Top 20 YouTube SEO Tips That Really Work
June 2nd 2009 12:37 AM
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YouTube now has over 100 million US viewers, with over 14 billion videos watched last January alone. Its potential in generating significant web traffic and branding is enormous. YouTube is essentially a giant search engine, naturally lending itself to SEO.
YouTube’s search algorithm is broken down into: Title, Description, Tags, Rating, and Number of Views.
Here are 20 SEO Tips for YouTube that really work:
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Use YouTube Insight To Measure Your Objectives
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Perform Keyword Research On Similar Videos
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Embed URL Links In Your Description
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Leave Comments on Related Videos
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Get a Power User To Post Your Video
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Make Your Video Funny
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Place Your Website URL Within The Video
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Get As Many Links to Your Video as You Can, The More the Merrier
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Embed Your Keywords in The Title, Description, and Tags
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Submit Video to Social Networking Sites Like Digg and StumbleUpon
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Place A Link to Your Website In The Description
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Add Similar Videos to Your Playlist
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Make an Informative ‘How To’ Video
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Embed the Video Within Your Website
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Keep The Video Short
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Be Patient
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Keep Your Description Length Under 27 Characters
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Use Feedback on Your Videos to Make Better Ones
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Submit Your Video To Other Video Sites Like Daily Motion
Do you optimize your YouTube videos for SEO? What other YouTube SEO tips do you have? Were these tips useful? Let’s hear what you have to say below.
