{"id":23356,"date":"2022-07-19T07:48:13","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T07:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=23356"},"modified":"2022-07-19T07:48:13","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T07:48:13","slug":"what-are-good-tags-for-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-good-tags-for-youtube","title":{"rendered":"What Are Good Tags For YouTube?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a68cd85d89a5\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a68cd85d89a5\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a68cd85d89a5\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-good-tags-for-youtube\/#What_Are_Good_Tags_For_YouTube\" title=\"What Are Good Tags For YouTube?\">What Are Good Tags For YouTube?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-good-tags-for-youtube\/#Long_tail_keywords\" title=\"Long tail keywords\">Long tail keywords<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-good-tags-for-youtube\/#Relevant_keywords\" title=\"Relevant keywords\">Relevant keywords<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-good-tags-for-youtube\/#Avoiding_unrelated_or_misleading_hashtags\" title=\"Avoiding unrelated or misleading hashtags\">Avoiding unrelated or misleading hashtags<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-good-tags-for-youtube\/#Limiting_the_number_of_tags_in_a_video\" title=\"Limiting the number of tags in a video\">Limiting the number of tags in a video<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-good-tags-for-youtube\/#Using_broad_tags\" title=\"Using broad tags\">Using broad tags<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Are_Good_Tags_For_YouTube\"><\/span>What Are Good Tags For YouTube?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin:0px 10px; width:auto; max-width:41% max-height:378px; height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/OwD4XU6.png\" align=\"left\" alt=\"What are good tags for YouTube\">  <\/p>\n<p>YouTube recommends that you tag your videos with relevant keywords, but if you use too many, the algorithm may not be able to understand your video content. For optimal search results, you should have between 31 and 40 tags, but too many will dilute the power of your keywords. When in doubt, look at videos that rank well for your keywords. You can also use YouTube auto-suggest as inspiration. This article explores some of the best practices for choosing and using tags on your YouTube videos.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Long_tail_keywords\"><\/span>Long tail keywords<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>YouTube has become one of the most popular sites online, and with good reason. While short-tail keywords can be competitive, long-tail ones can be more lucrative. Here are some tips to optimize your videos for these searches:<\/p>\n<p>First, try to target long-tail keywords. Unlike short-tail keywords, long-tail keywords present a more targeted match for viewers. For instance, a gardening vlog may have a regular keyword such as &#8220;plants.&#8221; But a long-tail keyword would be, &#8220;the best type of plants to grow indoors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Relevant_keywords\"><\/span>Relevant keywords<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Creating a video with a good description is vital to boosting your discoverability. Make sure to use multiple relevant keywords and keyword variations. In the video description, try to incorporate your primary keyword in the first few lines. Also, make sure to include a relevant keyword in the title. In the video description, make sure to include a short, interesting introduction. Then, follow up with a longer video description with more keywords and keyword variations.<\/p>\n<p>Another great way to generate ideas for YouTube videos is to use a keyword research tool such as Ahrefs. Ahrefs is an SEO tool for marketers and has a large database of YouTube keywords and their popularity. You can also add TubeBuddy or VidIQ to your browser to get bulk keyword ideas. These tools can also help you rank for more relevant keywords than those found through the official YouTube keyword research tool. Another good tool is Neil Patel&#8217;s UberSuggest.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Avoiding_unrelated_or_misleading_hashtags\"><\/span>Avoiding unrelated or misleading hashtags<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Using hashtags can be helpful for driving traffic to your videos, but if they are not relevant to your content, you should avoid them. In fact, using unrelated or misleading hashtags can lead YouTube to remove your video. In addition to being counterproductive, hashtags can cause viewers to click on irrelevant content. This lowers the audience retention rate of your videos. Instead, use relevant, branded hashtags.<\/p>\n<p>When choosing hashtags, always choose relevant and popular terms. YouTube hashtags can help you organize your content. They eliminate the need to create playlists. For example, you can include #Shorts in your title if you&#8217;re uploading a vertical short-form video. By including hashtags in your video&#8217;s title, the system will recommend hashtags based on what other people have been talking about.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Limiting_the_number_of_tags_in_a_video\"><\/span>Limiting the number of tags in a video<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It is possible to include as many tags as you want, but you must be careful not to go over the character limit. YouTube will struggle to identify the content of your video if it has too many tags. Limit the tags to 10 and make them short &#8211; just two or three words. Also, be sure to avoid keyword stuffing. This will only damage your video&#8217;s ranking, so limit your tags to 10 or less.<\/p>\n<p>The first couple of tags are supposedly the most important, but you must remember to choose them carefully. Using the same keyword in all your tags will confuse YouTube&#8217;s algorithm. Keep in mind that the first two or three tags determine how relevant your video is. Using tags that are not relevant to the topic will only confuse the search engine and turn away viewers. You can use keyword tools to choose the keywords you want to include.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_broad_tags\"><\/span>Using broad tags<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re creating a new video or enhancing an existing one, you need to use focused and broad tags to maximize the search engine rankings of your YouTube video. Broad tags provide context for your video, while focused tags provide information to Google about the content of your video. When you use broad tags, you can capture a larger audience and increase the chances of your video being found in search results. Broad tags are also important for YouTube&#8217;s auto-suggestions, but they should be limited to two or three words.<\/p>\n<p>Broad keywords are good for a wide range of purposes. They describe a general theme, such as a brand name or product category. The more generic the keyword, the less impact it will have, but they will tell Google that your channel has a lot of expertise in that category. Therefore, you should choose a keyword that relates to the content of your video. Using broad keywords will help your videos be discovered by YouTube.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe height=\"211\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_m-3_h2YuIs\" style=\"margin:0px auto; display: block;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Are Good Tags For YouTube? 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