Did you know YouTube has been around since 2005? It’s hard to believe, right? Today, it’s the biggest video hangout spot on the internet, with over 2.56 billion users tuning in from all corners of the world1.
But here’s a cool secret: YouTube lets you share private videos. It’s like having a secret club where only invited members can see your special video. This can be super handy when you have a video just for family, exclusive content for super fans, or even a secret business message.
So, How Do You Share a Private Video on YouTube?
Just a heads up – you can only do this from your computer for now. The YouTube mobile app doesn’t support this yet2. Now, let’s get started!
Fire up your favorite web browser and open YouTube Studio. Don’t forget to sign in with your YouTube account.
Click on “Content” in the left sidebar of YouTube Studio.
Find the private video you want to share and click on “Private” in the “Visibility” column.
A menu will pop up. From there, click on “Share Privately”.
A box will appear where you can type in the email addresses of your secret club members (or just the people you want to share the video with)3.
And that’s it! The people you’ve chosen will get an email with a link to your video. They’ll need to sign in to their Google account to watch the video4. If you ever change your mind and want to uninvite someone, no problem. Just remove their email address from the “Share Privately” box, click “Done,” then “Save”5.
A Few Fun YouTube Facts
Just for fun, here are some crazy facts about YouTube:
YouTube’s short video feature, YouTube Shorts, got a whopping 50 billion views per day in February 20236.
In November 2022, YouTube had 75 billion visits worldwide. That’s like ten times the world’s population!7.
90 percent of people visited YouTube on their phones in November 20228.
In 2022, more than 2.56 billion users watched videos on YouTube9.
Every minute in April 2022, 500 hours of video were uploaded on YouTube. That’s a lot of cat videos!10.
In 2022, YouTube made more than 29 billion U.S. dollars from ads, which was about 11.35 percent of Google’s total annual revenue11.
How To Subscribe on Youtube 2019 (Desktop and Mobile) // Subscribing on YouTube is the life blood of channels. Subscribing to a channel (used to) make sure you get updated every time a channel uploads a new video. In this YouTube how to tutorial I will teach you how to subscribe to a channel on youtube on mobile and desktop.
The YouTube Algorithm is this magic mythical beast that powers the 2nd largest search engine on the internet. This mythical beast is like the Fountain Of Youth – everyone want to be the person to find it and prove it works!
What is an Algorithm? How Does It Work? In this video I drill down into the YouTube Search Algorithm for 2018. What it does and how you can optimise your videos to feed the search results with Video SEO, Metadata and Keyword Tagging.
2 – YouTube Search & Discover – Ranking Your Videos
Picking the right keywords can tags can help you teach the YouTube Algorithm what your video is about. You need to tag for the category, you channel niche and for the related phases for your video – I use TUBE BUDDY to help me – https://goo.gl/PS2RMn
3 – Suggested Videos – Make YouTube Work For You
Getting on the YouTube Suggested Videos can help rapidly grow your channel but you have you teach the YouTube Algorithm what to suggest you against. The YouTube Algorithm in 2018 forms habits based on viewers behaviours. In other words, if you teach the YouTube Algorithm to expect people to watch your video and then go to a set other video, it will start suggesting that video more in future.
4 – Master The YouTube Homepage
YouTube’s Home Page used to be the making and breaking factor on many early YouTuber’s careers back in the day. In the early years on YouTube the homepage was manually selected and globally viewed. YouTube Home Page in 2018 heavily influenced by the YouTube Algorithm your viewing habits and related content.
5 – Get Trending, Get Rapid Views
Getting on the YouTube Trending Tab is not something you can can learn from YouTube Tips and YouTube Hacks videos. The Trending Tab is the top 1% of the sites viral content for the last 24-48 hours. This normally includes top level creators, movie trailers, music videos and topical content.
6 – YouTube Subscribers Are YOUR Life Blood
YouTube uses the initial reactions to a newly published video as a way to ranking your video in the search and discovery algorithm. Getting more youtube subscribers in 2018 to watch your videos in the first 24-48 hours shows youtube how engaging that video is and how likely it is to retain viewers. Not only how long they watch that video but how long they stay on YouTube in general.
7 – Notifications Can KICK START Your Brand and Growth
The notification icon or bell icon is fairly new to YouTube. Late 2016 it is a way to guarantee push notifications are sent to your viewers and so you don’t miss any videos from your favourite YouTubers. This is effectively the new subscribe button if you always want to see a YouTubers content.
YouTube has many hidden secrets and here are 7 secret youtube features and youtube hacks that all new YouTubers should know. YouTube Tips 2018 for small and new YouTubers looking to get more YouTube subscribers and grow their channel in 2018.
This allows you to upload a video in advance and publish it at a later date without you needing to manually do so. This can be a huge help when you want to go away on a holiday but don’t want to manage your content while you are away.
