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Let’s face it.  YouTube is huge.  And being a top YouTuber seems impossible when you’re stuck in the vast wasteland of 10-13 year olds uploading videos that are completely uninteresting and flame you if you say so.

What if you’re a person with something the world should know about?  What if you have what it takes to be a top YouTube master?

Well I have a few tips on how to get noticed and get out of the dump you’re in now.

1. Make good videos.

Yes, it’s nothing profound, nor is it brand new news, but it is number one on this list for a great reason.  People don’t want to watch bad videos.  They also don’t want to watch long videos.  Or videos where you should be speaking, but use a computer to put your text in.  These are all things I move on from, or watch the whole video in hopes of it turning better with no satisfaction.

2. Make the title of your video be what the video is about.

Once again, very simple things.  No one, and I mean no one, likes it when they are mislead.  Think of it as selling something.  Let’s say you wanted to sell oranges, but the person who wants them can’t see them unless they buy it (makes me think of eBay) and you told them these oranges were as yellow as bananas.  Now, this person is intrigued.  He wants to have some yellow oranges.  But, when he buys these oranges he comes to find that, really, these oranges are of normal color.  That person will never buy oranges from you again, nor anything else for that matter.  Therefore, don’t say your video is about counter-terrorism and then put in a My Little Ponies video.  I wouldn’t watch a video by you ever again.

3. Tags, tags, tags.

When you add tags to your videos, it’s like you’re saying, “Hey, this video has what this person is asking for” to the YouTube search engine.  So, add lots of tags with what your video contains, down to the very last small detail.  It can definitely increase traffic.

4. Reply to others’s videos with your own.

Go out there and find videos that relate to the video you are about to post.  If your video is about a movie review, find a video related to that movie that is doing well and reply to it with yours.  A movie trailer would do well.  However, some videos owners won’t let you do this, or, the video is plagued with so many responses, your video would have a slim chance of getting too noticed.  Persevere, and you will eventually get that perfect place to respond with your video.

5. Be interested.

Making videos just for the money or fame?  You will never see a penny.  You have to be interested in what your filming or documenting, etc.  Sure, it’s a healthy human wish to be famous and have more for a better life.  But that has to be in addition to your interest.  It can definitely help, and easily, just like making good videos and titles.

So, these are all very simple and free ways to boost your popularity on the internet.  A few of these can also apply to other things such as writing, photographing, etc.  Of course, there are other ways to boost popularity with advertising and such, but those aren’t free.  What’s the good in paying for your viewers?  Unless, you’re just in it for the cash.  Then, I suggest you stop trying and find a new money-making scheme elsewhere.  We don’t want you on our YouTube.