Hey Nico! Thanks so much for this AMAZING tool. I'm a new channel, just started using the tool last night, and after more than a few tries, found keywords with a DDDA grade....WHAT?!!😁 I checked today and MY VIDEO IS THE GATEWAY VIDEO, ranked #2! I don't even really know what that means, but I'm excited. Got 4 more subscribers today. Thanks so much for creating this.
I currently have two gateway video 😊😊 they doesn't have much views but it is rank at the top of the search engine. One video is teaching my Birtish children jamaican language. Second is what did I just see on the bus.Thanks again Nico.
I like the program! And I spent about 7 years in Europe.... I do miss the accents. And your English is perfect! I can tell you spent a lot of time in GB? I commend you for creating a really interesting and what seems an effective program! Tschuss!
Cheers John! My accent is actually German plus U.S. English. Somehow intertwined. ;) Thanks. And I hope you’ll see good results with the tool! See ya, Nico
Why is this channel so underrated Honestly in my youtube journey i tried multiple SEO tools like VidIq and Tubebuddy But none of these delivered what i wanted But the day i started using morning fame i started seing results I recommend this tool to millions TH-camrs trying to find there own way Dont give up Goodluck
High 5 Hussein! That is music in my ears. :) My goal always was to help creators - especially small ones - and thanks to speaking to so many of them, I think this now shows. To a prosperous 2023 to both of us! Cheers, Nico
Awesome videos Nico! My views have surged since I began using Morning Fame and watching more of your videos! Subscribers edging up too. Thanks so much.
High 5! That is music in my ears buddy. :) Let me know any time if you have questions about the tool or that are left unanswered by my videos. Cheers to an exciting channel growth journey! 😃🍻
I am really impressed with the program. I tried the combination of tubebuddy, VidIQ, keyword everywhere. But this is very confusing and not optimized for a youtube channel with few subscribers. This program is amazing, thank you!
Thanks a lot! It‘s all really thanks to the amazing community I have. Listening to what people read need. :) Btw, let me know any time if you have questions about the tool. See ya, Nico
Thanks for showing us how Morningfame's KW research tool can help. As I begin using this tool I realize that the Morningfame tools are saving me from creating videos that are impossible to rank for at my current channel size.
High 5 John! Very good point! For small channels it’s easy to optimize for a search term where you just don’t have the chance to rank for. I did that for many of my videos before I created the keyword tool. All SEO efforts basically in vain. That alone is really the key to good SEO. :)
@@Morningfame I'm so glad to know that I'm not the only one who spent a gazillion hours trying to rank for terms I had no chance to dominate 😲. I did that with my websites for longer than I want to admit. I figured my persistence would eventually turn the boat around. It was like driving a ship without a rudder.
@@JohnCunninghamTeam Haha, indeed. You are by far not the only one. Granted, on Google it is even harder to properly measure competition. Luckily, here on TH-cam it’s pretty straight forward. :)
I love that you're German, Nico. It gives me sort of a magetism to you and your teachings. Especially since my channel is "AMERICAN IN GERMANY" based. No one else says "Tschüss". Thanks for all of your expertise!
Haha, cheers to that Christopher! Just yesterday I was in a German restaurant here in the US and the owner undeniably had the same accent. Kinda obvious with us Germans. ;) And even TH-cam‘s close captioning bot sometimes thinks I speak German although I only use English word, LOL. Bis bald mein Freund!
Haha, high 5! I bet you have seen my old video about the Gateway Video before, right? I hope this one is much clearer. Does it leave any of your questions unanswered? Cheers, Nico
@@Morningfame Answered it perfectly. Exactly what I was looking for. I'm really appreciating your site. I love how clean it is to use and understand. Kudos!
Nice! That means you successfully ranked among the bigger channels. Kudos for that! Btw, let me know any time if you have questions about the tool. Enjoy! -Nico
Thanks buddy! I rewatched the old one to make sure I don‘t miss to mention anything important and it was interesting to see how much I‘ve learned. Imho the old one was actively confusing people. Cheers to learning!
I'm using the tool right now. It says I have a good chance to rank when comparing myself to the gateway video (which is #6 according to morningfame). However, when I do an actual search in youtube, the gateway video isn't showing up in the search results at all.
Yes, that is not uncommon. TH-cam Search is actually quite complex. It changes the search results all the time. Even if you run the same search on TH-cam two times just seconds apart then you will also see that you get different results. However, this does not matter for our SEO. Even with these fluctuations, the evaluation of the competition is working well for our purposes. The only thing that you may make sure is to set the right language and country here: morningfa.me/research/search/tool/search-settings
Quick question, how do you define "but at the same time is also RANKING QUITE HIGH"? What is your measuring stick for deciding what is quite high? Is the 10th video quite high or 20th, or the 5th? Thanks!
Great question Yaros! It’s a more involved formula that weighs ranking position against the video’s numbers as well as those of the other videos. But in general you’ll see the Gateway video as one of the top 12. Do you have any thoughts on that?
Hello Nico, I have a quick question. We keep finding great keyword search terms with solid "D" grades plus an "A" for relevance. We then make a video for it and before we are able to post the new video. Usually within a couple of days. The keyword search terms scores change to solid "F". Can you explain why this keeps happening?. Thank you for your response in advance.
That must be puzzling. Sorry for that! Well, these grades measure the competition and the competition can fluctuate. New videos get publish, start ranking, old videos lose ranks etc. What I would do is this: Since you discovered the search term with solid DDDA grades, you can assume that seeing it getting an F a few days later is only due to fluctuations and will bounce back. So stay with the search term if you still get a B grade for Relevance in the #4 Optimize tab. You’ll have to observe this for your target search terms but I suspect that you usually will still get a good Relevance grade and only in rare cases you may switch to a different search term which gives you better grades overall. I hope this helps! And let me know if you have further questions about it.
