Social Media Strategies

The “experts” talk about YouTube like it’s the be all and end all for traffic online.  Like you simply upload a video and you’re rolling in money.

I think we all know that’s not the way it works.

Truth is, most videos are lucky if more than a few people watch them, most videos never go viral (like you hoped).

In fact, of all videos published on YouTube;

79% get a min of 20 views

50% get more than 100 views

less than 20% get 500+ views

less than 10% get 1500+ views

3% of videos get more than 25,000 views

1% get more than 500,000 views

There’s only a hand full of ways to get lots of people to see your video on YouTube:

1. You already have a big email list you can send to watch the video.

2. You have a huge blog readership and you embed the video in your daily posts.

3. Someone *else* with a big list or popular website somehow finds your video and introduces his list/web site visitors to it.

4. You build yourself a big community on YouTube, this takes time.

Or

You get your video to the top of Youtube’s Search results.

Now, YouTube is the second most searched engine on the Internet after Google. Top rankings for competitive key words in YouTube will attract enough targeted people, who, if they like your video, will distribute it to their existing networks.

Now, I can hear you asking yourself,…”how the hell do I do that?”

My answer is the same as I give anyone who asks how to rank well in Google.

AVOID THE HOPE MERCHANTS AND LISTEN TO PEOPLE WHO CAN SHOW YOU THEY HAVE DONE IT.

Now, if your online today, you will know “Google Friend Connect” is a much talked about product at the moment. It’s Google’s Open Social widget they released a few months back.

I know it’s crazy to think anyone other than Google could ever secure top search ranking in YouTube for a phrase named after their own product. I mean, how do you beat Google at their own game. They only have 10 billion dollars to invest into the best brains and resources each year.

They own YouTube for god sake?

It’s not just Google you have to beat. It’s all the other Social Media gurus competing for the overflow that comes with any new Google product. These guys are the best at what they do, what they do well is rank above the rest of the online world. These people are more than happy to rank 4th or 5th after Google themselves.

Well, I have never been one to accept I cannot be number 1 at anything I do. What’s the point trying if you don’t believe you can win?

So hold onto your hats,…. With your help we are going to get my Google Friend Connect video to the number one spot in YouTube.

Now, I have got us off to a great start. My video is already sitting at number 6 for the phrase “Google Friend Connect”. The only video’s ahead of mine are Google’s video’s, now, bear in mind here, my video only went up 3 days ago, rest assured, I do know what I am doing.

Now, here’s where I need your help?

Mow before I go on lets make one think clear. I’m not going to pay you or I am not going to get your videos to rank number 1 for you. That’s feeding you fish. I’m going to teach you how to fish, I will teach you how to do this for yourselves.

That’s right, I’m going to show everyone who helps how to do this. Remember, I am shooting for a pretty tough phrase here, Ive taken Google on at their own game,… it’s their own product I am trying to rank number 1 for.

Here’s what I need you to do;

1. Log into your YouTube account and search the phrase “Google Friend Connect”.
You will see my video ranking 5, 6 or 7 depending on where you live. It’s got a Google map as it’s thumbnail, it was published 3 days ago by “EventsListed”.

2. Go to Google’s video sitting in the number 1 ranked result, open it, rate it, I personally think it’s only worth a 3 or 4 max, you be the judge. Then, close their video before it ends unless of course it holds your attention right through.

3. Search “Google Friend Connect” a second time. This time go down to my video in position 5, 6 or 7. Open it, watch it right through to the end, after you watch it, rate it the 5 stars it deserves. Now, be sure to leave a comment so we know you’ve done it.

That’s it!

Tell all your friends about what we are doing, Digg this post, bookmark it everywhere, share the video, ask your friends to help.

IMPORTANT: So I can send you a link to the training video that explains exactly how to do this with your own videos. I need you to subscribe to my “EventsListed” channel, otherwise I cannot send it.

If I see your comment on my Google Friend Connect video and you have subscribed to my channel, I will send you a video link within 3 weeks. Let’s give ourselves 3 weeks to get my video to pole position.

Also, if you’re comming to my channel to subscribe anyway, why not friend me and leave a comment on the channel whilst your there. I look forward to meeting you.

Simon U Ford (SUF.EDBD)

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