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Choose your title and thumbnail based on what you think viewers will like the most. If people like your content, YouTube’s systems are more likely to recommend it, and you’ll get a snowball effect.

Learn what’s popular with audiences to guide your content decisions. Go to trends.google.com to see what topics are trending across the world, or use the YouTube search bar to figure out what people are searching.

Make your videos even more accessible with subtitles and closed captions.

Whether you’re in comedy or crocheting, you need to find your niche.

Don’t be afraid to share something that people in a certain niche will find interesting. Use what people are talking about to inspire new content ideas, and make videos about topics that are trending in your specific community.

Finding where that community lives can really boost your channel. For some creators that might mean posting or promoting YouTube content on other platforms.

Make a video with another YouTuber!

You don’t need to have 1 million subscribers. Even with new channels, collaborations will expose you to a new audience—and that other creator to your existing audience. It’s a symbiotic symphony.

If you want to grow your channel, you need content! You might create the next viral video, but you’ll need more videos for people to watch when they click on your channel.

Since engagement is important for the Algorithm to recommend your video, you want viewers to watch until the end. Cut out all the parts where people click off. Then, use the end screen to promote your other great videos.

Think you got your YouTube recipe figured out?

Don’t be afraid to...

1. Engage with your audience to see what they think is special.
2. Explore what makes you stand out from other creators.
3. Share your recipe on Shorts with the hashtag #MyYouTubeRecipe, so other creators can support your channel and help you thrive in the YouTube community.

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