Comments play a massive role in increasing your video’s reach. The YouTube algorithm recognizes videos with more comments and pushes them out to a wider audience. Here are 9 ways you can get your viewers to comment on your videos and boost your video’s overall engagement rates:
- Reply to all comments
Comment back to people who’ve commented on your video. Use an informal, friendly tone of voice. Try and get a conversation going by asking questions. Your comments also add up to the video’s overall engagement rates.
- Be the first one to comment on your video
Break the ice! When people see that you’ve initiated a conversation, they’re likely to reply to your comment and engage with it. Post the first comment and pin it to the top of your comment section.
- Showcase your audience’s comments on your endscreen
When you get to your video endscreen, tell viewers that you will be showcasing the best comment in your next video. You can also pick out a random comment and feature a snapshot of the comment along with your fan’s username.
- Comment on other YouTuber’s channels
Find other YouTubers in your niche or ones that you admire. Drop a witty or funny comment on their videos. Not only will this get you noticed, but it also encourages YouTubers to return the favour and drop a comment on your video.
- Send your viewers to another YouTuber’s channel
Recommend another YouTuber’s video that you think your audience will enjoy. Tell them to watch the video and then comment on it saying that you sent them there. For example, if your YouTube name is Max Donuts, your viewers can comment: “Max Donuts sent me here” or “Who else is here because of Max Donuts?”. Other YouTubers will send their audience to your video as well, and this collaboration will expose your channel to a new audience.
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- Do a Q&A video exclusively to answer comments
Get YouTubers to ask you personal questions and dedicate a whole video to answer these questions. You can also choose to answer questions on a live video where people can ask questions in real time.
- Tell viewers that you’ll be responding to all comments for the next one hour immediately after posting your video
Your fans will jump at a chance to directly interact with you and get noticed. Give viewers a sense of urgency by including a tight time frame within which they should comment. The influx of comments soon after the video is posted, will markedly hike your video’s reach.
- Ask questions
Make viewers feel included by asking them what sort of content they want to see in the next video. Or ask them their thoughts and opinions of this video. Spark a controversy and get people to engage in healthy debates.
- Conduct giveaways
Give viewers an incentive for posting comments. Host weekly giveaways to lucky winners who have commented on your videos.
With a solid set of tactics in place to get the comments reeling in, your YouTube channel will be the talk of the town in no time.
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