Videos are a powerful way to increase blog traffic, and have become a dominate player on the Internet. Did you know YouTube is the 3rd most visited site on the web right now? The reason it has become so popular is because there are a lot of people who like to get their information by watching videos.
In fact, It’s tough to find blogs who do not use videos on their site. Bloggers have quickly adopted this media, and understand it’s ability to generate traffic. By turning your post into a video you could find another source of people that would normally miss your blog.
Below are 7 tips to get videos working on bring in more blog traffic…
1. You can use the simplest equipment - You don’t need a expensive setup to start recording videos for your blog. You can use a handheld recorder, a flip recorder or even the built in webcam on your laptop. These types of cameras are capable of recording a high enough quality picture.
2. Audio is the key to a good videos - Surprising as it may sound but the quality of your audio is more important than the video. Make sure your audio is clear and easy to hear. Try your best to eliminate background noise, and any other audio interference. People will sit though a lower quality picture as long as the audio is clear. However they will not tolerate poor audio. Viewers want to be hear what is being said.
3. Get your face on camera - It’s important to get your face on camera. People are use to watching talking head videos, and like to see who’s talking. We are a TV society, and are use to seeing a face connected to the voice.
4. Use Tube Mogul or Traffic Geyser – There are several sites out there that will distribute your video to many video websites at one time. The free version is Tube Mogul and the paid is Traffic Geyser. Now, Traffic Geyser will upload your videos to more sites, and comes highly recommended. But, if you are on a budget Tube Mogul will upload to most of the major players. Both sites are a real time saver.
5. Add your url – Get your url in as many places a possible. You want to give people as many ways to find your blog as possible. You would be surprised how many people will come to your site to learn more about your. You can add it to your profile, put it in your video or even add it to your credits.
6. Choose Your User name carefully – A user name should either clearly describe your niche, or be your name. You want to pick a name that makes sense, and one you can get at the most of the video sites. I like to use my name for accounts at the various video sites. This is usually the one of the easiest names to get because your name is pretty unique.
7. Add blog url to description - Here is a nice little tip I see people not using enough. In almost every video site you are allowed to add html links to your description. Take advantage of this and add your blog url in this section. Give people viewing your videos the ability to click through to your website. They will appreciate the opportunity to learn more about your.
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From Keith Goodrum
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