2 – Featured Video or Playlist (this feature may be retired in 2018)
This is an automated pop up during your videos that remind or guides a user to a related topical video or your latest upload.
3 – Channel Watermark (may be retired in 2018)
This adds a little image in the bottom right of your video that can act as a branding reminder and/or a subscribe button.
4 – YouTube Channel Custom Layout
A rookie mistake for many YouTubers is failing to maximise their channel page.. If you hook up your YouTube channel to a web page you can active the custom page layout and pimp out your playlists!
5 – Upload Defaults
Save yourself time by setting up a template to upload to. This can include titles, description details ie social media links you always have and regular recurring tags.
6 – Closed Caption aka Subtitles
Adding subtitles can help your not native language audience to still engage in your videos. You may have a viewer that can’t understand spoken english but can read english.
7 – Translations
This helps you translate your channel and video details into other languages. These can then also be indexed by YouTube as potential rankable metadata for search.
YouTube Tips 2018 – 5 YouTube Tips for Small YouTubers to help them grow their channel, rank better in youtube and gain more subscribers in 2018.
Sometimes it can be hard to find helpful youtube hacks as a small YouTuber. You have done the basics of picking your channel niche, deciding on a channel name and even making your branding but after that it can seem like climbing a mountain without any help.
5 Top YouTube Tricks and Tips for Small YouTubers
1 – Use TUBEBUDDY to improve your chances of ranking for your desired search terms – LINK – https://goo.gl/PS2RMn
2 – Find and join Communities you wish to serve. That way you can learn what they want to hear about from you and you can even help answer their questions
3 – Reply to comments. Take part in the conversation on your channel and learn what your subscribers want from you.
YouTube Tips for 2018 inspired by Casey Neistat. After watching Casey Neistat’s recent vlog I had to make it into a YouTube Tips video to explain that YouTube is a Long Haul Game just like everything else in life.
Being a New YouTuber in 2018 can seem like a huge mountain to climb but if you used the right YouTube Tips in 2018 you have start a new youtube channel and grow your YouTube channel in 2018 with a solid foundation.
Tips for New YouTubers can be a little hard to find but I felt it was time I opened up my box of YouTube Tricks and Tips for New YouTube to get you started in 2018.
Adpocalypse Demonetization YouTube Icons have arrived and its time we explained what the YouTube Monetization Icons mean, how to monetize YouTube Videos and why your YouTube videos have been demonetized. How to appeal a YouTube demonization and what affects a YouTube video being confirmed as Advertiser friendly or not.
How do I know if i’m going viral? What is a Viral Video? How To Go Viral On YouTube are all very common questions within the small Youtuber Community. If PewDiePie gets 200,000 views is that a viral video or a failure? If I have 400 subscribers and get 200,000 video views is that a Viral Video?
What Is A Viral Video? – For us to answer that question we need to understand what type of interaction you normally get from your audience. How many subscribers do you have? How many views do your videos normally get? Is this WILDLY above normal? If so you may have a VIRAL VIDEO for your channel, well done!
Going Viral On YouTube is always a topic to debate. How To Go Viral On YouTube in 2018, its a mix of many things but you don’t have to go viral on YouTube to be Successful on YouTube in 2018. Making a viral video can help launch a brand or a video making career but you can also build a brand with time, patience and quality content.
Going Viral On YouTube isn’t always just a one hit wonder out of the blue. Making a video go viral on YouTube needs 6 things.
How To Go Viral On YouTube in 2018
1 – Going Viral On YouTube with LUCK – Luck can sometime make a video go viral on YouTube under its own steam but not always.
2 – Making A Video Go Viral with a good NICHE – Pick the category you want to talk about and build up an audience to help you build channel authority
3 – YouTube Viral Videos need BRANDING – Channel banners, Channel Avatar and YouTube Video Thumbnails help you get recognised and over time shared or suggested.
4 – Viral Topical Videos – Make Your Viral YouTube video Topical to increase your chance of going viral, and most of all make it shareable!
5 – Consistency breeds Viral Videos – The more videos you upload the YouTube the more chances you have to get lucky or to be relevant to something people want to share
6 – You DONT need to go viral to be a success on YouTube – Roberto Blake is a prime example that you don’t need to go viral to be a very successful businessman and brand on YouTube
Starting a new channel on YouTube requires time, passion, dedication and patience. Not only do you need to decide on your niche but also plan for the long haul, making sure you have enough passion and knowledge to fill those videos with engaging topics.
However as many small youtubers have found, it’s not just a hobby, it’s a skill set!
Here are a collection of 10 YouTube Tips Videos For Small YouTubers to get you started…
A Step by Step Guide To YouTube Video Structure Tutorial – 6 Step YouTube Video Formula. Video Structure can help boost engagement, get more subscribers and help establish a type of content you offer on the channel. It can offer help you find a place for buzzwords, catchphrases and tribal loyalty.
