YouTube SEO Basics: Tags, Titles, and Descriptions That Work

Pop: Growing on YouTube by Tuulie

Episode notes

Confused by YouTube SEO? This deep dive gives you a simple, actionable system: write concise, keyword-led titles (start with the exact query, ~50–70 characters), craft descriptions with a strong first two lines (keyword + CTA/link), and treat tags as optional helpers (misspellings/homonyms). Add chapters, related links, and defaults in Studio. Rank for search and win the click.

What You’ll Learn

  • Why titles are the top SEO signal—and how to write them for algorithms + humans
  • How to structure descriptions (first 2 lines + 100–300 words + chapters + links)
  • The real role of tags now (minimal; use for edge cases)
  • Practical templates, examples,  ... 
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