Hi Nico. I have been using the tool since last night and am noticing I can't seem to get anything better than F grades on three different ideas I have with and A or B for relevancy. I guess there's little way around that when the niche is highly competitive and the channel is really really small and new (like mine). Checking out the next recommended video from you to see if I can find a way to push past this !
You are totally right. For a small channel most search terms are too competitive which is reflected in the bad grades. That means you need to search for alternative search terms that hopefully have less competition ( = better grades ). Here is a playlist for you where I share all my techniques to find those alternative search terms: th-cam.com/video/LQh9QVNY_dA/w-d-xo.html I hope this helps!
"Ranking Power" is not a defined term. You could think of it as the size of your channel / your audience for starters. The more you grow your channel, the more ranking power you have. At least in terms of Morningfame, it approximates “ranking power” with the four grades. I hope that helps!
Hi Nico. I'm on a one month trial of morning fame thanks to Brian G, and am LOVING it. Often the suggested tags seem irrelevant and I am able to replace them with ones much more relevant which lifts my relevance score. My question is this: should I actually be using the ones suggested by morning fame, or is it ok to delete many of them and replace them with ones with more relevance? Thanks! Ben from #elevate
I am happy to hear that Ben! Yes, go ahead and improve the tags. They are just meant as a starting point. But fyi, they are generated from the videos that already rank for your target search term. So the most often used tags by these videos are added automatically in the tags section. That makes them a good starting point but often with room to improve. Happy optimizing! -Nico
Awesome, enjoy! And let me know any time if you have questions about the tool. And btw, my last upload is meant for new channels like yours: th-cam.com/video/xQF28opLh84/w-d-xo.html Cheers, Nico
Hi Nico, a quick question which I found the answer to in one of your videos before, but now I can't remember! Which is more important - search volume or the grades, if you can't get excellent marks for both?? Thank you so much for all your helpful info with understanding Morningfame, I love the keyword research tool!!
That’s great to hear! :) Excellent question! The grades are more important. They represent the competition. And if the competition is too high ( = bad grades ) then you won’t rank and you won’t get any of the search volume. So always check the grades first and if you have the option between multiple search terms with good grades then pick the one with the higher search volume. Btw, the search history in the #3 Search tab has an option to sort by “Rating” which follows this exact order. So you can just pick the one at the top.
hello sir i am a very new user of morning fame infact today is my first day of ur pus plan i have a question gateway video on my search term on ur keyword research is different of what i get in my youtube when i search the same keyword it shows other video which is of very big channel kindly answer ... note i did my YT search on both in incognito and normal mode
Welcome on board my friend! Indeed, great question. This is actually quite normal to observe. In fact, even if you search the same search term on TH-cam twice then you’ll get different results. The search results are always changing because TH-cam is constantly switching out the videos to give more videos the chance to rank higher. Besides the differences you have between searches in general, the difference between TH-cam and Morningfame can stem from different settings. To get as similar results as possible, make sure that you use an incognito window on TH-cam - like you did - and use the same language and country settings. On TH-cam you set it in the menu at the top right (desktop website) and on Morningfame you set it here: morningfa.me/research/search/tool/search-settings And all that said, it doesn’t matter that you will see differences in the results. What matters is that the tool measures the competition of a given search term properly. And that is done well even with slight differences. I hope that makes sense! Nico
Yes. It potentially can. However, you need to do it right and that is certainly not easy. The video itself has to be good in terms of at least average view duration if not also for other metrics. And then your choice of ad type plus the targeting has to be spot on. Certainly not an easy feat but possible.
Thanks for asking Stephanie! No, it is a web application that you login to via your browser. Linux is supported, too, of course. Here is an invite for you if you want to check it out: morningfa.me/invite/ytchannel Cheers, Nico
My pleasure! We have plenty of tutorials for all parts of the tool. They get shown to you when you use the tool for the first time or you can access all of them via the info tabs that you find everywhere. But let me know if the main tutorials leave any of your questions unanswered. Chances are that I can link you to a tutorial that goes deeper into particular aspects of it.
The Gateway video is my own video which by the way is not being viewed at all. So I am being compared to my own non-ranking video. I am finding it extremely difficult to find any useful search assistance for my channel. None of my topics offer any suggestions that are related in any way to my channel or video topics. I am frustrated and so disappointed. I've spent hours trying different search terms. Perhaps Morningfame is not for everyone? :(
It can be tricky indeed. Especially for a small channel like yours for which almost all search terms are too competitive yet. Did you watch this video before? th-cam.com/video/cDeDsfhgIO0/w-d-xo.html It shows you many different techniques to discover alternative search terms. But that said, there are many different growth strategies out the besides SEO. I recommend for your particular case that you add the following ones to the mix: th-cam.com/video/yskeWuV4f5o/w-d-xo.html I hope this helps! Cheers, Nico
Hey, Nico. Thank you for the video! I have a question about researching a topic. If you were to research a topic, but couldn't find anything lower than EEEE's, should you continue to create a video on that topic? Or should you move on to something else? I have found with certain games it can be tricky to cover a topic even if I search for longer tailwords. A very tricky thing, I've been curious about.
Great question buddy! Yes, you should try to find another search term. That the competition is low enough = at least D grades is really key to successful SEO. I explain it in more detail in the second half of this video. Definitely check out the playlist that I link to in the end screen. It teaches you ways to come up with alternative search term. And in your gaming niche in particular, think about search terms that focus not only on the name of the game you play but also on names of the levels, special items, characters, mods etc. I bet you find good ones there.
