Hi Gals And Guys! I am George Pierce, and this post is about a new YouTube trick that doubles my views. Perhaps it can help you. I have about 20 years of online experience, my YouTube experience, however, relative to growing a YT channel is about 14 months, so when it comes to growing a channel, I am still somewhat of a newbie. One of the ways to learn what works and what does not is to try new things and see what happens. That is what I am doing.
Doubling YouTube Views!? with proof
My strategy is super simple, it is to utilize the PREMIERE option when publishing, but there is considerably more that I believe that you need to know to take advantage of this option, as well as to NOT have it backfire.
The following is based on my research and opinion, however, I believe this trick has serious potential for helping your channel if used properly.
The above snapshot is my results so far.
The normal amount of views for this channel at 2 hours and 10 minutes is 24, according to YT. The amount of views is all organic, the only different thing is that this video was set as a PREMIERE. So far, this is proving to help boost views, which is the intent.
What YOU Need To Know!
Do not wear it out! Overuse will probably hurt your channel, so use it sparingly.
Consider using this with a SERIES!?? The video above is one of ten, in other words, a SERIES of 10 videos. I intend that the last two videos will be posted as premieres perhaps a week before publication. To the best of my knowledge, you and I can schedule our videos up to a month away and then hit premiere.
YT creates a watch page when we set a video as a premiere.
According to YT:
We can customize our Premiere by choosing a different countdown theme, monetizing your Premiere, or showing a trailer on the watch page before your Premiere starts.
Guide your viewers to your live stream. Guide your viewers to your live stream by using Live Redirect.
Build excitement by sending your audience from a live stream to a Premiere.
Share your Premiere watch page URL on social media.
Set your Premiere as your channel trailer. Learn how to change your channel layout.
Encourage your viewers to set a reminder by leaving a comment or chat message on your watch page. When someone sets a reminder, they’ll get a notification about 30 minutes before the Premiere and another when it starts.
The idea is that a premiere can boost interest, create interest, anticipation, and excitement, and increase exposure. The bottom line is more views.
Applying this to a series should add to your benefits. In my case, I believe that a ten-video series may be a bit long, so I will be premiering the first two videos, and then the last two. The last two are the ones that I expect to see the best results. The best day for almost every channel to set a premiere is Saturday. The best time is probably around 3 PM. I will probably schedule the last two on a Saturday, the second to last at 2:30 PM and the last at 3 PM.
So consider putting together a video series, premiering the first and last videos with several days before the video airs, and your last video to air on a Saturday afternoon.
Thank you for reading.
Much success,
George Pierce
PS. The above examples are from a channel that will be four months old in two days, it is using my adaptation of a faceless video strategy that does not require being on camera or spending money. The strategy is three easy steps that can help any channel. I have laid them out in detail, and invite you to watch my free training.
PPS. Another tip. I intend to create a trailer for my last two videos, by putting together a few clips of the most watched portions of the previous videos in the series. Click on the video you want, click on Analytics, then scroll down to key moments for audience retention, and click on a spike, it will tell you where that spike occurs on the timeline, create a clip for each video in the series, and put those clips together for your trailer. Most channels are not doing this, thus we have an edge.
Comments
Oh my goodness this is just what I needed to see today. As I am creating a new video. I wondered about the "Premiere" feature and what did it mean. Thank you for the detailed explanation, now I am all set to go. Thank you George Pierce for the excellent tips and advice.
I still have much more to learn, the video, however, is still #1 and now has about 3 times more than normal views, so I hope you have similar results, thank you, Terri.
I'm sure your success will be, you deserve it. Thank you for your kind, encouraging words. I have learned a lot from you on making videos.