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Internet Video Send Off Guidebook To Build Online Traffic
Posted by SEO SERVICES in Video Production on October 29th, 2010
We entirely realize that online videos are much more favored in today’s world. But a recording release for some seem to do little or zilch at all to boost web hits. If you’re somebody who undergone a video transferred for a time period and just suffer a couple of 100 visitors or so then this online video recording guide could be what you need.
In the computer filename apply the watchword “video” as well as your keyword set phrase you want to be discovered on.
Custom the primary Optimization tactics you should apply like on all sites online.
Let watchers have the capability to see in more than one format.
Make careful that you encrypt video records with metadata like keywords, titles, dates, author names and descriptions.
Consider related instruction to another pieces and related broadcasts.
Exploit one web video per URL and form them differently.
Do not connect to files. Use an embedded player.
Supply social bookmarking means to the page.
Produce links to your videos with anchor text keyword phrases to gain web visitors.
Using article to video software to help generate those links to your more essential videos.
Direct a video launch to the ultimate video websites on the internet.
Furnish visitors the choice to subscribe to your web videos.
For multiple videos construct a site map with a mRSS Feed.
Do not produce a drawn-out movie. A short and to the point film works good enough.
Supply your videos to your website.
That, largely, are the little things you want to do to open your video recording launch but to truly gain web traffic you want to produce an online video that is funny, exciting, smart, even a little contentious. You got to convey something that will become viral. Sometimes feats and pranks can get so popular that they can wind up on news cast giving you a huge hike in notoriety.
Hope this online video guide was useful. Adding these tips might boost the sum of visitors that view your video. If you have much to try then please fill free to suggest anything that you guess was left out.
If you want various suggestions on what other uses for videos then take a look at our video sales page template page. If you would like to learn how to make your own video website then go to the make video websites section.
Selecting Background Music For Your Company Video
Posted by SEO SERVICES in Video Production on August 24th, 2010
Choosing background music for a company video is a personal choice. However, my own examination of the background music for a series of short plumbing videos, revealed the fact that there are at least three approaches to selecting background music, and the owner of a company, in conjunction with a video production team can initially simplify their decision by deciding which of the three roads they wish to travel along.
The videos suggest that the three differing musical poles are: music which suggests or sounds like the service activity being performed, music which suggest or sounds like the plumbing problem, or music, which suggests a positive mood, related to the successful flow of life both before and after the occurrence of the problem.
Most people feel good about life. Life has its daily struggles, but on the whole most people feel the daily struggles are tasks meant to be completed, challenges meant to be overcome, so they can enjoy the good times. In this light, consider what happens when something goes wrong, e.g., a plumbing leak, and a service company is called? At first, something is not working right, the order of daily life is a bit disturbed and the service company, such as a plumbing company, steps and restores order, and the good times march on.
We can see from this analysis, that there are three phases of a service intervention. In the first phase, something goes wrong, i.e. an electrical short occurs, which shuts off the flow of electricity to the house. In the second phase the service company steps in to right the problem, and in the third phase life order is restored and the good times roll on. As we will see, these three phases of a service intervention correspond to three different types of background music that are used in service videos. Consider examples taken from videos which I examined when writing this report.
http://video.yahoo.com/watch/4770485/12735726 This video presents music imitating the sound of a dripping pipe, along with a video of the drip and a narrator encouraging the viewer to get help. This is background music imitating the sound of the breakdown.
http://espanol.video.yahoo.com/watch/4466979/11977280 This video presents driving music with a rapid almost industrial beat which imitates the on screen display of a plumber making repairs to a sink. This is background music imitating the sound of the repair process.
http://www.graspr.com/videos/Richmond-BC-Plumbing-Company-1 , http://www.in.com/videos/watchvideo-plumbing-company-in-valencia-7960332.html These videos present feel good background music. The type of music which suggest the ongoing flow of the good times of life, which existed before the plumbing problem, and which will be restored as soon as this small disorder is repaired. The listener associates this background music with the ongoing flow of the good life which re ensues after the restoration of order.
The question which a company owner and his videography company must address is which of these three types of background music will make his video most effective in winning customers. All three types of music have advantages and disadvantages, a search on the web, however, will show that most people choose positive mood music for their background.
