Post: Video Upload Checklist
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05-28-2013, 05:18 PM
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xRaW
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Every channel’s specific approach and strategy to publishing will vary, but below is a simple and useful publishing checklist that covers some of the most important actions required once you upload a video. Making the video is only half the battle, optimizing and engaging with the community after you upload are of equal importance.
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Upload
- Write detailed and comprehensive metadata following the proper formatting and strategies.
- Create and upload an eye-catching, high resolution thumbnail.
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Publish
- Annotate the video with community CTAs, subscribe button, and links to related content.
- Set the video as the featured video on your channel page, based on how you organize your channel page’s uploads.
- Set the video as a video response to a popular and relevant video from your channel.
- Add the video to a relevant playlist on your channel. Add to YouTube Show season list, where applicable.
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Engage & Outreach
- Update your social media channels.
- Reach out to relevant blogs, websites, and online communities.
- Engage with the audience in the comments section within the first few hours of publishing.
- ‘Like’ and ‘favorite’ the video on your channel after a timely increment (e.g. 24-hrs later) to reappear in your subscribers’ feeds.
06-07-2013, 03:53 AM
#2
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nice post mike
Upload
Publish
Engage & Outreach
Originally posted by xRaW
Every channel’s specific approach and strategy to publishing will vary, but below is a simple and useful publishing checklist that covers some of the most important actions required once you upload a video. Making the video is only half the battle, optimizing and engaging with the community after you upload are of equal importance.
You must login or register to view this content.
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You must login or register to view this content.
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Upload
- Write detailed and comprehensive metadata following the proper formatting and strategies.
- Create and upload an eye-catching, high resolution thumbnail.
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Publish
- Annotate the video with community CTAs, subscribe button, and links to related content.
- Set the video as the featured video on your channel page, based on how you organize your channel page’s uploads.
- Set the video as a video response to a popular and relevant video from your channel.
- Add the video to a relevant playlist on your channel. Add to YouTube Show season list, where applicable.
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Engage & Outreach
- Update your social media channels.
- Reach out to relevant blogs, websites, and online communities.
- Engage with the audience in the comments section within the first few hours of publishing.
- ‘Like’ and ‘favorite’ the video on your channel after a timely increment (e.g. 24-hrs later) to reappear in your subscribers’ feeds.
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