Quality content (or a great performance) is not enough as a standalone measure to generate massive YouTube views. You could upload a video and promote it fiercely via every social media site you are profiled to, but the numbers may not suffice to create a viral effect if you don't incorporate the right promotional strategies. Read on to learn how to generate YouTube views overnight.
Discuss Popular Topics
Discussing or debating the most buzz worthy topics is a sure way to generate traffic. People love sports, music, movies, gossip, fashion and celebrities. People are always searching for fresh content on weight loss, fitness/training and diet. Create a series of videos in different parts about the popular topic and invite viewers to join a mailing list that will keep them updated. Try to approach popular topics from a unique perspective as popular subjects tend to get oversaturated easily.
Embedding
Leaving your prints via embedding is a good way to generate YouTube views. If your content is quality other viewers will copy and embed your video to other sites or via email. Embed videos on your own blog, and your blog can create an introduction to your YouTube channel.
Comments
Commenting on videos, just like commenting on blog posts and in forums, are proven techniques. The key to doing this properly is to comment on the subject at hand and then shamelessly drop your links back to your video and website/blog. One user claims that 20 percent of his sales result from leaving comments on YouTube.
Keep Videos Short
As difficult as it may seem to edit your video to two minutes or less, it is necessary in order to increase views. People have short attention spans and don't want to waste their time watching longer videos. Thirty seconds to two minutes is ideal. You'd be amazed at how much information or entertainment can be displayed in shorter videos. Not only can these shorter length videos satisfy viewers as much as longer videos, viewers will be much less likely to be angered over a short video if it's not all great.
Hire a "Gun"
If you're serious about growing a business or building a fan base and you truly need numbers, you may want to consider consulting with a niche service and buy Youtube views. There are individuals and companies who provide services exclusively to help people like you to go viral, and the outcome is overwhelming. For quality assurance, there are some who will not charge you for their services if the numbers aren't impressive.
Host a Contest
Host a contest with an awesome reward or sponsor a cause to draw a local crowd to begin with. Make a short video on the requirements of the contest. Next have participants upload a video of their project (or whatever is required) and link to your video and/or blog/site. Then invite them to leave comments on your blog or site about their experiences thus far and encourage them to leave their comments on your main contest video. Finally, invite the winners to tune in to YouTube at a certain time to find out the winners.
YouTube Friends
Just like any other social networking platform, you need friends to increase visibility. The same concept goes for YouTube. Add as many friends as possible to increase your chances of having your videos shared and you video views increased. Network with those within your industry or niche and send messages and feedback such as thank you’s and how-are-you’s.
Create Drama with Yourself
Most YouTube masters have several different accounts. One strategy they use is creating controversy by sparking heated debates between their own user accounts to draw an audience. They log into one account, say something raw and then log into another account and respond harshly. Drama drives traffic.
As a Last Resort...Sex Sells
As a last ditch effort, if you are desperate for views, you could employ a host of adult-related keywords to pull traffic to your video. Though this will not necessarily help you in terms of generating an income (because the traffic is forced and visitors were "mislead" to your site), you'll surely have numbers that can help you to go viral. The upside to this tactic is it is free. The downside is it is a sure way to get banned from the site.
Additional Tips
Don't make your video an advertisement unless it is totally awesome. Viewers aren't looking to share ads
Create controversy; shock viewers with something to return to and recommend
Use misleading (but not too much) headlines that create a "WTF!" reaction from readers
Implement social bookmarking
Add annotations to your videos to direct viewers to other videos, blogs or sites
Pay bloggers to post your videos
Create an event on Facebook and Twitter detailing the video debut and invite friends to join
Optimize the title. Include phrases such as "Exclusive!" or "Leaked Video," or "Behind the Scenes." Titles can be changed without limitations
Optimize thumbnails. High-quality thumbnail images should include a person in it. Thumbnails can also be changed to display a fresh preview.
Release all your videos at one time instead of leaving viewers in suspense
Post a Yahoo! Answers question and drop links to your video within the question for people to click
Use Google Suggest to find the best keywords
Write an accurate and compelling description of your video and add the link to the description
Look into purchasing views from sites such as MoreTubeViews.com. This will give you some “credibility” in the eyes of others who come across your video.
There are no magic tricks to pulling a high number of viewers and quickly. However, time, creativity and an incredible amount of work are needed to see the desired numbers. Videos will not pull traffic by themselves; therefore commitment is vital, even if you think your video is one of the best yet to come.