How to Get More Views on YouTube and Grow Subscribers

How to get more views on YouTube: the title and thumbnail

People choose a video from the title and thumbnail. Write a title that says what the video gives them in plain words, up to 100 characters, and a thumbnail that is readable on a phone at small size. Our guide to YouTube thumbnail size has the dimensions.

Do not promise what the video does not deliver. People leave, and YouTube sees them leave.

Keep people watching

Open with the answer or the best moment, not a long intro. In YouTube Studio, check Average view duration and the audience retention graph on each video to see where people leave, and cut that part next time.

Tags matter little. YouTube says they play a minimal role in discovery, so spend the time on the title and the opening. Our YouTube tag generator makes a list in a minute if you want one.

How to get subscribers on YouTube

A subscriber is someone who wants the next one. Say what the channel is about at the start of the video, ask for the subscribe once, near a moment that has delivered value, and make a playlist so a viewer can keep watching your own videos.

Add an end screen to point to the next video, and cards where another video helps. These are in YouTube Studio under the video's Editor.

How to get more subscribers on YouTube with Shorts

Shorts reach people who do not know the channel yet. A short that gives a taste of a longer video, with the longer one linked, is a common way to bring new viewers across.

A new YouTube subscriber from a Short is less likely to watch your long videos, so judge the result by watch time rather than the subscriber count.

Post on a schedule

Pick a day and time that suits your audience and keep it. In Dripost you can add the video, the title, the description and the thumbnail once and schedule it, then see the live link when it is up. The guide to scheduling YouTube videos has the steps.