Social Media Videos Video SEO and Discoverability 2

Question 1

On Instagram, what combination best helps a Reel get shown to users beyond your existing followers?

Accepted Answer

Using relevant hashtags and trending audio

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Adding a paid promotion tag and posting at midnight

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Keeping the video under 3 seconds and posting daily

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Tagging only verified accounts in the caption

Question 2

What is the primary mechanism through which TikTok distributes video content to new viewers?

Accepted Answer

The algorithmic For You Page (FYP)

Answer

Paid promotion campaigns only

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Friend referral links sent via direct messages

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Manually curated staff picks

Question 3

What role do closed captions and subtitles play in social media video SEO?

Accepted Answer

They provide indexable text that helps search algorithms match videos to relevant queries

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They have no measurable impact on discoverability

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They exclusively benefit viewers with hearing impairments and have no algorithmic value

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They automatically increase view counts on all platforms

Question 4

What are YouTube 'end screens' designed to accomplish for video SEO?

Accepted Answer

They are interactive overlays in the last 5–20 seconds that link to other videos, playlists, or subscriptions

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They abruptly end a video to reduce average watch time

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They automatically add a black fade-out to every video

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They display paid advertisements after the main content ends

Question 5

What is the SEO function of YouTube video tags?

Accepted Answer

Keywords that help YouTube understand the content and context of a video

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Physical labels embedded in the video file itself

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Names of co-creators or collaborators featured in the video

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Timestamps that mark key moments inside the video

Question 6

What is the best practice for writing a YouTube video description to maximize SEO benefit?

Accepted Answer

Include primary keywords naturally within the first 100–150 characters

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Keep it under 50 characters to maintain simplicity

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Stuff it with every popular keyword regardless of topic relevance

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Use only emojis and hashtags with no full sentences

Question 7

Which platform's algorithm places the greatest emphasis on 'watch time' as a core video ranking factor?

Accepted Answer

YouTube

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Twitter/X