Getting Your Videos Seen On YouTube

Keen internet observers would have recently noted the changes to Google’s ranking algorithms that may have affected how some real estate listings are found online, since it targets duplicate words targeting spam and older content. Matt Cutts from Google wrote in his blog that  it was a ‘pretty targeted launch’.

Slightly over 2% of queries change in some way, but less than half a percent of search results change enough that someone might really notice. The net effect is that searchers are more likely to see the sites that wrote the original content rather than a site that scraped or copied the original site’s content.

So how can you ensure you get your video seen in the places that matter, by the people that matter. Here at Visual Domain we can help you with Search Engine Optimisation, but here are some handy tips:

• Tag it right- tag words are often forgotten when uploading videos, but we can’t stress how important they are. Keywords are how your video is found and pushed to to the top of the search results. Think of as many variations on the keywords as you can.
• Write a detailed description- many people use the description to simply write ‘Contact Me’. Not good enough! Describe what’s in the video and then you can write your contact details at the end.
• Clear headings- make the title of your video clear, concise and to the point. Don’t try to be be tricky or sophisticated, just simply state what it is.

There’s plenty of information on the World Wide Web about SEO, so have a look around and make sure you’re not missing out on the views you need!