Yes, it definitely it. Of course, you will have 2 videos ranking for this term then and people usually only click one video in the search results. But your chance that they click one of yours is higher. So go ahead! :)
Hi, I have just paid for subscription for morning fame. Love it. But I am in fitness niche and it is DDDA all over. Now in this video you talk about gateway video. How algorithm of MF defines Gateway video? because video below it have even more views...is Gateway video like an average?
Thanks a lot for your support buddy! DDDA is all you need. Perfect! The Gateway video is one particular video in the search results. The one with the yellow border. It’s not an average of sorts but that video’s numbers are used as you see in the graphs below the four grades at the top of the #3 Search tab. Here is a video in which I explain why Morningfame chooses that particular video as the Gateway video: th-cam.com/video/tK8XB0BLqHc/w-d-xo.html
what if for me the gateway video has zero views and zero likes what good is it going to benefit me if i rank number one but no one searches, views, likes or subscribes to my channel ?
Very good point! Indeed, it does not make sense. Could it be that you entered a search term that gives you a red X instead of a green check? Besides this question, I can recommend that you watch this video: th-cam.com/video/cDeDsfhgIO0/w-d-xo.html It teaches you several techniques that helps you find search terms more easily that have a green check and their Gateway Video likely has better values as well.
@@Morningfame thanks a lot hey i noticed that there was a question mark instead of a number so i kept on searching untill i found the one with 60 search volume level and ranked DDDA does this give me the chance to be discoverd by viewers, or increases my chances of visibility because it says the search volume the higher the better so my question is 60 a good score on the Search Volume Level.
@PomodoroProg Perfect! A question mark is not a good sign. And 60 is very good. If you click on it, a menu will open that tells you for which number you should aim the least. It depends on your channel‘s size. So it is different for everyone. If the number is below that then it is shown in red and if it is above that then it is shown in green. I bet the 60 was green.
Yes, that is a great sign! The Gateway video is a small video among big videos so to say. That means that you successfully ranked among bigger channels. Awesome!
Thanks! So true! “Gateway” and “Evergreen” are actually two very different things. Being the Gateway video means that you successfully ranked among mostly larger channels and that is a good sign. An evergreen video is not about Search at all. It is rather about the characteristic of the video topic. A video topic can be evergreen. Like “how to tie a tie” is an evergreen topic because people searched for this since the beginning of the internet and will do so as long as humankind wears ties.
@@Morningfame So when you ask people to submit a video of their dining experience that's considered Evergreen right? Since that is a part of my strategy. Hopefully I will publish that sort of video 10 times a month
@@Morningfame Oh my god! Thanks for the tool then.. maybe this is the reason it has like 500 views :D for my small channel basically oriented on shorts until i started using your tool.
That is actually a good sign! The Gateway video is the one that ranked despite its pretty low numbers. So becoming the Gateway video means that you successfully ranked among the bigger channels. 👌
@@Morningfame Yes i mean that sir. If understand well then. if I see myself as a competitor should I no longer do anything about the video? (great application btw!)
Thanks pal! :) Since you already rank with one of your videos for that search term then it usually is a better idea to try to rank for a different search term with your new video. This way you have a higher chance to reach new people. But if your already ranking video was very successful and is now quite old then it may be a great idea to make a new and updated version of that video and try to rank it for the same search term again. I hope that helps! Cheers, Nico
Mmh, what are you referring to in particular? In general you indeed can‘t see CTR and watch time for videos that you didn‘t create yourself. But you can, though, see it for your own videos in the new TH-cam Studio.
It‘s not that simple I am afraid. We are talking about the Search algorithm here. If we would talk about the Home or Suggested Videos algorithm then saying that only CTR and watch time matter would apply much better.
That is true! An effect that I often see is that a video ranks at first and then goes down in its rank over time. That is then due to the weak CTR and watch time of the video compared to the other videos that rank for the same search term. When you are planning a new video and do keyword research, however, you are of course expecting to do your best at CTR and watch time. It’s not really a factor to look at at this point. What matters at this point in time, is to choose a search term with low enough competition so that you video can rank quite high to begin with. And if you are really nailing CTR and watch time with it then your video may even climb up in rank over time.
Oh, I finally understand your question. Yes, I can’t see the CTR and watch time of the Gateway Video. Subscribers, views, and likes & comments serve as a proxy for it. And it turns out to be working really well.
I bet these techniques help you with that: th-cam.com/video/cDeDsfhgIO0/w-d-xo.html I just checked your channel and I am sure you can make it work if you practice the techniques explained in the video. And if you feel stuck then especially the Alphabet method and the “Used Tags” menu allow you to think outside the box. I hope this helps!
Hi Nico, I found your tool today because I don't really trust the results of the big names on the market. What you make seems to be more solid and grounded. I was a bit sad because it seems for a new channel there is no chance to find a keyword which has some volume but not too competitive. Literally for every single word there is a channel with three magnitude larger follower count. But today I made a backtest with my video (th-cam.com/video/VHUonepciYs/w-d-xo.html). And I was positively surprised that it ranks 13rd for the keyword "Wonder Frequency", which has a decent search volume based on your tool, but very competitive for my video with only 10 views so far. So hypotetically I shouldn't have any chance but in reallity I have. Unfortunately in other cases your tool was right. I assume your competitors gives false positive estimates regarding competition because it kills their business if no one feels like creating videos.
