How YouTube Works (AI, SEO, and The New Rules)

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0:00 Is YouTube SEO Dead? (The Truth)
1:30 What is YouTube SEO in 2026?
2:17 Do Tags & Keywords Still Matter?
3:45 The New Ranking Factor: Viewer Satisfaction
4:12 Stage 1: Pre-Satisfaction (CTR)
4:56 Stage 2: Viewer Satisfaction (Retention & Session Time)
7:45 Outdated SEO Strategies to Avoid (Stop Doing This!)
8:18 Strategy #1: Research Before You Record
8:48 Strategy #2: Using YouTube Autocomplete
10:20 Strategy #3: Using Smart Tools (VidIQ Outliers)
14:15 Strategy #4: Search Everywhere Optimization (AI Search)
15:30 Strategy #5: Intelligent Chapters & Timecodes
17:45 Strategy #6: Why Long Tail Keywords Convert Best
20:42 The "Authority" Multiplier (Future-Proofing)
21:55 The E-E-A-T Framework Explained
27:35 How to Upload Videos the Right Way

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"YouTube SEO is dead." You've seen the headlines. But if you believe them, you are missing the biggest opportunity of 2026. This isn't just an algorithm update—AI has fundamentally changed how discovery works on the internet.

In this deep dive masterclass, I explain exactly how YouTube SEO works in the AI era. We move beyond basic keywords and tags (which don't matter anymore) and focus on the new ranking factors: Viewer Satisfaction, Authority, and the E-E-A-T framework.

I also break down the difference between "Pre-Satisfaction" (getting the click) and "Viewer Satisfaction" (keeping the viewer), and why "Long Tail Keywords" are still your best friend for making money on YouTube.

In this masterclass, you will learn:

The New Rules: Why tags are dead but "keywords" in your script matter more than ever.

The 2 Stages of Ranking: How to optimize for CTR (Pre-Satisfaction) and AVD (Viewer Satisfaction).

The Tool: How to use VidIQ's "Outliers" feature to find topics that are guaranteed to get views.

The Authority Multiplier: How to future-proof your channel against AI using Google's E-E-A-T framework.

The Secret: Why broad topics get views, but "Long Tail Keywords" get sales.

Our mission here at Think Media is to help purpose-driven entrepreneurs go full-time doing what they love and making an impact through the power of video.

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