How To Get More Views on YouTube

The best way to get more views on YouTube is to optimize your videos so they show up in search and recommendations
— and keep viewers engaged once they click. That means mastering clickable thumbnails, compelling titles, and content that delivers on its promise.


With 10+ billion views tracked through coaching and tools, vidIQ provides data-backed insights into what drives video discovery.


In this section, we will break down strategies, examples, and case studies so you can consistently grow your views.

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Mar 10, 2020

12 min read

Did We Clickbait YouTube? [An Unintentional Case Study]

One of our beginner guide videos on the vidIQ YouTube channel just hit over 2.5M views. But did we unintentionally cl...
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Mar 10, 2020

17 min read

13 MISTAKES New YouTubers Like YOU Make - and How To Avoid Them

As video creators, we all make mistakes on our YouTube journeys, and here are some of yours.
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Mar 10, 2020

7 min read

How Do YouTube Videos Actually Get Discovered by Viewers?

Did you know that YouTube collects over 80 billion bits of information about user behavior on the platform every sing...
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Mar 10, 2020

4 min read

How to Get More YouTube Views by Understanding These New CRUCIAL Analytics

YouTube has finally made some vital analytics data available on its mobile app. We show you how to find these insight...
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Mar 10, 2020

4 min read

How to Get More Views On YouTube From Your Channel Subscribers

Did you know that YouTube confirms just how many of your subscribers actually click on your notifications? Find out h...
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Jan 4, 2020

11 min read

How to Create a YouTube Channel: 10 More Amazing Tips

Ready for some more awesome advice on how to create a YouTube channel? We've another 10 amazing tips for you!
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May 9, 2019

4 min read

Recreating YouTube Success by Understanding Analytics: TubeTalk Episode 158

Understanding your YouTube analytics is the first to step to creating content that drives views and subscriber growth...
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Mar 18, 2019

7 min read

YouTube Watch Time: The Secret Sauce to More YouTube Views and Subscribers

Watch Time is one of YouTube's most important ranking metrics - but what is it and how do you increase Watch Time on ...
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Feb 22, 2019

1 min read

How to Start a YouTube Channel: The Ultimate Guide!

Want to start and grow a YouTube channel in 2019? This is your complete starter guide!
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Feb 11, 2019

1 min read

How to Grow Your Channel Fast By Understanding Analytics!

Want to grow your channel faster? It's all about impressions to views and watch time.
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Feb 8, 2019

1 min read

How to Delete YouTube Videos In The New Creator Studio

YouTube is in the process of creating a new Creator Studio for video creators and some of the basic functions have ch...
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Feb 6, 2019

2 min read

How to Grow Your YouTube Channel Fast in with an Idea Generator!

To create a sustainable channel that will continue to grow, you need video ideas and lots of them. Video ideas will h...
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Feb 1, 2019

5 min read

Your Complete YouTube Channel Audit Guide with vidIQ

If you've never clicked on the vidIQ Channel Audit button, now is the time.