Are 3 minute Shorts the secret source to growing your YouTube channel, or is it just a fleeting trend?

In the video below, you’ll learn the pros and cons of making these bite-sized videos,
share comments from my subscribers and give my recommendations.

Use vertical or square aspect ratios

You have the ability to create a YouTube Short using the vertical dimensions of 1920 pixels high by 1080 pixels wide, or the square dimensions of 1080 pixels high and 1080 pixels wide. Both aspect ratios will give you a YouTube short. This means you can easily create a Short on your mobile phone using a YouTube app while you’re away from your computer.

The drawback is you currently cannot create 3 minute Shorts using the Shorts camera on the YouTube app. This means you’ll have to upload a YouTube Short using YouTube studio on your desktop computer.

Keep in mind if you upload a rectangular or horizontal video with a aspect ratio of 16:9,
it’ll be published as a long form video, not as a Short.

Comment below if you think 3 minute Shorts are worth your time and effort.

More flexibility to tell your story

Have you ever tried to tell a good story in less than a minute? Usually, it takes longer than 1 minute to tell a good story, so you have to trim down the video to make it into a Short. Now, you no longer have to trim your content to keep it under 1 minute.

Here’s a comment from one of my subscribers…

“For me, the only advantage I can imagine at this moment is that when I have a message that takes me just over a minute to get the point across, I no longer have to stress about which few seconds to cut out in order to trim the message down to under 59 seconds.”

Here’s another comment…
“Absolutely. It’s helpful, especially for people making daily vlogs or cooking tutorials.”

Making a 3 minute Short video gives you more flexibility to tell your story.

Make video creation easier and more fun.

If you want to reuse a Short, you can easily recreate the magic using templates. All you have to do is tap remix for a video that inspires you, then tap “use this template”. You’ll be able to remix clips from your favorite videos, music videos, and even be able to pull from multiple clips across YouTube.

The drawback is that remixing is limited to 60 seconds for the time being. Shorts creation tools currently don’t support making 3 minute Shorts videos. These will be rolled out in the future.

Repurpose your Long Form videos by sharing them with your Shorts viewers
so you can attract a different audience.

Simply go to the watch page of your longform video, then tap remix, then tap edit into a Short. This will allow you to create a new short from your longform video. You can even save it as a draft if you want to work on it later.

You’ll be able to link from your long form video to your Short using the Related Links feature. When a viewer clicks on a link they’ll be redirected to your long form video, resulting in more views to your channel.
Keep in mind, Shorts that are over 60 seconds that use copyrighted audio or visuals will be blocked and also be unplayable or recommended across YouTube. If that happens, you can still remove the claimed content from your Short to make it playable. To avoid getting content ID claims on shorts videos that are over 1 minute, use the royalty free music from YouTube’s audio library.

Reply to comments with a Short

When you reply to a comment with a Short, it’ll let the commenter know by showing up in the comment feed below the original comment.

Go to the watch page of your Shorts
Tap on your comments.
Select your comment,
Tap reply icon
Tap the camera icon.

Now you’ll see the comment actually on the screen that you can reply to in a Short.

“Thanks very much for your comment”

And here’s my Shorts reply that shows up below the original comment.

The drawback is that remixing is currently limited to 60 seconds while
YouTube is rolling out the new Shorts creation tools.

Growth opportunity

Most shorts videos are discovered in the Shorts feed while people are scrolling their phones using the YouTube app. They can also be discovered on YouTube Search, Google Search, recommended on your channel homepage, YouTube’s homepage, and also the watch next pages.

This means you can get a ton of traffic from all these locations where your Shorts videos appear resulting in the fast growth of your channel.

For example, this Shorts video currently ranks on the first page of YouTube search as well as Google search. It’s received 85,000 views since it was published and still gets over 448 views every 48 hours. This means the traffic is contributing to the growth of my channel. The drawback is that it takes time for your Shorts videos to appear in search or get recommended, so you have to be patient.

Make more money

There are multiple ways you can make money from YouTube Shorts. First, 3 minute shorts will contribute to YouTube’s partner program eligibility requirements, which are 1000 subscribers and 10 million valid public shorts views in the last 90 days. Shorts that show up in the shorts feed will be eligible for monetization so long as they follow the advertiser friendly guidelines.

The drawback is that Shorts Views exclusively receive ad revenue sharing from the Shorts feed. This is separate from long form video monetization on the watch page. The public watch hours from Shorts views in the Shorts feed don’t count towards the 4,000 public hours threshold.

Another drawback is that your Shorts video will generate the same amount of ad revenue, whether it’s 1 minute or 3 minutes long. Therefore, a long form video of 3 minutes may generate more ad revenue.

This person says “The catch is 3 minute Shorts monetization is just as 1 minute Shorts.”

Fortunately, there are other ways to generate revenue from your shorts, such as promoting affiliate products, paid product placements, and sponsorships, as well as inviting viewers to become a channel member with a monthly subscription.