Music which imitates the problem, may capture the attention of the viewer because it reminds him of his current state, which is on his mind at the moments when he searches the web for a company to fix the breakdown. This type of sound seeks to win trust by giving the viewer the feeling that the company understands his predicament. One problem with this approach is that it can only portray one type of problem. A video portraying the sound of a leaky faucet may not appeal to a surfer looking for a company to fix his blocked sewer.
Sounds of the service repair process are bound to instill hope in a surfer seeking a company to do just that. The positive musical message of hope will instill trust in the company that produced the video. On the other hand, how many people like to stand over the shoulder of a plumber as he solders pipes together or drains filthy water from a toilet. Most people prefer to wait in another room until the plumber finished everything, including the cleanup. Consequently, most people may not be that interested in a video that musically portrays the repair process.
Upbeat background music, brings an assurance to the listener that the company they have found will solve their problem and restore the good times. This type of music wins viewer trust, because that, in essence is what surfers seek when they go online, a means for restoration of their former order.
Which of these types is likely to work best? While all three types have some appeal, it is clearly type three that most addresses the human condition. Because while humans stoop, in their daily labor to various mechanical tasks to solve various ongoing challenges and problems, it is the restoration of humanity and the good life, at the end of the day, which keeps most people going, and which is most important. Therefore use of background music that appeals to this fundamental human goal is most likely to net results.
The Important Ingredients Of A Photography WebSite Website Video
Posted by SEO SERVICES in Video Production on July 23rd, 2010
KICKPICS Website - Professional Martial Arts Photography,(Video), found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjpI6u4Komo is an example of a photography website video. The two essential components of any successful photography website video are a set of photographs to display and nice background music that will complement the photographs. A third important factor is the spacing between photograph to photograph. This video uses a gap of about 5 seconds. This is enough time to see each photograph, but not too much time so that the viewer will get bored.
While many of the photographs in this web video are of amateur kick boxing, the video as a whole is immensely popular on You Tube, having racked up over 100,000. What makes this video so appealing is the interesting selection of background music. The background music consists of a male and female rap song. And the repartee between the male and female rapper contrasts very effectively with the martial arts photographs. As we view a photograph of a man with his foot pressed against the face of his fellow combatant, we hear the male and female rapper engaged in an even more primal warfare, the combat between the sexes.
As we see photograph after photograph of martial combatants who are constantly seeking to find an opening in the guard of their opponent, we hear the male rapper trying to find an opening in the female rapper’s defense, as she puts up her guard. “I want you on my team,” he says, “So does everyone else,” she replies.
The photographic images enhance our appreciation of the rappers. As we examine a photo of a male boxer viciously kicking his opponent in the face, it reminds us of the vicious combat between the male rapper and the other men competing for the attention of the female rapper.
“Just let your guard down,” the male rapper says, “Don’t get mad, don’t be mean,” “Don’t get mad, don’t be mean,” she repeats. The music reminds us that this real primal combat of life is for something good something positive. Not ultimately me against you, but me with you. Once the male rapper can break through the female rapper’s defense, he can get to something soft and nice. And the female rapper who starts out as his combatant can become his friend.
Although the video is not meant as an advertisement for martial arts, it does awaken an interest in the field, as it shows us that the principles of martial arts apply to other struggles in life, including love. A viewer might decide he should take some martial arts training, as well, as that will sharpen up his ability to be successful with women. At the same time, the video is definitely liable to interest viewers in seeing the photography website. There is a link at the bottom of the video and the webmaster reports getting an overall 7,000 hits per month to his website.
Using A Video To Motivate Internet Shoppers To Contact An Insurance Company
Posted by SEO SERVICES in Video Production on July 6th, 2010
Elocal has invented the genre of short, (10-20 second), generic website videos which can be used by any business in the profession for which they are made. Because this is a new marketing approach, it is important to examine videos in the eLocal collection to try and determine what types of content are most likely to successfully attract customers to companies using this type of web video on their website or landing page.
The eLocal health insurance landing page video, consists of three short family vignettes. The vignettes are backed up by a wistful electronic synthesizer generated melody. The vignettes tell a story, but it takes a while to put the pieces together.