That is great to hear pal! Thanks. :) Indeed, I also got the impression that other tools are more lenient with good grades. But that is of course not useful. In any way, indeed, for a small channel it is much harder to find the right keyword. What you observed with the “wonder frequency” keyword is that your chances to rank are low - as the tool told you - but we are talking about chances. Luckily low is not zero. What we of course want when optimizing our videos are good chances to rank and that is what the tool is tuned to. That said, check out this video: th-cam.com/video/cDeDsfhgIO0/w-d-xo.html I show many different techniques in there that make it easier for you to find the right keywords. And make sure that you especially honor the last rule in that video. This one was the basis for how I found a good keyword for another channel that also had only 8 subscriber like you: th-cam.com/video/fYNs1mnLRxw/w-d-xo.html I hope this helps! Nico
Great question Jim! Are you talking about a channel with zero videos uploaded yet? If yes, then check out these special instructions: morningfa.me/blog/how-to-optimize-your-first-youtube-videos I hope this helps! Nico
Hi, I tried to get morningfame but it says I need an invite...😬
Oh, I forgot to add an invite in the description. Here you go: morningfa.me/keyword-tool/invite/ytchannel Welcome on board Kate! Cheers, Nico
Morningfame thank you Nico! ☺️
My pleasure Kate! Let me know any time if you have questions about the tool. Enjoy! 😃✌️
@@Morningfame Great Stuff, Nico! You should pin that invite code in the top comment.
Done. Thanks Daniel!
Hey Nico! Thanks so much for this AMAZING tool. I'm a new channel, just started using the tool last night, and after more than a few tries, found keywords with a DDDA grade....WHAT?!!😁 I checked today and MY VIDEO IS THE GATEWAY VIDEO, ranked #2! I don't even really know what that means, but I'm excited. Got 4 more subscribers today. Thanks so much for creating this.
Hi 5 Aleia, this is great to hear! Indeed, this is a very good sign. It means that you successfully rank among much bigger channels. Keep it up! :)
@@Morningfame Wow! Thanks so much!
I currently have two gateway video 😊😊 they doesn't have much views but it is rank at the top of the search engine. One video is teaching my Birtish children jamaican language. Second is what did I just see on the bus.Thanks again Nico.
High 5 Nicole! Having a video marked as the Gateway video basically means that you got the most out of the SEO. Keep it up!
I like the program!
And I spent about 7 years in Europe....
I do miss the accents. And your English is perfect! I can tell you spent a lot of time in GB?
I commend you for creating a really interesting and what seems an effective program!
Tschuss!
Cheers John! My accent is actually German plus U.S. English. Somehow intertwined. ;) Thanks. And I hope you’ll see good results with the tool! See ya, Nico
Why is this channel so underrated
Honestly in my youtube journey i tried multiple SEO tools like VidIq and Tubebuddy
But none of these delivered what i wanted
But the day i started using morning fame i started seing results
I recommend this tool to millions TH-camrs trying to find there own way
Dont give up
Goodluck
High 5 Hussein! That is music in my ears. :) My goal always was to help creators - especially small ones - and thanks to speaking to so many of them, I think this now shows. To a prosperous 2023 to both of us! Cheers, Nico
Awesome videos Nico! My views have surged since I began using Morning Fame and watching more of your videos! Subscribers edging up too. Thanks so much.
High 5! That is music in my ears buddy. :) Let me know any time if you have questions about the tool or that are left unanswered by my videos. Cheers to an exciting channel growth journey! 😃🍻
Cheers Nico! Great video!
Thanks a lot Ian! I hope this video was clearer than the 1 year old version. 😃✌️
Very helpful tool for researching keywords. Thank you! My channel has grown from 30 subscribers to over 200 in 1 month 😊
Wow, high 5 Taniksha mom or dad! :) This is actually a fast pace. Keep it up! And let me know if you have any questions along the way. See ya, Nico
Gona give it a try this weekend. I have a search based channel, and i just love what i see here!!
Excellent! Enjoy taking the tool for a test drive. :) Let me know if you have any questions along the way. Cheers, Nico
I am really impressed with the program. I tried the combination of tubebuddy, VidIQ, keyword everywhere. But this is very confusing and not optimized for a youtube channel with few subscribers. This program is amazing, thank you!
Thanks a lot! It‘s all really thanks to the amazing community I have. Listening to what people read need. :) Btw, let me know any time if you have questions about the tool. See ya, Nico
Thanks Nico. Clear and concise explanation of the gateway video.
My pleasure! Btw, welcome to my channel buddy. :)
Thanks for showing us how Morningfame's KW research tool can help. As I begin using this tool I realize that the Morningfame tools are saving me from creating videos that are impossible to rank for at my current channel size.
High 5 John! Very good point! For small channels it’s easy to optimize for a search term where you just don’t have the chance to rank for. I did that for many of my videos before I created the keyword tool. All SEO efforts basically in vain. That alone is really the key to good SEO. :)
@@Morningfame I'm so glad to know that I'm not the only one who spent a gazillion hours trying to rank for terms I had no chance to dominate 😲. I did that with my websites for longer than I want to admit. I figured my persistence would eventually turn the boat around. It was like driving a ship without a rudder.
@@JohnCunninghamTeam Haha, indeed. You are by far not the only one. Granted, on Google it is even harder to properly measure competition. Luckily, here on TH-cam it’s pretty straight forward. :)
Another great video! Thank you Nico
Thanks a lot Lavinia! My pleasure. :)
Been watching your videos all day lol. Thank you
Wow, welcome to my channel RJ! It makes my day that my videos are binge watching. :) Cheers, Nico
I love that you're German, Nico. It gives me sort of a magetism to you and your teachings. Especially since my channel is "AMERICAN IN GERMANY" based. No one else says "Tschüss".
