The YouTube Algorithm Is Broken
3hack the YouTube Algorithm with this one simple trick!
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– What to say when you ask a boy out on a date
– How to ask a boy you like out on a date
– Asking out a boy you like
– How
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– Talk to boys The number of tags you can include is limited – so you may want to look for multiple-word tags or long tail keywords that are relevant to your video’s broader topic. Keep in mind that you should never use trademarks or copyrighted material in your metadata if you do not have explicit permission from the owner.
To give you an idea of how to use long tail keywords as YouTube tags, here’s an example of tags for a video about “how to ask a boy out on a date”:
Answer: the infamous YouTube algorithm is something people that live on YouTube must engage with on some level in order to have their videos recommended to people if those people aren't explicitly looking for their videos. The algorithm is what puts videos on the side of the page whenever you're watching a video, suggesting things you should watch next.
Research into the algorithm suggests that things like video likes, comments, polls on the community page, videos about trending topics, and these sorts of things all help your videos get suggested to potential viewers. This is why you constantly see people saying "make sure to leave a like, comment, subscribe" etc because those things directly influence the algorithm. You can increase the amount of influence by using certain words in video titles and comments, and presumably if you type enough keywords and game the system hard enough, you can functionally break the algorithm to the point you're all but guaranteed to get recommended.
"Imagine not commenting" is a meme that's come out of this research as people learn more about the algorithm.