Criticize My YouTube Video.

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Hello. I had created my first video on youtube for affiliate marketing. I don't know if this video is good or not. So I need your help to tell me what is wrong and what improvement should be made to my video. Thanks for you criticize in advance. Cheers.

Note: I edited my video. Please notify my mistake. Thanks.

Link of my youtube video http://youtu.be/xJxSzDXW9LA
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  • Profile picture of the author jpsween88
    Not bad I like the video itself, but it doesn't really grab my attention or tell me any information. Give the viewer more of a reason to click on the link ... where is this link taking them? Why are they clicking on the link?
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    • Profile picture of the author Alex Mensah
      Originally Posted by jpsween88 View Post

      Not bad I like the video itself, but it doesn't really grab my attention or tell me any information. Give the viewer more of a reason to click on the link ... where is this link taking them? Why are they clicking on the link?
      I think you could have captured the viewer's attention and delivered your message better with a powerpoint presentation.
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    • Profile picture of the author swatz89
      Originally Posted by jpsween88 View Post

      Not bad I like the video itself, but it doesn't really grab my attention or tell me any information. Give the viewer more of a reason to click on the link ... where is this link taking them? Why are they clicking on the link?
      Thanks for the compliment but can you give some sort of example for supporting your questions. Cheers.
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  • Profile picture of the author JoeMack
    Hi..


    I watched that video like 5 times. Not sure why.

    My critique:

    I understand that you are located in India, and because of that, you have to face certain issues that us Americans sometimes take for granted. Having a high-quality narrator could have helped explain what was going on.

    The video was professionally done, but you should definitely include more features and benefits. I mean, you are going up against a MONSTER niche.

    JoeMack

    P.S. You have a call to action, but nothing is making me want to take that action. Work on that.
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    • Profile picture of the author swatz89
      Originally Posted by JoeMack View Post

      Hi..


      I watched that video like 5 times. Not sure why.

      My critique:

      I understand that you are located in India, and because of that, you have to face certain issues that us Americans sometimes take for granted. Having a high-quality narrator could have helped explain what was going on.

      The video was professionally done, but you should definitely include more features and benefits. I mean, you are going up against a MONSTER niche.

      JoeMack



      P.S. You have a call to action, but nothing is making me want to take that action. Work on that.

      Thanks for watch. It is great to see that you are helping me for improvement. I don't have money to hire or outsource my work. But can you tell me can I use automated voice software something which read the text which is written on screen. Cheers.
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  • Swatz,

    You have a pretty good start here. The first thing I noticed was the text in the intro. The grammar is really bad. It reads “in this video you are going to know about the product which help burn fat easily”. If you are target English speakers, you are losing credibility already. Try something like “In this video you will learn about a product which helps burn fat easily”. I would go one step further and use a word to talk about how great the product is like “in this video you will learn about a REVOLUTIONARY product which helps burn fat easily”.

    The other thing is your value proposition. At one section of the video you talk about a sneek peek. Try just including the value points in larger lettering on the screen instead of the screen shot you have. You could flash them for a few seconds each. For example, “Built-In Nutritional System”, “Learn How To Beat The Metabolic Adaptation Phenomenon”, and things like that. The long list is hard to see and there are too many words. Same thing with the testimonials section. Too many words. Try short phrases that flash on screen.

    Here are some tips on making a successful marketing video,

    http://mashable.com/2010/12/12/marketing-web-video/

    Hope that helps,
    Shawn
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    • Profile picture of the author swatz89
      Originally Posted by TheContentAuthority View Post

      Swatz,

      You have a pretty good start here. The first thing I noticed was the text in the intro. The grammar is really bad. It reads “in this video you are going to know about the product which help burn fat easily”. If you are target English speakers, you are losing credibility already. Try something like “In this video you will learn about a product which helps burn fat easily”. I would go one step further and use a word to talk about how great the product is like “in this video you will learn about a REVOLUTIONARY product which helps burn fat easily”.

      The other thing is your value proposition. At one section of the video you talk about a sneek peek. Try just including the value points in larger lettering on the screen instead of the screen shot you have. You could flash them for a few seconds each. For example, “Built-In Nutritional System”, “Learn How To Beat The Metabolic Adaptation Phenomenon”, and things like that. The long list is hard to see and there are too many words. Same thing with the testimonials section. Too many words. Try short phrases that flash on screen.

