the youtube effect - how to use video to drive traffic & sales
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YOUTUBE EFFECT
STEVE P. YOUNG
Photo source: milos milosevic
40,000,000
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250,000
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ZAPPOS
ME
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UNDER $500
#1
TIPS
YOU
8 million views on YouTube
CUSTOMERS
Targeted landing pages with targeted customer
testimonials -> Increased conversions of trial users
VIDEOS
39 million views 331,026 subscribers
SEO
VIDEO
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SHOW FIRST, THEN HOW-TO
ThreadBanger: http://www.youtube.com/user/ThreadBanger
EXAMPLES WHAT’S COMING UP GRAPHIC
What’s trending: http://www.youtube.com/user/Whatstrending
VIDEO http://videohive.net/
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FREE https://ads.youtube.com/keyword_tool
YOUTUBE
YOUTUBE
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TITLE DESCRIPTION TAGS
PUT LINK TO YOUR SITE AS FIRST 1-2 SENTENCES
HEADLINE
VIDEO OPTIMIZATION CHECKLIST Title
Make title compelling
Optimize keywords first, branding at the end
Choose titles that will lead to strong watch time
Description Include link to website in first 1-2 sentences of description
Include keywords
Include links to website, landing pages, social media, subscribe, playlists and channel
The ‘http://’ turns links into hyperlinks
Tags Provide enough tags to thoroughly and accurately describe the video content
Use quotes for keyword phrases: “short film”
Give a mix of both common and specific tags
marketing
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11% INCREASE IN SIGNUPS WITH VIDEO
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GREAT FOR SEO
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Photo source: Kiran Raja Bahadur SRK
production
DIY
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Photo source: Brenda-Starr
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RESOURCES • Free screen capture software:
– Jing (www.techsmith.com/jing.html) – www.screenr.com
• Free video editors: – YouTube (www.youtube.com/editor) – Windows Movie Maker – iMovie
• Motion graphic templates – www.videohive.com (paid)
• Premium video hosting – www.wistia.com – www.vidyard.com
• Professional filmmakers & photographers – www.smartshoot.com
STEVE YOUNG TWITTER: @STEVEPYOUNG EMAIL: STEVE.YOUNG@SMARTSHOOT.COM WEBSITE: WWW.SMARTSHOOT.COM
LARRY CHEUK EMAIL: LARRYCHEUKDIGITAL@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE: WWW.LCDIGITALPRODUCTION.COM
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