This is a video I have on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YWQO6Iz9lI What is the best way to get lots of hits to it?
A good thumbnail on your video and a title that make people wanna watch it are good to get hits. Get a friends list, share every video you upload, make sure you got good friends rating your videos and commenting on them. It's important to have some activity going to get more visitors. Get them to subscribe to your channel.
For one you have to give it a category and add as many tags as you can to promote the humor of it. People love pranks! Promote it that way.
Do some keyword research and then put it on your tags. And also get some friends and suggest your videos
If your video is interesting with a catchy title, Im sure a lot of people will look into it. You can also opt to embed it in your site or link to any high traffic communities.
Make friends with other YouTubers and be active in the community. Also comment on other videos that are similar to yours.
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