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Statistics: More video search than normal search

Anton Koekemoer — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:00:19 +0000

Internet users in the USA watched 32.4 billion videos in January 2010 according to a release from ComScore. The total search volume for January 2010 was 23.1 billion according to another study that ComScore has done. These reports show that there are 53% more video views than online searches for inf

Social Media Marketing – Promoting your YouTube Videos

Tafadzwa Murapa — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:04:38 +0000

With millions of videos posted on YouTube everyday it’s increasingly becoming tough to get videos noticed. The main question is – How do you attract viewers to your YouTube videos to create more potential customers for your business? Here I discuss some of the ways your videos can get noticed on YouTube.

Great content – You should always post a video that offers some distinct value. Avoid posting lousy videos as these bore viewers. Your content should be informing, entertaining and educating.
Target your content – The more targeted your videos are the faster they are likely to find an audience. When you niche target your videos you can easily promote them via YouTube’s community features.
Optimize your tags – Your video tags should include a combination of both generic and specific keywords. In this way you can attract viewers that are just browsing or those looking at your specific topic.
Write a compelling title – The title of your video is crucial to attracting viewers. Not only is your title searched by YouTube when viewers submit queries, it’s also how most viewers determine what your video is about.
Pick the best thumbnail image – The best thumbnails are clear, not blurry and have a dominant subject. You can also stand out from other listings with a brightly colored or high contrast image.

Use Content communities to increase your visibility

Francois Muscat — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 06:46:47 +0000

Content communities are similar to social networks. On certain content communities once you have registered, you get a home page that you can can customize. On these content communities you can make connections with friends and people who shares the same interest as you. However, content communiti

Blog Action Day – Climate change

Anton Koekemoer — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:42:50 +0000

Today’s exciting blog post will be on the topic started by the Blog Action Day campaign “Climate Change”. Well I first saw the advertisement of this trend a couple of weeks ago. Blog Action Day is an annual event that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issu

Personalizing Your YouTube Channel To Promote Your Business

Tafadzwa Murapa — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:27:16 +0000

YouTube is a video sharing site that gives its users the ability to upload and view videos online. The obvious benefit of using YouTube is that videos have the potential of becoming viral, getting passed from website to website, e-mail to e-mail or even from one blog to the next. According to Nielse

What social media tools must I use?

Francois Muscat — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:17:02 +0000

There’s hundreds of online social media tools available and it is a must that you understand the usage of these tools and their functionality. Some of the these tools only caters for a certain audience and type of conversation so it is best to analyze them first before you start using them. Ther

Video: The power of the internet and internet marketing

Francois Muscat — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:41:21 +0000

This video answers some poignant questions, on the power of the internet and internet marketing. Charting the phenomenal progress of society and technology in recent years. This video is a must for anyone wondering what the values of web marketing and search engine optimisation are. Twee

Video: Submit a Google Reconsideration Request

Anton Koekemoer — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:59:28 +0000

If your website suddenly lost all rankings on Google it was once listed for, you might have been blacklisted (sandboxed) as a spammer by Google. Not to worry and panic. There are steps you can follow to get your website restored. Google and other search engines usually penalizes websites that

Social Media explained in 4 Minutes

Anton Koekemoer — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:12:35 +0000

Is social media a fad? Or is it the biggest shift since the industrial revolution? Have you ever wondered what exactly is Social Media? View below a great YouTube video from Socialnomics explaining this. Social Media isn’t a fad, it’s a fundamental shift in the way we communicate.