How To Drive Traffic To Your WebStarts Affiliate Link With Youtube
Why Promote Your Affilate Link On Youtube?
By now I'm sure you know Youtube is the #1 video website on the internet. Did you also know that Youtube is second to only Google in total search volume? This makes Youtube a huge source for potential website traffic. Furthermore because so few people are willing to invest the time to produce and upload videos it's much easier to get found on Youtube than it is on traditional search engines.
How To Get Started.
To get started you'll need to sign up for a Youtube account and then you'll want to customize your channel. Your channel will be youtube.com/username. For example: the channel for WebStarts is youtube.com/webstarts. There are a ton of ways you can customize your channel. To play with these settings login to your account and click on 'customize homepage'.
Making Videos.
Let's face it - this is the big reason why youtube is a huge opportunity. Most people don't know how to make their own videos. However creating videos is not as difficult as you might think. One easy way to make videos that doesn't even require to own a video camera is to do screen recordings on your computer along with a narration. Using a special software program that records video from your computer screen activity you can create all kinds of how to videos and tips. You can get free video screen recording software from this link http://camstudio.org/.
If you want to create videos that feature something other than your computer screen you're going to need some sort of video camera. You don't need to spend a lot of money on expensive video equipment. A simple webcam will suffice for many types of videos. Even fully portable video cameras have become quite inexpensive in the last few years. So regardless of your budget there are plenty of options to help you get started.
Editing Videos.
Making great videos doesn't require video editing skills but if you can figure it out I do recommend putting a watermark on banner in your videos that will direct people to your website. That way if someone decides to share or publish your video you get a free advertisment whenever it's viewed. Many computers come with some basic video editing software like Windows Movie Maker or iMovie. Here is a brief list of other video editing software programs.
* Corel Video Studio Pro x2 (This is the one I used and I've tried almost all of them.)
* Adobe Premier
* Final Cut Pro
* Roxio Creator
Uploading Videos.
Once you've completed your video you'll want to upload it to Youtube but there are a few things to keep in mind while uploading. Most importantly you need to consider the file size and format of the video. Youtube accepts videos that are up to 2GB in size but not more than 10 minutes is length. So keep your videos shorter than 10 minutes. As for video formats you should stick to AVI, MPEG, MOV, or WMV.
Describing Your Videos.
The most critical part of getting your videos found on Youtube and search engines is entering a good description for your video that includes your WebStarts affiliate link. You'll want to make sure your description is relevant to your video and keyword rich. That means you should use the keywords and keyword phrases people are likely to use while searching for a video like yours. Most importantly you must include your affiliate link in the description. That way you're sure to get credit when someone clicks through your video and signs up for a WebStarts account.
Summary
Out of all the things you can do to immediately drive traffic to your website I recommend videos. It will require at least some work on your part but pound for pound you'll get more results from making videos that typing up articles and posting on forums.
By now I'm sure you know Youtube is the #1 video website on the internet. Did you also know that Youtube is second to only Google in total search volume? This makes Youtube a huge source for potential website traffic. Furthermore because so few people are willing to invest the time to produce and upload videos it's much easier to get found on Youtube than it is on traditional search engines.
How To Get Started.
To get started you'll need to sign up for a Youtube account and then you'll want to customize your channel. Your channel will be youtube.com/username. For example: the channel for WebStarts is youtube.com/webstarts. There are a ton of ways you can customize your channel. To play with these settings login to your account and click on 'customize homepage'.
Making Videos.
Let's face it - this is the big reason why youtube is a huge opportunity. Most people don't know how to make their own videos. However creating videos is not as difficult as you might think. One easy way to make videos that doesn't even require to own a video camera is to do screen recordings on your computer along with a narration. Using a special software program that records video from your computer screen activity you can create all kinds of how to videos and tips. You can get free video screen recording software from this link http://camstudio.org/.
If you want to create videos that feature something other than your computer screen you're going to need some sort of video camera. You don't need to spend a lot of money on expensive video equipment. A simple webcam will suffice for many types of videos. Even fully portable video cameras have become quite inexpensive in the last few years. So regardless of your budget there are plenty of options to help you get started.
Editing Videos.
Making great videos doesn't require video editing skills but if you can figure it out I do recommend putting a watermark on banner in your videos that will direct people to your website. That way if someone decides to share or publish your video you get a free advertisment whenever it's viewed. Many computers come with some basic video editing software like Windows Movie Maker or iMovie. Here is a brief list of other video editing software programs.
* Corel Video Studio Pro x2 (This is the one I used and I've tried almost all of them.)
* Adobe Premier
* Final Cut Pro
* Roxio Creator
Uploading Videos.
Once you've completed your video you'll want to upload it to Youtube but there are a few things to keep in mind while uploading. Most importantly you need to consider the file size and format of the video. Youtube accepts videos that are up to 2GB in size but not more than 10 minutes is length. So keep your videos shorter than 10 minutes. As for video formats you should stick to AVI, MPEG, MOV, or WMV.
Describing Your Videos.
The most critical part of getting your videos found on Youtube and search engines is entering a good description for your video that includes your WebStarts affiliate link. You'll want to make sure your description is relevant to your video and keyword rich. That means you should use the keywords and keyword phrases people are likely to use while searching for a video like yours. Most importantly you must include your affiliate link in the description. That way you're sure to get credit when someone clicks through your video and signs up for a WebStarts account.
Summary
Out of all the things you can do to immediately drive traffic to your website I recommend videos. It will require at least some work on your part but pound for pound you'll get more results from making videos that typing up articles and posting on forums.
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