{"id":3509,"date":"2017-04-03T13:37:37","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T13:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/resources\/?p=3509\/"},"modified":"2017-04-03T13:37:37","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T13:37:37","slug":"how-should-i-write-my-youtube-videos-descriptions","status":"publish","type":"knowledge_base","link":"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/blog\/knowledge_base\/how-should-i-write-my-youtube-videos-descriptions\/","title":{"rendered":"How should I write my YouTube videos descriptions?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Descriptions should contain <\/span><b>valuable information<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that helps viewers find your videos in the search results. A well-written description that contains relevant keywords can increase the number of views and viewer retention.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><b>How to write a description<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A request to add a description is displayed every time you upload a new video to your channel. Use options like the description to <\/span><b>increase the chance that it will succeed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on YouTube. If you later want to add or delete information, you can edit your descriptions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Use natural language<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Describe your film using <\/span><b>natural language<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Don\u2019t just shove your relevant keyboards in the description and hope it will work. Try to select the 1 or 2 most important words that describe your video, and make sure they are in the description as well as the title. Beyond that, write a formal description that explains what\u2019s in it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Interact<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can add interactive features to help increase the number of views. Add information about people you work with to help bring attention to them. Always place links to the authors you have worked with, and make sure that they do the same. You can also insert timestamps that viewers can easily go to for important sections of longer videos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><span id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-2c8b6458-b719-4f1c-abef-62158ba65bf5\" class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\"><span id=\"hs-cta-2c8b6458-b719-4f1c-abef-62158ba65bf5\" class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-2c8b6458-b719-4f1c-abef-62158ba65bf5\"><!-- [if lte IE 8]><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div>\n\n\n<![endif]--><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/3842881\/2c8b6458-b719-4f1c-abef-62158ba65bf5\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"hs-cta-img-2c8b6458-b719-4f1c-abef-62158ba65bf5\" class=\"hs-cta-img aligncenter\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/3842881\/2c8b6458-b719-4f1c-abef-62158ba65bf5.png\" alt=\"Start analyzing\u00a0your YouTube performance\" \/><\/a><\/span><script charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/js.hscta.net\/cta\/current.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> hbspt.cta.load(3842881, '2c8b6458-b719-4f1c-abef-62158ba65bf5', {}); <\/script><\/span><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><\/p>\n<h6><b>Read More:<\/b><\/h6>\n<ol>\n<li><a title=\"Can I edit YouTube video titles and descriptions?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/resources\/knowledge-base\/can-i-edit-youtube-video-titles-and-descriptions\/\">Can I edit YouTube video titles and descriptions?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Can YouTube help me in building brand awareness?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/resources\/knowledge-base\/can-youtube-help-me-in-building-brand-awareness\/\">Can YouTube help me in building brand awareness?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Should I moderate comments under my videos?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/resources\/knowledge-base\/should-i-moderate-comments-under-my-videos\/\">Should I moderate comments under my videos?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":51502,"template":"","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How should I write my YouTube videos descriptions? - Sotrender Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Descriptions should contain valuable information that helps viewers find your videos in the search results. 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