💬 Why YouTube SEO Matters
YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world.
Optimizing your videos means you can:
- Appear in YouTube search results
- Show up in Suggested Videos
- Rank on Google search too
📈 SEO = Evergreen traffic + new subscribers every day (even while you sleep)
🧠 SEO in a Nutshell
YouTube SEO is about helping the platform understand and promote your videos to the right people.
It involves:
- Keywords 🔑
- Titles 🏷️
- Descriptions 📝
- Tags 🏷️
- Captions/Subtitles 🗣️
- Thumbnails 📷
- Viewer behavior 📊
🔍 Step-by-Step SEO Strategy for Beginners
✅ 1. Find Your Keywords
Use tools like:
- YouTube Search Suggestions (start typing in your topic!)
- Google Trends
- Free Chrome extensions like TubeBuddy or VidIQ
Example:
Typing “AI tools” → get suggestions like:
- ai tools for content creators
- best ai tools 2025
- free ai tools for YouTube
✅ 2. Craft an SEO-Friendly Title
Make it include your keyword, but also click-worthy:
| ❌ Boring Title | ✅ Better Title |
|---|---|
| “AI Tools 2025” | “Top 5 FREE AI Tools for YouTubers in 2025 💡” |
| “Make money on YouTube” | “How I Make $100/Day on YouTube (No Filming!)” |
✅ 3. Write a Killer Description (First 2 lines matter most!)
Template:
textCopyEditLearn how to [keyword phrase] with this [brief summary]. In this video, I’ll show you [value + hook]...
#YouTubeTips #AITools #MakeMoneyOnline
✅ Include your keyword 2–3 times
✅ Add related hashtags
✅ Link to relevant resources (like your Notion calendar or affiliate links!)
✅ 4. Use Tags (They Still Help)
TubeBuddy & VidIQ help find great tags.
Add variations of your title, niche, and relevant phrases.
✅ 5. Upload Captions or Enable Auto-Captions
YouTube reads your spoken words — so say your keyword naturally in the video too.
Bonus: improves accessibility + watch time.
🧠 Day 15 Task:
- Pick one of your planned videos from your content calendar (Day 14)
- Use YouTube search + TubeBuddy/VidIQ to find the best keyword
- Write an SEO-optimized title, description, and 5–10 tags
- Say the keyword naturally in your script/video
- Upload and track how it performs using YouTube Analytics (Day 12)
