Lesson: Write smart descriptions

YouTube is one of the largest search engines in the world. And writing descriptions with keywords can help viewers find your videos more easily through search.

Write searchable descriptions
Maximize your description
Create descriptions viewers can use
Measure effectiveness
Steps to set up video descriptions on YouTube
Using Hashtags in your video’s description
Advertiser-friendly descriptions

Try it

Add descriptions to your videos.

Fill out the default description field with important details you want in all of your video descriptions.
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What do viewers need to click on in order to see your full description?

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