<![CDATA[5 Star Affiliate Marketing Forums - Web 2.0, Video & Social Marketing Forum]]> http://affiliate-marketing-forums.5staraffiliateprograms.com/ Discuss Social Marketing ideas, video marketing and new Web 2.0 technologies here. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:25:23 GMT vBulletin 60 http://affiliate-marketing-forums.5staraffiliateprograms.com/images/steel/misc/rss.jpg <![CDATA[5 Star Affiliate Marketing Forums - Web 2.0, Video & Social Marketing Forum]]> http://affiliate-marketing-forums.5staraffiliateprograms.com/ Biggest Mistakes I See in Videos on YouTube …. http://affiliate-marketing-forums.5staraffiliateprograms.com/web-2-0-video-social-marketing-forum/19735-biggest-mistakes-i-see-videos-youtube.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:14:40 GMT Hey everyone,

My name is Tim Gilberg & I am brand new here, but I wanted to share a couple things about marketing with videos because I see so many people missing the boat with this.

Seriously, I don’t believe in overnight success and neither should you, but I have done REALLY well in relatively short amounts of time by launching entire businesses using nothing but YouTube.

In fact, in the last couple years, I have created TWO six-figure businesses in which I get more than 95 percent of my traffic from YouTube.

I have built several lists of more than 100,000 on Aweber, and my YouTube channels have gotten more than 30 million views and 99,000 subscribers.

And in my latest campaign, I created another email list of 28,000 in less than 10 months entirely from YouTube videos

I’m not trying to brag – I’m only giving you those numbers so that you take stock in the pointers I’m about to pass along.

I also have screen shots and even a video to document those numbers, by the way. Perhaps I’ll post them if there’s enough interest in this thread.

Okay, so let me start with two of the biggest mistakes I see on YouTube all the time . . .

1. People throw up a couple videos and then STOP. Big mistake!! Most of my videos are not home runs . . . but they don’t have to be. I hit a bunch of singles, get a double here and there, and then, inevitably, I will hit a home run not because I’m a genius but because I believe in the law of averages. If you do the right keyword research, you can’t HELP but hit a home run eventually. Some of my videos have gotten more than 200,000 views doing it this way. So don’t stop putting up videos!

2. Speaking of keyword research, here is the second big mistake I see: LAZY keyword research!! I did some consulting work for one well-respected company that illustrates this point.

They had some videos that had gotten about 800 views, and just by expanding their keywords using Google’s free keyword tool, I was able to get their videos 100,000 and as many as 200,000 views in a very short amount of time!

They were obviously stoked, but honestly it wasn’t all that hard.

So here’s my point with all this – if you are marketing on YouTube, make sure you don’t stop putting up videos too soon. And use all the keyword brainstorming you can to maximize viewership.

I think you’ll be shocked at the results. Because think about this – YouTube is not just a place to watch videos anymore. It’s a full-on search engine that millions use every day in the same way people use Google.

Finally, here is my question for you guys. What have been your stumbling blocks with video marketing?

Or if you have not yet used YouTube, why not?

I’d like to offer my help. If you have some videos up and are not getting traffic, I’ll be happy to review your videos and give you some tips. ]]> tgilberg http://affiliate-marketing-forums.5staraffiliateprograms.com/web-2-0-video-social-marketing-forum/19735-biggest-mistakes-i-see-videos-youtube.html Block Social Media in the Workplace - yes or no? http://affiliate-marketing-forums.5staraffiliateprograms.com/web-2-0-video-social-marketing-forum/19463-block-social-media-workplace-yes-no.html Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:18:16 GMT As you may know many companies started blocking social networking sites from using at work. I think this will never work. If people have low motivation to work they will find other variants how to waste time at the working place - talking, phone calls, reading and so on. Such restrictions can only... As you may know many companies started blocking social networking sites from using at work. I think this will never work. If people have low motivation to work they will find other variants how to waste time at the working place - talking, phone calls, reading and so on. Such restrictions can only decrease the productivity.

I found an interesting article that describes some benefits for companies from USING social sites:
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# It helps morale. Everyone needs a mental break from work, and browsing Facebook or sending out a few tweets is no different than surfing the web, reading your email or checking voice messages in terms of time consumed. If you ban social sites, your employees are still going to figure out a way to procrastinate a little bit using the Internet or by taking 20 coffee breaks. Let your employees have a little freedom to stretch their legs and enjoy a little personal time at work — it’ll likely make them happier and more willing to tackle their tasks.
# It builds knowledge of social media. What better way to build up awareness of the value of social media marketing by encouraging hands-on experience? If you ban social media usage at work but appoint some random person in marketing to handle the company’s social media efforts, you could be missing out on the knowledge that other employees can bring to the table. Maybe there’s someone at the office who is really passionate about social networking and knows enough about the subject to bring value to the company. You shouldn’t stifle these people; rather, you should encourage their usage of various sites and networks and maybe even ask for updates on what they’ve learned about existing sites, new sites, etc.
# It can help solve work problems/answer questions by reaching out to large networks. If there’s a work-related question that needs to be answered, it can potentially be resolved by reaching out via a social network like Twitter or LinkedIn. Whenever I’m stumped on an SEO question, I’ve sometimes tweeted the problem and gotten a great slew of helpful answers from my community of followers. Social networks can oftentimes be a great problem-solving tool.
# It can be great marketing for the company. Businesses would probably love for their happy employees to share how great it is to work at Company X — it’s great branding for them and can serve as positive reputation management. I tweet all the time about how I love working for 10e20 and how I have the best coworkers in the world — that’s great for our company and great for business.
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What's your opinion on the topic? ]]> Mousee http://affiliate-marketing-forums.5staraffiliateprograms.com/web-2-0-video-social-marketing-forum/19463-block-social-media-workplace-yes-no.html