. The software allows you to edit your video and change its hue, brightness, saturation, and contrast. You can also crop, cut, and trim your videos.
What’s more? Filmora allows you to adjust output volume, pitch, fade-in, and fade-out to make your video clear. Once you have finished creating your HD video, you can head to the Export tab and select Upload to YouTube to publish your video on your channel.
For Win 7 or later (64-bit)
For macOS 10.12 or later
Watch Time
Watch Time is also among the YouTube ranking factors. According to YouTube, Watch Time is the total length of time people spend watching your videos.
YouTube’s algorithm prioritizes videos leading to longer viewing sessions over the ones with more views. You can use Audience Retention Report and YouTube Analytics Views Report to find out which videos have the worst and best view times. Doing this will allow you to plan for your future content accordingly
Using annotations and leaving links to other videos in your description box can help you increase the length of your viewing sessions.
Thumbnails
Thumbnails have a positive effect on click-through rates when used the right way. You can use them to maximize your views and YouTube video ranking.
YouTube generates thumbnails by taking screenshots from videos. However, you might want to go for customized thumbnails, as this will allow you to stand out from your competitors and outperform their videos.
Make sure the image you use as your thumbnail is aesthetically pleasing and grabs the attention of viewers. Also, it should be relevant to the content in your video. Keep in mind that thumbnails with a 16:9 aspect ratio and a 1280-by-20-pixel resolution generally perform best.
Number of Views
Views are a vital YouTube ranking factor, as people are more likely to watch videos with a high number of views. The more views your video has, the higher it will rank, especially for competitive keywords.
If you want to rank high for competitive keywords, ensure that your videos get loads of views. For this reason, you have to take steps and get your video content on other platforms. In turn, you will increase the visibility of your videos and view count.
You could embed your videos into your blog posts or share them on social media platforms to get more people to watch them.
Closed Captions and Subtitles
Adding captions to videos with spoken-word content can improve your YouTube video ranking. Essentially, it opens up your videos to a larger audience, including people who are deaf and anyone speaking a different language from the one in your videos. Search engines also crawl close captions, which can boost your rankings.
While YouTube offers automatic captioning, it is not perfect. So you may need to make some edits or upload the captions yourself.
How to Optimize Your YouTube Ranking
Focusing on User Engagement
One of the best YouTube ranking optimization practices that you can implement is asking users to leave comments, like your videos, and share them. YouTube analyzes these metrics to determine the quality of your content. Ergo, if YouTube sees your video is engaging users, it will rank higher than those with little or no engagement.
Using Video Hashtags
Hashtags help people to find content that provides answers to their questions across various platforms. Use related hashtags when creating your descriptions to ensure people find your videos when searching for specific hashtags.
Tags help drive search because they make main trends more visible. After adding a hashtag to the description, it will appear above the video title, and viewers will see it hyperlinked.
Categorizing Your Video
After uploading your video, you should categorize it by going to Advanced settings. By choosing a category, YouTube will group your videos with similar content. Viewers will find your quickly, as they will come in the right audience searches. In turn, this will help your videos to rank higher.
Conclusion
With 720,000 hours of video being uploaded every day to YouTube, getting your videos to rank high is challenging. But by paying attention to the above YouTube ranking factors, you can improve your video ranking.
Few social media mediums have grown more vital than YouTube. In certain instances, a good YouTube presence could make or break a business or budding entertainment sensation.
Those with high YouTube rankings typically yield more returns from the said venue. Luckily, users might increase these vital statistics by paying close attention to several factors that affect YouTube video ranking.
In this article
Factors that Affect YouTube Video Ranking
Factors that Affect YouTube Video Ranking
If you are a YouTuber, you have to understand how videos rank higher. In turn, this will allow you to ensure your content appears in top search results more often. With that in mind, here are some factors that affect your YouTube ranking.
Video Title
YouTube videos number in the many millions. Therefore, users enjoy a significant deal of variety when choosing which ones to view. YouTubers may yield a more favorable ranking by creating a catchy title.
On-page YouTube ranking optimization is crucial if you want to get a higher video ranking. Metadata is one of the YouTube ranking factors; this includes your video title. Essentially, titles give the first impression of any video to end users, YouTube, and search engines.
A well-titled video attracts more traffic, which translates to more views. Experts recommend using short titles that immediately get to the meat and potatoes of what the video entails. Avoid long titles as some devices, browsers, and search engines can cut them off.