In the first scene a mother is holding her newborn infant in the morning light. Instead of the joy a mother usually feels when holding her young child, this mother is anxious, distant a bit distracted, and even bites her lip. There is a sad look in her eye. What could be the reason?
In the second scene we see the silhouette of a father playing with two of his older daughters on top of a hill. In the third scene, the father, perhaps the same father is pushing his young daughter on a swing. If this is the same child as we saw in the first scene than she has grown up a bit.
There are three captions in the course of the video. Putting them together they read: ” Can you measure the value of your family?” “Find out about your health options today.”
After I replayed the video a number of times, the segments, music and captions all came together to suggest a story line.The mother may have been anxious in the first scene because she had a medical condition and knew she wouldn’t live to see her child grow up. In the second and third scenes the mother is conspicuously absent and the father is playing with the children. The setting sun against which the father and children are silhouetted in the second scene might symbolize the waning life of the mother. In the third scene, the mother the father, is playing with his daughter, the absence of the mother suggests that the scenario actually occurred.
This may not be the only interpretation of the video sequence. However, this interpretation goes along with the sad almost funereal background music. The suggestive plot line seen together with the captions suggests that the family did not have enough health insurance to pay for the mother’s catastrophic health needs. Perhaps if they had, the mother would still be living.
Other people might interpret the video differently. Like rorschach diagrams, the three scenes together suggest various interpretations to individual viewers. However, most of the interpretations are likely to be somber.
Because elocal’s 20 second generic videos are made to be placed on the website of anyone in a chosen profession, they often avoid using real shots of one particular company, perhaps so the videos won’t be considered to be misleading, when used by two different companies in the same profession. In this web video, however, the film depicts a scenario portraying people who need health insurance, and not portraying the insurance company itself. eLocal apparently felt comfortable using real people to portray members of a family with inadequate health insurance to cover their needs.
The question one puzzles about is how people will interpret the story, and if this will motivate them to buy health insurance. I don’t believe too many people will interpret the storyline in the way I did. The video emphasizes family relationships. People viewing the short video might be inspired to contact the insurance company because they believe they must have insurance for their children’s sake. Or else they must have health insurance for themselves so they will be healthy to take care of their children. These lines of thought might be aroused by seeing the video, and subsequently inspire the viewers to contact an insurance company.
Making A Landscaping Company Website Video
Posted by SEO SERVICES in Video Production on July 1st, 2010
More and more businessman with company websites are realizing that a web video, which greets visitors to the web site, makes the web site more personal reaches out to visitors in a stronger way and increases the conversion rate. What are the essential elements of a web video that will turn clicks into customers. That is the central question.
Every profession has its own unique requirements, which go into producing a quality web video. However, many of the qualities which make a video work for one profession will also apply to website videos in other professions. In this article, I will be comparing three web videos that were made for the landscaping profession and are posted on You Tube.
The ATC website video posted at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYIpt0JebTc tells the story of a day in the life of the ATC company. The background music of this video is the song Takin’ Care of Business by Bachman-Turner Overdrive. The song describes the 9-5 daily schedule of workers who push the time clock. The video describes the story of a typical day of ATC landscape workers. In the morning, the workers conference, they stand around the foreman who gives then a pep talk. Then they clap hands and head to the trucks. Then one by one the trucks pull away. Next we see workers busy with various landscaping chores, mowing the lawn, trimming a bush, and setting up a wooden fence behind a garden. The scenes feature good quality landscaping work and attractive lawns and gardens. When the video is over, we have come to feel that the workers of ATC are decent hard working fun-loving guys. And we would trust them with our landscaping.
The second web video, is constructed of amateur video footage and still photos, arranged and set to music by a professional video production company. This video is compounded of stills and video segments of landscapes the company has made,along with some shots of company workers actively engaged in landscaping. The video features still and video shots of landscapes the company made, and some shots of company workers at work. The music is upbeat universal style background music. The video is not as personal as the first video. It seeks to build trust with the viewer by presenting the quality of the company’s landscape work.
The third web video is also professionally made. The well captioned product is introduced by a narrator, and then features before and after photos of various landscaping jobs the company has done.