Here’s My Recommendation…

Consider experimenting with 3 minute Shorts alongside your regular content to see if it resonates with your audience. Monitor the performance of your Shorts in YouTube analytics to see how your audience responds. Remember, the best content strategy is often a mix of different formats and links.

Is it possible to add a custom thumbnail to YouTube Shorts so it stands out in the search engines?
Watch this video right now on “How to add a custom thumbnail to YouTube shorts on mobile.”

Millions of videos are uploaded every day, but one thing determines
whether your video gets seen or completely overlooked.

YOUR THUMBNAIL!

Think of it as your video’s front door. If it doesn’t catch their eye, they won’t step inside. A boring thumbnail can kill your video, whereas a clickable engaging thumbnail will skyrocket your video.

Today I’m revealing the secrets about how to create a great thumbnail that will not only stop the scroll, but will make viewers want to click on it and watch the video.

Steps to create a clickable engaging thumbnail using Pixelmator Pro on the Mac.
It’s only 49.99 for a lifetime copy.

• After you’ve opened up Pixelmator Pro on your Mac, choose “all templates” if you don’t want to start your thumbnail design from scratch.
• Alternatively, select a blank document with 1920 pixels wide and 1080 pixels high.
• Scroll down to see the YouTube thumbnail templates that you can use. There’ll be under YouTube video thumbnail. You’ve also got templates here for YouTube channel Art.
• Click the arrow to the right to see more templates.
• I’m going to start from scratch, so I’m going to use the custom template of 1920 by 1080.
• Click create.
• Let’s create the background first.
• Click on the brush to see the color fills
• If you click on the arrow… you’ll see gradient fills…I selected blue/purple gradient.
• You can change the gradient by clicking on the arrow under gradient
• Click on this image to show or hide the gradient handles.
• I can move these handles around to change the gradient
• Now I’m going to add a face to my thumbnail. Here’s a screenshot of me smiling in my video.
• I’m gonna drag this image onto my document.
• To remove the background, so I just show my face, I click on the image and click on this background removal icon. Now it’s removing the background.
• Now I can just drag the image to where I want it
• Enlarge it by just clicking on the handles and dragging it.
• If I want to sharpen the image, click on the effects icon
• Click add effect
• Click sharpen, then click sharpen again.
• I can increase the intensity and the radius.
• If your image contains multiple subjects and just want to just keep one of them, use the rectangular selection tool.
• Click on the image,
• Go to tools, select “rectangular selection”.
• Create a rectangle around the image you want to preserve.
• Click on the background removal tool…now it’s removing the background.
• If you want to erase some of the image like a hair strand, use the erase tool.
• Click on the erase tool, and now you can erase some of the hair strands.
• To save the image to your desktop, go to file, export, save the PNG file so you preserve the transparency.
• Here’s the saved image on my computer.
  
  Now I’m going to add the text, “Steal Their Attention” so it evokes emotion and it motivates viewers to want to click and watch the video.
  
• Click insert.
• If I click on the text, then click the text icon, I can decrease the size or increase the size.
• I’m going to make the text, “STEAL” really big.
• I’m also going to add a drop shadow, so the text stands out on the thumbnail.
• Click on the brush icon, turn on this layer style.
• Add some distance, a blur if you want, or you can increase the opacity.
• You can also change your font by clicking on the text icon, and you can change it to Impact or Moderna.
• Now I’m going to add the rest of the text.
• Now I’m going to add a YouTube icon to draw viewers’ attention to the thumbnail.
• Let’s check if the text can be viewed on small screens.
  Looks good to me.
  
  If I want to test 3 different “designs, I could just change the text to something like irresistible clicks” or “stop the scroll”. Alternatively, I could try different expressions on my face.
  
• After you’re happy with the thumbnail, you need to download it to your computer.
• Click file…export.
• I’m going to save it as steel.png
• Choose a PNG format for the best resolution, otherwise, click the dropdown to select jpeg.
• Click export.
• Here’s the image of my computer.
• If I right click then open with preview, I can view the image.

The thumbnail is now ready to be uploaded to YouTube. You can use the free “Test & Compare Thumbnail Tool” from YouTube to test up to 3 different designs for your videos. YouTube will automatically select the “WINNER” thumbnail that resonates best with your audience.

Watch this video right now to learn how to MASTER YouTube’s
TEST and COMPARE Thumbnail feature in minutes.

You’ll be glad you did.

When YouTube introduced Shorts, almost everyone was using their phones to create them, however, I found it much easier to create them on my computer, yet nobody was talking about how to do it.

I had identified a content gap that nobody was talking about on YouTube, so I uploaded a video called “How to Upload a YouTube Short on YouTube from PC“.

As a result, it has attracted over 1 million views since it was published in 2021.

I wanted to share this experience so you can identify the content gaps in your niche nobody else is talking about, and make a video that stands out from your competitors.

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Click here to learn more

Here are 6 other ways to find content gaps on YouTube so you can
generate more traffic and revenue for your channel.

