What Really Makes Your YouTube Video Successful

Guys, I saw a lot of people asking about stuff like hashtags and worrying too much about minor details that have a small effect on the performance of a video. I know most of you already know this, but there are a lot of new creators just getting started on YouTube, so I wanted to make this post—someone might find it useful. The only things that matter are watch time, the thumbnail and title, and the idea. Take a lot of time thinking about the idea of the video. Spend twice as much time working on the first 30 seconds, and you might want to work on your title and thumbnail first before even touching Premiere Pro or whatever software you use to edit.

Bonus tip: Don’t focus too much on constantly refreshing your analytics. It can be demotivating, especially early on. Instead, focus on making your next video. Of course, there’s nothing wrong with checking your past videos to collect data, but use that info to improve the next one, not to get stuck on the results of the last.