Youtube marketing?

There are a lot of resources online on "how to create youtube videos". There are also a lot of resources on "how to make money with youtube". Just search google for the keywords I specified and you'll get some real good resource.

What are you trying to drive traffic to? Website? Blog? Squeeze Page? Affiliate Page?

First, get some stock media such as royalty free videos, pictures, graphics and clipart. Then get a decent USP mic to record your voice. Use audio as the main content and the stock media to supplement and accent your audio content.

You can use a video camcorder to record plenty of things without you being on camera.

Also none of the following requires you to be in the video:
Animations
Slideshows
Whiteboards
Screen captures

You can also use videos other people make, such as:

Creative Commons videos - Youtube has a search feature in their video editor that lets you use videos other people have given permission to use. Curate the best on a subject, add your own revenue generating video to the Creative Commons video you created. This can be a simple image that says something like, "For more great dog training tips, click here", then send them to a page on your own site with dog training related affiliate products, optin forms and/or CPA offers.

Playlists - Any video you can watch on Youtube (that isn't private or unlisted) you can use to create playlists. Youtube likes people that curate content and this trend seems to becoming even more so.

Find the best videos on any topic, edit the start and end times as needed, and add them to a YT playlist. Create some simple videos of your own to get get subscribers to your channel, as well as include links to your website using YT's annotation and associated account feature.

Think of having a bunch of really good videos on a particular topic, then adding in just a few short videos of your own that are sort of like a "commercial". Also, these videos of your's can be simple videos where you record your voice and talk about upcoming videos in your playlists. A great source of content is to simply talk about other content.

For someone like you I would recommend promoting viral videos.

Making a YouTube video is a way to share your thoughts and creative endeavors with a worldwide audience.
By following these steps you can learn all you need to know about how to make, upload, and share a YouTube video of your own.
Choosing Your Equipment
1. Use a smartphone for mobility
2. Use a webcam for convenience.
3. Use a camcorder for quality.

Coming Up With an Idea
Consider one of the popular YouTube formats.
Make a video for a personal purpose.
Make a video out of other videos.

Making and Editing the Video
Record your footage.Transfer video from your smartphone
Transfer video from your camcorder.
Find video from your webcam.
Edit your video with Windows Movie Maker.
Edit your video with iMovie.
Save and export your finished video.

Uploading and Promoting Your Video
Log into YouTube.
Upload your video
Title and describe your video
Promote your video with tags.
Post your video anywhere.
Spread your video around on YouTube.

If making an instructional video, speak slowly and clearly.
Before you upload to YouTube, make sure you're happy with your video. If you're not happy, how do you expect other people to be? Try out different editing techniques and transitions to make your video just as you want it.
Advertise your channel on social networks.

Here is a little checklist when it comes to video marketing:

1. Decide your topic by answering the Step 1 questions.
2. Create your YouTube Account YouTube
3. Set up your Channel (Icon, Art, Description, Links and URL)
4. Search for a hot keyword using the Google Keyword Planner
5. Identify buying activity using Amazon.com, EBay, ClickBank
6. Identify YouTube video presence on Google.com
7. Identify Competitor’s Strength (On Page, Authority, Date, Views, Likes, Comments, Backlinks)
8. □ Create your Video (PowerPoint, Impress, Camtasia, Camstudio, Fiverr.com, BringitVideo.com)
9. Optimize your Video (Keyword in Title, Description and Tags)
10. Rank your Video (TubeToolBox, Vagex.com, Increaseyoutubeviews.com, Social Adr, Bookmarking Demon, ScrapeBox, SEnuke, and Fiverr.com)


Hope that helps! You can find also plenty of more good tips here on the forum!

If you have an adsense account and some budget, here's a method that works:
-> Create a video that's bound to go viral (check youtube which viral videos have many views). Make the title catchy to increase clicks for your video.
-> Make sure to have monetization turned on (should be default if you have adsense)
-> Upload it and use adwords to promote it. Set your budget at $10/day for 10 days
-> You'll get loads of views, and once your video goes viral the views will come automatically because it will show in the sidebar of other videos with many views.
-> Watch the money come in, rinse and repeat with new video.

Hope this helps!
Jens

Jex,

I would suggest that you consider getting access to the High Voltage Video Forum section on WF. There really is some valuable information on there.

Good luck.