Marketing studies seeking to discover what factors enter into a shoppers decision to do business with a company, have found that trust inspired by initial contact with the company features high on the list.Trust, it has been shown can override considerations of the quality of the work the company will produce. And for obvious reasons, a company may do quality work but if not trustworthy could cheat an individual customer. Whereas a trusty company will always be expected to do well for a customer. So which video wins more trust? Clearly number one. At the end of that video, we feel like we know the company and the workers. Whereas in video two the workers appear in a few still life shots, and in video three not at all.
What other factors are essential parts of these three videos, clearly the shots of quality landscaping. While the first video may inspire trust by introducing the crew as decent hard working and fun loving guys, the shots of quality landscaping, manicured, well cut lawns, well trimmed beds and a sturdy garden fence are also necessary, as they allow the viewer to connect his faith in the workers with the quality work they do. Both the second and third videos also present the quality landscaping work the companies do.
General statements we can make about these videos, which apply to other professional include the observation that a website video which develops trust in a company is more likely to win customers. Also, in landscaping as well as other professions it is important to show that workers perform quality work in their profession, so that the viewer can connect his trust in the company with a belief that the workers will perform quality work.
The Effectiveness Of Repetitive Motions In A Website Video
Posted by SEO SERVICES in Video Production on June 29th, 2010
For the last three years, eLocal has been creating generic mini-website videos that can placed on the website of anyone in the profession for which the video was made. The videos are produced in quantity and are sold at whoelsale prices and have made website videos affordable for even the small businessman. This strategy has made the businessman feel good, but the question is whether these little mini website videos are drawing in the traffic.
Assuming the videos work, an important question for anyone working in the field of video marketing, is to consider which type of content is most effective in getting the greatest click to conversion ratio.In this article, I will be looking at the eLocal Garage door video # 2 found at: http://www.youtube.com/elocalvideoexamples#p/u/5/pd0xn7w5VD
This video might be aptly called the garage door dance video. In style, it is patterned after a number of videos, which use either repetitive sequences or motion graphics to display the product making a repetitive motion. If the motion is one that people enjoy doing or seeing, then they might become hypnotized by the video, as they gaze at the product dancing around the screen.
The repetitive motion featured in this video is the rise and fall of an electronically controlled door. The door motions are triggered by the finger of an off screen person, pushing on the control button, on the wall console of the door. The door moves up and down to the rhythm of a funky repetitive synthesizer tune which plays in the background. On close examination, it appears that the 20 second video was made by splicing 3 segments of the same segment together, with some added material. The video closes with a dark background on which the name and phone number of the company is displayed.
So would this video attract customers? A point in favor of that contention is the fact that the motion of an electronically controlled garage door along its runners is one that people tend to enjoy. People finger the button before leaving on a trip or vacation or a visit to a movie or restaurant. They finger it again to close the garage after returning satisfied from a dinner with friends or a movie. They finger it before going out to earn money. Admittedly, at times it can become a nuisance, and because of this we now have electronically controlled garage door buttons. But in general, the electric garage is one of the modern conveniences that people appreciate. And they part they like the most is when they hit the button and the door begins to move in the direction they want. This video decided to capitalize on human enjoyment of this motion, by presenting it in a video which repeatedly displays only that motion and almost nothing else.
One way this video might have increased its effectiveness is if they had presented a completed garage door move. People like the completion of the garage door close as well as the start. The part they hate is the long time it takes to get to the end. This video only shows a short segment of the move, albeit the exciting moment when the door curves around the guiding rails as its motion changes from horizontal to vertical or visa versa.
In addition to failure of the video to have presented a more complete move, the display on the screen is a little cramped. We see a finger pushing the button, we see a close up of the door rising up and down and its reverse and little else.
Aside from questions of the cinematic effects, is the concept of this video a good one? Assuming the video was successful at displaying a fun aspect of operating a garage door, will it sell the garage door? Logically, it will. I conclude that the idea of this video has some merit, but the cinematic effects are incomplete and cramped.
What ideas can be inculcated from this eLocal video Showing a fun aspect of owning or operating a product a company is trying to sell can be a good one. The display should be as more complete than this display both temporally and spatially.