How To Use The Research Tab in YouTube Analytics

The Research Tab in YouTube analytics enables you to explore what viewers are searching for on YouTube. You can use this tool to research some of the top searches from viewers on your channel and all across YouTube in the last 28 days.

• Click on analytics in YouTube studio,
• click on the research tab.
• Under top searches, you’ll be able to see the top searches for your channel.
• Click see all…you can see all the top searches for your channel.
• If I want to save “how to make more videos on YouTube,” I can just click save
• If I click the three dots, I can click save,  not interested, report or help.
• If want to explore a topic, I can just enter my topic in the search bar. For example, if I enter “how to research keywords for YouTube videos” then tap return on the keyboard, it says not enough info about your audience, but this is what’s searched on YouTube, how to research for YouTube videos, how to use keywords on YouTube, how to use the YouTube keyword research tool.
• If I click “see all” I get even more suggestions.
• Now if I want to find the content gaps, then click content gaps.

What is a content gap and how do they happen? 

The content gap is a way of measuring what viewers are searching for and the results they find.
This happens when…

• viewers can’t find any results for their searches
• viewers can’t find an exact match for their searches
• viewers can’t find relevant videos for their searches
• For example, the content is old or low quality.

These are all content gaps I can use to make future videos.

• How to clear search history on YouTube,
• how to tag someone on YouTube video,
• how to clip a YouTube video.
• hown to use keywords on youtube

If I click on how to use keywords on YouTube, it shows me the top videos for that particular keyword phrase as well as the YouTube thumbnails.

This means when I make my new video, I can use a similar title and similar thumbnail to make it stand out from my competition. It also reduces the time to find new content ideas for future videos. If I scroll down, it shows content gaps for shorts.

I can use these content gaps to create future shorts videos for my channel.

If I scroll down further, it shows top searches related to keyword research. If I click see all, then I can see all the different keyword phrases that I can use for my future videos.

For example, if I click on “how to check tag ranking for YouTube video,” I can see the keyword phrases that are searched on YouTube, how to find tags on YouTube videos, how to properly tag YouTube videos, how many tags should I use on YouTube. 

These are the top videos that I watched on YouTube, their titles and their thumbnails.

Now you know how to use the new research tab to find content gaps as inspiration for content that needs to be improved or doesn’t even exist.

How To Use The Reach Tab In YouTube Analytics

Another way to find the content gaps on YouTube channel using YouTube analytics is to hit the reach tab for a popular video. It will show you a bunch of search terms people are using to discover your video on YouTube.

For example, if I click on the reach tab for this video in YouTube analytics, then look under search terms, I can see all the alternative keyword phrases people are using to find this video. If I click “see more” under the traffic sources, I can see even more search terms that I can use for future videos that are related to the original video.

Use the same technique for any of your popular videos that are currently ranking on YouTube.

Analyze competitors videos to find hidden topics

Take a look at the content your competitors are creating on YouTube. then look for topics they haven’t covered yet. This will help you to identify the content caps that you can fill with your own videos.

For example, when I enter the keyword phrase, “how to easily translate YouTube comments to English on mobile,” there were no videos to be found on YouTube. Therefore, I created this video “how to easily translate YouTube comments to English on mobile.” 

This video currently ranks at the top of YouTube and has gotten 117,000 views over the last two years. If I enter the same keyword phrase in Google, it shows my large thumbnail at the top of the page, and it currently ranks number one on Google search out of 124 million results.

Before you make your video, analyze your competitors’ videos to see if there are any topics they’re not covering. You can then fill the content gap with your own video.

YouTube Comments

YouTube comments are a great resource to find content gaps for your channel. If someone’s asking a question in YouTube comments, there’s probably a lot of people that are asking the same question but are too afraid to ask.

Make sure you read the comments under your videos to find the frequently asked questions people are asking about your content. It may be a content gap you can make a video for that easily ranks on YouTube, attracting evergreen traffic and revenue,

For example, here are some comments for the video I made on “how to easily translate YouTube comments into English on mobile“.

“Dude, how to change that setting like existing in French. Change that to English. I’m getting translated to Chinese while I need to switch it to translate to English. Could you please help. I can’t set the translation back to English.”

As a result of these comments, I created a Shorts video titled “YouTube comment translate app not working How to fix.”

Here’s my Shorts video. If I go to analytics, it says, this short has gotten 9,450 views since it was published, and that was just a few months ago.

As you can see, this Short currently ranks #1 on Google search out of 37,400,000 results and shows a large thumbnail at the top of the page. On  YouTube the Short currently ranks on the first page of YouTube.

Add A Poll To The Community Tab

If you’re not sure what content your audience is interested in, add a poll to community tab.

Here’s a poll asking, “which title would you click on” 

Here’s another poll asking my audience, “what topics do you need help with. If other Comment below” You can also add image polls such as this one where I ask “which thumbnail do you prefer” You can also use the community tab to quiz your viewers, upload an image or notify your viewers about your recent video.

