YouTube SEO 2026: How I Rank #1 on YouTube

YouTube SEO in 2026 works completely differently than it did a couple of years ago. And if you're still following the old way, you're basically setting yourself up for failure. I've been doing this for over 4 years now, ranking over a,000 videos and pulling in more than 200 million views using one specific strategy. The name of this entire

strategy is KVS, and it's the framework that ties all of these steps together. And in this video, I'm going to break down each step so you can start ranking number one for any keyword you want. The K and KVS stands for keyword. Here's what a lot of people get wrong. They think they need to make the video first

and then decide on the title and figure out how to rank for it. But it's actually the opposite. You want to first find the keyword you want to rank for and only then make the video. This way, you're not guessing whether your video will rank number one. You already know there's demand before you even start

recording. So, let me show you exactly how to find and analyze 10 out of 10 keywords that you can actually rank for. Here are the three things that a 10 out of 10 keyword needs. Number one, low competition, so you can easily outperform everyone else ranking for it. Number two, good search volume, meaning

people are actually interested in searching for it. Number three, no matching keyword. You'll be the only one using that exact keyword. This is the key to ranking quickly, even with a small YouTube channel. So, here's exactly how I find keywords like that. The tool I'm using is called Vid IQ, and it is by far the best SEO tool for

YouTube. When you first sign up, you want to head over to keywords and type in any broad keyword in your niche. For me, that's going to be design. You want to go broad here and focus on the industry you want to reach. After that, click on matching terms. This only shows keywords that contain your original