Thanks for all of your expertise!
Haha, cheers to that Christopher! Just yesterday I was in a German restaurant here in the US and the owner undeniably had the same accent. Kinda obvious with us Germans. ;) And even TH-cam‘s close captioning bot sometimes thinks I speak German although I only use English word, LOL. Bis bald mein Freund!
Cheers Nico 😁 I'm excited to try MorningFame out this week.
Awesome Suzy! Let me know if you have any questions along the way then. Have a great weekend! 😃✌️
@@Morningfame Thanks Nico, Have an Awesome Weekend Too!
I literally just posted a question about this in a FB group. Like, at the same time this was posted. Timely!
Haha, high 5! I bet you have seen my old video about the Gateway Video before, right? I hope this one is much clearer. Does it leave any of your questions unanswered? Cheers, Nico
@@Morningfame Answered it perfectly. Exactly what I was looking for. I'm really appreciating your site. I love how clean it is to use and understand. Kudos!
Thanks man! I really appreciate that. :) Btw, let me know any time if you have questions about the tool.
Will do! 🔥👊🏼🔥
That makes sense - I wondered about that Gateway video. Now I understand! Thanks Nico. Another great video!
I am happy to hear that buddy! I actually had to make this video once again because the previous one was too confusing. 😅
Very helpful video, thank you!💥
My pleasure pal! :)
Just used this tool for the first time and found out that my own video is the gateway video :D
Nice! That means you successfully ranked among the bigger channels. Kudos for that! Btw, let me know any time if you have questions about the tool. Enjoy! -Nico
Mine too! I was wondering if that was a good thing or a bad thing. I guess it's a good thing!
Indeed! Keep up the good work! :)
thank you so much for this information, it's helping a lot I'm a new user of morningfame
My pleasure buddy and welcome on board! Let me know any time if you have questions about the tool. Cheers, Nico
Thank you for all your great work on Morningfame!
Absolutely my pleasure Rosh! You‘ve probably seen my 1 year old video about the Gateway Video, right? I hope this one is much clearer now. 😄✌️
@@Morningfame Yes, this video is very clear, good job.
Thanks buddy! I rewatched the old one to make sure I don‘t miss to mention anything important and it was interesting to see how much I‘ve learned. Imho the old one was actively confusing people. Cheers to learning!
Super helpful strategy. Thank you!
High 5 Brad! Btw, let me know any time if you have questions about the tool. Cheers, Nico
This is really good! Thanks you very much!
Absolutely my pleasure Stewart! You avatar looks like your are new here, right? Welcome! Cheers, Nico
@@Morningfame Hi Nico! Yeah, I am found you guys the other day!
Awesome! Let me know if you have any questions. I may be able to give you good pointers. See ya!
@@Morningfame Cheers mate! Will do!
I am confused, because the gateway video is my own video??? what does that tell me
Awesome! That means that you successfully ranked among bigger channels. That is actually SEO at its best! Kudos!
Very clear explanation. This sounds a lot like "big data" metrics.
I am glad you find it clear! Big data? Interesting! Which part of big data reminds you that of?
I'm using the tool right now. It says I have a good chance to rank when comparing myself to the gateway video (which is #6 according to morningfame). However, when I do an actual search in youtube, the gateway video isn't showing up in the search results at all.
Yes, that is not uncommon. TH-cam Search is actually quite complex. It changes the search results all the time. Even if you run the same search on TH-cam two times just seconds apart then you will also see that you get different results. However, this does not matter for our SEO. Even with these fluctuations, the evaluation of the competition is working well for our purposes. The only thing that you may make sure is to set the right language and country here: morningfa.me/research/search/tool/search-settings
Cheers our friend.
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Great explanation man. Have an amazing weekend, Andreas 🇸🇪
Thanks Andreas! Have a fabulous weekend, too!
Quick question, how do you define "but at the same time is also RANKING QUITE HIGH"? What is your measuring stick for deciding what is quite high? Is the 10th video quite high or 20th, or the 5th? Thanks!
Great question Yaros! It’s a more involved formula that weighs ranking position against the video’s numbers as well as those of the other videos. But in general you’ll see the Gateway video as one of the top 12. Do you have any thoughts on that?
@@Morningfame Thanks for the response! It makes perfect sense. And yes, I believe that top 12 is a good and fair amount :) Thanks for all you do!
@@YarosLoginov My pleasure Yaros! :)
Killed it Nico!
High 5 buddy! I was hoping that. :) After all this one replaces my 1 year old Gateway Video explainer.
Hello Nico, I have a quick question. We keep finding great keyword search terms with solid "D" grades plus an "A" for relevance. We then make a video for it and before we are able to post the new video. Usually within a couple of days. The keyword search terms scores change to solid "F". Can you explain why this keeps happening?. Thank you for your response in advance.
That must be puzzling. Sorry for that! Well, these grades measure the competition and the competition can fluctuate. New videos get publish, start ranking, old videos lose ranks etc. What I would do is this: Since you discovered the search term with solid DDDA grades, you can assume that seeing it getting an F a few days later is only due to fluctuations and will bounce back. So stay with the search term if you still get a B grade for Relevance in the #4 Optimize tab. You’ll have to observe this for your target search terms but I suspect that you usually will still get a good Relevance grade and only in rare cases you may switch to a different search term which gives you better grades overall. I hope this helps! And let me know if you have further questions about it.
