YouTube Content That Converts

 Infographic of the 4 layers of buyer intent: problem-aware, solution-aware, option-aware, and provider-aware

Making videos that bring business benefits through the YouTube platform takes much more than just sticking to trends and making videos with the aim of gaining views. Viral videos might help to raise awareness, but not necessarily to get the viewers who will be willing to convert into clients. It all comes down to selecting the topic which will be relevant to your audience's needs and concerns, depending on their level of interest and where they are now in their decision-making process. Buyer intent content strategy can be used to help businesses concentrate on content which will be helpful, interesting and informative for the viewers. Making videos on the topics of concern to the potential customers can help to attract people who will eventually trust the company and make decisions.

One of the most effective methods is developing a Buyer Intent Content Strategy and optimizing the choice of topics for YouTube in accordance with the interests and search activity of the audience. Not just producing videos on broad informational topics, but creating content which makes comparisons, provides solutions, reviews services, responds to objections, and gives advice. Such videos will be of interest to people who already have a stronger intent to purchase since they are engaged in research. In addition, organizing content based on the stages of the buyer’s journey makes the videos more engaging and increases the credibility of the brand. Videos of an educational nature describe the problem, comparative videos allow making a decision, and demonstrative videos encourage purchases.

The key to choosing the right topics on YouTube is to realize that the same viewer comes with a different mindset; some days they are curious, some days they are researching and some days they are ready to make the purchase. This will give creators an idea about what kind of content they should be making in order to meet the viewers' needs. If the viewer is new to the product, they may need some educational videos, while the returning visitors may want videos of product comparisons or how to use the product. Companies can improve their content strategy through analysis of the search suggestions, the most commonly asked questions from the customers, the trends in the industry and also audience feedback. Through analysis of the video performance data, it will be clear what kinds of topics attract the most viewers, the highest engagement rates and the most conversions.

Selecting YouTube topics for your business will become a whole lot easier once you organize every single idea through the Intent Map. Rather than just randomly uploading videos, map out every topic to its purpose in terms of addressing a particular need of your audience and what your company is trying to accomplish. This will make sure that all of the content you have is purposeful and either draws people in, educates them or helps them make a purchase decision. Through consistent effort, this will help you create a whole system of videos that will guide customers through the process and bring sustainable growth. Organizations that consistently focus on audience intent rather than short-term trends have higher chances of building their community and achieving better marketing results. 

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