10 Ways to Make Your Videos 10x Better

come here if I ever see you making a boring video intro ever again you finished on YouTube do this instead eight seconds that's all the time you've got to hook the viewer before they move on to the next video here's the problem goldfish have an attention span of just nine seconds but yours astonishingly is a second shorter than that seriously share your audience retention percentage after 30 seconds in the comments below you might be losing half your audience so in short literally time is at a premium so let's help you stop fixing this problem provide

instant value build your video hook as if it's the only seconds the viewer is going to see your video needs some form of immediate payoff that instant gratification is going to make the viewer feel invested so that they watch for longer to get more satisfaction start with a pain Point what's a common problem your target audience has well state it and offer a solution this probably isn't it I'm not gonna lie to you if it feels like the YouTube algorithm is ignoring your smaller YouTube channel that might be because it actually is but there is

also a simple way that you can address this okay it's done perfect example although it was 10 seconds long when you identify a Target audience's problems that viewer is going to say to themselves yes finally somebody who feels my pain that is going to build an instant relationship with them ask a relatable question congratulations you've just monetized your channel and got your first paycheck of a thousand dollars what are you gonna spend it on let us know in the comments below while I pick up all of this fake money questions that naturally pique curiosity especially

if they relate to your target audience so ask questions that the video will answer such as how you might reinvest your first YouTube paycheck into something awesome like vid IQ Max did you no YouTube was formed on the 14th of February 2005. but the question is why often reality is strange of in fiction so open your video with a fascinating box and then explain the truth behind it during the video humans by Nature love a good mystery and you can help solve them oh and if you're wondering why it's because YouTube started out Life as

a dating site because everyone wants to meet their significant other at the zoo right use motion editor you have my permission to go a little crazy in this section our brains are hardwired to look for motion and destruction it's part of our instinctive defense mechanisms because of that you can manipulate this Behavior by pulling together both conscious and subconscious attention remember when we talked about attention spans being roughly eight seconds long but all of these Visual and audio pattern interrupts are going to reset that attention never give the viewer a chance to get bored Pop

Pop Culture the trick to using pop culture references in your video hooks is to make them both timely and entertaining use viral memes repurpose popular audio transform what's trending into something original but adds your own spin so that it's not copyright claimed ask yourself what's popular right now that you enjoy for example House of a dragon commonly known as hot D then check out the trending section of these social media platforms you use Facebook Instagram Reddit what are people talking about and sharing take all of that inspiration and mash it up all together now down

down down is that gonna get copyright claimed the most important days in your life on the day you were born and the day you find out why catchy Fraser's famous quotes do what you can to grab your viewers attention Proverbs quotes from industry experts famous lines from film television plays it's simple really get busy living [Music] my favorite movie of all time out by the way just basically three hours of Morgan Freeman ASMR the goal of your video should always be to change the way your viewer currently feels and you can do that through powerful

emotional inspirational quotes start with a joke here's a good one you'll like this how many views do you need to monetize each Channel 10 million what's that hey what's this oh it's true what if this Hook is as old as time but it doesn't make it any less effective bringing up a hypothetical but relatable situation is one of the easiest ways to engage your audience so what if you did need 10 million YouTube shorts views in 90 days to monetize your Channel I don't know to be honest I think you're screwed I can't help you

say it like you mean it I know it sounds obvious but this camera and this microphone see and hear everything you can't hide from them and if you attempt to your viewers will see and hear straight through it you're on YouTube because you're passionate about something make sure your audience feels this make your audience laugh make them cry make them motivated make them watch more humans are emotional creatures but remember this so are you even after you press record on your camera I know as a creator that pressing that button sometimes feels like it's draining

all of the energy out of you instead use that button as your power to make an impact on your audience so now that you've successfully hooked your viewer into the first eight seconds of the video how do you trick them into watching more we got two options either this is fake imaginary fishing rod or watching this video over here I prefer the second option to be honest