3 – Basic YouTube Equipment Setup
Basic YouTube Equipment Setup Tutorial – Everyone always asks me about my YouTube Setup and suggested YouTube equipment and YouTube vlogging setups. You don’t have to break the bank to make videos on YouTube.
YouTube Equipment and Video Setups can be cost effective and simple.
4 – YouTube Video SEO – How To Improve Your Video Rankings
Video SEO or YouTube Video Search Optimisation is the most important thing about ranking your YouTube Video.
YouTube Video SEO tips helps teach YouTube what your video is about and where to rank your video compared to other related videos.
Evergreen videos aim to plant the seed for slower but long term growth while topical trending viral topic videos aim to ride the wave and gain rapid growth but does not guarantee a long life span.
6 – Clickbait vs Click Worthy
Clickbait or Click Worthy? Clickbait has a very bad name on YouTube but if you can make Clickbait into Click Worthy content then you’ve mastered Clickbait 2.0!
Clickbait 2.0 is the mix between clickbait content that promises something and click worthy which delivers the content.
So why not make LOUD SHOUTY CLICKBAIT TITLES and pack real helpful CLICK WORTHY content within.
YOU Need to Bulk Record, 3 Reasons To Bulk Record YouTube Videos, YouTube Productivity Hacks. Meeting upload schedules can be hard some some YouTubers. Especially if you record and edit on the same day you are due to upload. That is why I bulk record my videos in advance.
9 – 10 YouTube Tips and Tricks for Beginners
10 YouTube Tips For Newbie YouTube Beginners to help you get more views, gain more youtube subscribers and grow your youtube channel. YouTuber Tips, YouTube Hacks for beginners is a YouTube Tutorial, YouTube 101 for new youtubers, as a YouTube for Dummies guide packed full of YouTube Tips for beginners to lay those foundations you need to be a successful youtuber.
10 – How To Get 10,000 YouTube Subscribers
My main channel got 10000 Subscribers on YouTube in March 2017 so im share how to get 10000 subscribers and other youtube tips and tricks i’ve learned in the journey. Hopefully these tips will help you get your first 10000 youtube subscribers.
Top 5 Tools To Get You Started on YouTube
Very quickly before you go here are 5 amazing tools I have used every day to grow my YouTube channel from 0 to 30K subscribers in the last 12 months that I could not live without.
1. VidIQ helps boost my views and get found in search
I almost exclusively switched to VidIQ from a rival in 2020.
When I first started I threw things together in Window Movie Maker, cringed at how it looked but thought “that’s the best I can do so it’ll have to do”.
Big mistake!
I soon realized the move time you put into your editing and the more engaging your thumbnails are the more views you will get and the more people will trust you enough to subscribe.
That is why I took the plunge and invested in my editing and design process with Adobe Creative Suite. They offer a WIDE range of tools to help make amazing videos, simple to use tools for overlays, graphics, one click tools to fix your audio and the very powerful Photoshop graphics program to make eye-catching thumbnails.
Best of all you can get a free trial for 30 days on their website, a discount if you are a student and if you are a regular human being it starts from as little as £9 per month if you want to commit to a plan.
3. Rev.com helps people read my videos
You can’t always listen to a video.
Maybe you’re on a bus, a train or sat in a living room with a 5 year old singing baby shark on loop… for HOURS. Or, you are trying to make as little noise as possible while your new born is FINALLY sleeping.
This is where Rev can help you or your audience consume your content on the go, in silence or in a language not native to the video.
A GREAT way to find an audience and keep them hooked no matter where they are watching your content.
4. PlaceIT can help you STAND OUT on YouTube
I SUCK at making anything flashy or arty.
I have every intention in the world to make something that looks cool but im about as artistic as a dropped ice-cream cone on the web windy day.
That is why I could not live on YouTube without someone like PlaceIT. They offer custom YouTube Banners, Avatars, YouTube Video Intros and YouTube End Screen Templates that are easy to edit with simple click, upload wizard to help you make amazing professional graphics in minutes.
5. StoryBlocks helps me add amazing video b-roll cutaways
I mainly make tutorials and talking head videos.
And in this modern world this can be a little boring if you don’t see something funky every once in a while.
I try with overlays, jump cuts and being funny but my secret weapon is b-roll overlay content.
I can talk about skydiving, food, money, kids, cats – ANYTHING I WANT – with a quick search on the StoryBlocks website I can find a great looking clip to overlay on my videos, keeping them entertained and watching for longer.
A Step by Step Guide To YouTube Video Structure Tutorial – 6 Step YouTube Video Formula. Video Structure can help boost engagement, get more subscribers and help establish a type of content you offer on the channel. It can offer help you find a place for buzzwords, catchphrases and tribal loyalty.
