How to Create & why YouTube Playlist is important

It is now over a decade since i first discovered how large and large the YouTube world is and the truth remains, no matter how experienced i am, it could still get messy when you have a lot of content to watch just to learn one thing that helps push your DevOps career to the next level!

This is why i have decided to help anyone that shares same sentiments as me to learn how i organize my stuffs on youtube by simply playlisting them.

Playlisting helps you collect and group contents on youtube into various topics, themes or goals.

What is the best way to Playlist content on Youtube?

It all depends on what you do or the kind of content you’re interested in watching on YouTube.

For me as a DevOps professional, it could be learning how to deploy on the aws environment or on Google Cloud Platform or Azure.

At other instances, it could be how to confugure Ansible for different providers, etc.

The best way is to just create a playlist for series of video you watched that matches a certain topic.

To find these videos, first go to Youtube

Use the search feature and type in the topic you’re interested in

You’ll get a list of videos as shown below!

Now Follow the video below to learn exactly how i have continously done this over the years.

Remember to always refer to your videos and learn that which you intend to use the videos for!

Importance of Creating a Youtube Playlist

Better Organization of Videos: Means you no longer need to waste much time searching for the same videos over again. Just switch to your playlist and continue the vibe right?

Increased Watch Time and Engagement: This is very important if you’re a creator. Playlisting your series on YouTube helps retain viewers. This has double sided benefits as it not only boosts your watch-hour, but also increases your earnings if you’re monetized

Improved Viewer Experience: Playlisting your videos helps improve viewer experience, i think this favours the rankings for your videos too

Boosts SEO and Discoverability: Yea, when you use proper titles for your videos, it playlisting helps you get easily discovered on Search Engines.

Easier Sharing and Promotion: Imagine sending just a playlist containing over 10 different videos to a colleague or students. Saves time and shares clearer information right?

This is just a few of the main importance of Playlisting or creating a Playlist on Youtube