Ask any YouTuber and they will tell you that generating significant views and subscribers isn't easy. But with the right strategy and tools, any video creator can build an engaged subscriber base when they understand what those subscribers want to watch.

Appealing to an audience to watch content you are passionate about making is just the first step, you need to know how to reach them and get your videos discovered. Our guides to how to guide more views on YouTube will give you the best tips to succeed on the platform.

Getting Views

How To Get More Views on YouTube

Getting thousands or even millions of YouTube subscribers is a dream for most creators. In the articles below, we'll show you how to turn casual viewers into long-term fans. 

Subscribers

YouTube Subscribers

Do you want to make money on YouTube? Millions of creators are earning a very good living from monetizing the platform and uploading content that drives huge views and engagements. Whether that YouTube income is from advertising revenue, merchandise sales, or brand deals, or subscriptions, we keep you updated with best practices and ideas.

Monetization

How To Make Money on YouTube

Want to see how your channel is performing? Read these YouTube analytics articles to discover what's working and what isn't. You'll learn how to identify which videos have the most Watch Time, clicks, audience retention, revenue, and more.

Analytics

YouTube Analytics

Watch Time is arguably THE most important metric on YouTube right now, and creators won’t be able to monetize their content without 4000 hours of it. But what is it and how can creators increase the amount of Watch Time their videos attract? We keep you updated on the best practices around Watch Time, and how you can increase how much your video content generates.

Watch Time

YouTube Watch Time

YouTube Shorts content is set to explode! 

All the latest tips, tricks, and rock-solid advice you need for this new feature.

YouTube Shorts

Do you know how to do keyword research so you understand what videos people are actually searching for on YouTube? Do you know how to create a custom YouTube thumbnail? Do you know how to create a Playlist on YouTube?

vidIQ has a ton of tips that will help every creator maximise their video content. We publish content every week to keep you up to date with all the best practices.

Tips & Tricks

YouTube Tips & Tricks

At vidIQ we have incredible insights into what viewers are searching for on YouTube. Not only can we confirm the top keywords being searched for, we can also show you how you can leverage that interest to create content around trending topics and tentpole events. That's going to give you a clear edge over other creators!

Insights

YouTube Insights

Your In-Depth Guide to Building a Successful YouTube Channel

If you've been an active consumer of YouTube video, How many comments do you think you’ve posted over a lifetime? Is it a whopping number like 7,000 or just a handful?

If your number is closer to, or exceeds 7,000, being able to review and delete your comments is important. We live in a fast-paced world, which means your opinions won’t always age well online. They can sound offensive, off-topic, or downright cringey when you re-read them several weeks later.

Luckily, there’s a simple way to take inventory of the comments you post. To view and delete your riskier discussions, let’s dive into a step-by-step tutorial.

How to View the Comments You’ve Posted on YouTube

Go to the YouTube homepage and find the left-hand navigation menu. Click ‘History’.

On the right side of this screen, you’ll see a panel called History Type. Select the ‘Comments’ option.

The next thing you’ll see is a collection of comments you’ve posted on YouTube. These will be in chronological order, starting with your most recent comments. If you see any cringey ones, hover over the comment to reveal three circles. Click that icon, and the option to either edit or delete the comment will appear.

If you’d rather see these instructions in real time, watch our video tutorial below:

Now that we’ve taken care of these comments, let’s review the ones in your live streams. To do this, return to the History Type panel and switch your selection from ‘Comments’ to ‘Live Chat’. Now you can cycle through any live stream chat messages you’ve posted.

Three Drawbacks of Using YouTube’s Comment Review Tool

On the surface, this tool for viewing past comments is very useful. In the most basic sense, it does what it promises and allows you to review and delete comments. But here’s the catch (and it’s a pretty big one): If you want to do any of this with ease or speed, you’re out of luck as this tool is slightly unfinished.

First of all, there are no filters or search parameters to narrow your results. All you can do is scroll the comments in chronological order until the page has to dynamically load, which takes forever.

Secondly, this YouTube tool doesn’t display all the comments you’ve posted. I know this because we at vidIQ reply to hundreds of comments every time we post new videos. It feels like this tool only collects the comments we post from a YouTube watch page and not all the comments we reply to within the YouTube Studio.

Lastly, the comments displayed by this tool don’t have channel icons or thumbnail images next to them. It’s a small thing to overlook, but their absence makes a huge difference in the user experience.

I say all that to say this: If your goal is to dig through years of YouTube comments to find your most embarrassing ones, the task won’t be easy or efficient.

Oddly enough, this presents a legitimate question: Why would I tell you about a tool that’s not very useful? Well, it’s better than nothing of course. But the other reason is that it opens the door to a powerful tool you shouldn’t ignore.

The Gateway to Managing Your Privacy on YouTube

YouTube’s comment review tool might be unfinished, but the Watch History tool in the same panel feels pretty complete. With this tool, you can review the videos you’ve watched and decide whether to erase that history. It’s a great way to manage your data and privacy on YouTube.

Furthermore, if you want to review and delete activity that Google tracks as a whole, this is where you can start to fix all of that (when you use Google services).

But having said that, indulge me here for a moment. Looking back at the comment review tool, can you imagine if it actually worked well? It would be useful for creators and viewers who 

Knowing this, let's hold YouTube accountable. If enough people speak up and express the need for better tools, maybe YouTube will listen and fix them.

And if they don't, maybe we at vidIQ can create a much better tool for you in the future.

Want To Learn More YouTube Tips and Tricks?

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YouTube comment examples from vidIQ showing engagement with likes and replies icons.

If you post lots of comments on YouTube, you might want to review and delete those every now and then. Here’s how.

Your In-Depth Guide to Building a Successful YouTube Channel

How to View Any Comment You've Ever Posted On YouTube

How to View Any Comment You've Ever Posted On YouTube