Optimizing YouTube Video Titles for SEO
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2025 4:28 am
YouTube Video Audit Checklist
How many of the following points can you tick off on your (or your client's) videos checklist?
1. Optimize your YouTube video filename for SEO
The more data you can provide YouTube depending on what the video is about, the better its chances of ranking well and getting more views. That also includes the video file name.
Looking at the videos posted on the YouTube channel, can you tell that the videos have a descriptive file name? Preferably with the main keywords of the video's goals included in the file name?
Or is the file name something like; December 16 – end – end?
YouTube Video Filename Optimization SEO
If the video file names are not optimized, you cannot simply change them and we do not recommend deleting the video to make the change and re-uploading it.
It's something you can keep in mind and consider when creating and uploading future videos.
Next on the checklist is the video title.
A perfect YouTube Video Title has the following elements:
Help people understand what the video is about.
It should be catchy but not spammy to get high click-through rates
Include the main keywords to tell users and YouTube what the video is about.
How well are your video titles optimized?
Do they just mention the company name or do they really try to let people architects email list and YouTube know what the value of the video is?
The good news is that you can go ahead and change and optimize all of your video titles!
So if your account has 100 videos with titles that don't make much sense to YouTube or users, this is your chance to do a lot better.
Write down all video URLs and titles on a sheet and suggest new titles.
Try adding your main keyword at the beginning of your title to give it an extra boost.
To help you out, check out our Title Generator and how it can help you come up with new catchy titles. Simply enter what the video is about and the AI will help spark creativity.
How many of the following points can you tick off on your (or your client's) videos checklist?
1. Optimize your YouTube video filename for SEO
The more data you can provide YouTube depending on what the video is about, the better its chances of ranking well and getting more views. That also includes the video file name.
Looking at the videos posted on the YouTube channel, can you tell that the videos have a descriptive file name? Preferably with the main keywords of the video's goals included in the file name?
Or is the file name something like; December 16 – end – end?
YouTube Video Filename Optimization SEO
If the video file names are not optimized, you cannot simply change them and we do not recommend deleting the video to make the change and re-uploading it.
It's something you can keep in mind and consider when creating and uploading future videos.
Next on the checklist is the video title.
A perfect YouTube Video Title has the following elements:
Help people understand what the video is about.
It should be catchy but not spammy to get high click-through rates
Include the main keywords to tell users and YouTube what the video is about.
How well are your video titles optimized?
Do they just mention the company name or do they really try to let people architects email list and YouTube know what the value of the video is?
The good news is that you can go ahead and change and optimize all of your video titles!
So if your account has 100 videos with titles that don't make much sense to YouTube or users, this is your chance to do a lot better.
Write down all video URLs and titles on a sheet and suggest new titles.
Try adding your main keyword at the beginning of your title to give it an extra boost.
To help you out, check out our Title Generator and how it can help you come up with new catchy titles. Simply enter what the video is about and the AI will help spark creativity.