SEO for YouTube Shorts: Ranking Your AI Content

YouTube Shorts is increasingly becoming a discovery engine. People are searching for topics directly in the Shorts feed. ### Metadata Optimization Your title should be a mix of curiosity and keywords. - Bad: "Check out this AI video" - Good: "How AI is changing the world #AI #Tech" ### The First Comment Rule Pin a comment with relevant keywords and a question. YouTube's algorithm reads your comments to better categorize your content. ### Description Tags Use at least 3 relevant hashtags in the description. Avoid "Hashtag Stuffing" as the 2026 algorithm can penalize content that looks like spam.