How To Write PERFECT Title Description Tags for More Views on YouTube

[00:00] Title

[00:00] description

[00:01] and tags

[00:03] These three things are

[00:04] surrounded by more misinformation

[00:05] on YouTube than almost anything else

[00:09] Creators starting their journey with YouTube

[00:11] frequently search for

[00:13] how to write perfect titles

[00:14] descriptions and tags for more views

[00:17] It is believed that if you just do your SEO

[00:20] correctly

[00:21] every video will start getting views

[00:24] But here's the reality

[00:26] Some creators stuff

[00:27] their videos with keywords

[00:28] and still get almost no views

[00:31] At the same time

[00:32] there are videos with

[00:33] millions of views that

[00:35] barely use any special

[00:36] keywords or tags at all

[00:38] So

[00:39] what's actually true?

[00:41] Do titles descriptions

[00:45] And if they do

[00:46] what's the right way

[00:48] your views?

[00:50] In this video

[00:51] we're breaking it all down

[00:53] But you'll only get the full picture

[00:55] if you watch the video till the end

[00:57] without skipping

[00:59] Let's start with titles

[01:02] Your title and thumbnail

[01:04] of your video

[01:06] Even if your thumbnail grabs attention

[01:08] most viewers still read

[01:11] to click

[01:12] And that's why the number

[01:14] should be

[01:16] CLARITY

[01:17] People should know what

[01:19] almost instantly

[01:21] One mistake beginners make

[01:24] all 100 characters YouTube allows

[01:27] They pack their

[01:30] and end up creating

[01:32] to read

[01:33] The problem is that

[01:36] getting cut off

[01:40] That's why a good rule

[01:42] your title under

[01:45] That way

[01:46] viewers can instantly understand the topic

[01:49] And if your title

[01:51] make sure the most

[01:53] the beginning

[01:54] For example

[01:55] one of my videos has a 76 character title

[01:58] You can see that part of it gets cut off

[02:01] But the key phrase

[02:02] How to Create YouTube Intro Hooks

[02:04] People Can't Skip?

[02:05] appears right at the beginning

[02:07] So even when the title is truncated

[02:10] viewers still understand the main idea

[02:13] There's another reason

[02:14] shorter titles work better

[02:16] Your video isn't competing by itself

[02:18] It's competing against

[02:21] for attention

[02:22] And we all know

[02:24] spans have become

[02:26] So if your title takes

[02:28] viewers will naturally move

[02:31] title that's easier to understand

[02:34] For example

[02:35] look at these two titles

[02:36] which one grabbed your attention faster?

[02:39] For most people

[02:40] it's the second one

[02:41] Why?

[02:42] Because it was shorter

[02:45] You may have also

[02:47] in some creators' video

[02:50] in all caps

[02:52] Notice the words like addictive

[02:53] pro

[02:54] viral

[02:55] or best?

[02:56] These are called power words

[02:58] They're words that make

[03:00] -grabbing

[03:01] emotional

[03:02] and clickable

[03:05] Look at these two titles

[03:07] The first title explains the topic

[03:10] But it doesn't give us

[03:14] The second title adds

[03:17] addictive

[03:18] and suddenly the video

[03:21] more interesting

[03:23] Depending on your topic

[03:25] different power words

[03:28] Here are some common

[03:31] different categories

[03:32] Urgency words create

[03:34] needs attention right now

[03:36] like now

[03:37] stop

[03:37] wait

[03:38] or today

[03:39] Authority words make

[03:41] credible and valuable

[03:43] like Pro

[03:44] Expert

[03:44] Ultimate

[03:45] Masterclass or Best

[03:47] Curiosity words create information gaps

[03:49] like secret

[03:50] hidden

[03:51] truth or exposed

[03:53] And emotional words

[03:56] like crazy

[03:57] scary

[03:58] annoying

[03:59] or wholesome

[04:01] Feel free to take a

[04:04] And if you'd rather

[04:06] to use

[04:07] I've linked a PDF

[04:10] Now

[04:10] here's something a

[04:13] Title and thumbnail harmony

[04:16] Viewers never see

[04:18] They always see it

[04:22] Which means these two

[04:24] to tell a story

[04:26] That's what creates powerful packaging

[04:29] For example

[04:30] look at the title

[04:31] right now

[04:33] How to write perfect titles

[04:34] descriptions and tags for more views

[04:37] Now look at the thumbnail

[04:39] Together with the title

[04:40] does it tell a complete story?

[04:42] That's the goal

[04:43] Your title and

[04:45] not separately

[04:46] I may change this

[04:49] but that rule never changes

[04:52] Here's another example

[04:54] "Never Do These Things on YouTube"

[04:56] The topic is clear

[04:57] but a creator

[04:59] might still think

[05:01] "Looks useful

[05:02] I'll watch it later."

[05:03] Why?

