Comments on: SEO For Your Web Video

By: Jack Leblond

Jack Leblond — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:35:55 +0000

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By: AgentGenius

AgentGenius — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:59:02 +0000

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Technology War Will Prove Lack of Innovation in Real Estate in 2010 — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:58:59 +0000

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By: Jason Barone

Jason Barone — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:14:44 +0000

Another note on hosting: THe most popular sites including Youtube, Vimeo, Viddler and a few others specify in the Terms of Use “No Commercial Use” so be cautious of what you’re putting on those sites. You may go 6 months without any issues, but don’t be surprised if one day you wake up and your account is terminated, without warning. You’ll loose months of hardwork, and all of the links to your profile will go dead. I’ve already had this happen on Flickr (photo sharing site).

Look at almost any commercial website, their videos will almost always be self-hosted. A lot of companies use Amazon’s web services to host videos because videos take so much bandwidth to view properly. You can also check out some paid hosting services.

And it’s difficult to judge what’s commercial and what isn’t. Look at the Blendtec blender videos on Youtube. Is that commercial? You could argue it both ways…

By: Jack Leblond

Jack Leblond — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:19:31 +0000

@All – Thanks for the great feedback. As pointed out by some, video ranks well (and quickly). Just be sure to do it correctly so your viewers get the picture you intend for them to get.

Making sure to completely fill out the description, tags and URL when you post a video is very important. Make sure potential visitors have ways to find you.

Lastly, there is new evidence that the number of views you have for the video is irrelevant (at least for know anyway). Check this out:
http://www.jackleblond.com/web-video-can-improve-search-rankings/

By: jf.sellsius.theclozing

jf.sellsius.theclozing — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:51:16 +0000

Excellent advice, Jack.

Also, leave comments containing keywords. Favorite the video. Evidence suggests engagement with video is a ranking factor.

By: RealEstate Babble

RealEstate Babble — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:16:14 +0000

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By: Real Estate Feeds

Real Estate Feeds — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:36:53 +0000

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By: Mike Mueller

Mike Mueller — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:47:39 +0000

Jack-
What about putting the link to the post that the video will be embedded in the video description?

By: Jeff Dowler

Jeff Dowler — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:27:15 +0000

Jack – great info. I am doing a lot more with video and try to use keywords and other means to help them get found. Terrific suggestions – some things I need to do a better job of focusing on. I use the word video in posts where I have posted a video – some folks search homes with videos and I have ended up on page 1 of Google a numer of times this way. Thanks for sharing your expertise.

Jeff