Adding youtube videos to beef up content

[Brassneck]

I've got quite a few travel and community sites. To improve engagement and interest was thinking of identifying relevant youtube videos and embedding them - probably letting the video owners in order to let them know what we are doing and possible to build up some mutual benefits.

Has anybody managed to drive much traffic using youtube videos in this or similar way?

Thanks
Stephen.

 

[cc976a]

I've created a couple using 'actors / presenters'. Personally I find them more engaging, more unique and more professional.

I only used YouTube for embedding the video easily, and deal with bandwidth, but one of my videos has around 5,000 plays on YouTube - not gone viral, and doubt will do - but 5,000 plays for less than $30, driving traffic / building a more 'social presence' and a little more visual - I'd definitely do again.

I know your circumstance is slightly different, but I'd say go for it - unless the videos are made by your competitors with their own branding, which could lose you traffic.

 

[golddiggerguy]

Maybe not possible because you can't make the videos yourself or copyrights won't allow you to download and use but...

I'd post videos on your site so that they indexed by Google and stick out and drive traffic to your site.

example


This way it keeps them on your website and not going off to other video and sites and overall converts better.

Hope this helps

 

[chippyb]

I've created a couple using 'actors / presenters'. Personally I find them more engaging, more unique and more professional.

I only used YouTube for embedding the video easily, and deal with bandwidth, but one of my videos has around 5,000 plays on YouTube - not gone viral, and doubt will do - but 5,000 plays for less than $30, driving traffic / building a more 'social presence' and a little more visual - I'd definitely do again.

I know your circumstance is slightly different, but I'd say go for it - unless the videos are made by your competitors with their own branding, which could lose you traffic.

Could I ask who you got to do your video for you, $30 seems a good price

 

[cc976a]

Fiverr.com

Look for 'sales' videos. Some bad, but a few ok / good.

Generally a 30-60 second video would set you back about $10-15 depending on the 'presenter'

You can then pay someone else to do some editing, add logo, captions etc.... (not done yet but again Fiverr good place to start)