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Types of videos that perform well on YouTube

Instructional videos

Educational videos are among the most popular on YouTube. Tap into an audience that craves how-to videos and you’ll catch the attention of viewers looking to learn. Share your knowledge with a diy project, craft, or recipe. You can also create an instructional video that explains a trend or concept to your audience to reach viewers.

Product videos

Unboxing videos or product reviews give audiences a chance to preview items they might want to get themselves. Share a video about a favorite product or make a best-of list to run down items you sell or recommend. It’ll help generate enthusiasm for your products or your brand.

Business videos

Build trust and help customers learn a little bit more about you with videos about your business. Start with a channel trailer that’ll autoplay whenever you have a visitor to your YouTube channel. Then create an “about us” video that goes over what your business does and why it does it well. If you’ve got a visual business, consider adding one or more video portfolios showing off your work as well.

Getting your video ready for YouTube

Start with the right storyboard template

Though you can customize any Animoto storyboard template, a good pick can definitely speed things up. Animoto gives you dozens of options for your YouTube videos, including how-to and recipe storyboards. We also feature several templates co-designed with YouTube, just for their TrueView ads.

Customize for YouTube

Fit your storyboard to your needs. If you’ve chosen a square storyboard, switch it over to horizontal, since that’s the aspect ratio YouTube prefers. Add a compelling title within the video to get your audience interested. Then include engaging, easy-to-read text to amplify your video's message.

Consider your video’s sound

Unlike some other social sites where videos may be muted, YouTube viewers usually want to listen to your audio. That’s why it’s important to include people talking or add music.

Video marketing strategies for YouTube

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Create videos for your audience

Think about your ideal audience and the type of videos they might be looking for. Then work on videos that will draw that audience in. Consider problems your product can solve or write down keywords and topics that relate to your industry for inspiration. Once you’ve created a few videos, build out organized playlists that’ll help keep viewers on your channel longer.

Be easy to search for

YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world. Your success is partly based on prepping your video properly. To increase the chances you’ll be found by the audience you want, include a searchable title, along with a description and tags that’ll help viewers find you. Seal the deal with an eye-catching thumbnail that makes searchers want to hit play.

Plan for shares

One of the most useful aspects of YouTube videos is how easy they are to embed. But if your video gets shared on someone else’s site, make sure it’s still working on your behalf. Include a logo watermark throughout the video to keep your brand in view.

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How to make a YouTube video

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Choose a template

Start creating with ease using a professional video template, featuring photos, text, music, animations, and more. Simply choose your favorite to kick off your video with a strong start. Or, create a totally unique video by starting from scratch.

Upload your media

Share your story by uploading your photos and video clips and dragging them to create a one-of-a-kind video. Use our built-in screen and webcam recorder to fill in any gaps, or enhance your project with media from our Getty Images stock library.

Personalize your video

Customize your video to reflect your unique style and vision. You have full creative control to change the colors, fonts, animations, and music for a one-of-a-kind video. Plus, we have 3,000 licensed songs so you can create and share online worry-free.

Produce and share

When your video is ready, download it in stunning 1080p HD right from Animoto.

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