Not only that, but online video continues to grow every year. Recent studies estimate that around 82% of all online traffic is video-related. That number is only going up, meaning you CAN\u2019T afford to miss out on this opportunity!<\/span><\/p>\n Here\u2019s the problem: It\u2019s impossible to manually track your video ranks accurately on YouTube, Google, and other search engines. Things change too quickly, and too many components factor into your ranking (location, language, device type, etc) to track your ranks without the help of a specialized rank-tracking tool.<\/span><\/p>\n In this article, we\u2019ll discuss how to go from zero to hero regarding your video rankings on YouTube and other search engines. We\u2019ll give you tips on tracking your ranks accurately and improving them quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n Let\u2019s get started! We’ll cover:<\/p>\n ProRankTracker<\/a> is one of the best video SEO rank tracker options available. It can track a variety of:<\/span><\/p>\n You can easily select the options you want to track when you input your YouTube URLs. ProRankTracker will sort everything for you and make it easy to find the data you need.<\/span><\/p>\n This section will show you how to set up ProRankTracker to track your YouTube videos on any search engine you want.<\/span><\/p>\n If you don\u2019t already use ProRankTracker, try signing up for the <\/span>14-day free trial<\/span><\/a> to follow along here.<\/span><\/p>\n Before you can do anything, you must know what search engines your audience uses to find videos.<\/span><\/p>\n For many businesses, the answer to this question will be YouTube. However, many companies will also want to consider tracking their YouTube videos on Google.<\/span><\/p>\n If your audience is older and wealthy <\/span>(demographics more highly represented on Bing)<\/span>, you may also consider tracking your <\/span>YouTube <\/span>URL on Bing<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Why should you track your video ranks on search engines other than YouTube?<\/span><\/p>\n Because videos are appearing on more SERPs every day. That means when you search for some random keyword, you\u2019re likely to get a video near the top of the resulting SERP (as shown below).<\/span><\/p>\n The primary purpose of this step is to ensure that you track your YouTube video on ALL relevant search engines. Failure to do so could result in losing access to high-quality traffic.<\/span><\/p>\n The first thing you need to do to track your video ranks is add any video URL you want to track to ProRankTracker. You\u2019ll also add the keywords you want to track for each URL when adding URLs.<\/span><\/p>\n The fastest way to do this is through the Advanced Add tool.<\/span><\/p>\n Why?<\/span><\/p>\n You can track a video in Google’s \u201cVideos\u201d sectio<\/span>n (this is like the Snack Pack for the top 4 videos).<\/span><\/p>\n And you can track organic search on Google Videos (this will track your video from all video results and give you a metric view of your video\u2019s progress towards the top 4 videos section).<\/span><\/p>\n Here\u2019s how to do it:<\/span><\/p>\n 1) Which<\/strong> \u2014 We always recommend selecting \u201cYoutube,\u201d \u201cVideos,\u201d and \u201cOrganic\u201d for video rank tracking. However, we also highly recommend selecting \u201cOrganic Local\u201d and \u201cMobile\u201d \u2014 depending on whether local searches are important to you.<\/span><\/p>\n 2)\u00a0 What<\/strong> \u2014 Add the URLs and keywords that you want to track (separated into lines). You can add multiple URLs simultaneously using the Advanced Add tool (as long as they target the same keywords).<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a03) <\/span>Where<\/strong> \u2014 Select where you want to track search results and in what languages.<\/p>\n 4) Organize<\/strong> \u2014 Choose or create Groups, Tags, and Notes to organize your video tracking.<\/span><\/p>\n 5) Click \u201cSave.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Now that you\u2019ve added your videos to ProRankTracker, you should be able to see where your video URLs rank on YouTube and other search engines (which we\u2019ll talk about in a minute).<\/span><\/p>\n But you\u2019re not done yet.<\/span><\/p>\n You should also repeat the process above to add your competitors\u2019 videos to your tracking list! There are several reasons why you should ALWAYS track your competitors alongside your ranks:<\/span><\/p>\n Tracking your competitors\u2019 videos is incredibly valuable, but it adds another layer of complexity to the process of tracking your ranks. In the next section, we\u2019ll discuss how to keep everything nice and organized.<\/span><\/p>\n ProRankTracker\u2019s highest organizational level is a Project, which allows you to separate URLs, keywords, tags, and groups into separate tracking entities.<\/span><\/p>\n In other words, you can separate different portions of your ranking strategy into different Projects to keep everything tidy and easy to access quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n Here are some Projects you could use to help your video tracking go smoothly:<\/span><\/p>\n To create a Project, go to \u201cManage,\u201d then click \u201cProjects.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Click \u201cAdd New Project.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Specify the Project name, then use the \u201cData to include\u201d section to determine which URLs\/keywords will appear in the Project.<\/span><\/p>\n Repeat this process as many times as you need! Your Projects will appear as both Rankings Views (discussed next) and reports (discussed after Rankings Views).<\/span><\/p>\n You can start collecting data after adding all the URLs and keywords you want to track.<\/span><\/p>\n ProRankTracker offer<\/span>s 6 di<\/span>fferent rankings views to help you get a complete understanding of your ranks. Each view gives you a slightly different perspective.<\/span><\/p>\n Each of th<\/span>e 6 vi<\/span>ews is entirely customizable.<\/span> You can select which data points to display and their display order.<\/span><\/p>\n The filtering tab at the top of the rankings view pages allows you to filter for any URL containing \u201cYouTube.\u201d This will help you quickly view all your video ranks in one place.<\/span><\/p>\n When you separate your data into Projects, you will be able to use the Project View to get a detailed look at each of your Projects WITHOUT needing to do any digging. All the pertinent information is readily available in a single-page format.<\/span><\/p>\n The Project View is powerful for understanding each segment of your ranking strategy as fully as possible, but you should use all 6 Rankings Views for a complete understanding of your video ranks!<\/span><\/p>\n Now that you\u2019ve added all your URLs and keywords, organized them into Projects, and started analyzing your data with Rankings Views, it\u2019s time to start automating the process.<\/span><\/p>\n Automation saves you time by compiling the data for you. It also improves your rank-tracking efforts by helping you stay on top of any developments.<\/span><\/p>\n
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