Of course it is...

Do people go to youtube to search for things...

As long as people go to search there... you will have money in that market... now how to reach that pot may be different in different niches but yes there is money to be made by youtube marketing....

Do you count branding as making money too... you tube can be very effectivly used to build brands.

One video is hardly a valid sample size. I think you need more
range in your test data.

Guys, how do you actually bring traffic to your videos ?

Is it essentially with vid SEO, or do you use also paid traffic ?

You want a stong call to action to make people to click on the link in the description box.

Also, use the anotations to tell people to check out the link and make arrows like this:

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These act as eye guiders leading the visitor to your link.

Hope this helps

James

I have a video up on youtube that is a "How-To Guide" and it converts for me because these people are looking for answers and those anwsers lead to a buying mood.

Putting the right keywords in the video as well as in the right category will help others to find the video under 'Similar videos' as well as through searches in YouTube.

Yes it does. People Always like video reviews, People representation. It always helps them choose right product.
Regarding Traffic, It depends on how well the video is made.

Submit your video again with catchy niche related title and you will get traffic from you tube as well.

800 000 views and no traffic, hmmm i think you must be doing something wrong or the video you have is totally unrelated to the traffic you are trying to drive. I think the fact you have a video has so many views proves youtube marketing is still effective however it is how you handle the traffic and make your offer stand out, just market it a little better and you will be on your way,

Danny

Hi Steve Lim,

You need to do some test on your link,
you already have the traffic,
so now twist your link abit by making
some changes, monitor for awhile,
if no results, then made another
changes or add in some other
eye catching words or logo or
pictures.
I am sure you will get what you want
if you try harder.
Good luck and wish you success.

Youtube marketing is always effective. It shouldn't be your only source of traffic, but it's still really useful. It's great for branding as well.

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Yes, my number 1 source of traffic are my youtube videos. I post one or two per week.

I think these days video is getting better and the quality also. So it will be more competitive, but the same thing applies people are after hard core info that can help them. If you can do this, then you have already won in my eye.

I am still suprised how well people react to video. And websinars too. they seem to be working well and have good conversion rates, you can also show you users proof. That is the big thing that fence sitters need.

Youtube is awesome for traffic generation, you just need to know how to target it. Are you a member of any CPA network? It's best to use quick offers such as zip submits or email submits.

You can also use amazon, they have alot of different products that I'm sure something would match your video with.

Good luck!

If the video is oriented for people who are ready to buy and you add a relevant link, I don't see why it shouldn't work. So make sure you post videos on subjects like "iPad reviews" instead of "How to get grocery shop on budget".

it must be something wrong with your video/description. 800k view with low click through rate is bad, try offer free CPA there, it works well..

I agree with what many people are saying here-make sure that your video matches it's tags....otherwise people will get there that are looking for something else and will move on.

I am a youtube M. myself and I can tell you it's still is a cash machine.



Kristof

Try putting annotations. They work amazingly well, combined with a buffer time function, that 5 seconds of the 800,000 viewers will be focused on your advert.

My rate for Youtube 3000 views get 2-3 sales for one video.