YouTube is one of the most powerful video sharing site available out there, and definitely the biggest network of videos you can find anywhere. With increasing maturity of smartphones and technology, this video site is still continuing to grow. Today, everyone has a mobile device in his hand, and more than 50% of the YouTube videos stem from these devices only. Because the platform is so popular, everyone wants to post a video on it and hopes that it goes viral. But getting millions and billions of views on YouTube is not that easy. People use their connections, subscribers and partners to make their videos popular, but you can use these tricks to make your video hit a million views mark:
- Focus on the quality of your video. A good video will encourage your viewers to watch, share and recommend. A good video will be concise, and should deliver the intended message within the first 10 seconds. Give attention to sound and lighting while recording the video, keep the camera stable and give nice background music
- Your video should have a catchy title and interesting thumbnail image. Your title should be smart but short, and should clearly state what the viewer is going to see in the video. The thumbnail image that your viewers will see before clicking on the video link should be clear, catchy and interesting. A viewer is less likely to click on a video if it has a hazy thumbnail image and if it does not show what the video is about
- Optimize the video to make it more accessible to your audience. If your video is about a product or website, then provide a link where the viewers can buy it from or get more info from. If it’s a video song, include a link from where the viewers can download it from. If it is about the promotion of your business, link it to your official business website. If you are a regular video uploader, you can give a link through which your fans can subscribe to your channel
- Once you record your video, optimize it and upload it on YouTube, the next step is to promote it over the Internet. Share the link to your video with your friends, relatives and customers, and ask them to view it and share their comments and suggestions. You can use Twitter, Reddit, Facebook, LinkedIn and other social media sites to connect with people and share the link to your video. Sharing your video link with others can be a great step not only towards getting more views, but also for getting their valuable feedback. Even if this video does not become a hit, you can use this feedback to improve your next video and hope for a million views.
More than 2 million videos are uploaded on YouTube every day, and more than 50 million people view videos on YouTube daily. But only 1% of them ever reach a mark of 1000 views. Use these tips to make your video more popular and let it go viral with million-billion views.