Hajra Naz
Your anonymous YouTube channel could completely change if you know this secret. It might mean the difference between your next faceless video going viral and receiving zero views today. After I figured out this trick my personal channel views increased. I’m not alone though all successful faceless YouTubers employ this trick to make their videos viral.
In order to help you escape low-view jail and become viral. I’m going to share with you not just the secret but also five measures you can take to incorporate it into your own nameless YouTube videos.
The Secret to Viral Success: Viewer Retention
What precisely is the secret that I am referring to then? The length of time viewers spend watching your video is directly correlated with the number of views it receives. We refer to this as viewer retention.
In 99 per cent of cases, this measure is ignored. Increasing viewer retention is the most crucial factor that truly causes your movies to become viral even though titles, thumbnails, and video concepts are all highly vital. YouTube will promote your films to an increasing number of users the longer viewers remain on them.
I’ll outline five strategies in this tale to boost viewer retention and help you become viral.
Step 1: Verify your introduction’s title and thumbnail
Suppose that the first line of this movie appears when someone clicks on it ‘The platypus is the most versatile creature in the animal kingdom’. The title and image have nothing to do with the introduction, so the audience will click immediately.
Imagine however, that when you click on this video the first line reads ‘I posted just two videos on a channel with less than 1,000 subs at the time, and I got 1.2 million views in the last 30 days for our client Belinda’. Because they clicked on the title and thumbnail were taken in by the subject, and had their expectations quickly confirmed by the introduction the viewer will continue to watch.
Verifying your title and thumbnail in your introduction is therefore the first step. Ensuring your first five seconds fulfil the promise of your title and a thumbnail is the simplest way to achieve this.
For example:
‘If you think productivity is hard I’m going to show you exactly how to boost it’ is a good place to start if your title and thumbnail concern productivity.
‘Have you ever noticed that smart people tend to believe the dumbest things?’ is a good place to start if your title and thumbnail discuss intelligent people holding foolish beliefs. Let me clarify.
By confirming your viewer’s expectations from the start this will attract them.
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Step 2: Promise a Strong Reward
You must provide your audience with a compelling reason to stay to the very end after you have captured their attention. ‘Stick around until the end of this video, and I’ll show you exactly how you can make $1 million next year’, the creator might say to viewers of the film. If you were interested you would probably keep watching to find out the secret.
A promised reward is a psychological effect that gives your audience something to look for later in the film.
The simplest method is to start your video with your end reward. A great illustration from a faceless YouTube video is provided here ‘Based on ChatGPT these are the top niches but I’ll show you later how to verify a trending niche’.
This draws the audience in and makes them want to keep watching all the way through. Throughout the video, you can also remind the audience at certain points, such as ‘Remember there’s a special tip coming up later’.
Step 3: Incorporate Relatable Scenarios
The question ‘Have you ever felt burdened by the huge amount of tasks you need to get done in a day?’ might be the opening line of a video. It speaks directly to an experience you’ve had so you’d sense a connection right away. Because it allows viewers to identify with your videos relatable content is extremely effective.
Using comments or questions that directly relate to the experiences of your audience is the most successful way to do this.
Here’s an example ‘Due to your equal or more effort why is this channel receiving more views than you? Why does this keep happening on YouTube? When you work so hard and one video doesn’t go viral but others have hundreds of thousands of views it’s unfair.
Many creators get bored by this particular example which increases their chance of watching the video in search of solutions.
Step 4: Use Pattern Interrupts
A little clip or a joke that is useful but unrelated to the video unexpectedly appears while you’re watching an educational faceless YouTube video. It’s entertaining catches your eye, and causes you to consider the video more. This is a pattern interrupts a little surprise that draws the audience in and stops the flow of your video.
In order to maintain viewer interest and improve retention pattern change are essential. Pattern interrupt videos had a 65% higher viewer retention rate than non-pattern interrupt videos.
Pattern interrupts can be used in your material in three different ways:
- Unexpected Content: A brief story surprising fact or joke that briefly departs from the main idea before returning to it.
- Graphical Changes: Dynamic zoom-ins captivating animations, or fast cuts.
- A boom or other sound effect is used in sound design to refocus the audience’s attention.
Because too many of them can break the flow it’s important to use them carefully throughout your film.
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Step 5: Maintain Consistent Logical Flow
If your video moves wildly from one concept to the next, you will still lose viewers even if you have taken all the earlier actions. Maintaining a consistent logical flow is, therefore, the final and possibly most crucial phase.
To accomplish this:
- Before you start list the main topics of your video.
- Use transitions like Next let’s dive into… or Building on that idea… to ensure each section flows naturally.
For example, there is ongoing growth from the introduction to the context the identification of viral video concepts the thumbnail design, and the call to action at the end.
Your audience will remain interested from beginning to end if you keep your content clear and consistent.
In conclusion
If you follow these five measures, you’ll boost viewer engagement, keep your audience more interested, and raise your chances of going viral. However, if people aren’t interested in the issue, even the best videos won’t receive views.
