Calling all Video/Youtube Ranking Experts - Need Advice

by jharri
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Can anyone offer advice on how to truly rank videos on page 1 of Google?
I have an online store and I am thinking of creating a small video for each product page and then trying to rank each one to get targeted traffic.

I see so many WSOs about youtube and ranking and I am getting a headache just thinking about it.

Can someone point me in the right direction on how to do it right?

Thanks in advance.
Jim
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  • Profile picture of the author ragstoriches653
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    • Profile picture of the author jharri
      Hi, I signed up and confirmed my subscription but have not received any further emails/information...
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      • Profile picture of the author ragstoriches653
        Originally Posted by jharri View Post

        Hi, I signed up and confirmed my subscription but have not received any further emails/information...
        Hey Jim,

        I can see you signed up, did you watch the video which shows the videos we have ranked with some of the most competitive keywords?

        The videos we rank stay ranked, giving some amazing results for the people following the training
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        • Profile picture of the author ruoall
          Hey,

          So I get this question a lot from my clients and its really not that difficult to be honest.

          People tend to over think things and to over complicate things... This does not only hold true for YouTube ranking, but for pretty much anything in life.

          Here are a few questions I get often along with their answers. Also, will post some SEO tips on how you can rank high.

          How many links can safely be built to a brand new video on a brand new channel?

          The amount of links doesnt really matter to be honest as they don't all get indexed at once. It does take time. For instance, I have ranked highly competitive videos with just a few views, comments, favourites, likes and social bookmarks.

          Social indicators vs. high pr backlinks, what is more important?

          Both are important, but since YouTube is owned by Google, they are putting more and more emphasis on Social Signals. I'd say mix em up!

          Should I build tiered links to a youtube video or just tier 1 links?

          Again, since YouTube is already an Authority and its not like its going to penalize itself, doesnt matter here. What I would suggest you do however is make use of URL shortening services. By that I mean, when you do backlinking, you need to use all these different "short versions" of your YouTube URL so that it looks more natural instead of just linking all the links to your normal video URL.

          Are views and/or subscribers important when ranking a youtube video in google?

          Retention views are important, but I always suggest to sprinkle regular non retention views in there as well because, lets be honest, not every single user ALWAYS watches the entire video. Subs does help to a certain extent with regards to Authority, but I would suggest sending some links to your Channel as well as your Vids.

          Further to this, here are some further tricks on how to get your videos ranking well.

          1. Make sure you add your Keyword(s) to the Title TWICE (MUCHO important), i.e "How to pick up chicks - Learn the art of picking up chicks"

          2. Add your keyword(s) to the description. Do not overdo it and make sure you have 400 - 500 words of content.

          3. Add your keywords and a combo of them as TAGS. Copy your competitor's tags (TIP: Right Click - View Source - Search for "Keywords" and go to the second batch to see ALL their tags. Copy and paste the 20 most relevent ones to your video.

          4. Make sure you name the video file using your keyword(s).

          5. If possible, make your channel name the same or similar to your keyword(s) - This is a ninja tip

          6. Send a combo of regular and retention views. Why? Well, realistically even "Gangnam Style" with its 1 Billion + views didnt have PERFECT retention.

          7. Send further social signals such as Likes, Dislikes, Comments, Favs and Subs to the video and channel.

          8. Send Social Bookmarks to your video. Do not worry about too many here as YouTube is an authority in itself.

          That's pretty much what you need to do to rank well. Trust me... Keep it simple and you'll be GOLDEN.

          Best of luck and blessings.

          Ruoall

          Hope this helps you out and best of luck.
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  • Profile picture of the author danlew
    You just simply have to make sure that the video is properly optimized. Your main keyword should be in the title, description and tags. Make sure that your description is long (just like writing an article), and don't put more than 10 tags per video. Also, share your video on your website or blog, Facebook, Twitter and other social bookmarks.
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