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(air whooshes) - Extra, extra! Get your descriptions over here! Oh, sorry, I didn't see you there. What was that? Oh, no, I'm not a paper boy, though I could see the confusion. You see, I am a description boy. (air whooshes) Much like a newspaper, your descriptions should give your viewers details about your video. But it can also do much, much more. It let's the YouTube algorithm know what your video is all about so it knows when to serve up your video to potential viewers both in search and suggested videos. So let's go over some important SEO tips you can do to help improve your video's description. (air whooshes) First up, let's talk length. YouTube allows you to have a description up to 5,000 characters. But a lot of times, new YouTubers don't take advantage of this. Considering your video description is the largest section where you can include text, longer is always better. It's best to aim for 150…

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