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YouTube Channel SEO Checker

Check a channel’s metadata against what YouTube actually rewards — titles, descriptions, chapters, consistency. No score out of 100.

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How it works

  1. 01

    Paste a channel

    Yours or a competitor’s. Everything checked is public metadata.

  2. 02

    Read the warnings first

    They are sorted so what needs fixing comes before what is already fine.

  3. 03

    Fix the cheapest one

    Chapters and title lengths take minutes and apply to your whole back catalogue.

What people use it for

Before a publishing push

Fixing metadata habits once is worth more than fixing them video by video afterwards.

Auditing a client channel

Concrete findings with measured values are what a client can act on.

Comparing against a competitor

Running the same audit on a channel that outperforms you shows what they do differently.

Frequently asked questions

Why is there no overall score?+

Because a score out of 100 hides what it weighs and never tells you what to fix. Social Blade’s "Grade" and similar composites are black boxes — you cannot act on them. Each finding here names what was measured, on how many videos, and what to do.

What does YouTube actually reward?+

Watch time and satisfaction, far above metadata. Titles, descriptions and chapters matter because they help the right viewer click and navigate — not because a keyword in a field moves a ranking on its own.

Are chapters really worth it?+

On anything over five minutes, yes: they improve navigation, and Google surfaces them as key moments in search results. It is the cheapest improvement available on an existing catalogue.

Does publishing consistency affect reach?+

Indirectly but genuinely. An audience that does not know when you publish stops expecting anything, and returning viewers are the strongest early signal a video has. The metric here compares your longest gap to your usual pace.

Should I use hashtags?+

The first three appear above your title, so they are worth the ten seconds. Beyond three they do nothing, and more than fifteen makes YouTube ignore all of them.

Can I audit a channel I do not own?+

Yes — everything checked is public metadata. Running this on a channel that outperforms you is often more instructive than running it on your own.

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