Youtube optimization - have you noticed anything new?
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My videos are still doing really well in universal search, but I've noticed a drop in the actual youtube serps.
It used to be that videos with lots of views, comments & likes had priority in the youtube results. Now it looks as if the number of videos you have uploaded, even if they have few views, ranks above the individual numbers on a video.
I'm thinking that I shouldn't create a channel for a client who might only have 3 - 5 videos uploaded per year.
What say you?
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My advice is to make separate channels fro separate client, do not place clients videos on your channel because if you part ways it can get messy.
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