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The 3 Main Reasons For Putting Video On A Website Sales Page

By David Phillips in Featured

When you are thinking of putting video on website, you will find that there are a number of different reasons to do so. If you are reasonably aware of what other sites in your niche are doing, you will see that there has been a real explosion of video on the sites over the last few years. Some site prefer to keep it quite simple and use the video as supplemental material, while others prefer to make it the main selling point of the site and choose to use video to get the point across to the audience. The truth of the matter is that putting video on a website is getting easier and easier, if only you can find the right program, so take some time and check out the main three reasons why you should do this.

1. Make a connection

If you know anything about marketing online, you know that you need to make a connection with the person who might be inspecting your site and you have to do it fast. This is why there is a lot of information out there on presenting your text in the best possible light and in making your pictures really count. However, with video, you will find that you can get the best of both possible worlds. You can immediately grab the eye of the person that is looking at your material, and you, yourself can start talking to them. This gives you a great way to make sure that you are making a personal connection and that they will see that you are not just one more set of words on a screen!

2. Fast information transfer

When you are looking at making sure that you are getting point across to your audience in a clear and succinct way, you will find that video is a great way to make sure you are giving them everything that they want. There is some evidence that the attention spans that we are dealing with now are even shorter than they were a few years ago, especially when it comes to looking at something new and that is unfamiliar to them. Take some time and make sure that you are getting the information that you want them to know across to them in the most practical way possible.

3. Its easy!

The truth of the matter is that putting video on a website is no where near as difficult as you might be afraid of. At the end of the day, it is a very minor investment in money and effort for something that can do your site a whole world of good. There are software programs out there that can have video on your website, in the precise way that you want it. You can have programs that will put video on your website with the click of a button, and you will also find that you can put it into a player format that is pleasing to you and that will give your audience a lot of choices in how to view it.

Take some time to think about putting video on a website. There are at least three good major reasons to do it, and plenty of great small ones as well. Think about the advantages that come with it, and find a program that will help you accomplish this today!

Monster Video Sharing Site List and How to Use it

By Richard Day in Featured

Let’s say you have made your first “great” video. You have critiqued it, massaged it and perfected it. You feel good about it. Now what?

If you want to increase traffic to your website, create backlinks to your site.

Backlinks are one-way links pointing to your site from other sites. The search engines put a great deal of importance on these. In a sense, backlinks say to the world, your website is a trusted, worthwhile site because all these other sites point to it.

You will want to post the video to several video sharing sites, to magnify the video’s effect. Each time someone watches your video, you get another linkback ping . . . wow! Be sure you use your keywords in the description of the video. Also, start your description with your full URL, including the http: etc. This will help people find your video.

Make sure that you look at several videos on each site so that you can determine whether your video will fit on their site. For example, if your video is about “Eating Healthfully”, don’t expect to place it on a site dedicated to news. If your video is not a How-to type, for example, it won’t be accepted by HowCast.com. Do not post to a video sharing site that is too diverse from what your video is about. Who on that site will watch it?

Fill in the profile information portion of the video sharing site that tells about you, shows your picture, your likes and dislikes, favorite books and hobbies. This information makes you a real person. If people like your video, they will look at your profile. Potentially, they will be in line with you in some way and perhaps want to create a sharing relationship, or other mutually beneficial link to you.

Don’t forget to post to your video to the social networking sites like Digg.com, Mixx, Propeller, Reddit and others. Some won’t let you put your video on their site, but you can still put your article on their site. Your article is a summary of what the video is about. Your article will point them to your video which is hosted on your site.

This technique needs a little more explaining:

1. Post your video on your blog
2. Write an article, to accompany your video, using the appropriate keywords that describe your video. (Remember, the search engines, at this time, cannot look at your video to see what it is about . . . you will have to tell them in your article.)
3. Post your article on the social networking sites, mentioning the video.
4. Point them to your article and video which resides on your website.

Video Sharing Site List & Page Rank:

• Google Video 9
• Blip 8
• BrightCove 8
• MotionBox 8
• PhotoBucket 8
• Yahoo Video 8
• YouTube 8
• UncutVideo(AOL) 7
• DailyMotion 7
• Esnips 7
• iFilm 7
• MetaCafe 7
• Myspace 7
• Revver 7
• Vimeo 7
• HowCast 6
• Crackle 6
• Break 6
• Buzznet 6
• EyeSpot 6
• Flixya 6
• Grouper 6
• GoFish 6
• JumpCut 6
• Kwego 6
• LiveVideo 6
• Lulu 6
• Multiply 6
• MyHeavy 6
• OurMedia 6
• PutFile 6
• SoapBox(MSN) 6
• StupidVideos 6
• Veoh 6
• VMix 6
• VidiLife 6
• ZippyVideos 6
• CastPost 5
• ClipShack 5
• Doty 5
• DoveTail 5
• Famster 5
• ManiaTV 5
• MeraVideo 5
• Openvlog 5
• Porkolt 5
• Sharkle 5
• VideoWebTown 5
• Vsocial 5
• VidMax 4
• Apanatube 3

In summary, in this article we covered:

• Your website needs backlinks.
• Search engines put great weight on backlinks.
• Increase your exposure by posting your video on many sites.
• Make sure that you look first to see what type of videos and demographic they are targeting.
• It will take some extra time, but make sure that you fill in the information in the profile section. This information makes you a real person.
• Don’t forget to post to the social networking sites like Digg, etc.