How to add YouTube Hashtags?

Hashtags increase viewership on social media as keywords rank you on Google. Typically, hashtags belonged to Twitter, Instagram and Facebook but nowadays using hashtags in the You Tube videos can be the ticket to increased viewership and subscriber growth.

This post gives you deep insight into what are hashtags and how to use them, etc.

YouTube hashtags are an easy way to find videos for the topic you want to see. Hashtags are the clickable blue−coloured words or phrases that have a # symbol before them.

Hashtags act as hyperlinks.

• It leads people to your video from another video that uses the same hashtag.

• People search You Tube using hashtags as their keywords.

• Hashtags help You Tube to better understand your video content.

• Besides SEO benefits, hashtags are a convenient and neat way to tie all your channel videos without a playlist for example #brightside, #triggeredinsaan etc.

Tips and strategies for using hashtags

• Use Limited hashtags − You Tube permits 15 hashtags so don't go crazy in adding unlimited, above 15 hashtags are ignored by You Tube.

• Use relevant hashtags − Hashtags should relate to your videos otherwise you can get caught by You Tube’s “misleading metadata policy”. Trending hashtags can be tempting but keep in mind that it needs to be closely related to the content of your video.

• Try hashtag tools − If you want hashtag ideas some tools like hashtagforlike.com, RiteTag, keywordtool.io etc help, just type the content of your video, and a list of hashtags will appear to use.

• Use best hashtag for You Tube views − The best hashtag for You Tube is a company brand, popular topic and location. Location is entered into a video setting when uploaded from mobile. Location hashtag over rules all other hashtags that have been entered in the description.

• Obey You Tube hashtag rules There are several policies to be careful with while writing hashtags some of them are over tagging, misleading content, harassment, sexual content vulgar language etc. These are just a few, for more is the best to review You Tube community guidelines try to follow them otherwise you will end up being penalised or banned.

• Research trending You Tube hashtags − as per Creator Academy hashtags works well with trending topics. If you have relevant content for trending topics, and people in news then use them to earn extra visibility for your channel through hashtag search.

• Monitor You Tube analytics and modify your hashtags.

How are hashtags added in You Tube videos?

Here is in-depth step by step guide to add hashtags to your videos. Let’s start it −

VISUAL SHOTS GUIDE

Step 1

Open your YouTube channel account. Click on  sign located on the upper right corner of window as shown in the image below −

Step 2

When you click on the , The following option will appear

You need to click on Upload video, as we are going to add hashtags to the videos you will be uploading.

Step 3

Select the video path from your computer by browsing and upload it.

Step 4

Add details screen will open. On this page all title and description hashtags will be added.

Step 5

Add title, description and location. Simply add up to 15 hashtags to the video description, after uploading the first three hashtags will be shown above the video title. When the hashtag is added to the video title, the top three hashtags from the description won't get displayed above the title. The title hashtag over rules it. Title and description hashtags are hyperlinked.

Step 6

Scroll down and tick the age restriction checkbox and then click next.

Step 7

Select all your settings for your video, You Tube will perform check for all issues that may restrict visibility and it will check copyright also. Lick Next.

Step 8

Finally publish your video.

Step 9

You are all set to go and rocket up your channel views.

The final You Tube video with title and description hashtag will be −

I hope this step-by-step video and visual shots guide will help you to add hashtags and increase your video views.

Conclusion

Adding hashtags thus increases viewership. If you are not using it, you are losing views. So start adding, it’s an easy and timeless effort to increase your returns.