If you’re one of the first ones to upload a video to YouTube on a trending topic, that video may skyrocket to the top of the search engine rankings. For example, YouTube recently talked about how to permanently remove the community guidelines warning from your channel.

When I read this news, I immediately created a video titled “How to Get Rid of Your YouTube Community Guidelines Warning For Good” It currently ranks on the first page of Google out of 40 million results. It also currently ranks on the first page of YouTube.

As a result, it’s accumulated 1400 views since it was published only three months ago. As long as the video ranks on the first page of YouTube and Google, it’ll receive evergreen traffic and revenue for years to come.

Research trending topics to attract lots of views

Previously, I showed you how to find content gaps using the research tab in YouTube analytics. If you click on the three dots next to a keyword phrase, then click on “Go to Google Trends” it’ll show me the trend data for that keyword phrase. It’ll also show me the interest over time.

This means if I make a video targeting the keyword phrase “YouTube playlist not showing” there’s a high probability it will do well in the search engines.

If I click on web search, you can see it’s also trending well on Google search. If I enter that keyword phrase into Google, it shows one of my videos I made in 2019 titled “YouTube Playlist not working, what can you do about it?” 

If I enter the keyword phrase, YouTube playlist, not working into YouTube, it shows my video I created two years ago titled, “YouTube Playlist  Not Working. what can you do about it?”  and it currently has accumulated over 24,000 views. 

As long as it continues to rank on the first page of YouTube and Google it will generate traffic and revenue for years to come.

The Benefits of Finding Content Gaps

A content gap is a way of measuring what views are searching for and the results they find. It happens when someone can’t find any results for their searches, they can’t find an exact match for their searches, or they can’t find relevant videos for their searches.

Content gaps are a great starting point to research videos that don’t exist or can be improved. The key to finding content gaps on YouTube is to be proactive and constantly look for opportunities to create unique and valuable content that meets the needs of your audience.

If you want to know how I got over 1 million views from a video I published two years ago, watch this video “How I got over 1 million views from YouTube and Google Search” 

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Are you ready to expose your content to an audience that has never seen your content before? 

In the video below, I’ll show you how to create, optimize, and post YouTube shorts so it grabs viewer’s attention and makes your message shine.

Does that sound like something you can use? 

Get My New Shorts Course: Mastering YouTube Shorts: The Complete Guide
Click here for more info

How to create a short just using your phone 
Tools you can use to edit your shorts
Ways to enhance your video to increase engagement
How to upload/schedule your Shorts video to be published

How can viewers find my Shorts?

• Viewers can find shorts by tapping on the dedicated shorts tab at the bottom of the screen using the YouTube app. After a viewer clicks on a short, they can scroll to watch more shorts.

• You can also discover shorts on the YouTube homepage, then scroll horizontally to view more shorts. If you click on a short, you can scroll vertically to watch more shorts.

• If you tap on your subscriptions feed, you’ll also see shorts.

• Shorts can also be discovered in YouTube search and Google search when people enter that search term in the search bar. 

• Shorts will also appear on the YouTube channel homepage if you add a shorts section.

• You can also watch shorts on your smart TVs, gaming consoles and streaming devices.

• If you tap on your content tab in YouTube studio, you’ll notice there’s a dedicated shorts tab at the top.

How to view Shorts Analytics

If you tap on analytics, you’ll see the number of likes and subscribers in the last 28 days, how they chose to view, how many swiped away your top shorts, how viewers find your shorts, external sites, YouTube search terms, content suggesting you and playlists featuring you

If you tap on a short to view its individual analytics, you will be able to see the views, subscribers, estimated revenue, audience retention , top traffic sources, if it was shown in the feed, how many chose to view, percentage that swiped away, how viewers find the video, external sites or apps, YouTube search terms content suggesting this video and playlists featuring this short.

Here are some best practices when making your shorts so you can improve engagement and get more views.

• The first few seconds of your short will determine if the viewer watches all the way through, therefore, create a strong hook in those first few seconds.
• You kind of need to establish in the first two to three seconds why someone should watch this all the way till the end.
• If you aim for a retention rate that is close to a 100% there’s a high probability your short will do well.
• If you’re landing in like the 35 to 45 second range and driving over 90% retention, it’s pretty likely going to go somewhat viral.
• Try to tell a story in your shorts video so it keeps views watching all the way through.
• One thing we noticed with some of our shorts that weren’t doing as well, we were kind of delivering a lot of the information up top and then there was no reason to keep watching.
• One way to keep viewers attention throughout your Shorts video is to use lots of B-roll every few seconds.
• Keep in mind that your shorts loop, so pace your content accordingly and encourage replayability. 

Are shorts worth it? 

• Currently, YouTube Shorts receives over 15 billion views per day, therefore I highly recommend going all in on Shorts.
• You can also use shorts to promote your long form videos by editing your long form video into a short. A link to the original video will appear at the end of your short. Click here to learn how to edit a long form video into a Short.
• You can also reply to a comment with a short, and the person that left a comment will be notified about the Short. The short will also appear in the comment. Click here to learn how to reply to a comment with a Short.
• With shorts, you have the ability to reach new audiences that you can’t reach with long form videos because your shorts videos appear in the shorts feed when somebody’s scrolling their phone using the YouTube app. 
• Shorts are easier and faster to make because you can just use your phone.
• Shorts are a great way to attract a lot of views fast and grow your channel.