Basic YouTube Equipment Setup Tutorial 2017 – Everyone always asks me about my YouTube Setup and suggested YouTube equipment and YouTube vlogging setups. You don’t have to break the bank to make videos on YouTube. YouTube Equipment and Video Setups can be cost effective and simple.
Basic YouTube Setup in 2017 do not need to be all flashy. A good webcam and a decent microphone is all you need. I started vlogging with a £15 webcam and used that to double for my audio. Overtime I have slowly upgraded my YouTube Equipment Setup by adding a new webcam, a youtube makeup ring light and some other lights BUT its not all needed.
As long as people can hear and see your videos ok then it doesnt matter where you are! You do not need a DSLR to start making videos from day 1.
Video SEO or YouTube Video Search Optimisation is the most important thing about ranking your YouTube Video. YouTube Video SEO tips helps teach YouTube what your video is about and where to rank your video compared to other related videos. YouTube Tips and Video SEO Tips
Sometimes it can be hard to rank organically in search – YIPI shares their 7 most common SEM mistakes.
Video SEO basics are based on 3 core areas.
VIDEO TITLE
Using Video SEO you need to make sure your title includes the keyword(s) you are looking to rank for. For example this video I have optimised for “Video SEO” and so the keywords are at the front of the video title.
VIDEO DESCRIPTION
In Video SEO the description can be one of the most powerful part to help your video rank higher. You are allowed up to 5000 characters in a YouTube Video SEO description. This is very important metadata that YouTube indexes to help understand what the video is about. Make sure to use the keyword you are wishing to rank for as well as relevant and related keywords. This helps YouTube and Google decide how you should rank and what your video is about.
VIDEO TAGS
Video SEO Tags are the baseline for everything previously mentioned. If you distil your Video Title and Video Description into Tags then it ties it all together into a well optimised package. Make sure you use the keywords from the title, the keywords from the description as well as category based tags. For more information of how to tag your video properly why not check out my “3 Levels Of YouTube Tags” video
Video SEO, or Search Engine Optimization for videos on YouTube, is crucial for anyone looking to grow their YouTube channel, especially if you’re new to the platform. Let me explain why it’s important in simple terms:
Visibility: YouTube is the second-largest search engine in the world after Google. Millions of people use it to search for content every day. Video SEO helps your videos appear higher in YouTube’s search results, making it easier for people to find your content. When your videos are more visible, you have a better chance of attracting new viewers.
Competition: There’s a lot of content on YouTube, and chances are, there are already videos similar to what you want to create. Video SEO helps you stand out in a crowded field. It’s like putting a spotlight on your video so that it’s more likely to be seen among the sea of other videos.
Audience Growth: When your videos are optimized for search, you’re more likely to attract viewers who are interested in your content. These viewers are more likely to subscribe to your channel and become long-term fans. Video SEO is an essential part of building your audience.
Engagement: YouTube rewards videos that keep viewers engaged. Optimized videos are more likely to be suggested by YouTube’s algorithm to viewers interested in your niche. This can lead to increased watch time, more likes, comments, and shares, all of which can boost your video’s visibility even further.
Monetization: If you’re planning to make money on YouTube through ads, affiliate marketing, or other means, video SEO is critical. Higher visibility leads to more views, which in turn can lead to more revenue.
Long-term Success: Video SEO isn’t just about getting quick views. It’s about building a sustainable presence on YouTube. When you consistently optimize your videos, you’re more likely to see steady growth over time.
To get started with video SEO, consider these basic tips:
Keyword Research: Identify relevant keywords that people might use to find your content. Use tools like Google’s Keyword Planner or YouTube’s search suggestions to discover popular search terms.
Title Optimization: Craft a compelling and keyword-rich video title that accurately represents your content.
Description: Write a detailed video description that includes relevant keywords and provides context about your video.
Tags: Add relevant tags (keywords) to your video to help YouTube understand what your content is about.
Thumbnail: Create an eye-catching thumbnail that encourages viewers to click on your video.
Engagement: Encourage likes, comments, and shares by asking questions or prompting discussions in your video.
Consistency: Upload content regularly to keep your audience engaged and coming back for more.
Remember, while video SEO is essential, creating high-quality, engaging content is equally important. SEO can get people to click on your video, but it’s the quality of your content that will keep them watching and coming back for more. So, focus on both aspects to grow your YouTube channel successfully.
Hub Content, Help Content and Hero Content Videos are the 3 Type Of Content YOUR Channel Needs To Grow. Hub content is focused on you channels core audience for example daily vlogs, regular news or vlogs. Help Content are YouTube Videos designed to teach viewers something, a list, a lesson or a tutorial. Hero Content is when you go for the big flagship video that takes you the longest to edit, has the highest budget and is seen as the special event. Mixing these 3 types of content will help give your channel the structure it needs to grow and attract audiences outside your community, while engaging your existing subscribers.