Hi Nico. I have been using the tool since last night and am noticing I can't seem to get anything better than F grades on three different ideas I have with and A or B for relevancy. I guess there's little way around that when the niche is highly competitive and the channel is really really small and new (like mine). Checking out the next recommended video from you to see if I can find a way to push past this !
You are totally right. For a small channel most search terms are too competitive which is reflected in the bad grades. That means you need to search for alternative search terms that hopefully have less competition ( = better grades ). Here is a playlist for you where I share all my techniques to find those alternative search terms: th-cam.com/video/LQh9QVNY_dA/w-d-xo.html I hope this helps!
Happy New year 🎉
01:35 Ok Nico... time for you to do a deep dive on ranking power. What is it? How does one build it?
"Ranking Power" is not a defined term. You could think of it as the size of your channel / your audience for starters. The more you grow your channel, the more ranking power you have. At least in terms of Morningfame, it approximates “ranking power” with the four grades. I hope that helps!
Good stuff Nico!
Thanks buddy! This actually replaces the Gateway Video tutorial from a year ago and I hope my explanation is much clearer now. 😃✌️
Hi Nico. I'm on a one month trial of morning fame thanks to Brian G, and am LOVING it. Often the suggested tags seem irrelevant and I am able to replace them with ones much more relevant which lifts my relevance score. My question is this: should I actually be using the ones suggested by morning fame, or is it ok to delete many of them and replace them with ones with more relevance? Thanks! Ben from #elevate
I am happy to hear that Ben! Yes, go ahead and improve the tags. They are just meant as a starting point. But fyi, they are generated from the videos that already rank for your target search term. So the most often used tags by these videos are added automatically in the tags section. That makes them a good starting point but often with room to improve. Happy optimizing! -Nico
Just started using this now. Let's see how far I grow.
Awesome, enjoy! And let me know any time if you have questions about the tool. And btw, my last upload is meant for new channels like yours: th-cam.com/video/xQF28opLh84/w-d-xo.html Cheers, Nico
I will try this... looks legit!
Awesome! Enjoy buddy. And let me know any time if you have questions about the tool. Cheers, Nico
@@Morningfame thanks I will, I'm still try to learn how to use this tool
Hi Nico, a quick question which I found the answer to in one of your videos before, but now I can't remember! Which is more important - search volume or the grades, if you can't get excellent marks for both?? Thank you so much for all your helpful info with understanding Morningfame, I love the keyword research tool!!
That’s great to hear! :) Excellent question! The grades are more important. They represent the competition. And if the competition is too high ( = bad grades ) then you won’t rank and you won’t get any of the search volume. So always check the grades first and if you have the option between multiple search terms with good grades then pick the one with the higher search volume. Btw, the search history in the #3 Search tab has an option to sort by “Rating” which follows this exact order. So you can just pick the one at the top.
@@Morningfame wow thank you so much for the quick reply!! Yes, that makes sense now that you explain it so clearly, thank you!
@@BrookePalmer Awesome, my pleasure! :) Happy Holidays!
thank you
My pleasure buddy! Let me know if you have any further questions about the tool. Cheers, Nico
@@Morningfame no problem will do 👍👍
Nico, is it good when you're own video is the gateway video?
Yes, indeed! It means that you successfully rank among bigger channels. That is a good place to be in. Keep it up! 😃👌
hello sir i am a very new user of morning fame infact today is my first day of ur pus plan i have a question gateway video on my search term on ur keyword research is different of what i get in my youtube when i search the same keyword it shows other video which is of very big channel kindly answer ... note i did my YT search on both in incognito and normal mode
Welcome on board my friend! Indeed, great question. This is actually quite normal to observe. In fact, even if you search the same search term on TH-cam twice then you’ll get different results. The search results are always changing because TH-cam is constantly switching out the videos to give more videos the chance to rank higher. Besides the differences you have between searches in general, the difference between TH-cam and Morningfame can stem from different settings. To get as similar results as possible, make sure that you use an incognito window on TH-cam - like you did - and use the same language and country settings. On TH-cam you set it in the menu at the top right (desktop website) and on Morningfame you set it here: morningfa.me/research/search/tool/search-settings And all that said, it doesn’t matter that you will see differences in the results. What matters is that the tool measures the competition of a given search term properly. And that is done well even with slight differences. I hope that makes sense! Nico
Does using AdWords for a new upload trigger the algorithm?
Yes. It potentially can. However, you need to do it right and that is certainly not easy. The video itself has to be good in terms of at least average view duration if not also for other metrics. And then your choice of ad type plus the targeting has to be spot on. Certainly not an easy feat but possible.
My own video was the gateway video! Haha!😂
Haha, nice! That‘s actually a good sign. You basically got the most bang (rank) for your buck (ranking power). Kudos!
Thanx so much! I really underatand a lot better now😊
Awesome! I am glad to hear that. :) Btw, let me know any time if there is something unclear about the tool. 😃✌️
@@Morningfame will do! Thanx so much
Awesome man keep grinding .... You are the best..😍😍😍
High 5 pal! Will definitely do. Actually, I can‘t wait for next week‘s video. I had a super surprising find in my suggested videos traffic. 😃✌️
@@Morningfame will wait for that buddy.
High 5 for being one of the few who always stick around pal! Makes me feel that I am creating videos for real people. 😃✌️
Hello
Do I have to download it like an apk to be able to use it
Thanks for asking Stephanie! No, it is a web application that you login to via your browser. Linux is supported, too, of course. Here is an invite for you if you want to check it out: morningfa.me/invite/ytchannel Cheers, Nico
@@Morningfame ok thanks
Though I still have to learn how to use it, if you can make video on it will be really be helpful 🙏
My pleasure! We have plenty of tutorials for all parts of the tool. They get shown to you when you use the tool for the first time or you can access all of them via the info tabs that you find everywhere. But let me know if the main tutorials leave any of your questions unanswered. Chances are that I can link you to a tutorial that goes deeper into particular aspects of it.
