3-Second Hook: Viral Shorts Secret
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This video provides a comprehensive guide on uploading YouTube Shorts effectively, covering the optimal upload method (YouTube app), thumbnail creation using ChatGPT, title strategies with curiosity gaps, and the critical role of hooks. It also includes a sponsored segment on receiving international payments for UK businesses via TapTapSend Business.
Three options: YouTube app, YouTube Studio app, Chrome. Recommend YouTube app for extra features and edits.
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Video must be 9:16 aspect ratio and have a strong hook in the first 3 seconds to retain viewers.
Trending sounds are not essential for virality; only use if relevant to content.
Thumbnail is crucial for browse feature clicks. Use ChatGPT to create curiosity-driven thumbnails and add them at the end of the video.
Create a curiosity gap in the title; for searchable videos, keep it short (e.g., 'create binance account'). Use ChatGPT for title ideas.
Use only 1-2 hashtags (e.g., #shorts, channel name).
Set video to Unlisted initially so YouTube processes it, then make public later to avoid premature analytics checking.
Add 10-15 relevant keywords in description; long descriptions are unnecessary.
Add a related video from your channel to promote long-form content.
Do not check analytics frequently; YouTube can make shorts viral in 24-36 hours or even days.
For Pakistan audience: 4-9 PM. For USA, consider their peak hours. Upload two shorts daily.
Mastering YouTube Shorts requires proper upload technique, compelling hooks, strategic thumbnails, and patience. Focus on creating quality content and consistency rather than obsessing over analytics.
What are the three ways to upload a YouTube Short?
YouTube app, YouTube Studio app, Chrome.
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What is the recommended aspect ratio for YouTube Shorts?
9:16.
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What should be in the first three seconds of a short to retain viewers?
A strong hook.
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What tool does the speaker suggest for creating thumbnails?
ChatGPT.
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How many hashtags should you use for a YouTube Short?
1-2.
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What visibility setting should you initially set for a short?
Unlisted.
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How many keywords should you add in the description?
10-15.
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What should you add to promote your long-form videos within a short?
A related video from your channel.
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How often should you check analytics after uploading a short?
Rarely; avoid frequent checking.
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What is the best upload time for Pakistan audience according to the speaker?
4 PM to 9 PM.
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How many shorts should you upload daily for consistency?
At least two.
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Thumbnail Strategy
Using ChatGPT for curiosity-driven thumbnails can significantly improve click-through rates in the browse feature.
03:52Title Curiosity Gap
Focusing on curiosity rather than SEO yields better engagement; ChatGPT can generate effective titles.
05:05Importance of Hooks
Hooks in the first three seconds are critical for retention and virality, more than any other factor.
09:43Optimal Upload Timing
Uploading during peak audience hours and consistently twice daily can dramatically boost views.
10:51Consistency Over Analytics
Regular uploading and avoiding analytics anxiety are more important than individual video performance.
11:15[00:02] that upload shots every day. But only 1% of the videos cross more than 100 views. This means that there is uploaded correctly then our views will also start increasing. So in today's video
[00:18] how to upload shots. What is the best time to upload shots? How is SEO done? Then after that, how to make the shots viral? Because the main thing is that My name is Kashif Majeed. If you are new to this channel then subscribe to the channel. Let's talk about
[00:33] ? So there are three options to upload your shots. Firstly, you can upload the videos from the YouTube app. You can upload from the YouTube Studio app and also from Chrome. So I would recommend you to upload from YouTube app. Let's go
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[02:19] upload the video from YouTube application then you will get a lot of benefits from it. Apart from this, YouTube has added many more also add music. If you want to make any edits, you can do that too. So the
[02:33] first thing you have to do is simply come to YouTube. You have to log in through whatever channel you have You have to click on this. Now here you have to select your short. select the video, this video will
[02:46] some issues inside the video also. Which I will tell you first. The first thing you have to do is that your video should be under 9:16. That is, within the format of TikTok or YouTube videos. Secondly, you have to see that your video is
[02:59] see that your hook is very good because if the first three seconds of your video are good then by uploading it you will get good results, Insha Allah. Now here comes the first thing that most people are asking you to
[03:12] and from here select whatever trending sound is there. Ok? You have to add all these trending sounds. Let this is not going to be of any benefit to you. Every person is saying these things to sell his powder If you are uploading ss then you have to do this only when you
[03:27] feel that something relevant to you is there, friend, we have to use some song here. Ok? Otherwise, there is no chance of your video going viral due to its song selection. Ok? From here, for example, if you are
[03:39] background music. So you can choose any song from here. After that we cancel it here. After that, if you want to make any edits from here, can also make small edits here. Ok? After editing, you simply have to click on Next.
[03:52] starts that the first thing you have to do is ? Because you must have seen many times in our videos that such shows are happening in the browse feature people are clicking on it. If there is a picture on your video which makes
[04:08] people feel that it is necessary for us to watch this video, then you will get a lot of views. Now after selecting the thumbnail, you have to Now for example, I don't think there is any very
[04:22] I can add this here but it is not very extraordinary. Now what you have to do is get your thumbnails made. Ok? Thumbnail: There you can upload. So the first thing you have to do is simply go to Chat Zipti.
