by dwvideo | Apr 1, 2015 | blog
From your Facebook page write good copy to entice people to watch your video.
Canadian Lakes placed on their home page a link to the video page.
How Canadian Lakes used their YouTube Video on Facebook. From their Discover Canadian Lakes Facebook page they posted about a recent ‘coming soon video’ produced by DW Video.
What they did was create a page on their website to embed the video. Then on their facebook page they directed to the Canadian Lakes website. On the home page they have a link to a page with the video embedded. This is a great way to drive traffic to your site. NOTE: the only think I would recommend is to provide the link direct to the page the video is on. We shared this in a past blog post – Best way to use YouTube video links.
Driving people to your website is important. Placing YouTube Video on Facebook is a great way to get social. Ideal in telling and very important – Sharing your message.
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Creating a page on your website that has the video embedded is perfect.
Producing YouTube Video on Facebook is an ideal way to inspire and educate your current and potential customers. Sharing the link to your website page that has the video embedded on your site helps drive traffic.
Video Means Business – Contact Duane to not only tell your story.. but to SHARE it as well. 231-937-5420.
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by dwvideo | Mar 12, 2015 | blog
The not so good way to use use Youtube Video Links.
Best way to use YouTube video links. Today, we are lazy and look for the quick way to get our information out. Are you lazy – scroll down to get the answer.
Was at a meeting the other day. Casey ask Cal to send him some YouTube links. How many of you have done this? You get the URL link and place it into an email and send it off. Sounds simple and easy. Well lets look at what you potential have done. STOP – what have we really done here? We all have watched videos and at the end up pops twelve more ‘Suggested Video’ for us to look at. Can I say SQUIRREL. We click and are gone. Right there in front of us is our competition. We have with one simple click put our competitors in front of our audience. Shame on us! This is not the best way to use YouTube video links.
What is the Best way to use YouTube video links?
Before I give you a simple way to share your videos. We all want more traffic to our website. We want to drive people to our site so we increase our brand. Plus bringing them to our website over a YouTube Channel personalizes our message.
Embed your videos within our website and use that UrL when sharing videos.
So here is the best way to use YouTube video links. Ready….
Create a page on your website and embed the video within this page. Write and create content for this page that represents the benefits you provide. The really cool part of this – the prospect is on YOUR WEBSITE!!!!
Now when you send out a link to your video or videos they are within your website. Here is another free tip. If you are using WordPress there is a plug in that allows you to block the suggested videos that come up at the end. It is nice because there is a check box that that state ‘Disable Related Video Content’. Once the video is complete it goes back to your thumbnail. This simple tips makes you look very professional.
Do not give your prospects a chance to go else where. Direct them to your website. Turn them from a prospect to a customer.
Contact Duane today at 231-937-5420. We are ready to produce videos for you.
Bad practice when sharing just the You Tube URL. Suggested videos gives your prospects a reason to leave you.
WordPress has a great plugin that allows you to block related videos.
by dwvideo | Dec 22, 2014 | blog
Promoting Michigan with our new Video Blog. My goal with this program is to help promote Michigan Businesses, Communities and People with all they do in our Great Lake State.
The format for our Promoting Michigan Video Blog is to have each episode around 2-3 minutes in length. We want to get to know you – what you do – and provide a way for our viewers to contact you and of course to do business with you. Our theme is all about you. Due to short attention spans on-line, I am keeping the Promoting Michigan Video Blog simple, short and to the point.
Interested in being on the show? Call me at 231-937-5420. We will book a time and have you come to our studio and record your interview. Next, provide us with 8-10 photos that represent your business, organization or non-profit. From there we will edit your segment and provide you a link and embed code to place the video on your website and your social media sites. I will also place it on my youtube channel and website to help promote you with links back to you.
