We are witnessing an explosion in Internet video. If you have never created a video product for sale on the Internet, trying your hand at a few simple viral videos for free distribution is a great way to learn skills that add value to your paid videos as you become better at using the tools available for creating and distributing video content over the Internet.

 

Viral video is rapidly becoming one of the most powerful marketing tools for boosting traffic to your web site. When you upload your video to YouTube, for instance, you simply need to copy the code that YouTube gives you and paste it into a new post on your blog. To distribute your video as a podcast, you only need to attach an RSS feed to it. As soon as you do that, your video product is ready to reach a potential audience of millions on the Worldwide Web.  

Video podcasting is going to have an even greater impact on the Internet than audio podcasting has had. Don't let the terminology throw you: Video Podcasting involves nothing more complicated than copying and pasting code into your web site or blog to make a video clip available on the Internet for other people to view. With the tools available today, it has become very easy and inexpensive to create and distribute video products.  

The ease with which a video product can be uploaded to video sharing sites like YouTube and Google Video is bringing about an explosion in Internet video.

YouTube started as a site where individuals could share home videos with friends and family members. And although the bulk of the video content on YouTube continues to be home videos produced by amateurs, the site is beginning to attract professional content producers and large media companies. YouTube recently entered into a partnership with the BBC, for example, which illustrates how professional video content is beginning to move online.  

How to distribute your video product on the Internet Once you have created, captured, and uploaded your video to an Internet site, it's easy to distribute your video content over the Internet. (Technically, a video product does not become a "podcast" until it has an RSS feed attached to it.) Almost all blogging software has built-in RSS capability, which is the easiest way to distribute a video product over the Internet.  

Once you post your content online, simply copy the "embed" code given by YouTube, Google Video, or any of the other popular video sharing sites, and paste that into a new post on your blog. You can then submit your RSS feed to any of the video broadcast sites, and your video is on the Internet. By using a free service like FeedBurner, you make it easier for people to find you and to remember you. Whenever you post a new video on your blog, FeedBurner updates your RSS feed and alerts all the video distribution channels, as well as your blog's subscribers.
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Do you run your own website? In today’s world, it is possible that you do.  Many website owners are trying to capitalize on the popularity of the internet.  That may involve building a website that sells a particular product or creating a website that relies on online advertisements to make money. Whichever type of website you own, your website will need to have traffic. Without that traffic internet users will not find you, buy your products or click on your advertisements.  However, for many, getting internet traffic is easier said than done.

When it comes to internet traffic many website owners let the search engines do all of the work for them. When you create a website, it is likely that you will have content on your website. That content most commonly includes articles.  Search engines use that content to rank your website.  Being the owner of a high ranking website will often result in more online visitors. Depending on the type of website you have, more website visitors could mean more profits.  Unfortunately, with an unlimited number of online websites, not everyone can have a high ranking website. This means that, in addition to search engines, you should promote your online website in other ways. 

One way that you could promote your online website, to increase the number of page views it sees, is to take advantage of online video websites.  Online video directory websites are rapidly increasing in popularity and that popularity may be able to help make your website a success.  As you can easily tell by their name, online video directory websites are websites that host a wide collection of different videos.  Many of these videos are considered homemade because they are made by people just like you.  Some of the most popular videos online are homemade.

When it comes to promoting you website with online video directory websites, there is one thing that you will want to keep in mind. Most internet users do not enjoy watching videos that appear as spam. This means that you will want to promote your online business to the best of your ability, without trying to appear too pushy. This can easily be done a number of different ways. 

If you are the owner of an online website that sells a particular product or service, you may want to consider promoting or showcasing that product or service.  You can easily do this by showing samples of your work. It may also be a good idea to explain how long you have been making the products or offering the services that you currently offer. Although you will want to promote your online website and the products you are selling, you will also want to keep your video as general as it can be. This will help to keep it from looking like increasing your sales the only goal of your video.  If you choose to do so, you will want to offer information on your business at the end of your video.

Although online website owners who are using their website to sell a product or service can benefit the most from the use of online video websites, everyone else can as well. If you are using your website to make money through online advertisements, such as Google Adsense or affiliate programs, it is likely that your website is content driven. This means that you may have a collection of articles on your website, often focused on a particular topic.  It may be a good idea to create a video proving information and even interactive displays on the topic that your website covers, whether that topic is women’s health issues, owning a pet, or something similar. At the end of your video, it may be a good idea to include the address of your online website. Doing so may help to increase the number of visitors that your website gets.

When it comes to using online video websites to promote your online website, you will have a number of different options. There are a number of online video websites that will allow you to upload and share your videos, many free of charge. To make the most out of the time spent making your video, you are advised to find an online video website that is popular, such as Google Video or YouTube.  The more people that see your video, the better the chances are of them making their way to your online website.

Once you understand the significance of submitting your videos to video directory websites, you may want to ‘step it up’ and distribute your videos to dozens of online video directory websites, to dozens of social bookmarking sites, to blogs and even to article directories – you must give Traffic Geyser a try!
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