Hello Everyone! I am George Pierce, this post is about sandwiching your videos between your video intro and outro.
Why go to the trouble?
You can create your intro and your outro, one-time, and then you can use them over and over again. What you can gain will make creation worth your while.
An intro will help you with branding! Your intro can be super simple...your channel or your company or your brand presents. This kind of intro also forces us to tell our viewers, almost immediately, what our video is about, which is an easy way to increase viewer retention, and watch time is one of the most important factors in YouTube's algorithm.
I do not claim to be an expert, I am still learning, but I suggest that you keep your intro short. Your viewer wants to watch your video's content, that is why they are watching, so a long intro will probably hurt you, since viewers may leave.
But a short intro identifies your channel, company, or brand and explains your video.
My intros are usually about 3 to 5 seconds.
This is a new one that I am testing...it has added humor, I intend to create a bit of immediate rapport...testing, and tweaking.
If you would share your opinion of this new intro, it would be much appreciated, thank you.
Your outro allows you to ASK! Ask for a like, a comment, a follow, a subscription, etc. Viewers are much more likely to give your channel more 'engagement', when you ask and are less likely to engage when you do not. So use your outro as a springboard to ask your viewers to like, share, comment, and subscribe.
The following is 18 seconds long. Around 20 seconds for your outro fits perfectly with an end screen.
Notice that both the intro and outro are meant to be FUN. This is my opinion. but I believe that a FUN approach will put our viewers in their best mood,, good for our viewers and our channels.
Two free sources of copyright-free video clips are Pexels and Pixabay. YouTube Audio Library, which will be on the left column of your YT Studio dashboard is a great source of background music.
Try adding an intro and outro for branding, engagement, and growth.
Thank you for watching.
Much success.
George Pierce
PS. For more help and free training, visit my YT channel.
Comments
Your title definitely caught my attention and the information in this post is remarkable as well. That big sandwich made me hungry. The photo at the end you shared had me LMAO, that was hilarious.
I liked the intro and the outro you shared here. I recently changed my outro, I'm not completely satisfied with it. I will be tweaking it a bit. What you think?
Titles are supposed to catch attention, so I thank you. Tweaking and testing is one of our best resources, I am glad you like the intro and outro and appreciate your feedback. I believe that putting a smile on our visitor's or viewer's face has real benefit. Thank you again, Terri.