The Generic Mini Web Video By ELocal
Posted by SEO SERVICES in Video Production on June 16th, 2010
eLocal, always a step ahead of the competition in the Local Search market, has pioneered the use of the generic mini web videos for business promotion. I call them generic, because each of the 10-15 second online videos can be used by any business in the profession for which the video is made. eLocal markets them as “custom” web videos because each one is made for one particular profession.
The mini videos are appropriate for mounting on a web page or landing page, and have adapted well to eLocal’s local search marketing strategies for the small businessman. It is interesting to examine the videos, and see what content eLocal is using to attract customers.
At http://www.youtube.com/elocalvideoexamples#p/u/1/HCbsWFgCPE0 you can see eLocals #1 auto body repair video. The video depicts cars riding down a country road. It is a bright sunny day, a pleasant day to be out on the road. Along comes a convertible sports car, with a driver in a driving cap, only one little detail is out of kilter. While sports cars are always small, this one is so small the driver can’t fit into the driver’s seat. He is forced to sit on the back of the car, with his feet in the driving area, as he leans over to grasp the steering wheel.
The scene is accompanied by modern jazz guitar music featuring chords with 6’s and 7ths. 6s and 7ths, especially 6’s are notes of the scale not usually found in a chord, and they amplify the theme of the video of something not quite fitting in. On a grander scale, the old open air sportscar riding down a country lane is reminiscent of earlier days in the automobile revolution, when cars still did not quite fit into roads meant for the horse and buggy. The video caption reads, “Having car troubles?” As the clip ends, the music fades out.
This video contrasts with eLocal’s other auto body repair video, which depicts, in 3D motion graphics, a car breaking down on a dark deserted freeway at night. While that video focuses on a common emotion of fear, which motorists can identify with, this video attempts to downplay the fear and panic element often associated with a car breakdown. The soothing music invites viewers to calm down and take a stoic look at their car troubles. It seeks to minister to the victim of a malfunctioning vehicle, and in this way to attract them to make contact and use the services of the advertising company.
While the two repair videos depict contrasting scenes, they both address emotions related to the event of a car break down. The first depicts the fear associated with breaking down on a deserted highway. The second attempts to soothe and make light of the emotional distress which often accompanies a car breakdown. In this way the online video attracts the customer, who can feel that this company understands how he feels.
Web Videos And Trust
Posted by SEO SERVICES in Video Production on May 13th, 2010
Putting a web video on page one of your web site, is not about information, it is not about product presentation, it is about trust establishment. As this article will explain, giving surfers a chance to see you, the owner, face to face in a web video, will immediately begin to establish trust in you, and facilitate their decision to want to do business with you
Trust is defined in the social sciences as having faith in others, believing in them. It may be shocking to know that having trust in another person is not the same as believing that person is ethical or law abiding. However, the degree to which one person trusts another is a reflection of belief in the other person’s honesty, fairness and benevolence. Important for establishing initial trust in business is that fact that a failure in trust is more easily forgiven if it is due to t a failure in competence rather than a lack of benevolence or honesty. As a result, sometimes a business providing, at least temporarily, inferior services may fare better with their customers than a company providing superior services, if people feel the first company is honest and means well.
The phenomenon of trust is summed up in the following definition. It is described as a “heuristic decision rule, allowing the human to deal with complexities that would require unrealistic effort in rational reasoning. Lets break this definition down. Heuristic processes are trial and error approaches to problem solving which begin with the most accessible solution, and go on to another solution, only if the first solution doesn’t solve the problem. What this means in terms of business is that if a customer finds himself interacting with a business owner that he intrinsically wishes to trust, because the owner appears benevolent, good natured and well meaning. Then the customer will prefer to trust the owner and do business rather than get involved into complex rational thought about what might go wrong in the business relationship.
And now, what does this have to do with putting a video on page one of your web site. And here’s the answer. When a surfer goes onto a new web site, and thinks about doing business with someone he’s never met, he can rapidly be won over by a short online video of the owner talking with him. If he likes the look and personality of the owner than he will immediately wish to trust him and do business, because that will be the easiest solution for him to take.
