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# How To Use YouTube Cards To Grow Your Fanbase
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/how-to-use-youtube-cards-to-grow-your-fanbase/
- Published: 2016-05-24T13:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-05-24T13:00:00.000Z
- Description: As a musician, adding cards to your YouTube videos can be a great way to communicate with your fans, whether your a pedaling merch, announcing an upcoming show, or simply. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/05/how-to-use-youtube-cards-to-grow-your-fanbase.html]
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Business, Social Media, YouTube & Video, music, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:22

[![Unnamed](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d1eb703d970c-150wi "Unnamed")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d1eb703d970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)As a musician, **adding cards to your YouTube videos** can be a great way to **communicate with your fans**, whether your a **pedaling merch**, announcing an **upcoming show**, or simply trying to **build up your email list**.

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Guest Post by **Chris Robley** on [The DIY Musician](http://diymusician.cdbaby.com/youtube/using-cards-annotations-build-youtube-fanbase/?ref=hypebot.com)

### YouTube cards give you a mobile-friendly way to interact with your video viewers

With cards you can add a layer of calls-to-action (viewable across all devices) to your videos that will help you raise funds, sell merch, build your email list, announce upcoming events, drive subscriptions, and more.Adding a YouTube card to your video is easy. To find out how, check out our quick tutorial above (which also talks about YouTube annotations).Or, if you want more detailed instructions, check out “[Building your fanbase using YouTube cards](http://diymusician.cdbaby.com/musician-tips/how-to-build-your-fanbase-using-youtube-cards/?ref=hypebot.com).”Take your YouTube channel to the next level with Illustrated Sound, the YouTube network powered by CD Ba

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