Tags on YouTube: what are they and how to use them

The most effective way to tag your videos on YouTube is to use tools to generate relevant tags for your target audience. You can also use an extension in your browser to find out what tags your competition uses.

Content marketing is at its peak. This scenario is a golden opportunity for brands to gain visibility. Video has become the star content format , making it the best channel to communicate with your audience.

When we talk about video we automatically think of YouTube, and with good reason. This platform is  the second most used search engine after Google . So, if you want to develop an  effective video marketing strategy  , you must create your own YouTube channel.

Now, how to position your videos on this platform? There are several optimization techniques with which you can improve visibility, but today we want to talk about  a little-known strategy: YouTube tags .

WHAT ARE YOUTUBE TAGS?

YouTube offers you the ability to tag your videos. This way you  get to improve the visibility of your multimedia files  because, as you already know, robots do not interpret images but words.

YouTube tags help you rank higher in search results within the channel. In addition, these words or phrases that are added in the description allow your audience to know what the content of the video is.

Now that you know the importance of tags on YouTube, let’s see  how to generate the best keywords to position your videos .

TAGS ARE NOT HASHTAGS

YouTube tags are important, and for that reason, you must follow a strategy to use the most appropriate ones. Here are some practical tips for finding the  keywords that will increase the impact of your videos .

First of all, you shouldn’t confuse tags with hashtags. The latter differ because they have the # character at the beginning of the word and do not contain spaces (#optimizatusvideos). Tags can be a word or a longer expression. They are entered separated by commas (optimize videos on YouTube, videomarketing).

Hashtags are used for time-bound events. For example, for a product launch or for a promotion. Tags are permanently effective because they help YouTube understand the content of your video .

HOW TO ADD TAGS TO YOUTUBE VIDEOS?

Adding tags to YouTube videos is a very simple process:

1. You access your user account and select the channel where you want to upload the video.
2. Add the video you want to post on your channel. If you want to tag an already published video, select it to edit the “Video details” section.
3. In “Video details” you have fields to include the title, the description, the thumbnails and, finally, the labels.
4. Decide which keyword best describes your content and add it. Include more keywords separated by commas. It is convenient that you order them according to their importance.

5. Combine single word and long tail tags to describe the overall topic.
6. Include some keywords that define the subtopics.

For example, if your video is a tutorial for cutting a dress pattern, you can enter “dress pattern” as the main tag. As subtopics, you can add others such as “drawing patterns for clothes”, “learning to cut patterns”, “sewing tutorials”, “pattern making”, “learning to sew”.