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**RCP** · 07-05-2009, 01:48 PM

YouTube Video

I cannot believe what an instant boost in Google Searches this creates!
Thanks Ken!

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Originally Posted by PressurePros

Susanne, be sure to title your YouTube Video for something that will rank locally (eg. Bucks County Painting Professional Painters Service). Google will pick it up and pop it on the first page. It will probably outrank your website. Do the same thing for CraigsList. Your not shooting for CraigsList shoppers, its just another listing your company will have on the first page of Google results. Again the title is key.

One more thing to do on your video is in the description of the YouTube video put http://yourURL so that when a customer finds the video they can immediately click through to your site. Make it the first thing in the description.

PressurePros · 07-05-2009, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by RCP

I cannot believe what an instant boost in Google Searches this creates!

Chris, your link is no active in your YT description and your title could use a little more cleanup.

You have to place http:// in front of your URL.
Think of title's people will search for. I say with no disrespect but new customers are not searching for your company. you are not big enough nor have been around long enough. People may search for CertaPro or things on that level. people are more likely to search for "painting service" or "painting companies" or "professional painters" then add in their town, the state or a zip code. Kinda like in your signature.

**RCP** · 07-05-2009, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by PressurePros

Thanks, I changed them! Anything else?
Do "key words" apply in the title, description and tags?
What's next!?

PressurePros · 07-05-2009, 04:13 PM

LOL... Lets work on some CraigsList ads.

Same rules apply for titling. One advantage is you get to put more text in that all gets read by Google. Nothing fancy.. remember the sequence..
1. Get the ad found by google by titling it correctly.
2. When people click that CraigsList ad from Google they either get another link to your website (which is called link baiting) or you try to sell them within the CraigsList ad by including all of your contact information and a call to action.

You can make a CraigsList ad look like a website with graphics. B&A's etc.

Here is an example of a simple ad I run:
http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/hss/1254605909.html

Here is one that I got a bit more slick with. You cannot post videos on CL. See if you can figure out how I bypasssed that.
http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/hss/1227077792.html

PressurePros · 07-05-2009, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by RCP

Thanks, I changed them! Anything else?
Do "key words" apply in the title, description and tags?

I'm not sure in what context you mean.

**RCP** · 07-05-2009, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by PressurePros

I'm not sure in what context you mean.

I was experimenting yesterday. I noticed that "green accent walls" and red accent walls" were high on a keywords search list.
So I made a blog and a video using those words (and Southern Utah), just to see how quick a specific term would show up.
This was all yesterday (yes, I need to get a life

) and here are the results.
Search Results

So I guess my question is, how important is it to use (the right)keywords in the Title, description and tags in youtube fields?

PressurePros · 07-05-2009, 04:36 PM

All the way through to be safe.Google will only read that first page that your video in on YouTube so put your best tags forward, so to speak.

What's hardest is trying to figure out what keywords people will use. There are programs and ways to get a general idea (which I won't list here). For instance no one will search "accent walls Utah" but they may search "accent wall painters in Utah". Focus at first on the ones that will get you the most traffic. Every permutation requires separate SEO work. For example, "Pressure washing" and "power washing" on Google return two different sets of results as do "pressure washing company" and "pressure washing companies"

**RCP** · 07-05-2009, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by PressurePros

All the way through to be safe.Google will only read that first page that your video in on YouTube so put your best tags forward, so to speak.

Thanks!
On the CL, photobucket and hyperlink?
I have been using this, hate the spam CL generates!
This could be a whole nother thread/day!

**RCP** · 07-05-2009, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by PressurePros

All the way through to be safe.Google will only read that first page that your video in on YouTube so put your best tags forward, so to speak.

What's hardest is trying to figure out what keywords people will use. There are programs and ways to get a general idea (which I won't list here). For instance no one will search "accent walls Utah" but they may search "accent wall painters in Utah". Focus at first on the ones that will get you the most traffic. Every permutation requires separate SEO work. For example, "Pressure washing" and "power washing" on Google return two different sets of results as do "pressure washing company" and "pressure washing companies"

LOL, we have to quit editing/posting so quick! Wish we had a chat room!
I know what you mean about what people use, I chose that to experiment.
Thanks

PressurePros · 07-05-2009, 04:51 PM

I'm diggin that CL, ad. I've never used Vflyer.. gonna check it out.

For the CL video I first took a screen shot of the video and imported it into Photoshop. Cropped it down and resized it to make it look realistic. Then I uploaded that picture to photobucket and make the whole picture a hyperlink to my YT video. Was a PITA.