What if you don’t want to use a phone to make a Short…
Can you make and upload a short from your PC or laptop?
Watch this video on how to make and upload a short from your PC.

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Would you like to generate a passive income from YouTube videos, so you can get paid to support your YouTube channel?

In the video below, you’ll discover 3 different ways to get paid to review products on YouTube, how to choose the right products to review, what to say in your video review, and how to avoid common mistakes.

Click here to get The One Blueprint That Gives You Step-By-Step Instructions
On How To Grow A Profitable YouTube Channel.

1. Review products you own or use.
   I highly recommend promoting products that you own or use so you can give feedback based upon your experience.
   
   For example, I did a product review video on the SwitchPod. This is because I often use it when I’m shooting videos in my studio or shooting B-roll outside.
   
   I did a review of the InVideo slideshow maker because I often use it for creating slideshows.
   
   I often promote TubeBuddy because I want to save time doing keyword research my YouTube videos.
   
   If you own and use the product yourself, it’s much easier to do an authentic review for your viewers.
   
   How can you find an affiliate product to promote for your niche? One of the best ways is to sign up for the Amazon Influencer Program. Amazon sells almost anything on the net, and once you get that affiliate link, you can promote that particular product.
   
   Another great benefit of using Amazon to promote your product is if somebody purchases another product on Amazon within 24 hours, you’ll get a commission from that product.
   
   For example, if somebody purchased a SwitchPod from your amazon link and then purchased a different product within 24 hours on Amazon, you’ll still get a commission from that product.
   
   If you’ve created your own product, then you can set up an affiliate program and get other people to promote your product through becoming an affiliate. They’ll get a 50% commission for promoting your product.
   
   Another way to find affiliate companies for a product you may be interested in promoting is to just use Google search. All you have to do is enter your main keyword into Google search, then add +affiliate.
   
   For example, if I enter M50 Canon camera + affiliate into Google search, immediately I’ll find a Canon Affiliate Program. Here’s one from shopusacanon.com, usacanon.com, and even amazon.com.
   
   Later on, I’ll show you how to write a script for your product review video so you know what to say in the video.
   
   If you want to promote high ticket affiliate programs so you can make a higher commission, enter high ticket affiliate programs into Google search. Select the best company that matches your niche.
   
2. Sponsorships and Brand deals
   This is where a company may approach you to review their products. A paid sponsorship is where they pay you to review the product.
   
   How do you know how much you should charge them?
   Estimate how much you’re worth per hour, then multiply that amount by how many hours it’ll take to create the video. If you’re worth $100 per hour, and it takes eight hours to create the video, then you can charge them $800. Because the YouTube video will remain on your channel forever, you might want to add some additional costs for the longterm promotion of that particular video.
   
   Free Product Promotions.
   Almost every day, I get e-mails from companies to promote their product for free. They’ll send me the product for free in exchange for a product review.
   
   For example, I got sent this free mic, so I could do a review of it. Just keep in mind you don’t want to accept every product that your company wants you to review. Products should benefit your audience; otherwise, you might turn them off, and they won’t come back to watch more of your content.
   
   Connect Creators With Brands
   YouTube recently introduced BrandConnect, which is a monetization service that connects creators with brands for branded video campaigns. You get paid to include advertiser content. Currently, it’s being rolled out to select channels, and you have to be a member of the YouTube Partner Program. Click the link in the description to get an overview of the BrandConnect Program.
   
3. Review and promote multiple products with an e-mail list
   The beauty of building an e-mail list from YouTube videos is so you can promote multiple products from the same list. The bigger your list, the more money you’ll make, and you can e-mail your list anytime.
   
   All you have to do is offer free download from YouTube videos such as a free cheat sheet, report, or video course in exchange for contact information.
   
   When you set up this funnel correctly, you can generate leads on autopilot. If you want to learn more about how to build an e-mail list on YouTube, click here.

Here’s how to write a product review script.

1. Introduce the product.
   Begin your video by showing what the product does. Showing a preview of your product at the beginning of your video hooks the viewers’ attention and gets them to watch the rest of the video.
   
2. List key product features.
   Emphasize all the main features of what the product does. If it’s a physical product like the SwitchPod, you can show some B-roll of you using it with your camera. If you’re reviewing a digital product, then show some screenshots of how it works.
   
   For instance, when a company approached me about reviewing their slideshow maker, I shot some B-roll and showed people how to make the slideshow using their software.
   
3. Discuss the benefits of the product.
   Make sure you always keep the viewer in mind and outline the benefits of using a particular product.
   
4. Compare the pros and cons.
   Instead of just to outline the benefits of the product, include some of the disadvantages. For example, for the SwitchPod, it doesn’t come with a ball head, so you can’t stabilize it on uneven ground.
   