Video titles should have five words or less. Don’t forget to place keywords at the beginning of the title. The keywords should also be relevant to your video.
Video Description
When many videos on the same or similar topics exist, content can seem repetitive to prospective viewers. Therefore, YouTubers should offer a short but detailed description of the information contained within. And above all, address how their video stands out from similar content.
Because Google and YouTube cannot extract information from videos, they use text descriptions to define the content on videos. Therefore, if you do not include a description, search engines won’t know what your video is about: this might affect your ranking.
Make sure your video description is 250 words or more. Additionally, include relevant and suitable keywords.
When writing the description, you can place the main keyword in your first 25 words and then link to external URLs; for instance, you could link to related blog content or your social media channels.
Video Quality
Poor quality is an immediate buzz kill. Few people can bear to watch a video with poor sound or picture quality. In many instances, quality is one of the YouTube ranking factors. HD (high-definition) videos rank higher than lower-quality ones. YouTube often highlights HD videos in its top search results.
Filmora can help you improve the quality of your videos, which will make them rank higher. The software allows you to edit your video and change its hue, brightness, saturation, and contrast. You can also crop, cut, and trim your videos.
What’s more? Filmora allows you to adjust output volume, pitch, fade-in, and fade-out to make your video clear. Once you have finished creating your HD video, you can head to the Export tab and select Upload to YouTube to publish your video on your channel.
For Win 7 or later (64-bit)
For macOS 10.12 or later
Watch Time
Watch Time is also among the YouTube ranking factors. According to YouTube, Watch Time is the total length of time people spend watching your videos.
YouTube’s algorithm prioritizes videos leading to longer viewing sessions over the ones with more views. You can use Audience Retention Report and YouTube Analytics Views Report to find out which videos have the worst and best view times. Doing this will allow you to plan for your future content accordingly
Using annotations and leaving links to other videos in your description box can help you increase the length of your viewing sessions.
Thumbnails
Thumbnails have a positive effect on click-through rates when used the right way. You can use them to maximize your views and YouTube video ranking.
YouTube generates thumbnails by taking screenshots from videos. However, you might want to go for customized thumbnails, as this will allow you to stand out from your competitors and outperform their videos.
Make sure the image you use as your thumbnail is aesthetically pleasing and grabs the attention of viewers. Also, it should be relevant to the content in your video. Keep in mind that thumbnails with a 16:9 aspect ratio and a 1280-by-20-pixel resolution generally perform best.
Number of Views
Views are a vital YouTube ranking factor, as people are more likely to watch videos with a high number of views. The more views your video has, the higher it will rank, especially for competitive keywords.
If you want to rank high for competitive keywords, ensure that your videos get loads of views. For this reason, you have to take steps and get your video content on other platforms. In turn, you will increase the visibility of your videos and view count.
You could embed your videos into your blog posts or share them on social media platforms to get more people to watch them.
Closed Captions and Subtitles
Adding captions to videos with spoken-word content can improve your YouTube video ranking. Essentially, it opens up your videos to a larger audience, including people who are deaf and anyone speaking a different language from the one in your videos. Search engines also crawl close captions, which can boost your rankings.
While YouTube offers automatic captioning, it is not perfect. So you may need to make some edits or upload the captions yourself.
How to Optimize Your YouTube Ranking
Focusing on User Engagement
One of the best YouTube ranking optimization practices that you can implement is asking users to leave comments, like your videos, and share them. YouTube analyzes these metrics to determine the quality of your content. Ergo, if YouTube sees your video is engaging users, it will rank higher than those with little or no engagement.
Using Video Hashtags
Hashtags help people to find content that provides answers to their questions across various platforms. Use related hashtags when creating your descriptions to ensure people find your videos when searching for specific hashtags.
Tags help drive search because they make main trends more visible. After adding a hashtag to the description, it will appear above the video title, and viewers will see it hyperlinked.
Categorizing Your Video
After uploading your video, you should categorize it by going to Advanced settings. By choosing a category, YouTube will group your videos with similar content. Viewers will find your quickly, as they will come in the right audience searches. In turn, this will help your videos to rank higher.
Conclusion
With 720,000 hours of video being uploaded every day to YouTube, getting your videos to rank high is challenging. But by paying attention to the above YouTube ranking factors, you can improve your video ranking.
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