Google Video Sitemap Help! It ranked us right away, but not the video thumb!?

by ShawnP
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We submitted a google video sitemap and within 2 hours the new site/pages we built with custom video on them (not YT vids) were ranked right at the top of the search results. However, the SERP shows just a regular page link, like any other, and not a video thumb and it isn't showing in the Google video search either.

This is bizarre because we have done absolutely nothing else to rank the site, no links, nothing, and it is a brand new site. So why does the page show from a video sitemap submission but not the video thumb???

Any advice would be very much appreciated! Do we just have to wait it out???
#google #ranked #sitemap #thumb #video
  • Profile picture of the author Microsys
    I would suggest waiting a little longer at least, two hours is a very short time
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  • Profile picture of the author ShawnP
    Thanks, but have you gotten non-YT vids to show in search with the thumbnail before? Did you experience this also? It's now been about 48 hours.
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  • Profile picture of the author CyberAlien
    I think you can test videos here: Google Structured Data Testing Tool

    When you enter the URL there, is the thumbnail showing up?
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  • Profile picture of the author ShawnP
    Thanks, but that tool shows nothing at all.
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  • Profile picture of the author dmorales
    Cool! Can someone explain how did you that?
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  • Profile picture of the author kiwilx
    thanks,

    also have you put any links to that page? Cheers
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