What is a YouTube Channel Introduction Video?
What makes a Good YouTube Channel Intro Video?
There are so many great examples of YouTube channel intros – but I listed one of my favorite ones below for you to view. Meet Evan … the 8 year old who makes $1.3 million a year reviewing toys, doing science projects and creating a fun family friendly environment with his YouTube channel.
Tips for creating a great YouTube Channel Introduction Video?
These tips are directly from the YouTube Video Academy, they know what works, so absorb the great information!
- — Assume the viewer has never heard of you. Introduce them to what you have and tell them why they should subscribe.
- — Keep it short. You should be able to pitch the great things about your channel to a new viewer quickly. It should tell your visitors who you are, what your content is like, and when they can expect new uploads.
- — Hook your viewers in the first few seconds.
- — Show, don’t tell. If you’re a comedy channel, make your trailer funny. If you’re an extreme sports channel, incorporate a trick into your video. Your channel trailer is your elevator pitch to potential subscribers, so think, how you can convince first-time viewers to subscribe.
- — Ask viewers to subscribe in your video and with annotations.Your trailer will also automatically have an end card when the video finishes, giving the audience an easy way to subscribe.
- — Using a recently uploaded video may not show the breadth of your talent in a single shot, so make that channel trailer communicate to potential fans what your channel is made of!
One last tip … if you’ve created your introduction video … DO NOT GEO-TAG it and make sure you have the Channel trailer view enabled. Not sure where to start this process? Click here for help from Google –> Set up your channel trailer here!
Have you done a intro trailer? Would love to see it … leave us link in the comments below!