      Here are some tips on making a successful marketing video,

      http://mashable.com/2010/12/12/marketing-web-video/

      Hope that helps,
      Shawn
      I also notice the grammatical mistake in my video but somehow I forget to correct it. Thanks to bring it to my notice. Also thanks for advising me to use eye capturing keywords. I was also doubtful about the screeenshots so I would change them too. Cheers.
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  • Swatz,

    You have a pretty good start here. The first thing I noticed was the text in the intro. The grammar is really bad. It reads “in this video you are going to know about the product which help burn fat easily”. If you are targeting English speakers, you are losing credibility already. Try something like “In this video you will learn about a product which helps burn fat easily”. I would go one step further and use a word to talk about how great the product is like “in this video you will learn about a REVOLUTIONARY product which helps burn fat easily”.

    The other thing is your value proposition. At one section of the video you talk about a sneek peek. Try just including the value points in larger lettering on the screen instead of the screen shot you have. You could flash them for a few seconds each. For example, “Built-In Nutritional System”, “Learn How To Beat The Metabolic Adaptation Phenomenon”, and things like that. The long list is hard to see and there are too many words. Same thing with the testimonials section. Too many words. Try short phrases that flash on screen.

    Here are some tips on making a successful marketing video,

    http://mashable.com/2010/12/12/marketing-web-video/

    Hope that helps,
    Shawn
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  • Profile picture of the author travlinguy
    The concept is decent. However, most of the examples can't be seen (the print is too small and you don't leave them up nearly long enough). If you're targeting an American or English speaking audience then get a writer whose primary language is English to write your intros. As it stands it's very ineffective. Good luck.
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  • Profile picture of the author wordpressmania
    Not bad... Just keep doing it Actually you need to have a lot of promotions so the many you have the many you have probability to attract attention.
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    • Profile picture of the author swatz89
      Originally Posted by wordpressmania View Post

      Not bad... Just keep doing it Actually you need to have a lot of promotions so the many you have the many you have probability to attract attention.
      Thanks for appreciating my work. Cheeers.
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  • Profile picture of the author ChrisDouthit
    It really depends on what this video is going to be used for. Clearly not a video you want on your site to sell your product. Could be a good video for SEO purposes. One thing I noticed was at time .:42 the words jump on the page, then stop, then move again which is an error. The other thing was the English is not the best.
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    • Profile picture of the author swatz89
      Originally Posted by ChrisDouthit View Post

      It really depends on what this video is going to be used for. Clearly not a video you want on your site to sell your product. Could be a good video for SEO purposes. One thing I noticed was at time .:42 the words jump on the page, then stop, then move again which is an error. The other thing was the English is not the best.
      I know my English is not the best but still I am trying to learn so it will definitely improve. I will make notice the time mark you mentioned here. Cheers.
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  • Profile picture of the author ThorBorwick
    Originally Posted by swatz89 View Post

    Hello. I had created my first video on youtube for affiliate marketing. I don't know if this video is good or not. So I need your help to tell me what is wrong and what improvement should be made to my video. Thanks for you criticize in advance. Cheers.

    Link of my youtube video Metabolic Cooking- Weight Loss Diet Plan Book for Men & Women. - YouTube
    You have a call to action,which is good.
    A sneaky little trick you can use is to have a static call to action picture at the end of the video running for about two minutes. In that way the viewers don`t have the opurtunity to click the related videos after the video have finished.
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    • Profile picture of the author Beatinest
      Originally Posted by ThorBorwick View Post

      You have a call to action,which is good.
      A sneaky little trick you can use is to have a static call to action picture at the end of the video running for about two minutes. In that way the viewers don`t have the opurtunity to click the related videos after the video have finished.
      Excellent advice! Always hook up annotations that link back to you at the end of your videos or you're missing out on subscriptions and views. See the video in my signature for a better explanation.
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      • Profile picture of the author bengirwb
        There is too much to read at the beginning. All that text bores me.
        Move the Before and After photos to the front.

        "Do you look like this, when you can really look like this?"

        Video is a visual medium. Use more photos, graphics, and strong headlines.

