This document provides 5 tips for optimizing YouTube videos for search engine ranking: 1. Use keywords in the video title and description to accurately represent the video content. 2. Write descriptive titles and descriptions that include relevant keywords in the first 2-3 lines. 3. Name the video file with the main keyword before uploading to tell search engines what the video is about. 4. Add closed captions to help viewers understand the video and allow translations, which benefits search rankings. 5. Thoroughly tag the video with relevant keywords, including variations, related terms, and long-tail phrases for discovery.

1. 5 Working SEO Tips
For YouTube Videos
To Rank Higher in Search

2. 1. Title of the video – Use Keywords
Video title is the name of your video by which one can know
that what is inside your video, having title which perfectly
match to your video content will be very friendly to viewer and
also to the youtube algorithm for seo.

4. 2. Description of video.
Write description about your video content, first 2-3 lines
matters alot to get ranking in search engine, give a short
description in 2-3 line which cover the theme of your video
and what is going to be inside the video. you can also use
search engine auto complete keyword phrases as your
description.

6. 3. Naming your video file before upload.
You have created and edited your video and it is ready to
upload on youtbe, but you rendered your video file as
mov001.avi or random_name.mp4, make sure you rename
your video as your_keyword.mp4, naming your video file as
your focused keyword actually tells the search engine that
what can be inside your video, Search engines cannot look
inside video content this is the file name which tells search
algorithm that what your video is about to.

8. 4. Use closed caption (CC) feature in your
video on youtube.
Use closed caption feature of youtube, this will shows your
text over the video which helps viewer to understand your
video narration and can be translated into different
languages, upload transcript of video, actually transcript
contain the text of what was said into video, youtube’s new
algorithm automatically convert your voice into transcript
which makes easier to activate it or you can also write closed
caption if your video doesn’t contain voice.

10. 5. Tagging & Keyword research for
YouTube video.
Tags are another important way to get ranking in youtube
search, here are few tips to put tags in your video-
1: List specific tags first :- Write your main keyword first,
doing this will put weight in algorithms.
2: List general tags :- Write general and matching keyword
(Example- If your main keyword is “Shoutmeloud” then
general tags can be “Blogging tips” , “Harsh Aggrawal” ,”
wordpress help”, like something ).

11. 3: Include misspelling of your tags :- Like if you have
keyword “Real SEO” then also put “Reeal SEO” How you
know peoples are searching for you, go to youtbe analytics
and check for Traffic resources.
4: Include singular and plural of you tags, like if your
keyword is ” Tattoo Art” then also put ” Tattoo Arts”, and
separate your keyword into different tags like ” Tattoo” &
“Art”.
5: Include Phrase into tags such as your long tail keywords.

12. Source:
http://brandboyz.com/