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How to Write YouTube Description

Here some suggestions on how to write your YouTube description video description is to inform the viewer and for the YouTube algorithm includes keywords in first 2 sentences don't duplicate your title in your description first 3 slides are seen as excerpt include bio about yourself add call to action direct to book link to mech you sell link to other social media use hashtags avoid long keywords tag should be relevant and accurate 6-12 tags suggested focus on words and phrases cross reference other videos for ideas provide context

How to Grow YouTube Audience

Video Influencers shares on how to grow your YouTube subscribers starting with your network, your friends, on Facebook link to YouTube in your Instagram bio concentrate on a niche site engage to drive traffic to your YouTube website James Tristan Ruiz shares how he got from zero to 5K views in 1.5 months good content and long watch time suggested view is a powerful traffic source advocated exposure to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+ ThinkMedia shares Practice and embrace the process Positioning *more on this below Learn the best practices Keep posting videos Perseverance: YouTube is a marathon and not a sprint Sean Canell motivates start even before you are ready your first videos may not be awesome his initial channel lack clarity doesn't have to be fancy On positioning, Sean Canell asks - What is your channel about and what value does it offer? - Who is your target audience? - What's your value proposition?

How Social Media Makes Money

SilkCharm made a wonderful presentation on how social media makes money--on how they go with their monetization and revenue. She includes case studies and examples. And so the ways that social media makes money are numerous donations: Wikipedia survives on donations advertising: this is the most common; you offer advertising space for a fee membership fee: World of Warcraft charges a this type of fee for players to continue playing expansion fee: World of Warcraft's Burning Crusades has a fee to refreshing gaming experience merchandising: Cafepress and Zazzle provides with on-demand customisable items related or linked to your site or blog paid online events: You could have a conference that have an admission fee virtual goods: in Habbo or Cyworld, you can purchase pixel/ virtual goods to enhance your account Rather than stick solely to Google Adsense, you can try out these other ways to make money out of your site.