Did you know that you can make some money by using YouTube strategically? Here are some tips and advice on how to make money online by creating videos and putting them on YouTube.
choose your niche
Just like any other type of marketing or list building efforts, you need to choose a niche. That is the first step.
select keywords
Next, you need to select your keywords. You’ll want to have multiple keywords…you don’t want to build a series of videos around one or two keywords, do you? So find a bunch… some short, some long tail… that fit your niche. When you’re starting out, make sure you choose keywords that aren’t too competitive or finding your video will be like finding a needle in a haystack.
create a video
Once you have your niche and your keywords, create a video that revolves around your main keyword.
One of your goals is to get people to subscribe to your YouTube channel, so you might have a request at the end of the video asking people to subscribe. This can be that you actually say the words or have text at the end telling the viewer how to subscribe and why.
Put your domain inside your video! You want to drive traffic to your capture page, so include that URL in your video and a lot of people who see your video will go there and opt-in.
Start with a video and then you can repeat the whole process once you’re done.
Upload the video
Upload your video to YouTube and now you are going to use your keywords in your title, your description and your tags. Many people forget this step and it is one of the keys to the success of video marketing.
Another thing that people often overlook is the thumbnail. The title and images are the first thing viewers look at: they use them to decide whether or not to open the video. So if your thumbnail is not the image, there will be fewer people watching your video. Make both the title and the thumbnail attractive and appropriate, you will get better clicks.
more traffic
Now is the time to get even more views – you can sponsor your video on a related video that is already getting a lot of views. To do this, search for YouTube videos that relate to one of your main keywords. Find some that are getting a lot of views and make a video response containing your video information. This allows you to take advantage of the traffic from that hit video.
When people leave comments on your video, you’ll want to make sure you reply to them. Google really looks at your comments, so when you write your answers, try to add a few keywords.
Use social networks like Twitter and Facebook to drive traffic to your video. Also be sure to use social bookmarking sites… which will also increase your traffic.
So now you have your video and lots of traffic… and you’re building a list through your landing page. Now you can promote products, either yours or someone else’s, on your list and this is how to make money online with YouTube video marketing!