5. Explain its intended target.
   You want to explain who the product is for, so you’re talking to the right viewers, and they can make the right decision to get the product.
   
6. Include the price and purchase information.
   If there’s different pricing options, show the advantages and disadvantages of the different pricing options, so the viewer can make the best decision to get the product or not.
   
7. Give a strong call to action.
   End your video with a strong call to action to get the product. If you’re reviewing a digital product like TubeBuddy, you might promote the free trial.
   
   If you follow these script writing tips to do a video review of the product, you’ll have a higher probability of making a sale from the product.

Let me ask you a question…
How are you currently generating revenue from your YouTube channel?
Post your answer in the comments below. I’d love to read them, and I’m sure others would too.

Here are some important things to keep in mind when reviewing products on YouTube.

1. Avoid reviewing products that you don’t believe in or don’t use.
   If a company e-mails you to do a free product review, make sure that it suits the viewers of your channel. You might also warn them that you may not do a review if it doesn’t meet your expectations or it doesn’t benefit your viewers.
   
2. Optimize your product review video.
   Include the product name and the title description and tags of your YouTube video. This will make it easier for your product review video to be found on the first page of YouTube search when someone submits a query in YouTube search.
   
3. Add a disclaimer in the description of your YouTube video.
   If you’re selling an affiliate product, I highly recommend putting a disclaimer at the bottom of your description. You can check out the disclaimer in the description of any of my videos.
   
4. Include a business e-mail on your About page.
   This will make it easy for companies to get a hold of you to review their products. As I mentioned earlier, I receive e-mails from companies almost every day to review one of their products. I only accept the ones that interest me or would be of value to my viewers. I recommend you do the same.
   
5. Create a media kit.
   The main benefit of creating a media kit is that you can quickly send it to companies that approach you to do a review of their product. Click here to download a media sponsorship agreement template. When you show clear guidelines to a company to sponsor a product review video, it’s easier to negotiate a special price for your video.
   
6. Be consistent
   If you want to generate more revenue from YouTube videos, make a plan to publish more product review videos.
   
   If you have multiple review videos that are ranked on the first page of YouTube, you’ll make more money from your channel.
   
   For example, I created and published product review videos several years ago, and those videos are still generating revenue to this day on autopilot. That’s an amazing return on investment for just doing the work once.

What if you don’t want to create product review videos but still want to get paid for publishing videos on YouTube?

No worries, just watch my next video for 5 ways to monetize your YouTube channel and
get paid at least $100 by YouTube every single month. Thanks for watching, and we’ll see you in the next video.

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What should I say the beginning of a YouTube video to keep viewers
watching?

Do you want to keep people watching throughout your videos so that they
don’t miss your content? In this video.

I’m going to give you 4 tips on what to say at the beginning of your
video to keep viewers watching.

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The goal of a YouTube video is to hook your viewers in the first few seconds. If they’ve watched 15 to 30 seconds of your video they’ll more likely watch the rest of the video.

The first thing you should do is reinforce what you promised in the title and the thumbnail. Your viewers probably saw the thumbnail and read the title based on what they were searching in YouTube search, Google search or YouTube suggested videos. Therefore you want to repeat your title in the first few seconds of your video. You can say it exactly as it is in the title, or you can weave it into what you are going to be talking about.

Viewers want to know right away what your video is about and why they should keep watching to the end.

Here are 4 ideas on what to say at the beginning of your video to keep viewers watching.

1. Ask a question.
   For example in this video I could have asked the question… “Are you struggling to keep your viewers engaged on YouTube?” When you ask a question at the beginning of your video it peaks the curiosity of the viewer to find out the answer. After you’ve asked the question, you can say something like “stay tuned to the end of the video to get the answers”
   
2. Show what they will receive later.
   You can do this by showing images at the beginning of the video. For example if your video is a tutorial, you can show screenshots at the beginning about what you are going to explain later.
   
   Teasing your viewers with images about what you are going to explain later, will keep them watching throughout your video.
   
3. Tell a story.
   “You know I’ve been running every day for several years but I still don’t seem to able to lose that belly fat. It seems that every time I go running, I get really hungry and eat more than I burn off…Recently I discovered the secret for losing belly fat. Keep watching throughout the video as I reveal the secret to you.”
   
   Notice how I shared a personal story by drawing you into the video. You can do the same by starting off your video that way.
   
4. Listicle
   This is where you tell people at the start of the video, the steps they need to take to get an answer to their problem. For example I started this video by saying “I’m going to give you 4 tips on what to say at the beginning of your video so you can keep viewers watching. “
   
   You’ve just outlined the structure of your video and they’ll keep watching to get to the last step. You can even tease them to keep watching by saying something like “I’m going to reveal my best kept secret at the end so keep watching”
   

Here are 3 mistakes many YouTubers make at the beginning of their
video and how to avoid them.

