Systematic approach: How to Promote YouTube Video

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Description: 1. First of all *Even the excellent videos cannot attract audience without proper promotion 2. Video itself *Length +People wary of watching long sucked video +Limit your video to minimum length, especially when you're not popular yet +Split your long video into multiple videos and link them with playlist (i.e. 1/3 - 3/3) *Provide benefits +Make people laugh +Let them thank you -Teach how to ... -Make tutorials +Let them surprise -Air unusual events -Show amazing thing -Avoid violence *Thumbnail +extremely important +edit your video and make sure you have a nice image at halfway point +babies, animals, xxx... but that's not all +sometimes make people think / wonder +don't use tricks that lead to bad rates +Flickr.com is a nice place to search *Ending +Do you know ripple effect? Comments & good rates bring viewers +Surprise twist at the end leads to good rates +Make open question to draw comments +Let them know you'll post more videos 3. Text info *Keep it simple +and no one like spam *Word selection +Try Overture's "Keyword Selector Tool" http://inventory.overture.com/d/searchinventory/suggestion/ +Use thesaurus, collocation +Avoid adjectives, let viewers judge +Try typo word (i.e. musik) *Title +Think hard and find catchy and powerful one +Encourage viewers to participate & support (i.e. "Rate me!") *Tag +The more the better *Description +Short and yet informative *Cheat +Copy every text of a very popular video and get listed in "Related" tab 4. Uploading +Find the most popular directors in your target category and upload your video as a response. You'll get a chance of appealing to your potential viewers if you're fast enough. +Click "Post Video" link under your video window to promote at social bookmarking sites 5. YouTube network *Youtube is a social networking site *Make many friends +by making comments to videos +Send direct invitation to your video +Can expect constant views +Comments and good rates leads to "Most Discussed" and "Top Rated" *Join group +Find segment to fit +Post your videos to targeted audience 6. Channel *Bulletin +Useful when you can't upload videos for a while, still want to keep in touch with subscribers and friends. *Playlists +Mix your and other users' videos in a single playlist and siphon viewers *Favorite +Utilize others' videos to entertain visitors 7. Web marketing outside YouTube *Use your and others' blog (which has many readers) *Web message boards, etc *Utilize sites that have heavy traffic but aren't focused only on video (less competition) *e-mail to your real-life friends I use "mindmap" to make this video. You can download freeware at http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Music: http://www.rengoku-teien.com/ Share with friends
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xmysilentscreamx ::: Favorites FIRST! 07-07-11 03:15:02 _____________________________________________________
ConnieTalk ::: Favorites That was really nice and very helpful of you!! Thanks!! 07-07-26 20:41:29 _____________________________________________________
WindDanceFilm ::: Favorites Thank you for your comment. It's good to know that this video helped you in some way. I plan to update this by adding new tips. 07-07-26 21:35:47 _____________________________________________________
mynintendo ::: Favorites This is helpful.I'm giving you 5 Stars for this! 07-07-31 00:13:47 _____________________________________________________
WindDanceFilm ::: Favorites Thank you for your comment. Good luck with your video promotion. 07-07-31 01:05:39 _____________________________________________________