How can I make my Youtube account more popular?

[Emma]

The pool of singer/songwriters on Youtube is huge. How can I help increase the popularity of my channel?

Thanks in advance!

[Brad]

bassicly if your looking to do it for free, try free advertisments, but that wont really get you far.

if your looking to be massive your gonna have to spend a little bit of money

[captain]

i will get you 30 subscribers if you Like and make a relevant comment on at least 3 of my videos.

my youtube channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/user/perilprophet

this offer is open to anybody, just email me perilprophet@gmail.com

[John Z Wetmore]

Look for tips in the YouTube Creator Playbook:
http://www.youtube.com/yt/creators/playbook.html

[Carl]

Quality content is the surefire way to get more traction and attention. A lot of YouTube "musicians" record on their iPhone, with no music, or a poor setup. You can stand out by coming across as professional as possible.

First off, you're a musician, so sound quality should trump all other aspects of your channel. I would rather listen to a good quality song with just a picture than actually seeing you on a low grade camera. It's sad, but it's just the way the mind works. Not saying you should strive for this, but if high quality video is not an option, go with this. But I would advise getting good quality video after you sort out the audio quality.

You can try to seek out someone to record you. Granted, studio sessions are expensive. But I guarantee there are musicians in your school, college, or local area that know how to record and will do tracks for relatively cheap. It helps you out, and helps them out. You'd be surprised what people can do in a home studio. Since you are just getting started, this is probably your most viable option. If you're a musician, I guarantee you know others in your area. Ask around about their recording methods and see if you can find someone to assist you. Sound quality is your primary goal.

The other option is to buy yourself a simple setup and do it yourself. The only drawbacks to this is cost, inexperience, and time invested to learn sound production. But you could get by with a USB mic from Best Buy, and a medium grade sound program like Sound Forge from Sony. You could get some solid room recordings out of it, and with a little more effort, you could do separate tracks and make something that sounds a little more professional.

Second on the list is video quality. I did mention it before. Again, if you do not have the means to get a good quality camera: Beg, borrow, everything short of steal to get one. There are some good options for cheaper that are aimed more at bloggers than musicians. Like some of the Kodak blogger cameras that run about $80. They are a cheap alternative if it's all you can get. But I would try to get the best quality you can. Either by investing in a good camera or finding someone to film you. A basic music video always sells. It's share able, good quality, and looks professional.

Remember, good quality content is the key.

Next up, just work on your image overall. Make a YouTube layout, have a good profile picture, and make custom thumbnails for your videos. Maybe make a Facebook page to help share yourself and announce things to people who listen to you. Such as show dates, new videos, new songs, an EP release, or anything of the sort.

As far as sharing yourself, here are a few pointers:

Take advantage of social media. Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, anything you can drop a link on and it get shared. This helps build a fanbase and you can use your army of friends and family to help spread it beyond your reach alone.

Take advantage of what is trending on YouTube. When a new album from a famous musician comes out, people always search for the tracks or lyric videos online. It is a cheap method, but you can try to tag those albums in so you turn up in more searches/related videos. Also, "New Music 2012" and such is always searched. Take advantage of what people are looking for.

If you get some good recordings, maybe take 1 or 2, and make them royalty free on YouTube. Go to video makers and say "Hey I have a couple songs you can use in your video if you ever need". Or contact people directly and ask to do a mutual shoutout if they use your music. Your music reaches their audience and will help to build yours. Do you know how many videos have songs that the comments beg to know "What song is that at 3:13 in the video?" You could be that song people are dying to know about. It helps both you out and the person you contacted.

AdWords by Google really is powerful if you want to spend some money. It just shares your video with people, and you can adjust what videos it advertises next to. I use it, and it helps.


IF you need any more information about the information we talked about, contact me on YouTube. I make videos for all video related questions, and my friend who helps me is really talented at recording music. We can help you on all fronts!

My channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/Digimotions

Best of luck to you