boleklolek
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Why my video doesn't rank?
- Thread starter LordCoder
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User behavior is the strongest video ranking signal. Does the video get watched to the end? Do people subscribe to the channel? How high is the bounce rate and partial views? And the more obvious one: likes received.
I have copied everything from the competitor.
You can't copy descriptions as YouTube rank video based on uniqueness of content. Description is one of the way YouTube can read what you have in your video as they don't know what you share.
If you have something similar to your competitors, there is no need to rank your newly upload video.
If you have something similar to your competitors, there is no need to rank your newly upload video.
Daniel Awde
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I have a channel with 200k subscribers and I'm in the same boat. My videos will just not rank 
ChanzGrande
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I have a channel with 200k subscribers and I'm in the same boat. My videos will just not rank
Perhaps try what OP did, and change channel name and see if it leads to results. I am subscribing to this thread as well to see if anyone definitively gets to the bottom of why/how others are currently having success with their YT video promotions.
mourf
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Put yourself in YouTube's shoes. You need to make money selling ads. So your algorithm steers users towards videos that have shown to keep users longer on YouTube so they watch more and you can show more ads. You would not reward videos/channels with a poor user experience that results in users leaving a video too soon or even abandoning sessions.
Most likely it boils down to a combination of watch time and velocity. If the other video has fewer views but:
1) has higher completion rates
2) is longer
3) initially when published or is still gaining it's views/watch time more quickly than yours (velocity)
4) does a better job of pushing users to other videos
5) results in fewer ended viewing sessions
Where to focus:
Make longer videos than the average in your niche but be sure to ENGAGE the viewer during those longer times. It will take fewer views to rack up enough watch time to climb the SERPs and be found more often as a suggested video. If you don't engage for that longer time you will have a lower retention rate which is not good.
Your metadata will matter the most the first few days. For new content, especially newer channels, all YT has to go on is what you tell it. After a few days YouTube understands how your video performs alongside other content and performance takes over. If you aren't captioning your videos then you're leaving metadata on the table which can help your videos. Pay a few dollars and have a service do it professionally. They will even auto-upload it for you after approval. Do not rely on YT's sorry auto-captioning.
Don't bother putting a video up of a power point with a robot voice unless your niche is run by that. Even then, it's only a matter of time before you're overtaken.
The first few days after a video is published are the most crucial. You should focus all effort simultaneously for promotion (social, email, website embedding, paid, etc.). If you do paid, have all of your budget spent in the first three days. Run your paid efficiently. You don't want junk traffic (for the reasons outlined above). Junk paid traffic is just as harmful to your channel as junk organic traffic.
Don't focus on building links for links sake. They wont do much of anything on YouTube unless they are driving good views to a video. YouTube looks for results (videos that do they above) not just that links exist. That being said, DO associate a website(s) after you have gone through basic verification. The PageRank from those sites is allowed to influence your channel/videos in YT search.
Don't worry much about social engagement: comments, likes, dislikes, adds to playlists. They matter, but not to the degree of watch time, velocity and the first few days of performance. Sharing is obviously important but not because the share button was clicked X times. It matters as real shares drive more real views.
If you haven't built out a good deal of playlists then you missed an opportunity. Playlists are the single largest driver of organic watch time. Also, playlist are found in both YT SERPs and in suggested video listings. If you only have one video then pull in relevant 3rd party videos so you can make a playlist that makes sense. Don't worry about the other videos in the playlists. At the very least they will help you create longer viewing sessions.
Once you are attracting viewers be sure to use info cards to link to your other playlists (creating more watch time and strengthening your other videos) as well as to what is making you money.
Focus on growing your subscriber base and feed them content that gets them to react (watch). YouTube notices when your base reacts and when they don't. The more they don't the less YouTube will put your new content in-front of them and you worked hard to get them! The larger your base and the more they react the first few days the more competitive your channel becomes.
Most likely it boils down to a combination of watch time and velocity. If the other video has fewer views but:
1) has higher completion rates
2) is longer
3) initially when published or is still gaining it's views/watch time more quickly than yours (velocity)
4) does a better job of pushing users to other videos
5) results in fewer ended viewing sessions
Where to focus:
Make longer videos than the average in your niche but be sure to ENGAGE the viewer during those longer times. It will take fewer views to rack up enough watch time to climb the SERPs and be found more often as a suggested video. If you don't engage for that longer time you will have a lower retention rate which is not good.
Your metadata will matter the most the first few days. For new content, especially newer channels, all YT has to go on is what you tell it. After a few days YouTube understands how your video performs alongside other content and performance takes over. If you aren't captioning your videos then you're leaving metadata on the table which can help your videos. Pay a few dollars and have a service do it professionally. They will even auto-upload it for you after approval. Do not rely on YT's sorry auto-captioning.
Don't bother putting a video up of a power point with a robot voice unless your niche is run by that. Even then, it's only a matter of time before you're overtaken.
The first few days after a video is published are the most crucial. You should focus all effort simultaneously for promotion (social, email, website embedding, paid, etc.). If you do paid, have all of your budget spent in the first three days. Run your paid efficiently. You don't want junk traffic (for the reasons outlined above). Junk paid traffic is just as harmful to your channel as junk organic traffic.
Don't focus on building links for links sake. They wont do much of anything on YouTube unless they are driving good views to a video. YouTube looks for results (videos that do they above) not just that links exist. That being said, DO associate a website(s) after you have gone through basic verification. The PageRank from those sites is allowed to influence your channel/videos in YT search.
Don't worry much about social engagement: comments, likes, dislikes, adds to playlists. They matter, but not to the degree of watch time, velocity and the first few days of performance. Sharing is obviously important but not because the share button was clicked X times. It matters as real shares drive more real views.
If you haven't built out a good deal of playlists then you missed an opportunity. Playlists are the single largest driver of organic watch time. Also, playlist are found in both YT SERPs and in suggested video listings. If you only have one video then pull in relevant 3rd party videos so you can make a playlist that makes sense. Don't worry about the other videos in the playlists. At the very least they will help you create longer viewing sessions.
Once you are attracting viewers be sure to use info cards to link to your other playlists (creating more watch time and strengthening your other videos) as well as to what is making you money.
Focus on growing your subscriber base and feed them content that gets them to react (watch). YouTube notices when your base reacts and when they don't. The more they don't the less YouTube will put your new content in-front of them and you worked hard to get them! The larger your base and the more they react the first few days the more competitive your channel becomes.
Daniel Awde
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- Jul 24, 2016
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Thanks, I will try
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socialmediapro
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You don't have to do exactly the same or copy your competitor instead test things and provide more value on your videos.
Optimize the Title, description and tags, Keep testing things.
Also if you don't find backlinks working for you better go for social signals they usually work out well.
Looking forward to your update.
Optimize the Title, description and tags, Keep testing things.
Also if you don't find backlinks working for you better go for social signals they usually work out well.
Looking forward to your update.
NProductions
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What about ur content ? real views , real engagements ranks video on high ranks.
Dont just Buy Views , Likes. Play with the tags , Write SEO optimized Description etc etc ..
Dont just Buy Views , Likes. Play with the tags , Write SEO optimized Description etc etc ..