**RCP** · 07-05-2009, 09:31 PM

I did this one a different way, trying to improve the picture quality. Do the pix look sharper?

YouTube Video

PressurePros · 07-05-2009, 09:38 PM

Way sharper, Chris. Nice job. . share what you are doing if you don't mind. One suggestion because I know these things can be time consuming to put together. 4 minutes of scrolling pictures is about 3 minutes longer than people will actually watch. I'm changing mine to include voice overs and a quicker story.

**RCP** · 07-05-2009, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by PressurePros

Way sharper, Chris. Nice job. . share what you are doing if you don't mind. One suggestion because I know these things can be time consuming to put together. 4 minutes of scrolling pictures is about 3 minutes longer than people will actually watch. I'm changing mine to include voice overs and a quicker story.

Thanks, I use a mac, so what I do is different (as usual

). I have used Iphoto and Keynote, both Mac apps, and converting to a Quicktime Movie. I was losing some of the transition effects. I tried Powerpoint, same. I used IMovie and guess what! It has auto import to Youtube! I still need to figure out the HQ issue though.
I agree, too long, I just grabbed an album to test.
I was thinking of a customer testimonial to start. Something more to "personalize" it would be good. That actually took longer to upload than make!

WePaintIt4u · 07-05-2009, 10:05 PM

nice and crisp

tsunamicontract · 07-05-2009, 10:58 PM

Chris, much nicer video. What is the goal of this video? If a promotional peice to homeowners, leads, future clients, etc, I would include way more stuff than just pictures. Testimonials, reasons why (benefits of RC painting) to hire, a little bit about the company (all this could be done as voice overs of the scrolling pics or as slides in the presentation or both!) would be great to have. If just a gallery deal, way shorter please, maybe a minute and a half. Another thing to work on might be (and I say this constructive criticism manor) would be to frame up your pictures better so that we get all of a doorway or a wall framed with ceiling and floor, not just pieces of a doorway or pieces of a wall or color change (I do understand some are to show sharp, clean lines). Looks like you have worked on some really neat projects and done a lot of painting!

nEighter · 07-05-2009, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by RCP

I did this one a different way, trying to improve the picture quality. Do the pix look sharper?

YouTube Video

like the music in this one better

since you are southern utah I would put some of this type of music up. I love native american flute music.

YouTube Video

**RCP** · 07-05-2009, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by tsunamicontract

Chris, much nicer video. What is the goal of this video? If a promotional peice to homeowners, leads, future clients, etc, I would include way more stuff than just pictures. Testimonials, reasons why (benefits of RC painting) to hire, a little bit about the company (all this could be done as voice overs of the scrolling pics or as slides in the presentation or both!) would be great to have. If just a gallery deal, way shorter please, maybe a minute and a half. Another thing to work on might be (and I say this constructive criticism manor) would be to frame up your pictures better so that we get all of a doorway or a wall framed with ceiling and floor, not just pieces of a doorway or pieces of a wall or color change (I do understand some are to show sharp, clean lines). Looks like you have worked on some really neat projects and done a lot of painting!

Excellent feedback Tsu

This is one of those things I kept putting off because I though it was going to be a huge ordeal, getting footage, uploading, blah, blah. Susanna (colorfulpast) posted one and I started experimenting!
I see several uses,
Give a CD to a customer during a presentation or at the end of a project.
It is great for SEO!
It is great for branding.
It is fun!
I totally agree about voiceover, testimonials, etc. I never really used Youtube because my internet was slow, (country life). It has just been upgraded

, so I have been looking at other videos. Right now I am just learning the process, so keep the great input coming!

Rob and the crew have done a lot of great work, wish i had pix of all!

**RCP** · 07-18-2009, 10:27 PM

Well, I guess I will have to keep this thread going myself!

Here is one I am still working on. Need to slow down some titles and find some tunes. I used my phone for the stills and video.
Am going to need better equipment!
This will go in my New Customer Folder.

YouTube Video

WePaintIt4u · 07-18-2009, 10:38 PM

nice job Definitely slow parts of it down, maybe all of it. My opinion audio in an empty house will not be good regardless of the equipment.

Thanks on link

**RCP** · 07-18-2009, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by WePaintIt4u

nice job Definitely slow parts of it down, maybe all of it. My opinion audio in an empty house will not be good regardless of the equipment.

Thanks on link

I meant just adding music track to completed video, I tried a voice recording and did not care for it!
There is a difference in timing when I publish to YT, will experiment and republish.

Welcome!