[04:36] and write to it that brother, please make me such a thumbnail which should have curiosity in it so that people click on it, I have to add it in the shots. So I have given it a simple prompt and
[04:51] thumbnail is made, you have to keep one thing in mind that it will not be uploaded here. you have to add it anywhere in it, either at the end or at the beginning. Try to do it at the last because the clip there is not used and if you come to the last
[05:05] and then you have to select it. The main step that comes after this is the title of your video. Now this also happens, people say that friend, do its SEO. Give a proper title to the video. I would tell you that there is no need to do all this.
[05:18] You have to give such a title in which there should be a curiosity gap. If your video goes under the browse feature as I told you, then people you have written like this that friend, there is a Binance meet up, then there is no use of it, but if
[05:33] whatever I have, I write any big person here, I met him on Bins here also I put some such curiosity gap so that people will come after reading the title. Now here
[05:46] so you also have to take your titles from the chat. You see, if I had simply written meetup, then there would have been no use in it; instead, if I had said this here, then now people can obviously see it and click on it,
[06:01] I went to my Binance event and then what happened, it has given many such titles, so I like the first title, we simply have to pick it up and put it here. If your video is such that you feel that it is
[06:13] how to create a Binance account or you make any video which is searchable, then rather you should keep it short. For example, if simply write create binance account. Ok ? Just give this much title. Do
[06:28] not give long titles. Now you see what is here, we have given it a title. After that you will give only one or two hashtags. Here you can write shots. Ok? Give me the one for Simply Shots and on the second number I will give my name which is the
[06:40] gave the one of Kashi Majid. So we gave these two. We did not even use hashtags here. Now after that comes visibility here. You have to unlist this. Unlisted means that it will now remain unlisted. YouTube will
[06:53] can upload whatever is there. Ok? If you want to schedule, you can do that too. If someday you have to upload it immediately then you can do that. After that you have to come here think that if I fill the description then it will be of great
[07:06] filling the description extra will not do any good. Yes, we have to add keywords in it. That means you must write 10 to 15 keywords relevant to our video here. For this also I have asked the chat deputy to give
[07:19] he has given me the SEO keywords here. Ok? We simply have to copy these. After copying, we have to come here and you have to put separate ones one by one. Ok ? This way you will separate it.
[07:39] option that you must apply. Basically, its advantage is that if there is any video relevant to your video, then you have to add it here. For example, if I have made a video on Binance, then I can add the Binance course here
[07:51] I have made on Binance. What will be the benefit? You see, as I also do, if the viewer is watching a short video, then this line will come to him and he can click on it and it is beneficial or harmful, then basically it is beneficial because your
[08:05] long videos also get promoted. Then there 's the playlist. You created, like I go to Mari and here I click Done. You have to do this when your video starts getting finalized. That means you might want to make it public.
[08:18] because if your video is unlisted, it will last pay. After that you simply have to come here in tags. The first is your video using AI? If you have used any AI in your video then you have to say yes.
[08:34] If you don't do it then you have to say no. After that, from here you have to come to tags and simply paste the tags which we had got written through chat gift. YouTube says that the role of tags here is completely over. So you should not give much importance to this.
[08:47] Then you have to check here what is paid promotion. If you have done it then you have to say yes. comments and remixing. You have to allow remixing and after that you have to turn on the comment section also. After that from here you will simply
[09:01] biggest mistake you make after uploading the shots is that you open the analytics and I am getting 100 views, 200 views, how many views are I getting, then you should not make that mistake because if you keep looking at this then you will not be able to create new content. So
[09:15] basically there is no benefit in watching it. YouTube says that we can make your shots viral even in 24 hours. can do what we have in 36 hours and we can make it viral even after two or three days. So suddenly go viral like this. Meaning, they suddenly start getting views. So
[09:28] you don't need to look at analytics. The biggest mistake we make here is that whatever we have, we will get millions and crores of views. So that's not going to happen. There's no point in uploading shots unless you work on your shots. This
[09:43] is equally important. But more important than that is that your shots should be well composed. I know a lot of people who upload their shots with a normal title and their views are in crores.
[09:55] upload very well but their views are not more than 200-300. That's because brother, they don't work on hooks. They don't work on video retention. You learned how to upload. But what do you have to do now ? Now you have to work on the hook.
[10:08] And the hook means you have to stop people in your shot for the first three seconds. say a line like for example I am making a shot. So I said this line in the beginning that you might not know this thing. Ok? Now whatever I
[10:22] not know this. Meaning he stops. Similarly, you have two or three too many lines. give you a PDF of what a hook is. You simply have to go to the description and download that PDF and keep all those hooks with you. When you make the shot,
[10:36] you have to say those words in the beginning so that people stop. Ok? good editing. There's no point in uploading your shots or uploading the shots correctly unless the video is good. The
[10:51] If you guys are making English shots then you have to see that if you are targeting the audience of USA then you have to see from their perspective when they are free. That means, if we talk about Pakistan, the best time to upload shots is from
[11:03] 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Because this is the time when the audience is most active. If you upload two shots a day, then you can do one in the morning i.e. at 2:00 pm and one in the afternoon i.e.
[11:15] you can do one in the evening from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. And my advice would also be that if upload at least two shots regularly daily. That is, the way you eat food, you eat lunch and then dinner. Similarly, you also have to upload the shots.
[11:28] Now your views will not be 200 but 2 lakh, Insha Allah. If you guys can write a script. How can the perfect one understand YouTube? YouTube and Automation Master Class. Simply, you are
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