@@Morningfame ok
Please that will be helpful
The Gateway video is my own video which by the way is not being viewed at all. So I am being compared to my own non-ranking video. I am finding it extremely difficult to find any useful search assistance for my channel. None of my topics offer any suggestions that are related in any way to my channel or video topics. I am frustrated and so disappointed. I've spent hours trying different search terms. Perhaps Morningfame is not for everyone? :(
It can be tricky indeed. Especially for a small channel like yours for which almost all search terms are too competitive yet. Did you watch this video before? th-cam.com/video/cDeDsfhgIO0/w-d-xo.html It shows you many different techniques to discover alternative search terms. But that said, there are many different growth strategies out the besides SEO. I recommend for your particular case that you add the following ones to the mix: th-cam.com/video/yskeWuV4f5o/w-d-xo.html I hope this helps! Cheers, Nico
Thank you very much
Cheers! 😃🍻
Hey, Nico. Thank you for the video! I have a question about researching a topic. If you were to research a topic, but couldn't find anything lower than EEEE's, should you continue to create a video on that topic? Or should you move on to something else?
I have found with certain games it can be tricky to cover a topic even if I search for longer tailwords. A very tricky thing, I've been curious about.
Great question buddy! Yes, you should try to find another search term. That the competition is low enough = at least D grades is really key to successful SEO. I explain it in more detail in the second half of this video.
Definitely check out the playlist that I link to in the end screen. It teaches you ways to come up with alternative search term. And in your gaming niche in particular, think about search terms that focus not only on the name of the game you play but also on names of the levels, special items, characters, mods etc. I bet you find good ones there.
What if your video is the gateway video? Is it still a good search term?
Yes, it definitely it. Of course, you will have 2 videos ranking for this term then and people usually only click one video in the search results. But your chance that they click one of yours is higher. So go ahead! :)
Thanks so much!
I hope it helps! Btw, let me know any time if you have questions about the tool. Cheers, Nico
Hi, I have just paid for subscription for morning fame. Love it. But I am in fitness niche and it is DDDA all over. Now in this video you talk about gateway video. How algorithm of MF defines Gateway video? because video below it have even more views...is Gateway video like an average?
Thanks a lot for your support buddy! DDDA is all you need. Perfect! The Gateway video is one particular video in the search results. The one with the yellow border. It’s not an average of sorts but that video’s numbers are used as you see in the graphs below the four grades at the top of the #3 Search tab. Here is a video in which I explain why Morningfame chooses that particular video as the Gateway video: th-cam.com/video/tK8XB0BLqHc/w-d-xo.html
what if for me the gateway video has zero views and zero likes what good is it going to benefit me if i rank number one but no one searches, views, likes or subscribes to my channel ?
Very good point! Indeed, it does not make sense. Could it be that you entered a search term that gives you a red X instead of a green check? Besides this question, I can recommend that you watch this video: th-cam.com/video/cDeDsfhgIO0/w-d-xo.html It teaches you several techniques that helps you find search terms more easily that have a green check and their Gateway Video likely has better values as well.
@@Morningfame thanks a lot hey i noticed that there was a question mark instead of a number so i kept on searching untill i found the one with 60 search volume level and ranked DDDA does this give me the chance to be discoverd by viewers, or increases my chances of visibility because it says the search volume the higher the better so my question is 60 a good score on the Search Volume Level.
@PomodoroProg Perfect! A question mark is not a good sign. And 60 is very good. If you click on it, a menu will open that tells you for which number you should aim the least. It depends on your channel‘s size. So it is different for everyone. If the number is below that then it is shown in red and if it is above that then it is shown in green. I bet the 60 was green.
my own video was the gateway video, is that normal ?
Yes, that is a great sign! The Gateway video is a small video among big videos so to say. That means that you successfully ranked among bigger channels. Awesome!
@@Morningfame oh nice !! Hahah Okk thanks !
Gateway video is a good measure
Thank you! It is actually inspired from practices in the Google SEO field.
@@Morningfame As long as it is working and having positive results. Who cares where it comes from. Good job NICO
How about I shot for every single video to be either Gateway or Evergreen?
Thanks! So true! “Gateway” and “Evergreen” are actually two very different things. Being the Gateway video means that you successfully ranked among mostly larger channels and that is a good sign. An evergreen video is not about Search at all. It is rather about the characteristic of the video topic. A video topic can be evergreen. Like “how to tie a tie” is an evergreen topic because people searched for this since the beginning of the internet and will do so as long as humankind wears ties.
@@Morningfame So when you ask people to submit a video of their dining experience that's considered Evergreen right? Since that is a part of my strategy. Hopefully I will publish that sort of video 10 times a month
I have one question... what if I am a small channel, and I am the gateway video?
This is actually a good sign! It means that you successfully rank among larger channel. Well done! 😃👌
@@Morningfame Oh my god! Thanks for the tool then.. maybe this is the reason it has like 500 views :D for my small channel basically oriented on shorts until i started using your tool.
@@SMAR7yBG Wow, and counting! Kudos for making this happen. :)
thank you so much
Absolutely my pleasure. :)
Youre like the Confucius of SEO
Haha, thanks man! That is a title I could work with. 😄✌️
Morningfame yw
Thanks
My pleasure buddy!
Morningfame cheers 🍻
I am planning my next video by using this tool now. Surprisingly, the gateway video is my own previous video. 😂 is this normal?
