YouTube Views: Growth Guides & Tutorials
This section collects vidIQ's guides, examples, and case studies for growing your YouTube views. Browse strategies for thumbnails, titles, SEO, audience retention, and discovery.

Jul 2, 2021
6 min read
6 Digital Tools Every YouTube Creator Needs
Need some amazing YouTube tools in your life? Use these apps to make thumbnails, manage video projects, and get stuff done.

May 18, 2021
6 min read
YouTube Success: 3 Steps to Create Valuable, Highly-Watched Videos
Create YouTube videos viewers actually value with three steps for choosing stronger ideas, packaging them well, and keeping people watching.

May 3, 2021
6 min read
5 Mistakes That Stop Your YouTube Channel From Growing
If your YouTube channel is not growing, these five common mistakes may be holding back views, subscribers, and long-term momentum.

Apr 21, 2021
5 min read
Quantity Over Quality: The One Thing New YouTubers Should Focus On
Hint: It’s not your audience. Viewers are important for channel growth but only if you practice this habit first.

Apr 20, 2021
8 min read
YouTube Algorithm Guide: How Your Videos Are Recommended to Viewers
How does the YouTube algorithm pick which videos to recommend? The exact signals, ranking factors, and what creators can do to get pushed.

Apr 15, 2021
5 min read
YouTube Community Tab: The Underrated Growth Tool You NEED to Use
Have you passed 500 subscribers on YouTube? You can gain even more by posting on the Community tab. Keep reading to learn how.

Mar 9, 2021
6 min read
YouTube Cheat Code Unlocked: How to Track Returning Viewers on Your Channel
Track returning viewers on YouTube and learn what that audience signal says about loyalty, content quality, and repeat watch behavior.

Feb 2, 2021
6 min read
How to Get More Views on YouTube in 24 Hours
Twenty-four hours after publishing, this YouTube tool reveals which videos are optimized for success.

Jan 8, 2021
15 min read
25 vidIQ Tools You Need to Grow Your YouTube Channel NOW!
Explore 25 vidIQ tools creators can use for keyword research, video optimization, competitor tracking, analytics, and channel growth.

Jan 8, 2021
5 min read
How This YouTube Creator Got 1.5 Billion Views In Just 80 Days
Getting billions of views on YouTube usually takes longer than 80 days. But for Jake Fellman, anything is possible with irresistible 3D animation.

Dec 8, 2020
4 min read
How to Get More Views on YouTube Before Publishing Anything
More YouTube views? BEFORE publishing? It may sound too good to be true, but anything's possible with a video preview tool. Here's a guide to using our very ...

Oct 28, 2020
8 min read
How to Get More Views from YouTube’s Audience Data Tool
YouTube recently released a new audience data tool. If you’re not sure who your audience is or how they behave, let’s explore all the ways it could get you m...