YouTube Search Optimisation

Rough Outline · 12-21-2010, 10:58 AM

Hi,

What factors do YouTube take into account when ranking videos?

Thanks,
Matt

chris916 · 12-21-2010, 01:33 PM

title, description and tags really play an important part. This can be really good for SEO purposes.

Rough Outline · 12-21-2010, 03:05 PM

Does anyone know if link building helps at all?

drew68 · 12-21-2010, 03:42 PM

link building helps. Clicks help too. Be sure to tag the vid appropriately

drew68 · 12-21-2010, 03:42 PM

Keep in mind link diversity is key- no one type of link is the end all, be all..

ablife · 12-21-2010, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rough Outline

Does anyone know if link building helps at all?

I've started getting links for optimised You Tube videos and they are really helping with not only boosting the rankings internally on You Tube but also on Google too. So for me I can say they work.

Rough Outline · 12-21-2010, 03:50 PM

Thanks for the responses guys! I'll test link building with a few vids ASAP!

staceymattew · 12-22-2010, 02:21 AM

It will take the number of views on the video. So the top views will rank in top position.

Big__Lebowski · 12-22-2010, 02:31 AM

number of enactments is main factor + links + embed count

TomBuck · 12-22-2010, 01:52 PM

Not trying to cause an argument but I saw a video about a month ago that was 3rd on page 1 for make money online, uploaded 6 hours ago with only 30 views? I don't get youtube but would love to be able too!

yukon · 12-22-2010, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Waddle

All of the above +

video responses
likes / dislikes
# of subscribers to your channel
video age
account age

If we are talking about ranking Youtube videos in the SERPs (thumbnails), then nothing in that list will get the video ranked.

bpublic · 12-22-2010, 02:39 PM

We've also generated several links back to our YouTube videos with great success.

John Hocking · 12-22-2010, 03:00 PM

The video title is the most important.

use your keyword phrase and try to make the title compelling.

Think of it as the headline for an Ad. Make people want to check on it to find out more.

yukon · 12-22-2010, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Hocking

The video title is the most important.

use your keyword phrase and try to make the title compelling.

Think of it as the headline for an Ad. Make people want to check on it to find out more.

Bingo!

Then tie all of your own related videos together with a unique Youtube-Tag.

kimkay · 12-22-2010, 06:45 PM

This is a little dated (January, 2009) but it's from Forresters, the huge research corp.

"The Easiest Way to a First-Page Ranking on Google," here's the link: http://blogs.forrester.com/interacti...siest-way.html

John Hocking · 12-23-2010, 05:11 AM

I forgot to mention this tip.

Make sure your url is visible during the video. This will help get you more traffic if your video is shared or embeded onto other websites.

12-21-2010, 10:58 AM	#1
Rough Outline Keyword Extraordinaire War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: England, UK Posts: 836 Thanks: 90 Thanked 90 Times in 76 Posts Contact Info	YouTube Search Optimisation Hi, What factors do YouTube take into account when ranking videos? Thanks, Matt
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chris916 Marketing Expert Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 57 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Re: YouTube Search Optimisation title, description and tags really play an important part. This can be really good for SEO purposes.

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12-22-2010, 03:00 PM	#13
John Hocking 10minuteexpert.com War Room Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Montgomery City, MO , USA. Posts: 1,182 Thanks: 91 Thanked 143 Times in 95 Posts Social Networking	Re: YouTube Search Optimisation The video title is the most important. use your keyword phrase and try to make the title compelling. Think of it as the headline for an Ad. Make people want to check on it to find out more.
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kimkay Warrior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: NYC Posts: 22 Thanks: 9 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Social Networking	Re: YouTube Search Optimisation This is a little dated (January, 2009) but it's from Forresters, the huge research corp. "The Easiest Way to a First-Page Ranking on Google," here's the link: http://blogs.forrester.com/interacti...siest-way.html

12-23-2010, 05:11 AM	#16
John Hocking 10minuteexpert.com War Room Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Montgomery City, MO , USA. Posts: 1,182 Thanks: 91 Thanked 143 Times in 95 Posts Social Networking	Re: YouTube Search Optimisation I forgot to mention this tip. Make sure your url is visible during the video. This will help get you more traffic if your video is shared or embeded onto other websites.
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