Similar to comments, YouTube descriptions are an integral aspect of YouTube’s ecosystem and user experience. YouTube descriptions can be viewed as concise summaries of your video’s content. Creators can also include links for other purposes to YouTube descriptions (which we will discuss later).
This post will teach you how to add links to YouTube descriptions. We will also discuss some of the most popular reasons for adding links to YouTube video descriptions.
Importance of YouTube Video Description
Before we delve into the specifics of adding links to YouTube video descriptions, let’s briefly discuss the significance of descriptions.
When properly crafted, YouTube descriptions can increase YouTube SEO and video rankings. Furthermore, video descriptions might provide descriptive text about your video.
In the video description, you can divide your videos into chapters, describe your channel, and direct visitors to your website and affiliate offers (through the use of links in the YouTube description).
Check out our YouTube Video Description Generator tool if you’re searching for a quick and simple solution to produce default descriptions for your content. This tool will assist you in developing SEO-optimized, structured video descriptions.
How to Add a Link in YouTube Description
Now let’s get to adding a link in your YouTube description on mobile devices and on desktop devices.
On Desktop Devices
Including a link in YouTube video descriptions is a simple process. Here are the procedures to add a link to the description of your YouTube video:
- Navigate to your YouTube Studio by clicking on your profile picture in the top right corner of the YouTube interface.
- Then click on Content on the left side of the dashboard.
- Click on the pencil icon of the video you’d like to add a link in the description.
- Add https:// followed by the URL of the link that you’d like to add to the description.
- Click on Save. You’ve successfully added a link in your YouTube video description.
The above procedure applies to uploaded or published content. If you wish to include a link in the description of a video you are uploading or plan to upload, simply add https:// and the URL to the description field during the upload process.
On Mobile Devices
Adding a link to a YouTube description on mobile devices is identical to what was described previously. Simply add https:// followed by the URL to the description section on YouTube.
Why Add a Link in YouTube Video Description
There are several reasons why one would want to add a link in YouTube descriptions:
- If you’ve created a video about one of your company’s products or services, then adding a link to the product page is a great way to direct interested viewers from YouTube to your website.
- If you’re an affiliate marketer, then you can add links to the products or offers that you’re promoting.
- Want to get people to subscribe to your daily newsletter? Add the link to the newsletter sign-up page in your YouTube description.
- Just like adding internal links from one blog post to another, YouTubers can also add links to other videos in the description.
Other Elements of YouTube Video Descriptions
The other elements that creators can add to YouTube video descriptions include:
- YouTube video chapters, also known as timestamps: these clickable links take viewers directly to the sections of a video that they want to view.
- An “About the video” section: creators can write a paragraph or two describing their video and what it’s all about.
- An “About the channel” section: here creators can write an introduction to their channel and what kind of content they produce.
- Contact and social links: creators can add links to their social media profiles and web contact page using the method we discussed in this video.
Conclusion
Adding a link to your YouTube description is an additional technique for creators to drive traffic to external websites.