1. Playing an intro bumper at the start of the video.
   Nobody really cares about your intro bumper, no matter how fancy it is. Instead you want to tell your viewers what your video is about and why they should watch it.
   
2. Don’t talk about yourself.
   Many YouTubers start talking about themselves at the beginning of the video For example..”Before I get into this video, I just want to tell you about this great movie that I watched the other day.”
   
   See how I just delayed the start of my video by talking about myself. If you make this mistake, you’ll see a sudden drop off in the first few seconds on your audience retention graph in YouTube Analytics.
   
   By the way, if you want to know the tips and tricks I use to keep
   viewers watching throughout the video, watch this video
   
3. Lack of Energy.
   For example I could say “In this video I’m going to share with you what to say at the beginning of your video so I can keep viewers watching.”
   
   Notice how boring that introduction is. Keep in mind that when you’re talking on camera it’s very different to talking in person. The camera tends to take away your energy so you’ve got to raise your level of energy to get your message across to your viewers.
   
4. Don’t make it complicated
   Don’t overthink what to say at the beginning of your video, so keep it simple. Your introduction should promise what they saw in your thumbnail and read in your title.

Now that you know what to say at the beginning of your youtube video,
how do you keep viewers watching throughout your video?

No worries.

View this video on how to keep your audience engaged on YouTube.

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One of the biggest problems YouTubers have is keeping their audience engaged throughout the video. If the audience leaves within the first few seconds of the video, it sends a signal to the YouTube algorithm that your audience is not interested in watching it.

In the video below, you’ll learn 10 ways to keep your audience engaged on YouTube so they become your biggest fans.

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1. Make a video on a topic your audience is passionate about.
   In my last video, I showed you how to find your target audience on YouTube. Click here to watch that video. If you always create videos that your audience loves to watch, they’ll keep coming back for more of your content. Remember, your goal is to keep the viewers engaged throughout your video.
   
2. Create a strong hook at the beginning of your video.
   If your viewers keep watching your video for at least 30 seconds, it’s more likely they’ll watch the rest of the video. In order to do that, you need to create a strong hook to keep their attention.
   
   Some of the ways you can do this is ask a question at the beginning, or show them what’s about to come up in the video. An example of a opening question would be, “Have you ever struggled to keep your viewers engaged on your YouTube videos? I’ve struggled with this also but today, I’m going to give you 10 tips on how to keep your viewers engaged on YouTube.“
   
   Another way is to tease them at the beginning about what you’re going to deliver at the end of the video. Avoid creating a long introduction that’ll only distract your viewers and cause them to leave your video. One of the ways to check this is to look at your audience retention graph and see where people are dropping off in your video. If they’re dropping off at the beginning, you probably need to get rid of the intro or use a stronger hook.
   
3. Make a short intro.
   This is where you can show your video bumper and tell people why they should subscribe to your channel. If you discover that viewers are leaving during your introduction by studying the audience retention graph, you might want to get rid of the introduction and go straight into the main content.
   
4. Main content.
   This is where you take a deeper dive and deliver the content that you promised in the thumbnail, title, and introduction. One way to keep people engaged in your main content is to do listicles. This is where you might show how to do something in a series of steps.
   
   Another way to keep people engaged is to tell a story. If you can tell a moving story that evokes emotion, then the viewer is going to keep watching your video. How you deliver your content also determine if your viewers remain engaged. Try to be relaxed as you’re delivering your content, like you’re speaking to a friend over a cup of coffee.
   
5. Reset the attention of your viewers.
   Most viewers have a very short attention span, so you want to reset the attention every few seconds throughout your video. You can do this by zooming and panning or changing positions like moving to one side, or moving to the other side or you can do different camera angles.
   
   You can also add transitions, graphics, overlay text, and ask people to like and comment on your video. I often ask a question halfway through the video like, “What do you do to keep your viewers engaged throughout your videos?” Post your answer in the comments below. I’d love to read them and I’m sure others would too.”
   
6. Add a strong call-to-action.
   Instead of viewers just watching one of your videos, you want them to check out a related video. You can do this by telling viewers to check out your next video in the end screen. Avoid giving too many actions in your end screen otherwise, your viewers won’t take any action at all.
   
   Instead of linking to a single video in your end screen, link to a video in a playlist so people binge-watch more of your videos. When you link to a video within the playlist, they’ll automatically see all the other related videos in that playlist.
   
7. Add a link to your next video in the description.
   If you put a link in the first three lines of your video description, viewers can see the link while they’re watching the video. While they’re watching the video, they might want to check out the next video that they see in the description.
   
   You can also pin the next video that you want them to watch to the top of your comments so when people get a comment on your video, they’ll be reminded to watch the next video in the series.
   
8. Reply to every comment.
   If you want to make a deeper connection with your audience and keep them coming back for more of your content, reply to every comment on the video.
   
   If you want to know how to create quality comments so you can connect more deeply with your viewers, click here to watch this video. Make sure you also like and heart every comment, because they will receive a notification when you heart the comments. This will also add more views to your video because they’ll be returning to answer your comments.
   
