Some (Probably Basic) YouTube Marketing Questions

Brent_W · 02-09-2009, 02:36 PM

Ok, so I use YouTube a lot and in bulk, but now
I want to focus on the quality of my submissions.
There are a couple of things I have run into and
I want to see if its taught/is the right thing to do
(i.e. for results, not moral/ethical etc).

1. Keyword "Stuffing"

I notice a lot of videos that get a decent amount
of views have long descriptions heavily loaded with
the keywords they have optimized for. Is this a
viable way of getting better results within both
YouTube and Google?

2. Inflating Your Views

I was paying particularly close to one submission I
saw this weekend. It was only a little while old and
had over 200 views. Now, the keywords were not
a great niche (home business/make money online
related) and they did use the long descriptions with
a lot of keywords, but I do not believe hundreds of
views were legitimate.

Is it a taught concept to inflate your views
artificially to attract views (i.e. the "what's the
crowd about" curiosity)?

Thanks
Brent

bigtay · 02-09-2009, 02:41 PM

Personally I don't consider "stuffing" immoral. Faking your views does seem immoral to me. Everyone has the opportunity to stuff, while only people that buy certain software can fake views.

Mike Adams · 02-09-2009, 03:41 PM

I put a post on my blog addressing just that. YouTube Ranking Strategies

Hope it helps

Brent_W · 02-09-2009, 03:56 PM

I'm not saying its immoral...I'm asking if its
the "right" thing to do (i.e. right for gaining
views, right for creating traffic to our sites,
right for all reasons regarding traffic).

I'm very curious about the inflated views.

So much so that I ran an experiment.

I had noticed that this particular video I
had seen had a very common grouping of
keywords throughout the description (and
not 100% reflective of the video title).

So I ripped it off for a test. =)

I had seen several videos with high results
pull the same paragraphs, so I thought I
would test it.

And where they had hundreds of views
within just a few hours, mine has had
3...which leads me to believe they are
artificially inflating their view count to
make it look more attractive.

Brent

Mike Adams · 02-09-2009, 06:29 PM

ahhh.. I think its OK. I don't see it as doing anything different than traditional SEO

02-09-2009, 02:36 PM	#1
Brent_W Active Warrior Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: , , USA. Posts: 48 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Some (Probably Basic) YouTube Marketing Questions Ok, so I use YouTube a lot and in bulk, but now I want to focus on the quality of my submissions. There are a couple of things I have run into and I want to see if its taught/is the right thing to do (i.e. for results, not moral/ethical etc). 1. Keyword "Stuffing" I notice a lot of videos that get a decent amount of views have long descriptions heavily loaded with the keywords they have optimized for. Is this a viable way of getting better results within both YouTube and Google? 2. Inflating Your Views I was paying particularly close to one submission I saw this weekend. It was only a little while old and had over 200 views. Now, the keywords were not a great niche (home business/make money online related) and they did use the long descriptions with a lot of keywords, but I do not believe hundreds of views were legitimate. Is it a taught concept to inflate your views artificially to attract views (i.e. the "what's the crowd about" curiosity)? Thanks Brent

02-09-2009, 02:41 PM	#2
bigtay baller Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 79 Thanks: 6 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Some (Probably Basic) YouTube Marketing Questions Personally I don't consider "stuffing" immoral. Faking your views does seem immoral to me. Everyone has the opportunity to stuff, while only people that buy certain software can fake views.
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02-09-2009, 03:41 PM	#3
Mike Adams Long Time Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: United States Posts: 590 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 17 Thanked 107 Times in 54 Posts Contact Info	Re: Some (Probably Basic) YouTube Marketing Questions I put a post on my blog addressing just that. YouTube Ranking Strategies Hope it helps
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02-09-2009, 03:56 PM	#4
Brent_W Active Warrior Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: , , USA. Posts: 48 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Some (Probably Basic) YouTube Marketing Questions I'm not saying its immoral...I'm asking if its the "right" thing to do (i.e. right for gaining views, right for creating traffic to our sites, right for all reasons regarding traffic). I'm very curious about the inflated views. So much so that I ran an experiment. I had noticed that this particular video I had seen had a very common grouping of keywords throughout the description (and not 100% reflective of the video title). So I ripped it off for a test. =) I had seen several videos with high results pull the same paragraphs, so I thought I would test it. And where they had hundreds of views within just a few hours, mine has had 3...which leads me to believe they are artificially inflating their view count to make it look more attractive. Brent

02-09-2009, 06:29 PM	#5
Mike Adams Long Time Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: United States Posts: 590 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 17 Thanked 107 Times in 54 Posts Contact Info	Re: Some (Probably Basic) YouTube Marketing Questions ahhh.. I think its OK. I don't see it as doing anything different than traditional SEO
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