How to Make a YouTube Channel Searchable

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YouTube can be a useful tool for your business in many ways. You can use it to share recorded meetings with remote staff members or board members, show off recorded customer recommendations, or promote your products or services. However, in order to reap these benefits, your target audience must be able to find your channel. There are several things you can do to ensure that your YouTube video channel appears in search results.

Step 1

Wait. Once you upload or edit a video on your channel, it can take as few as eight hours or as many as 36 for them to appear in YouTube's search index.

Step 2

Upload multiple videos. Channels will only appear in search results if they include three or more videos, so consider uploading several videos at once.

Step 3

Make them public. Privacy settings could prevent users from finding your videos. Sign in to your account, click "Account" in the upper right of the page and select "Uploaded Videos." Select a video and click "Edit." Expand "Privacy Options" and click "Public" if "Private" is selected. Click "Save Changes," then repeat with the other videos in your channel.

Step 4

Add relevant tags. Attaching keywords to your video, such as your channel name, your business name and other significant terms helps searchers locate it. Log in to your account and click "Account" in the upper right of the page. Click on "Uploaded Videos" and select "Edit" below the video you want to tag. Type the keywords you want to use in the Tag section on the left, then click "Save Changes."

Tip:

Anyone can access your channel directly by typing or pasting the URL into a Web browser's address bar.