Case study: VidIQ-driven titles added 40% Shorts-feed reach

Case study: VidIQ-driven titles added 40% Shorts-feed reach

A travel creator titled Shorts as captions ('Bali sunset'). We used VidIQ's Shorts keyword tool to retitle 25 with searched phrases ('cheapest time to fly to Bali').

28 days: browse + search impressions up 40%, and 1,100 views now come from Shorts search (was ~0).

Pros:
— Surfaces low-competition phrases real people type
— Daily ideas feed is decent

Cons:
— Free tier limits keyword lookups to a trickle
— Score colors are vibes, not gospel

Price: free / $7.50 mo basic / $39 mo boost.

Verdict: basic tier was enough for the win. Not for you if you only chase pure trend audio — search titles don't matter there.