[05:04] Because there's not

[05:07] Now pair that title

[05:09] a band YouTube account

[05:11] Suddenly

[05:12] the viewer feels a sense of fear

[05:14] making them far less

[05:18] Because no creator

[05:22] That's how title

[05:25] When both pieces support each other

[05:27] your packaging becomes dramatically stronger

[05:29] and you'll earn more clicks

[05:32] And that's exactly the kind

[05:36] If you want

[05:38] like this

[05:39] make sure to subscribe

[05:40] I share simple changes

[05:42] difference in your views

[05:46] Now let's move on to descriptions

[05:49] If you click the

[05:51] description box

[05:53] YouTube literally tells you that descriptions

[05:55] with keywords can help

[05:58] through search

[05:59] So this is where most

[06:04] Let's use this

[06:07] YouTube recommends placing important keywords

[06:09] near the beginning of your description

[06:12] So first

[06:12] I'd include the main topic

[06:14] how to write titles

[06:15] descriptions

[06:17] and tags

[06:17] That's my primary keyword

[06:20] Next

[06:21] I need to think

[06:23] people might search for

[06:25] For example

[06:26] if I type title

[06:29] search

[06:29] YouTube starts suggesting related searches

[06:32] If I want my video

[06:35] I should naturally

[06:37] my description

[06:39] Then I might think

[06:41] topic are probably

[06:44] how to do SEO

[06:46] So let's take this

[06:49] for YouTube videos

[06:51] The goal here is simple

[06:53] Just find 5 or 6

[06:56] your topic and work

[06:58] beginning of your description

[07:00] Honestly

[07:01] that's enough

[07:01] But if you want

[07:02] you can also add a

[07:05] What I usually do

[07:08] naturally inside that overview

[07:10] To a viewer

[07:11] it looks like a normal description

[07:14] But behind the scenes

[07:15] it gives YouTube

[07:17] video

[07:18] After that

[07:19] you can add

[07:22] And include any important

[07:24] video

[07:25] That's it

[07:27] Finally

[07:27] let's talk about tags

[07:30] Probably the most

[07:33] Even today

[07:34] you'll find creators

[07:36] tags can make

[07:39] But how much truth

[07:42] The answer is

[07:43] not much

[07:44] Tags mattered a lot

[07:48] Back then

[07:48] the algorithm wasn't

[07:51] understand a video's content

[07:52] find the right audience

[07:54] and rank it accurately

[07:56] It relied heavily on creator-provided information

[07:59] to understand what

[08:02] That's why tags used

[08:04] But over time

[08:06] YouTube became much smarter

[08:08] For example

[08:09] YouTube began using automatic speech recognition

[08:11] in 2009

[08:13] That means the platform

[08:15] video and generate a transcript automatically

[08:18] In other words

[08:19] YouTube already understands what your content

[08:22] is about and

[08:24] even without tags

[08:26] Today

[08:26] YouTube can analyze your title

[08:28] thumbnail

[08:29] transcript

[08:30] audience behavior

[08:31] and much more

[08:33] In fact

[08:33] YouTube itself says that

[08:36] role in helping viewers discover videos

[08:39] So if tags don't matter much

[08:41] why do I still use them?

[08:43] Simple

[08:44] if YouTube gives me

[08:46] help

[08:47] I don't see a

[08:50] Even if it contributes

[08:53] it's still worth a

[08:55] What you can do

[08:58] you already used in

[09:00] those same phrases

[09:04] Or use a tag generator

[09:07] find additional relevant suggestions

[09:10] Just don't expect tags

[09:14] Alright

[09:15] let's wrap this up

[09:16] By now you should

[09:19] titles

[09:19] descriptions and tags matter

[09:22] Titles are by

[09:24] Because they directly affect your click-through rate

[09:28] Focus on making them clear

[09:30] easy to understand

[09:31] and attention-grabbing

[09:33] One of the biggest

[09:35] writing titles for

[09:37] for real people

[09:39] They try to do all

[09:42] Don't do that

[09:43] Use the description

[09:46] That's exactly what it's there for

[09:49] And remember

[09:50] SEO is not a

[09:53] If it were that easy

[09:54] everyone would rank at

[09:57] The reality is that

[09:59] signals

[10:00] Things like click-through rate

[10:02] average view duration

[10:03] likes

[10:04] comments

[10:04] and overall viewer satisfaction

[10:07] SEO can help

[10:09] but it works best

[10:11] are already strong

[10:14] Okay

[10:15] be honest

[10:15] Have you ever felt

[10:17] views than it got?

[10:19] What do you

[10:21] Drop it in the comments

[10:22] Let's figure out where

[10:24] wrong

[10:26] Here's the important part

[10:27] Everything we've discussed so far

[10:29] helps you get the click

[10:31] But once the video starts

[10:33] you've only got about 3

[10:36] the viewer and

[10:38] That's what we

[10:41] Because if you lose

[10:43] minute

[10:43] then everything you did

[10:46] thumbnail

[10:47] SEO

[10:47] it all goes to waste

[10:49] So in the next video

[10:51] I'll show you exactly

[10:53] intros and hooks

[10:56] The same strategy creators like MrBeast

[10:58] used to keep viewers watching

[11:00] Just click it and