   A great way to keep the conversation going in your comments is by asking questions. You can also pin a great comment from your viewer to the top of your comments.
   
9. Check your audience retention graph.
   Go to YouTube Analytics and check the audience retention graph for a specific video. If people are dropping off at the beginning of your video, you might want to eliminate the introduction.
   
   If they are dropping off halfway through the video, you might want to add a card before that drop off point.
   
   In the next video, try to improve your audience retention by 1%. If you get over 40%, you’re doing well. If you get 50, 60 or 70% audience retention, then YouTube will definitely be promoting your video.
   
10. Add your video to an official playlist.
    If you add your videos to an official playlist, YouTube will use this information to modify how the videos are discovered or presented. Just keep in mind that the same video cannot appear in more than one series playlist.

Here’s a couple of bonus tips to get more engagement

• Add video chapters in the description below your video.
  This helps viewers to skip to that specific part of the video that they wish to watch. I do this all the time for my live streams so viewers can skip to that section that they wish to watch and save a ton of time. If you want to know how to do this, click here to watch the video
  
• Another bonus tip is to do regular uploads.
  If you publish videos on a regular timetable, your viewers will know when to expect new content from your channel. If you publish on the same day, every week, they’ll know when to check in on your channel.
  
  The most important thing for engagement is to create helpful, insightful, and interesting content for your viewers. If you do that, they’ll keep coming back for more of your content.

One of the biggest questions YouTubers ask, is how to find your target audience on YouTube?

No worries, just watch my next video on how to find the right audience on YouTube.

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Oh no, I have to create another video, otherwise my channel will stop growing. I kind of feel anxious and overwhelmed.

What should I do?

Have you ever felt this way?

Watch the video below to get my top 7 tips on how to avoid burnout on YouTube.

Lots of YouTube creators constantly feel the pressure to upload content to the channel, otherwise they think their channel won’t grow.

Have you ever felt this way where you’ve tried to force yourself to be creative, and end up staring at a blank stream, because you couldn’t think of any content to create?

Let me know in the comments below, if you’ve ever suffered from YouTube burnout.

Here are my top 7 tips to avoid YouTube burnout.

1. Plan ahead. Create a running list of topics in the Google spreadsheet, so you never run out of ideas and end up looking at a blank computer screen. I used to note feed to my iPhone, to jot down ideas when I’m out and about. As the ideas come to mind, I put them on my phone. This helps me to remember the ideas when I get back to my office.
2. Batch script your videos. I typically create a script for my video, so I can stay on track with my content instead of waffling on, which causes people to leave. Instead of just thinking about one video, think about a series of videos, based on a particular scene. This makes it easier to create several scripts at once and shoot all your videos in one day.
3. Batch shoot your videos. Instead of thinking about just shooting one video, think about shooting three or four videos in a row. This will save you a lot of time and you’ll be able to get it finished in one day. The only thing you have to keep in mind is to create several scripts. As I mentioned before, if you stick to one theme, then it’s easier to create several scripts. Another thing to keep in mind is to pick one location. It could be inside your office or it could be outside. If you’re outside, you can just change scenes between different videos If you have a script with you, then you can stay on track with your content, instead of just waffling on.
4. Edit your videos in time blocks. You often find it gets too stressful if you try to edit your videos all in one day. Instead pick two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon and two hours at night. The important thing is to conserve your energy by doing it in time blocks. If you edit your videos throughout the week, you won’t get stressed out. Another thing to keep in mind while you’re shooting your videos is to shoot some b-roll, as well as take some pictures for your thumbnails. This will save you having to shoot some b-roll layer or take some pictures later for your thumbnails.
5. Optimize your videos before publishing them. You can also do this in time blocks, so you don’t have to do it all at once. If you’ve edited several videos, then you have several videos to optimize. This might take time, so you might want to also do this in time blocks. Just keep in mind you’ve got to optimize your title, description, tags and thumbnail for your videos.
6. Promote your videos to increase exposure. After you’ve published your video, your work has just begun. Make sure you promote your videos on the social media sites, your website and your email list. I find it’s best to do this within the first 24 hours, so you get that view of velocity to your videos. If you get a lot of engagement on your videos, then it’s a higher chance that YouTube will promote your videos to other people’s channels.
7. Pace yourself. YouTube is a marathon, not a sprint. You need to prepare for the long journey. If you know you’re going to publish content several times a week, for months and years to come, then you need to take regular breaks. Take breaks throughout the day. For instance, I go for a run every day, to recharge my batteries, release stress and to get new creative ideas for future videos.

Every few months you might want to take a break, like go on vacation. For example, I recently took a 4 week vacation to New Zealand with my daughter and totally enjoyed it. It also helped to recharge my batteries, think up new creative ideas for future videos, as well as make new plans for the next quarter of the year.

If you pace yourself, you protect your sanity and be able to upload on a consistent basis. I highly recommend it.

Let me ask you a question. Do you struggle to publish videos on a regular basis? If that’s a yes, watch my next video.

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