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How to get free backlinks

February 6, 2009 by Rick Lomas  
Filed under Advertising Articles

Video on the internet is not new, but it was traditionally just for entertainment. Now video is used widely for entertainment, instruction and to increase traffic to a website. Video is a very powerful tool. Learning all you can about how to effectively use video to get traffic to your website will be time well spent. Once you add a new video to site, or one the many available video sharing sites like YouTube, you will begin to see an increase in traffic. Make sure your site is up to par so you can capitalize on this traffic and convert your visitors into buyers.

When making a video to drive traffic to your website think of it as a commercial. Commercials used on television are very effective sales tools. Pay attention to the TV commercials and borrow ideas from them. Take a look at how other top ranked websites are using the power of video to increase traffic and sales. A video is an ideal way to demonstrate your product or service and get those important visitors to your website.

Producing a video with tools that are accessible to the average person has made the process easy and cost effective. Making a video to drive traffic to your website can also be a lot of fun. Putting together a video to drive traffic to your website can be a great deal of fun, and by using tools which are easily accessible to the average visitor the whole process is cost effective and simple.

Whilst producing your video bear in mind that it is going to represent your company. The images contained in your video need to be chosen with care. People enjoy watching something pleasant so keep it this way. Using neutral accents is recommended. Keep in mind that humans listen faster than they speak, so don’t speak too slowly; it will irritate your viewers. Try not to be too pushy with your sales message, aim for gently persuasive. Video works great for showing rather than just telling. Remember, a picture paints a thousand words!

Since you are using the video to get traffic to your website, be sure to show your URL at both the beginning and the end of the video clip. It is also possible to watermark your URL into your video. Once the video is produced, it is time to get it to the masses and use that video to increase your website traffic.

A good place to start is to upload your video to YouTube. This site receives great volumes of traffic and is a regular spot used by other webmasters in search of content for their sites. They simply have to copy and paste some code in order to show your video on their site. It is great if other sites show your video, it means more traffic for you.

Of course, YouTube is not the only video sharing site around. There are at this time in the region of thirty other video sharing sites where your clip can be hosted. A revenue sharing option is provided by some of the hosting sites. Maximum benefits can be achieved by submitting your video to all of these sites, and although this can be a time consuming task, it has very effective results. There are also services available where your video can be uploaded to all the sites on your behalf, if you are prepared to pay a nominal fee.

This is not the time to drag your heels. It’s time to get started and produce an effective video to promote your website. More traffic will be generated by the use of a video and when picked up by other webmasters the increase in visitors will be phenomenal. With the dawn of inexpensive broadband internet connections and statistics showing young people, in particular, spend more time on the Internet than watching television, the power of using video to generate traffic to your website is a must.

Of course with the URL in your description this is a really neat way to get free backlinks by using video. This is even more effective if you blast your video out to lots of free video hosts using a service such as the excellent Traffic Geyser.

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