Whether you're a seasoned YouTuber or just starting out, there are probably some tricks and techniques you don't know about yet. So if you want to learn a few new things, read on! In this post, we'll share our top 10 tips and hacks to help you take your YouTube channel to the next level.
#1- Use your keyboard to navigate.
Here are some keyboard shortcuts you can try out on YouTube's page.
- Spacebar: Play or pause
- M: Mute
- Left and right arrow: Jump forward or back 5 seconds
- J: Jump backward 10 seconds
- L: Jump forward 10 seconds
- : Skip to the next frame when a video is paused
- >: Speed up
- <: Speed down
- 1-9: Jump to the percentage of the video mark.
- 0: Go to the beginning of the video
- /: Search box
- F: Fullscreen
#2 - Download the thumbnail of the video
You may want to share your YouTube video on a blog post or in your IG story. Instead of taking a low-quality screenshot, try this hack.
- Copy the ID: Just the 11 characters that follow: youtube.com/watch?v=.
- Paste the ID here: img.youtube.com/vi/[VideoID]/maxresdefault.jpg
- Copy and paste the full link into your browser and save the image
#3- See the transcript of a video.
YouTube auto creates transcripts for every video. This is used for accessibility and to get easy and accurate quotes from video content. Here is how to access the transcript.
- Click the three dots next to Save
- Select Open transcript
It is important to note that creators can opt to hide transcripts. Many do not edit the auto-created transcript, so there may be grammatical and spelling errors.
#4- Create your URL.
Your YouTube video is automatically given a long and confusing URL. You can actually make a more notable URL yourself.
- Go to settings.
- Click View advanced settings
- Under this, select the link beside You're eligible for a custom URL
- You will find a list with the Custom URLs you've been approved for. You can't change what is in the grey box, but you can add letters and numbers and make it unique.
- Agree to the Custom URL Terms of use and click Change URL.
Please note that you must meet particular requirements to do this. You need a channel icon and art, at least 100 subscribers, and your channel has to be more than 30 days old.
#5- Download a video to watch offline
Know you will be without the internet but have a video you just have to watch? On your smartphone, you can download videos for later.
- Select the download button (next to the share button)
- Watch your video later without the internet!
#6- Share videos to start at a specific time
Have you ever wanted to share a small part of a very long video but knew your bestie wouldn’t watch the whole thing to see the good section? Well, you can actually create a specific link to start wherever you like in the video.
- Click share.
- Select the start box.
- Change the timing to where you want the video to start.
- Copy the link.
#7 - Use end screens
End screens show up for the last 5-20 seconds of your video and are usually used as a call to action of some sort. You can use it to encourage people to subscribe or even to watch another video or playlist.
Here's how you make one:
- Log into your YouTube Studio.
- Open the Videos page and click a video.
- Select Editor from the left menu.
- Choose Add an end screen.
#8- Download Music Without Royalties
Audio effects and music are great ways to keep viewers engaged in your content. With YouTube audio library, you can access high-quality and royalty-free sounds and music. To access them, follow these steps.
- Sign in to YouTube Studio.
- In the left menu, select the audio library.
- Choose free music/sound effects from the upper tabs.
- You can preview tracks by clicking the play button
- Click on the arrow to download the track you want.
#9- Blur Objects and Faces In Video Content
If there is something you recorded you don't want in your final uploaded video, we got you. Follow these steps to use a blurring effect.
- Sign in to YouTube Studio.
- Choose videos.
- Find a video you'd like to edit.
- Click Editor.
- Select add blur.
- Next to custom blurring, click edit.
- Hover your mouse over the video and click pause when ready.
- Click and drag the box to adjust the blur.
- Choose done.
- Click save.
To blur faces, follow these next steps;
- Sign in to YouTube Studio.
- Choose videos.
- Find a video you'd like to edit.
- Click Editor.
- Click get started.
- Click add blur.
- Next to blur faces, click edit.
- After processing is finished, click the thumbnails of the faces you'd like to blur.
- Click save.
- Choose save again.
#10- Pin Comments
If you have an amazing comment that you want other viewers to see, you can actually pin it to the top of your comment section!
- Go to community.
- Choose the comment you want to pin or write your own comment.
- Select more & click on pin.
Conclusion
There you have it! Our list of hacks to improve your YouTube channel. We hope you found this information helpful and that it will help you take your channel to the next level.
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