That is actually a good sign! The Gateway video is the one that ranked despite its pretty low numbers. So becoming the Gateway video means that you successfully ranked among the bigger channels. 👌
Exactly the same case with my search query.
@@AfterschoolPsychology Looks like i'm not the only one. lol
@@JesslynnPlayz funny it feels likes facing your clone lol
@@AfterschoolPsychology lol, exactly 😂
Every time I type in mukbang like spicy noodles it give me A and all rest F and it say competitor is too high what that means
I see you found my other video on this. Enjoy researching!
What if the system shows my own video ass A competition? :P
You mean that your own video is marked as the Gateway video? That is a great sign! It means that you successfully ranked among bigger channels. Kudos!
@@Morningfame Yes i mean that sir. If understand well then. if I see myself as a competitor should I no longer do anything about the video?
(great application btw!)
Thanks pal! :) Since you already rank with one of your videos for that search term then it usually is a better idea to try to rank for a different search term with your new video. This way you have a higher chance to reach new people. But if your already ranking video was very successful and is now quite old then it may be a great idea to make a new and updated version of that video and try to rank it for the same search term again. I hope that helps! Cheers, Nico
@@Morningfame Thanks, Sir! Still Learning :) Without You all, I did not have results like this! GREAT!
@@FYB.2024 Awesome, keep it up! That’s great to hear. :)
What if your gatewayvideo is your own video?
That is awesome! It means that you got the biggest bang (rank) for you buck (ranking power). You are successfully ranking among the bigger channels. 👌
@@Morningfame, thank you for the quick response !
i think i get it now
Awesome! Let me know if you have any follow-up questions. Cheers, Nico
i dont understand!!! you cant seee CTR and watchtime!
Mmh, what are you referring to in particular? In general you indeed can‘t see CTR and watch time for videos that you didn‘t create yourself. But you can, though, see it for your own videos in the new TH-cam Studio.
@@Morningfame ctr and watch time is very important in search ranking too!
I just replied to your other comment. 😃✌️
Good
(gateway video) GOOD OR BAD ?
The gateway video is neither good or bad. It is rather helping us to understand how competitive a search term is. Does this answer your question?
Thanks for the information + 1 from me Linden Houston Cooking
My pleasure. And happy New Year Linden! :)
What if my own video was the gateway video...
That is actually a good sign! This means that your videos is successfully ranking among bigger channels. 😃✌️
@@Morningfame Oh ok
retension and CTR!!! other dont matteeer!! answer me please!!!!! you dony know CTR adw Watchtine o fthis video!!!!
It‘s not that simple I am afraid. We are talking about the Search algorithm here. If we would talk about the Home or Suggested Videos algorithm then saying that only CTR and watch time matter would apply much better.
@@Morningfame Morningfame ctr and watch time is metter in search too!
That is true! An effect that I often see is that a video ranks at first and then goes down in its rank over time. That is then due to the weak CTR and watch time of the video compared to the other videos that rank for the same search term. When you are planning a new video and do keyword research, however, you are of course expecting to do your best at CTR and watch time. It’s not really a factor to look at at this point. What matters at this point in time, is to choose a search term with low enough competition so that you video can rank quite high to begin with. And if you are really nailing CTR and watch time with it then your video may even climb up in rank over time.
Oh, I finally understand your question. Yes, I can’t see the CTR and watch time of the Gateway Video. Subscribers, views, and likes & comments serve as a proxy for it. And it turns out to be working really well.
it is immposible to be better than gateway video cos my channel is so small
I bet these techniques help you with that: th-cam.com/video/cDeDsfhgIO0/w-d-xo.html I just checked your channel and I am sure you can make it work if you practice the techniques explained in the video. And if you feel stuck then especially the Alphabet method and the “Used Tags” menu allow you to think outside the box. I hope this helps!
Hi Nico, I found your tool today because I don't really trust the results of the big names on the market. What you make seems to be more solid and grounded. I was a bit sad because it seems for a new channel there is no chance to find a keyword which has some volume but not too competitive. Literally for every single word there is a channel with three magnitude larger follower count.
But today I made a backtest with my video (th-cam.com/video/VHUonepciYs/w-d-xo.html). And I was positively surprised that it ranks 13rd for the keyword "Wonder Frequency", which has a decent search volume based on your tool, but very competitive for my video with only 10 views so far. So hypotetically I shouldn't have any chance but in reallity I have. Unfortunately in other cases your tool was right. I assume your competitors gives false positive estimates regarding competition because it kills their business if no one feels like creating videos.
That is great to hear pal! Thanks. :) Indeed, I also got the impression that other tools are more lenient with good grades. But that is of course not useful. In any way, indeed, for a small channel it is much harder to find the right keyword. What you observed with the “wonder frequency” keyword is that your chances to rank are low - as the tool told you - but we are talking about chances. Luckily low is not zero. What we of course want when optimizing our videos are good chances to rank and that is what the tool is tuned to. That said, check out this video: th-cam.com/video/cDeDsfhgIO0/w-d-xo.html I show many different techniques in there that make it easier for you to find the right keywords. And make sure that you especially honor the last rule in that video. This one was the basis for how I found a good keyword for another channel that also had only 8 subscriber like you: th-cam.com/video/fYNs1mnLRxw/w-d-xo.html I hope this helps! Nico
Totally useless for a new channel ayy?
Great question Jim! Are you talking about a channel with zero videos uploaded yet? If yes, then check out these special instructions: morningfa.me/blog/how-to-optimize-your-first-youtube-videos I hope this helps! Nico