        A voice over ($5 at Fivver) would be a big help.
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    • Profile picture of the author swatz89
      Originally Posted by ThorBorwick View Post

      You have a call to action,which is good.
      A sneaky little trick you can use is to have a static call to action picture at the end of the video running for about two minutes. In that way the viewers don`t have the opurtunity to click the related videos after the video have finished.
      Thanks for advice. I would try that too. Cheers.
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  • Profile picture of the author CyberAlien
    You're definitely off to a good start, but I think you'll find that conversion rates are much better when there's someone narrating the video. Getting voice overs are actually very cheap, you can normally just pay someone $5 on Fiverr to do a 1-2 minute voice over.
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    • Profile picture of the author swatz89
      Originally Posted by Chase Watts View Post

      You're definitely off to a good start, but I think you'll find that conversion rates are much better when there's someone narrating the video. Getting voice overs are actually very cheap, you can normally just pay someone $5 on Fiverr to do a 1-2 minute voice over.
      Actually I don't have money for fiverr so in future I would definitely try. But for now I would follow the same method. Cheers.
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  • Profile picture of the author nicholasb
    it's terrible, there's no marketing message, what is it, what does it do, most importantly how dos it benefit the person who buys it.

    it's just a picture of the product with some lame music, the benefits check list you do have, you can't even read..

    You'd have to send 10 million visitors to that to make a single sale..

    Back to the drawing board...
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  • Profile picture of the author WillR
    The video starts by saying it is going to tell you about a product that shows you how to burn fat easily. It then just goes on to show a bunch of image screenshots from a sales page. Boring!

    Personally I don't think the video is very good at all. Would you honestly watch it and want to click on the link to see more? I sure wouldn't.

    The best affiliate videos are those where you take the time to purchase the product and create a video of you walking people through the product, showing them exactly what it is, and highlighting both the good and bad points.

    Sure they take longer to make but there's no point spending a whole lot of time making these short videos that are going to make no sales. Put in a little extra time and effort and it will pay off. Otherwise your video is no different to all of the other useless affiliate videos on Youtube.
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    • Profile picture of the author Fredbou
      The video has been removed before got a chance to review it. Never mind!
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      • Profile picture of the author swatz89
        Originally Posted by Fredbou View Post

        The video has been removed before got a chance to review it. Never mind!
        Sorry I had removed and edited my video. New link is provided and video is live. Please do criticize. Cheers.
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        • Profile picture of the author Fredbou
          Where is the new link?
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          • Profile picture of the author swatz89
            Originally Posted by Fredbou View Post

            Where is the new link?
            Please see the thread. I had provided the link. Cheers.
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            • Profile picture of the author Fredbou
              The video doesn't inspire me to do anything. No inspiration to go further.
              Sorry, it's a big fail for me.Back to the drawing board and start again.

              Spell check for FireFox is free and effective.

              Nutrition is spelt wrong.
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        • Profile picture of the author Fredbou
          Recipes is spelt wrong
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          • Profile picture of the author Fredbou
            Subscribe is spelt wrong.
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            • Profile picture of the author swatz89
              Originally Posted by Fredbou View Post

              Subscribe is spelt wrong.
              Hmm. I should again edit the video.
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  • Profile picture of the author jbayston
    I think this is a pretty good start. however yo really need a narrator and a good script to bring this to life.
    who are your target audience? people who want to loose weight without much effort and who have probably tried all number of diets over the years.

    your narrator needs to punch these points and the long term benefits of using your system. you have a couple of case studies, but you have just uploaded the page - redesign it so that it fits the screen and take one punchy statement, not a load of copy.
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  • Profile picture of the author aarthielumalai
    Ok, first of all, don't do direct linking. Maybe link them to a website (yours) that has the full review? Or, at least use a domain for redirecting to your affiliate link. That link looks spammy, at least to me it does.

    And second of all, make your video more interesting. Maybe you can have someone read the text rather than having the viewers read it themselves. That would make the video more lively.

    Your video just didn't excite me, make me want to look at your the link in your description and actually click it.

    Sorry if I sound harsh; I mean, I'm no expert at video creation, but I said this from a viewers point of view.

    Good luck!
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    • Profile picture of the author swatz89
      Originally Posted by aarthielumalai View Post

      Ok, first of all, don't do direct linking. Maybe link them to a website (yours) that has the full review? Or, at least use a domain for redirecting to your affiliate link. That link looks spammy, at least to me it does.

      And second of all, make your video more interesting. Maybe you can have someone read the text rather than having the viewers read it themselves. That would make the video more lively.

      Your video just didn't excite me, make me want to look at your the link in your description and actually click it.

      Sorry if I sound harsh; I mean, I'm no expert at video creation, but I said this from a viewers point of view.

      Good luck!
      No it's ok. You are not harsh at all. I like the way you pin point the mistake. I will try to resolve the issues. Cheers.
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  • Profile picture of the author Gary Ning Lo
    Think that should go in the copywriting section.

    I didn't like the vid.. It would have been better if you spoke.. The music and text is boring.. No connection with the audience..

    Cheers,

    Gary
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