How to Become a YouTube SEO Rock Star

Did you know that YouTube is serving over a billion video views every day? With that amount of entertainment, news, information and mayhem clogging up your customer’s computers, you need a more efficient way to reach them in the Goliath of online video and cluttered search engine results.

With the growth of universal search, affiliates need to utilize video to get their products and services in front of potential buyers and the best way to do that is through proper optimization of their videos.

Here are 5 techniques to get your videos pulling inside of YouTube and within the major search engines.

1. Proper Titles. Writing a title that is compelling for both viewers and search engines can be tricky. Digging into keyword research is your best bet here, as long tail phrases are easier to rank for and often lead to higher conversions. When writing these titles, keep them to 65 characters with your strong keywords to the start of the title.

2. URL Leading Description. When writing your description there are a few things to note. The first is that by using http://yourlink.com, YouTube will automatically make a live link that can send viewers directly to your landing page, offer, or Web site. I recommend using this as the first thing in your description so viewers can easily click over to your site. Read more “How to Become a YouTube SEO Rock Star” →