Do It Yourself
YouTube video maker
Easily create videos for YouTube with Animoto's drag-and-drop video maker. Combine your photos and video clips with text and music to make a stunning video. No video editing experience necessary.
Do It Yourself
Easily create videos for YouTube with Animoto's drag-and-drop video maker. Combine your photos and video clips with text and music to make a stunning video. No video editing experience necessary.
Get more attention for your YouTube channel and drive traffic to your website with professional videos made using Animoto’s video maker. Start creating YouTube videos to grow your business today.
Make your own YouTube video
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Success story
It's never been easier
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.
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.
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.
When your video is ready, download it in stunning 1080p HD right from Animoto.
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