Great TIP for all Amazon Affiliates Adding Clickable Links on Your YouTube Videos
How To Add Clickable Links To YouTube Videos Great for Amazon or any Other Affiliate sites.
Did you know you can actually add clickable links directly onto YourTube Videos so that the viewer can directly click on the video and be directed to your Affiliate offers via your direct Affiliate link.
There are 2 methods to accomplish this
Method 1
1.) Adding Clickable Links to YOUR actual Videos on YouTube
2.) Adding Clickable links to Embedded Videos on your website.
Adding Clickable Links to Your actual YouTube Videos on YouTube
There are a few steps but its worth it to have ALL your videos with a clickable link on the actual video
Method 1 - Clickable links on YOUTUBE
You will need
A.) Youtube account
B.) Adwords Account
Step 1.) Go To ads.youtube.com click GET STARTED
Step 2.) Enter a BUDGET of 0.01 cent
Step 3.) Click on I WANT TO USE THIS BUDGET
Step 4.) Click on CREATE NEW PROMOTION
This will now show you all your videos in your YouTube account
Step 5.) Choose the video you want to add a link to then CLICK NEXT I AGREE
Step 6.) Now enter the text You want to show on the video
Step 7.) Choose your thumbnail and CLICK NEXT
Step 8.) Add your keywords for your video and then click ADD TO LIST then click NEXT
Step 9.) Set you CPV (cost per view) Dont worry you wont have to pay anything so in that space put 0.01 then click NEXT
Step 10.) Here you will preview your promotion then click on OK RUN MY PROMOTION
Step 11.) Very IMPORTANT
Under MY PROMOTIONS you will see your video and a small box on the left, CHECK THE BOX then just above it CLICK ON PAUSE this will ensure you dont get charged.
Step 12.) Go To Youtube log in and find the video you just set up and click on Edit
Under the video you will see CALL TO ACTION OVERLAY
Enter your HEADLINE and Description this will be what appears on the video also add the display URL which will be what is seen on the video and then the destination URL this is where the viewer is sent when they click on the link on the video ie your Affiliate link or website.
CLICK SAVE CHANGES
You now have a Free clickable link right on your YouTube Video
For Amazon Affiliates do not link directly to Amazon send them to your website first.
Method 2.
Adding Clickable Links to Your Embedded Videos on Your Website
So you want to embedd a video from YouTube on your website why not add a clickable CALL TO ACTION LINK right to your affiliate offer here is how you do it
Step 1.) Go to YouTube and find a video you want to embedd onto your website this could be a review someone has done for a product you are promoting on Amazon.
Step 2.) Copy the URL to the YouTube Video
Step 3.) Go to www.Linkedtube.com
Step 4.) on the right you will see spaces to enter your details
YOU TUBE VIDEO - enter the URl of the YouTube video you just copied
BUTTON TEXT - This is the message that will be put on
the video you can use it as a call to Action such as BUY NOW Click Here
BUTTON URL - This is where you put your DIRECT affiliate link to the Amazon product on Amazon or any other Affiliate page, remember to make sure you have your affiliate link in there.
Button Mode - This allows you to choose how to present the clickable button I always leave it set to SHOW ALWAYS
HOVER TITLE - This is additional text title that when you hover your mouse over the button it shows this could be something like ON SALE NOW or something along those lines.
HOVER TEXT - This is a sub headline under the above Hover title
Step 5.) Click Save and Get Code
Copy Embed code and place it on your website
YOUR ALL DONE you now have an embedded video on your site with a clickable link in the actual video to your Amazon product or your affiliate offer.
Kickin it on Amazon
Gaz Cooper
Amz Training Academy
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