ponchovilla
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How many tags should you use for maximum YouTube SEO benefit?
How many seo tags should you use?
- Thread starter ponchovilla
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- Nov 14, 2015
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You don’t need many tags just use 5–8 that match your title and video topic what really matters more is having a clear title good description, and a thumbnail that grabs attention.
- Aug 2, 2020
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i think 3 will be enough and target the main seed keywords to be recognized by the algo , rest keywords will be easy
nemesisbite
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It’s about being specific enough to hit your audience but not stuffing keywords just to get noticed.
- Jan 11, 2023
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Use 5 - 8 well-chosen tags for best results. Avoid using more than 10 - 12 tags. Too many irrelevant tags can actually dilute your metadata and confuse YouTube about what your video is about.
ViralPenguin
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Go with 8–10 tags that actually make sense for your video. It’s better to be specific than to throw in a bunch of random stuff.
Kvica Neves
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Focus on relevance over quantity a few well-chosen tags that truly match your video content can perform better than dozens of generic ones.
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Since quality is more important than quantity, using a small number of highly relevant tags is preferable to adding too many
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None, tags are basically useless on youtube
Focus your attention on creating a great video, a detailed description and title with relevant keywords and long tail keywords and you should be good to go...tags won't be a decisive factor to rank
Focus your attention on creating a great video, a detailed description and title with relevant keywords and long tail keywords and you should be good to go...tags won't be a decisive factor to rank
Benjamin Jewish
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When using SEO tags quality matters more than quantity. For general SEO usually 5 to 10 relevant tags are enough as they make your content clear and focused for search engines