YouTube to promote your business
Copy What Works
Don’t reinvent the wheel. Generally, the videos that do properly are funny, weird, or useful. Spend an afternoon watching YouTube movies and examine what works. Find out what movies in your market have the most views, high ratings, most remarks or most subscribers. What are they doing right?
Put Keywords Everywhere
The exceptional way to assist humans discover your videos is via along with your keywords in the title, description, and tags. Use the Google Keyword Tool to locate variants of the key-word for extra tags.
Example Keyword: “Plant Tomatoes”
TITLE- How to Plant Tomatoes
TAGS- plant tomatoes, how to plant tomatoes, planting tomatoes, develop your very own tomatoes
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Steal Keywords from Popular Videos
Search for the most popular movies in your market and then copy the tags they have listed. This will increase the probability your video will be listed beneath “suggestions” when any one views that video.
Choose the Best Thumbnail Image
1. Go to My Account > My Videos > Edit
2. Select the thumbnail that will get you the most attention
Customize Your Channel
Before uploading your videos, personalize your channel (profile) and make it seem nice. Include some information about you and a link to your site.
Add Your URL to the Description
Add the “http://” model of your URL to the opening of your video description so humans can click on your hyperlink and go to your site.
Use Multiple Calls to Action
These are my preferred calls to motion to use on YouTube:
- Please price this video.
- Follow me on Twitter.
- Find me on Facebook.
- Subscribe to my videos.
- Visit my weblog for more amazing videos.
- Embed this on your site.
- Please put up your comments.
- Send this video to your friends.
- Check out my channel.
YouTube permits you to add overlay textual content in your videos. Use them for your calls to action.
Soft-Sell
You shouldn’t ask humans to buy your stuff after observing your videos. Most human beings aren’t equipped for this. Plan your marketing funnel and you’ll see a tons better response. This is a example:
Watch YouTube Video > Go to My Blog to Watch More Videos > Sign Up to Get My Exclusive Videos (You Capture Email Addresses Here) > Try to Sell Them a Low-Ticket Item > Try to Sell a High-Ticket Item to Those Who Bought from You Before
Video Responses
Look for movies related to yours and every time it’s fantastic post your videos as video responses to them (don’t spam). This will allow you to piggyback a lot of the traffic that these movies get.
Create Playlists
Playlists are a extremely good way to get your movies watched by a lot of people.
Here’s how:
1. Add your video to a new playlist
2. Add top notch movies on the same subject (from different people)
3. Choose a smart name for the playlist (think about your keywords. i.e. “Dog Training Tips”)
It’s a Social Network!
YouTube isn’t just a video sharing site; it’s a social network. You can add friends, message them, be a part of groups, create your own group and use the bulletin board to interact with the YouTube community.
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Promote Your Videos
Uploading movies to YouTube isn’t enough. You need to promote them. These are some ideas:
Embed your videos in your blog.
Email your YouTube hyperlink to your buddies and contacts.
Ask humans you comprehend to tell their lists and contacts.
Write an article about your video and publish it to article directories and forums.
Post your video to LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and your other social networks.
ASK PEOPLE TO SHARE – When posting on social networks inclusive of “Please Retweet” or “Share this with your friends” virtually helps.
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Hi Udara
Thank you for this blog - great information!
You really a fast learner too, I look forward to reading about your successes!
Blessings
Louise
This is wonderful wonderful wonderful.
Great tips and ideas. I really appreciate this! I think video is the best way to be known, liked and trusted online.
I would love to interview on my video podcast. MagicBrad.TV
Great stuff Udara - I have starred this for future reminders of what to do! thanks!
John 😁👍
What great suggestions. I've just begun recording videos and have lots to learn. However, I'm already seeing some interesting results. Thanks for sharing!
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Some great tips here and YouTube is a great place to get some traffic with your channel and redirect to your website (and from there to the sales pages)...
I have been using the platform for years but not really getting all the juice it offers. Knowing that I have begun some major revamping of the main channel and I have several others that I am also going to add to...
There are so many members here it would be good if we all subscribed to one another's channels - imagine how many subscribers we could all build-up for our channels?
Lots of meat in this post, thanks for taking the time to put it together! I am a member of a special group lead by a guy who knows his stuff when it comes to all things video and the internet.
You have included a lot of what he advocates here...Good on you!
Cheers!
Dave : )
Thank you