Playlists are a very important tool for content creators on YouTube. They allow you to chain together episodes or videos about a certain topic, a little like a Netflix series. Playlists are very useful, both for the the creator and the viewer.
A playlist is a list of videos in order. It begins with a certain video, then plays the next video after that, the next video after that, and so on. Typically they are about a certain topic or a series in chronological order. Playlists are one of the things you can link at the end of a video as well, and is quite convenient. Let’s take a theoretical example. I have uploaded 20 videos of me playing Legend of Zelda, Breath of the Wild. Those episodes are organized into a playlist with an introduction video at the beginning and a conclusion video at the end. They are in order. Say somebody wants to binge watch my videos, or be able to access all of the videos of a certain type easily. All they have to do is go to the playlist and select the video they want to watch. No hassle of seeing other videos that are about different topics that get in the way of finding the video I want. If I know I want to watch episode 13, all I have to do is go to the playlist and scroll down until I see episode 13. It’s that simple.
The other benefit playlists have is that the next video in the playlist automatically plays. Not only does that mean that it is much more convenient for binge-watchers, it also means that your viewer is more likely to not click off of your playlist and watch something else. They don’t even need to choose the next video manually!
In short, playlists are a very useful tool to have in your YouTube toolbox. You should probably use a playlist for every series or topic you cover. For example, I might have a playlist for Breath of the Wild challenge runs, and a separate playlist for my BOTW Let’s Play *cough cough* go watch my videos *cough cough*. I am definitely going to use playlists, and I think you should too.