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Ever wanted to use movie clips in YouTube videos but you had no idea how to get started? If you are a frequent YouTube user, you may have noticed some videos contain movie or TV clips. These videos are not only quite entertaining but they have higher retention rates. While other social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter can be useful. One of the best places to find solutions to common challenges is YouTube. For this reason, it is advisable to start a YouTube channel for your brand or business. Even if you face the following challenges. Creating content for YouTube takes a lot of timeVideo editing is boring and tediousResearching potential topics can be challengingYou are not great at designing thumbnailsIt takes 1-5 years of publishing consistently to gain traction on YouTube If only there was a way to obtain a shortcut to making scroll stopping YouTube videos. In this post, you'll learn how to find and use movie clips in your YouTube videos to gain more subscribers and increase engagement and retention rates. The History of YouTube One of the best ways to appreciate any social media platform is by spending time reflecting on its history. Here's one fact that you probably didn't know about YouTube, it was created by 3 former Paypal employees, Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim. YouTube was created back in 2005 by these 3 lads and Google purchased it 21 months later for 1.65 billion dollars. How can anything that was created for 21 short months be worth billions of dollars? Well, think about the kind of problems that YouTube solves. Let's take a step back for a few moments and consider what kind of content can be uploaded to YouTube. You can upload videos, but what kind of videos? Movies, TV shows, movie trailers, documentaries, video podcasts, vlogs, music videos, live streams, cooking demonstrations, product reviews and other educational content. There's also the option to upload audio podcasts that have been converted into videos. Does this information blow your mind? YouTube Statistics Well, what's even more important than the history of YouTube is the current usage statistics. Did you know that there are 1.86 billion users of YouTube worldwide? This is according to recent statistics from the folks at SEMRush. Personally, since there are close to 8 billion people in the world and the fact that kids are frequently YouTube users. I thought that the total number of users would be a lot higher. Oberlo disputes this figure quoting a total of 2.3 billion users. It is a well-known fact that YouTube continues to be the 2nd most popular search engine after Google. Shocking!! Lol! YouTube is also the 2nd most popular social media platform. Many small businesses forget that YouTube is in the social media category. However, the fact that users watch over 1 billion hours of video daily and that it is available in 80 languages is something to keep in mind. 62% of businesses post video content to YouTube regularly and over 70% of users prefer to use it from their mobile device compared to their desktop. I'm more of the minority as I dislike using YouTube on mobile but 82% of YouTubers use it as a source of entertainment. 5 Keys to YouTube Success Now that you've marinated in the history and statistics of YouTube it's time to look at the practical elements. As someone who has managed YouTube channels for clients, I want to give you a few pointers to help you get ahead. Here are 5 keys to becoming successful on YouTube. Set up your channel for successDo your researchWrite a scriptBe engaging, aka don't be boringAdd a B roll content Set up your channel for success So, everyone who is new to YouTube gets really confused when it comes to setting up a channel from scratch. One reason for this is that the settings area of a YouTube channel is very, very confusing.