Are youtube videos helping your site?

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by herwin, Dec 21, 2009.

  1. #1
    Is it a good thing to put videos on your site from youtube or isn't it allowed to get videos from other people on your site?
    And will it give more value to your site?
     
    herwin, Dec 21, 2009 IP
  2. webcosmo

    webcosmo Notable Member

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    I think you can share youtube videos on your site, its allowed. To put it on or not depends on the niche of your website.
     
    webcosmo, Dec 21, 2009 IP
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    nicky 1 Peon

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    I think its ok but it depends on the product sometime you want the client to buy and pop out youtube can make him go on other site or start watching youtube and forget about what he wanted to buy.
     
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    nicky 1, Dec 21, 2009 IP
  4. steveeyes

    steveeyes Well-Known Member

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    It may offer an entertainment factor. I think the type of site/niche will determine what works best for youtube.
     
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  5. tobefree

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    You are right. Some site I make, some site not, it depends site/niche type and function.
     
    tobefree, Dec 21, 2009 IP
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    ~kev~ Well-Known Member

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    Yes, youtube videos help my site. I make all of my own videos - in the past 2 1/2 years I have posted over 320 videos. Youtube is one of my top sources of traffic.

    Looking at the traffic stats from my blog, the more videos I have one my home page, the longer people stay on my site.

    I upgraded my home computer last week and recorded my first HD video yesterday. I'am hoping to get it edited and uploaded this evening.
     
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  7. jeffdean9297

    jeffdean9297 Guest

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    Well I'll tell you, that's how I get all my traffic to my site: YouTube. ;-) Over 1,000 visitors a day. It works.
     
    jeffdean9297, Dec 21, 2009 IP
  8. JasonEV

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    You are allowed to embed other people's videos on your site, so long as the person who uploaded the video has that feature enabled.

    Putting videos related to your content on your site is a good way to maintain stickiness.

    As someone else said, you also have to realize you may lose some of your surfers if they start watching related videos.

    You should also be uploading your own videos and driving traffic from YouTube to your site.
     
    JasonEV, Dec 21, 2009 IP
  9. herwin

    herwin Peon

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    Thank you for replaying. Uploading my own videos to get traffic seems like a good idea, I will have to think about putting videos on my site though, I don't want to loose any traffic!
     
    herwin, Dec 22, 2009 IP
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    I think posting videos to YouTube can generate traffic for your website, in most cases its not significant but its still helpful.
     
    MayaLocke, Dec 26, 2009 IP
  11. sultanofseo

    sultanofseo Notable Member

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    that depends on the type of video and the objective of your main site. i have mixed experience myself with YT video marketing. one site is doing good with YT promotion where i get traffic and a few CPA leads but another site dont do anything even though i get more traffic to that site. YT traffic for that site simply dont convert
     
    sultanofseo, Dec 26, 2009 IP
  12. herwin

    herwin Peon

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    Yes I thought this too, and it is not always easy to find the right videos. Do you guys make your own videos?
     
    herwin, Jan 8, 2010 IP
  13. king99

    king99 Active Member

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    you tube videos are allowed and can be placed on every site ...... thats why they provide you with the code
     
    king99, Jan 8, 2010 IP
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    If u use youtube video and also adsense together then ur CTR is much more higher then normal. Its very effective.
     
    robinceo, Jan 8, 2010 IP
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    PooraPagal Peon

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    Their API is for that purpose, you can try that.
     
    PooraPagal, Jan 8, 2010 IP
  16. Dr. Carey Nathan

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    yes but i also submit to other video sites like metacafe
     
    Dr. Carey Nathan, Jan 9, 2010 IP
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    yes. the link posted in the description of the youtube video will help gain traffic to your site. :D
     
    etc, Jan 9, 2010 IP
  18. herwin

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    Oke thanks for the replay.
     
    herwin, Jan 11, 2010 IP
  19. Ashley1

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    I think posting small videos on youtube with a small description of your site helps you to get some good traffic to your site. Videos like

    Which takes not much time but can help you in advertising and bringing traffic to your site
     
    Ashley1, Jan 11, 2010 IP