How To Create a Successful YouTube Video

The primary reason a video gets views on YouTube is because lots of people are looking for that type type of video. That's all there is to it!

Use YouTube itself to check/research how much demand exists for your proposed video by searching for that type of video and seeing if there are already videos getting a lot of views.

So carefully Researching and choosing you Niche is definitely an important key to success but remember you can experiment with different topics.

Doing your due diligence at this stage will save you a lot of disappointment later. You will also learn a lot from existing videos. I like it when the top video gets a lot of views but isn't actually very good.

The Title and Thumbnail are critical in 'Winning the Click' in the first place but YouTube also measures how much of your video is viewed on average. So you also need relevant Compelling Content that keeps people watching to the end.

I do 'How To' videos I know that people want a short to-the-point video, generally on YouTube people are searching for the a video which appears to be an exact answer to their specific problem.

Each new Video gets a 48 hour honeymoon where it will be promoted by YouTube so your video must get traction in this period for YouTube to continue to promote it so any mailing list or social media support will be more than useful.

There is much to learn Camera Techniques, Lighting, Sound, Scripting, Title, Thumbnails. Description, SEO, Tags, Understanding Analytics etc but remember YouTube itself has a vast repository of tutorials and advice on these matters. You don't have to it all correct immediately .

The Catch 22 of YouTube is that if you create a successful video then YouTube will send you even more traffic!

A successful video can then be a powerful vehicle to bring traffic to your product or business or you can monetize it with links to Amazon and with AdSense.