It is all about being social. We want you to ‘LIKE’ our dwvideomultimedia Facebook page – follow us. Comment on our post about you. Share DW Video with others. In this world of social media we need to work together to promote Michigan businesses, communities and people. In turn we want to ‘Like’ your Facebook page and share with others. Teamwork!
For all your video and media production needs remember DW Video & Multimedia at 231-937-5420 today and schedule your interview on Buy Local Michigan
Need to use our studio or have DW Video produce your VBlogs? Contact me at 231-937-5420 or connect on Linkedin.
by dwvideo | Dec 19, 2014 | blog
For our upcoming project we decided to that Video Blogging using YouTube is our best distribution method. Why do you ask? YouTube is the second largest search engine and owned by Google. And as a social media site that compares to Facebook. We are able to connect with others on YouTube by subscribing to their channels and having them subscribe to ours.
Youtube does have some faults and one of them as compared to Vimeo. Vimeo does not run advertisements on any of the videos that you upload. This is probably the biggest advantage of hosting your videos on Vimeo instead of YouTube. A con of Vimeo vs YouTube is there is a cost. Money has to be made in some way. We have all heard it – nothing in life is free. So if you are Video Blogging using YouTube it helps to know all the pros and cons. I am not saying one is better than the other or taking sides. You need to do what is best for you and your channel. I decided to chose YouTube based on my needs.
When you are doing Video Blogging remember it is all about quality content. Feed the Google Beast with quality content and it helps in your rankings, thus, growing your channel and businesses. Develop a blog on your site and push the social media like Facebook, Linkedin and others.
Video content is growing into a huge part of our media consumption, and YouTube is at the forefront. With the written blog there most niches are done to death. However, take that to a video platform and you may just have something. For my upcoming Vblog promoting Michigan I am looking for ways to not only promote the people and communities on Michigan but also to promote businesses, organizations, schools and non-profits. Heck, we are even going to book some Michigan musicians. Home grown and rockin… what a great combination.
Follow DW Video on facebook, Connect with Duane on Linkedin and check out our blog. At DW Video we provide Video and Media services all over Michigan including the cities of Grand Rapids, Rockford, Reed City, Newaygo, Muskegon, Mount Pleasant, Greenville, Fremont and Cedar Springs.
by dwvideo | Dec 15, 2014 | blog
What is a video blog? A video blog is a blog which uses video as the medium , think of it as a web television show. Vlog, as it is shorten to often combine embedded video (or a video link) with supporting text, images, and tags. YouTube is a popular place to host your Video Blog.
As mentioned YouTube is very populat place for video bloggers. They allow participants to produce their web videos and provide a great place to share their content and views. Often times the video blog is done with one camera. With our upcoming video blog we will be using tow or three cameras to record our program. More on this later.
A good article on producing a video blog is at WikiHow. In their article they cover these main topics: Think of a topic to make vlogs about. Get a Youtube account, and give your channel an attractive name. Make about ten or more REALLY GOOD videos. Post one of those videos to a related, well-known video as a video response. Keep being active – nobody is going be interested if you don’t post any videos for years. Edit your videos! This article is a good resource for the start-up. COMMERCIAL BREAK: Need video production help? Want to use our studio to shoot your video blog? Contact DW Video 231-937-5420. We are here to help. BACK TO THE ARTICLE.
A Video Blog can be fun. It can also provide a source of income. For example through your blog you are looked at as the expert. You can promote your book, a product, a service. NOTE: Do not make your video blog an advertisement. People will not watch, share and become engaged with you. Have your pitch be a soft sell approach. For example, ‘The following video is supported by DW Video & Multimedia, Michigan’s Video Production Resource”. Then continue on with your information.
In upcoming articles I will be providing more info on video blogs. You see I am in the process of setting up a YouTube Vblog for DW Video and promoting one of my faviorate topics. More on that later. Thank you. BTW, if you have something to share on your experience with video blogging, please share.
For all your video and media production needs give Duane a call at 231-937-5420. Connect with Duane on Linkedin.
