vidIQ Vision for YouTube

Pros

• YouTube-certified dev
• Powerful YouTube analysis

Cons

• Some features paywalled

VidIQ Vision for YouTube is a Chrome extension for content creators and marketing managers.

VidIQ is a YouTube-certified organization. That means that the company has been certified by YouTube in the methods and technologies of content creation, channel growth, monetization and so forth. Certification lasts for 18 months at which point the company must become recertified.

Certification for vidIQ is important because vidIQ Vision for YouTube is a Chrome extension intended to help you analyze your videos and entire channel as well as analyze the videos and entire channels of your competition. You want confidence that these people know what they are doing. Certification gives you that, and it does not hurt that hundreds of thousands of content creators swear by them.

VidIQ Vision for YouTube is a powerful tool for content creators as well as marketing managers. One of its core and most powerful features is the ability to assess an individual video. It can answer questions such as how are videos ranked, how are videos deemed related, how are videos recommended and so forth. It can give you can idea how to improve ranking, recommendations and relations for a particular video or a series of them as well as guidelines on how to optimize for search engine placement.

This extension includes vidIQ score, which is a quick and dirty but incredibly useful way to visualize how optimized a video actually is. If you need a place to start, this provides you targets as well as refines your efforts moving forward. Tools like Velocity identify videos that are gaining traction, and Average Watch Time is a great way to determine if you are engaging your audience once you have their attention. This extension will even help you fine-tune the text included with your videos and all for free.

VidIQ Vision for YouTube also provides tools through which you can analyze your entire channel or a channel that has success which you would like to mirror. The system can, for instance, assess the behavior of your audience and determine the best time to post new videos in order to maximize views. Another feature we really like is the comments toolbox. The extension not only identifies comments you have not yet replied to but actually highlights those containing a question rather than just a statement.

Using vidIQ for YouTube does require you to create a vidIQ account. In addition, there are various levels of membership, and those beyond the first require a monthly payment. Basic is free. Pro provides you advanced analytics and research keywords. It also allows more uses and/or a broader scope for the Basic features that are limited. The Boost level supports multiple channels, provides access to the vidIQ Keyword Engine, lets you track more competitors and so forth. Finally, there is the Enterprise level, which is intended for organizations and requires a negotiated price based on need.

Pros

• YouTube-certified dev
• Powerful YouTube analysis

Cons

• Some features paywalled