Brief and very simple guide on How to Win on YouTube. You will need to implement your common sense when you read this guide!

1. A brief guide and tips for gaining exposure on
YouTube.

2. - Think about who your content is aimed at.
- Do not try to create something outside your expertise because “there is a
larger audience for it”.
- Make sure you have fun with whatever you are creating, your passion will
be reflected through your content.
- Be prepared for harsh criticism .
- The online audience have nothing to lose so they WILL be harsh, use the
feedback wisely as most the time it is the honest truth.

3. - Ensure that the video is well edited. Simple things like colour correction can
take your video far.
- In the credits sequence, add links to a subscription for your channel to
encourage your viewers to stick around
- Make sure to have a very catchy title, this is one of the main things that will
draw viewers in.
- Thumbnails are probably the most important thing, having a good thumbnail
for your video means more views.
- When writing up tags, make sure that the tags are in “quotations”. This will
make your tags into a topic and it will help to make your video more relevant
when certain tags are used in search engines.

4. - Interact with your audience no matter how little your viewer base may be
through the comment section and personal messages, reply to each with
heart.
- Network your videos, ask your friends to pass it about and encourage your
viewers to pass it around.
- Create social networking profiles like Twitter and Facebook where you can
communicate with your audience easier and share your content.
- Reach out to other YouTuber’s who have similar amount of subscribers as
you and collaborate with them.
- Post your videos on relevant blogs and forums for more exposure.

5. - If you are serious about being successful on YouTube, then be consistent.
Create a schedule of when you are going to upload your videos.
- Let your viewers know your schedule, this will help viewers come back to
your channel every time they know you are going to upload.
- Potential new viewers can judge whether they would like to stick around or
not by the amount of videos you upload.
- Be consistent in quality. Put your heart and soul in each video. If you start
slacking, It no doubt will be reflected on your videos and your audience
will catch you out.

6. If you are serious about your work and you follow these simple
guidelines, you will be successful.
However it takes:
-Time
-Patience
-Effort
Good Luck!