And this realization leaves us with one more important take away lesson. A front page video needn’t trouble itself with a description of company services or products. It just has to provide a reason for the surfer to trust the owner. A short 40 second passionate description, by the owner saying that he established the family potato chip business 30 years ago because he wanted to provide people with a crispy chip that wouldn’t lose its favor in the package, will win trust right away.
Benefits Of Tradeshow Video
Posted by SEO SERVICES in Video Production on April 29th, 2010
Latest trends in Trade show videos are moving towards real time, streaming, news style videos. This real time coverage is frequently combined with live video shots of the trade show floor, which are posted on company websites during or after the trade show.
The growingly popular style of trade show video appeals to the public because it uses a genre, (the news documentary), with which the public is very familiar, and it plays off the excitement which is generated on the trade show floor. A company seeking to add excitement to their marketing and trade show videos can’t do better than to include raw footage from the real trade show event.
A news style video places the focus on capturing the excitement which was already existent at the trade show, rather than creating artifical excitement from scratch through visual media techniques.
Unlike many made for the trade show videos, the life of a news style video doesn’t end when the convention doors shut. This exciting video genre has many effective uses. For example, if it is already posted on You Tube, during the trade show, it can stay there, literally for years. The business just needs to add the right tags and a link to their web site, and as long as product information is reasonably up to date, the video will be an effective generator of web traffic.
Following the show, news style trade show videos can be posted on social marketing sites, including Linkedin and Facebook. Many of these type of videos are showing up on You Tube, and the best of them, especially coverage of major trade shows get a lot of hits.
Above and beyond posting the video on various web sites, the news style video can be an important marketing tool and can function as an integral Corporate video. The life of the trade show video can be extended by using it to present products to clients and prospective customers. The infectious excitement of the trade show will be effective in presentation of new products, updates, or developing trends in the business.
A news style trade show video is a great way to convey news about company products to the public in an exciting and informative way.
What A Difference Distinctive Narration Can Make In A Restaurant Video
Posted by SEO SERVICES in Video Production on April 27th, 2010
Pacifico Del Mar, a lovely eatery perched on the shores of the Pacific Ocean, has no need to exert itself to find entrancing and majestic visual images, with which to craft an enlivening restaurant video. Challenged by the enormity of the imminent Pacific panorama as seen from the restaurant’s outdoor patio, the indoor dining hall is yet unabashed, as it bathes visitors in the shimmering rays of the changing pacific light reflected off artfully designed modern wall hangings, that surround the dining area. And as if that weren?t enough, visitors are reminded of the neighboring sea by a centrally placed aquarium set aglow by a display of muted spectral lighting.
Rising to the challenge, the restaurant compliments the beauty of the outdoor setting, with the beauty of their own creations; richly textured and flavored dishes, that present the hidden bounty of the sea as stunning works of culinary art.
The colorful and tasteful Aquarian offerings are politely accompanied by terrain delights such as the restaurant’s filet minion, and their famous award winning selection of wines from California and around the world.
With all of their intoxicating visual images to choose from, when it came time to arrange them into a video, the restaurant did not fall prey to overconfidence, but beautifully yet delicately arranged their exciting visual setting with an informative and artfully crafted narrative, that does justice to the visual treasures.
The narrator reads from a carefully and effectively prepared tribute to the culinary sea side retreat, and gracefully takes the viewer through the physical and nutritional purlieus of Pacifico Del Mar. Without missing any of the establishment’s rich natural resources, the video does justice as well to the artistic food creations prepared by the Chef, which match texture and appearance to taste.
After completing the presention of the resounding beauty of the seaside eating haven, to the backdrop of light, oceanic almost Hawaiian music, the video closes with a lyrical tribute to the restaurant by the sea where “sky meets sea and flavor meets satisfaction.” The music fades as we are treated to one last glimpse of the Chef’ superb artistry, a mouth watering fish dish, grilled to perfection, about to be presented to a lucky guest.
The well balanced video is posted on San Diego Restuarants.com, along with a friendly review and informative details about the restaurant. An online chat and reservation link is posted near the restaurant video and it should come as no surprise to anyone that this well placed well made web video and landing page are attracting scores of visitors to this Pacific paradise.
Moral of this article, a gentle and artistic narration can enhance even the best made restaurant videos
