The use of YouTube Video for Business Marketing is not exactly new, but it generates much better exposure compared to that of regular websites using more traditional techniques.
Current research shows that a large proportion of US online users make extensive use of YouTube Video for Business Search. YouTube is now the 2nd largest Search Engine after Google and it now has over TWO BILLION Views per day! In 2009 YouTube surpassed Yahoo as the world’s number two search engine. YouTube also integrates a great many ‘social’ features on the site, making it a unique mixture of “Search Engine” AND “Social Media” application.
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This has incalculable value and represents one of the most realistic ways that most small business can expect to get free (non PPC) page one results in Google at the national level. Of course, when Google returns a video result, it also includes a thumbnail of the video which means that even although the link may not be at the top of the page, a much higher percentage of people will click on it because of the image.
To create a successful video marketing campaign, you will need to create a high standard 30 second – 90 second clip with perhaps a mixture of live action and often a slide-show with strong images. Add some music into the mix to make the video interesting and dynamic. You should also try to create a strong presentation using a process whereby you demonstrate the Features, Advantages and Benefits to your prospective customers. In other words, you not only explain what kind of services and products your site offers, but also outline the key benefits your visitors can anticipate.
Your video should then be optimized for online exposure using Backlinks in a similar way as you would for a normal website. For example you might create links to your video from articles you submitted to the major Web 2.0 sites as well as Backlinks from other high Page Ranked websites. You might also consider submitting the video to the social network sites and post its link on relevant forums. You can even get great high page ranked Backlinks by using the “Channel Comments” within YouTube itself. Another way to get wide exposure for your video is to submit it to the other major video websites so that the associated keywords, metatags, and categories can be listed in all these major video search engines.
Online video marketing is constantly evolving and so your approach will need to change with the times. The summary above represents most of the current ‘best practices’ on how to get the most out of your online Business promotion, but your techniques will need to evolve as new online marketing options emerge.