One Magic Bullet For Viral Success On YouTube Please!

by Brad on July 2, 2010

Sorry to be misleading, but there is no magic bullet for viral success on YouTube.

You will need to optimise your videos to see strong ROI from YouTube, here are some factors that will to help achieve YouTube greatness!

  • Title
  • Description
  • Tags
  • Links
  • Keywords
  • Playlists
  • Flagging
  • Close captioning/transcriptions
  • Social media outreach
  • Inbound link building
  • Subscriber rate
  • Annotation usage
  • Social bookmarking
  • Blogger outreach
  • Press releases
  • Crowd sourcing

To be truly victorious on YouTube you will need an integrated strategy, all the planets must align and the following fundamentals should be kept in mind along the way:

  • Respect the audience’s intellect but a little shock and awe never hurts
  • Find the equilibrium between entertainment and branding
  • Include a clear call to action to be able to measure results
  • Promote the video with honesty and transparency
  • Don’t underestimate the power of a few key influencers blogging or tweeting about your video
  • If organic success doesn’t happen, a paid campaign is always a good option

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  1. How To Get Viral On YouTube
  2. YouTube User Study
  3. Optimising YouTube Videos For Search Results
  4. Real Life Viral Marketing

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