7 Tips To Making Your Video Spread Virally
Saturday, March 21st, 2009 at
10:03 am
Video marketing is huge, and growing each day. How many times have you told your friends – ‘Hey, go to Youtube and search of [insert phrase here]!
My brother is king at this. He gets these crazy videos and text messages everyone in his phone with the title of the video.
Alright, so we know video is important. How can you make something you created go viral?
Here’s some tips from Web Ink Now:
- Your video can be homemade – no need for professionals
- It shouldn’t be any longer than 2 minutes
- Have a bulletproof description – nice and detailed
- Don’t sneak corporate-sponsored content in your video
- Try a series of videos to build interest and increase loyalty
- Make sure bloggers see the video! (KEY)
- Experiment, experiment, experiment…
If you want more info on video marketing, check out this how-to at video marketing strategies!
Great job on the list! Another way to test videos is through seesmic. This is a website where you can post a short portion and instantly get the seesmic’s communities reaction to it.Great for immediate feedback for testing out new ideas. Just a thought.
Thanks for sharing this post. I totally agree with the tips.. They are easy to follow and self explanatory.. very useful too. Looking forward to reading other great post from you.
@Chris – that is an excellent tip.. I had heard of the site but never been there. I think I’ll write a short post about it!
@Holly – Thanks for the encouragement! I always appreciate when someone reacts to the stuff we write!
Glad you enjoyed the information and I’m looking forward to that post! Another service you might want to check out is Tubemogul.com. This site takes all the hassle out of getting your video to distributors like Youtube. I plan I using them for my blog I think it has great potential.