It's been proven time and time again: Video works when it comes to sending traffic to a blog or homepage.
However, it's not as easy as just doing a little video, and then putting it up on YouTube, Viddler or elsewhere.
I'll tell you a little secret as to how you can obtain a great deal of targeted traffic from video.
But first of all - a warning! Don't Give Up Article Writing Video is great, but if you're already writing articles and submitting them to article directories, make sure you continue to do so.
Just realize that people are different in the way in which they absorb information.
Some people (like me) prefer to read, while others prefer to watch a video covering the same type of information.
It therefore stands to reason that, in order to reach both readers and watchers, you should be both writing articles and creating videos.
Start with a URL My little secret to get targeted traffic from my videos is really simple.
You know that, when you upload a video to YouTube, Viddler, etc.
you are supposed to write a small amount of information about the video.
But, did you also know that if you start out with a URL, this will become an active link, and that it will stand out in the information box - almost begging to be clicked? Well, it does! You can still make a watermark with your blog's URL in the video, of course, but make it easy for people to go to your site.
Even if people don't watch all of your video, they can still click the link in your info box, and go directly where you want to send them.
Remember to include the prefix http:// Not: http://www.
myblog.
com But: http://www.
myblog.
com This way, you make sure that your URL becomes a clickable link.
Offer Something to Your Guests To achieve even more targeted traffic from your video, you could offer your guests a present of some kind.
Make sure to write about this present in the information box for your video as well, again to reach both kinds of people: Those who prefer to read - and those who prefer to watch.
So the info box for your video could look something like this: http://www.
myblog.
com - Did you like this video? Visit my blog and get this cool item totally free.
You can download it immediately.
So Why Should You Use Video to Obtain More Traffic? Because you reach out to a larger audience than if you just base your marketing only on written material.
Catch both the readers and the watchers by actively using videos in your marketing.
Oh, and not only that.
You also get extra backlinks to your blog, so there's absolutely no reason why you shouldn't do videos as well as written material.