Want to know how to promote YouTube videos without fuss? If you’ve felt stuck with slow growth, you’re not alone. Boosting one of your YouTube videos from your channel can be a quick way to test audience growth, views, or website traffic.
It’s fast to set up, budget friendly, and, for many creators, leads to real results like affiliate sales and new viewers to grow your YouTube channel. The best part, it’s really easy and took little time to do.
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My First Try With YouTube Ads
You can start by Advertising YouTube videos. After researching pricing and results, you’ll see why many creators test it. In practice, it felt simple and direct.
On my first try I found boosting videos on YouTube was:
- Easier than the Facebook ad platform for boosting
- A little easier than X (formerly Twitter)
- Just as easy as Pinterest boosts
The Surprising Results You Might See
One pleasant surprise was direct sales from an affiliate link on my site that’s tied to one of my YouTube videos. I hadn’t seen that with other social ads I’ve done.
- Direct sales from boosted videos
- High engagement through click-throughs to website affiliate programs such as Ground News Pro.
These are data-driven results you can expect.
Will New Viewers Stick Around From After You Boost YouTube Videos?
Here’s the big question. With audience growth, will you attract relevant viewers who watch future uploads?
Treat your first try as a quick initial test, then review results and adjust your next campaign to boost engagement.
Who Benefits Most From Boosting YouTube Videos?
If your channel’s audience has been slow growing, boosting can help as part of effective YouTube channel marketing. It is helpful if your YouTube channel is a few years old and stalled after an early bump, providing a chance to grow channel momentum.
Step 1: Find the Promote Button
Getting started with promoting YouTube videos only takes a minute.
- Go to your video on YouTube
- Click the three dots on YouTube Shorts or long-form videos
- Select Promote to promote your video
- You will need a Google ads account attached to your Google account, if not you will have to set that up first
Step 2: Pick Your Main Goal
To achieve the goals, choose one of three options before you do anything else:
- Audience Growth: Build subscribers and reach viewers
- Video Views: Get more views by increasing watch starts
- Website Visits: Drive traffic to a landing page. Have your URL ready
Ad Policies and Placement Essentials to Boost YouTube Videos
As you set up your campaign leveraging the power of Google Ads through the Official Google partner service, you’ll see key policies during setup for YouTube ad formats.
- Length limit: 30 seconds max
- Type: Non-skippable
When ready, select next to continue.
Step 3: Set Location and Targeting Options
Select your country, confirm the ad isn’t political, then adjust targeting.
- Age: For example, 25 to 64
- Interests: Business, marketing, productivity, technology
- Language: English
Refine your targeting audience with these selections, and your estimates will update as you choose. There are a lot of categories to choose from, so that may take you a little time.
For a broader YouTube video marketing strategy beyond this platform, explore online video advertising strategies.
Step 4: Budget and Campaign Details
To create campaign, set your budget and end date for your campaign, for example, $100 over a few days. You’ll see estimates for performance, such as views.
- Views: Counted when someone clicks to watch your YouTube videos
- Impressions: Counted when your promotion is shown
Remember, promotion is counted every time someone clicks to watch it. Views are stronger than impressions because they indicate greater engagement, but they may not be full watches.
Testing Website Visits: Add a Landing Page Before You Boost YouTube Video
If you choose Website Visits, which is ideal for driving traffic from your YouTube videos:
- Paste your landing page URL (remove extra characters if needed
- Select Visit site
- Confirm policies, set location, and target by age, interests, and language
For better results, review YouTube SEO practices to optimize your landing page and improve conversions.
View YouTube Video Estimates and Launch
Once set, it’ll estimate everything for you. Review your YouTube video promotion, then launch your YouTube promotion.
Final Thoughts on Getting Started To Boost YouTube Videos
If you want to learn how to promote YouTube videos, pick your goal first, such as gaining Subscribers, prep your URL if needed, and get your YouTube videos boosted quickly. Test, review, then run another round with what worked best.
Ready to turn views into income next? See how you can monetize your YouTube channel.
Next, I will do a follow up how the YouTube ad campaign results were after the campaign has ended. I’m curious to know if the new subscribers will watch newer videos?
Stay tuned to the Inspire To Thrive blog for the follow up.
She has 30+ years of experience in marketing/advertising with 14 years of experience in content marketing, social media, blogging, and SEO.
Lisa helps her clients with social media, email marketing and some SEO.
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