If you are visiting for the first time welcome. On this site you will learn some great tips on marketing your videos, as well as tips on video types and video SEO tips. If you are a regular, I thank you for coming back to read this post. As you know this site has been implemented to share ways to help you market yourself, your brand, your product or service via video. Today’s tips are ones you may have read before, either here or elsewhere but need to be shared again. Remember that practice makes perfect and many times, folks need to see or read something more than once in order for it to stick.

So on with the video tips. The use of video has grown dramatically in the past 3 years and it seems that everyone out there is using video in some shape or form as part of their marketing plan. If you are one of those individuals that is now implementing the use of videos to share your message; take into consideration the following tips.

1. Keep it Simple – I’m sure you’ve seen the many videos available that are used as tutorials or simply sharing a message. Some are great and some are rather long, and quite honestly – not so great. You of course want to fit under the ‘great’ category so please take this tip to heart. Don’t try to share something you are not familiar with on video. Don’t try to use large words to explain something. Remember to keep it simple and to the point and your video will be viewed and enjoyed.

2. Keep it Short and Sweet – This tip goes hand in hand with the tips above. Besides keeping it simple, it’s also important not to have a video that will drag on and on and on. Practice timing yourself and keep your videos short. If you have a lot of information to share consider breaking the information into parts. Titling your videos part 1 or making them part of a series will entice the viewer to view more, with less chance of them clicking stop and moving on.

3. Use Youtube – It’s wonderful to have your own private videos but don’t neglect or steer away from Youtube. Youtube is a great way to increase your views as well as a wonderful way to reduce your bandwidth usage. Remember folks may not find your site right away but they may stumble upon your videos on Youtube that will lead them to your website.

4. Have fun – Can’t tell you the amount of videos I have come across where the person looks like they are in pain or scared straight! Instead loosen up, and have fun; smile more and perhaps add some comedy or levity to your video. Everyone loves to laugh and watch folks that look like they are having fun. No one wants to watch someone that is merely lecturing them. Be creative and enjoy yourself.

5. Know your market or audience – This tip is very important. Do you know if your audience enjoys viewing videos? Do they enjoy receiving information via video? Before you exhaust yourself trying to develop a killer video, be sure your audience wants it. Ask them and give them what they want.

Of course these are just a few tips that will make your videos successful online. However, implementing one or all will ensure your videos will be watched and in turn will increase your presence.

It is important to add videos as part of your online marketing but how do you keep your viewers watching? I’ve shared many tips on making you videos the best they can be, but for some reason the simplest tips are forgotten

In this post I will review the tips that will keep your viewers watching your videos.  Keep these tips in mind and your views will increase and your video marketing will be successful.

Tip #1 – Have a clear message – some videos you will come across are fun to watch but have no clear message.  If your videos are mere entertainment, that may be fine for you. However if you are trying to send a message or perhaps market your products or services, be sure to have a clear message. Your message must be clear from the beginning to the end of the video. Nothing is more confusing that a video that jumps from idea to idea with no clear message, don’t make this mistake.

Tip #2 – Short and sweet – you’ve seen them and have probably made a few yourself.  The videos that seem to never end; a sure way to lose viewers. Remember to keep your audience engaged to keep your videos less than 3 minutes in length. Sure you may find some that have videos that are longer but more often than not, your viewers will not sit, patiently and watch a video longer than 3 minutes.

Tip #3 – Quality – a sure way to have your viewers leave immediately is if your video is of poor quality. It does not have to be professional but the sound must be clear, and the music in the background not too loud or distracting. Try to avoid background noise that is not intended to be on the video, such as buzzing sounds which will surely turn your viewers searching elsewhere. Be sure to watch your surroundings as well. Nothing is more annoying than outdoor noises interfering with your message or a messy room that will detract from you or your message.

Tip #4 – Be passionate – How often will you watch a video where the person shows little to no emotion. Sure, nerves may be the problem, but it’s important to convey your message with passion. Passion does not mean speaking louder or jumping up and down. The viewer will quickly notice if your message is sincere and the passion in your voice, and presence will be evident.

Tip #5 – Be unique – No one will stay and watch your video if they have seen the same message before. There are many videos available and of course they will all tend to blend but you must find a way to make yours unique. It may be your background, your message, your product or service. The point is to keep your viewers watching and coming back for more. Don’t try to be someone or something you are not, because of course, that will be completely evident and something you will be unable to continue doing. Be you, have fun and that will shine through.

The best way to monetize your videos is to have content that is valuable and worthy to those that are watching them. You need to make sure you help people with a problem or prevent one from happening. The other thing that makes people happy and will bring them back time and time again is to help them make money.

Trust is something you must create before people will purchase from you and before they’ll subscribe and continue to watch your videos. Some people have a hard time purchasing from someone that can’t meet, talk to, and greet in person. This is where videos can be very helpful. They give your viewers the ability to see you and know you?re a real person.

It’s important you make your videos short and to the point. The longer it takes to upload your video the more of a chance you have of them clicking out of it before it’s done. You’d be better of creating four or five videos and have them be three to four minutes in length.

When you go to edit your video make sure you don’t attempt to make it 100% perfect. People will know you’re a real person when you leave mistakes in for them to see. Mistakes show you’re human and that you’re no different than anyone else. It also gives you credibility because they’ll trust what you say when they know you’re real.

You need to make sure you create your videos to match when they’re in a series and it’s important you choose the same category and keywords each time you upload them to the video sites you use. This will make it easier for people to find your videos and have them all in the same location so they’ll continue to watch what you have created.

Videos are a great way to grow your business. You’ll help your viewers and they’ll keep coming back for more. They’ll also feel comfortable purchasing from you or from those you recommend. When you use these suggestions you’ll be able to monetize them so they work to your advantage.

VodPod is a website for videos. It’s designed for video producers to create channels for their videos and people looking for videos can go and search for what they’re looking for easily and quickly. The other great thing about VodPod is you can add videos that you like to your channel and others will be able to see them and you’ll have them all in one location which will save you time if you need to watch the video again.

VodPod will help you monetize your videos through the thousands of people that visit the site everyday. You will place each video into a category and that will put them in the list that is easily accessible through the category links on each page of the site. Visitors are also able to search using keywords and your videos will come up when they use the words you assign to your video.

VodPod also gives you the ability to market your videos through Twitter and Facebook. When you add your Twitter and Facebook accounts to your VodPod account your new videos will automatically post to those accounts each time you add a new one.

Blogging is a great way to monetize your videos and VodPod makes that easy with a widget. The widget will display a certain number of your videos and a link to your channel so your visitors can easily sign up and receive updates when you add new videos.

More and more people are using their cell phones for internet services. They’ll check their email, make Twitter posts, and watch videos right from their cell phones. VodPod offers an easy to use app for both the Iphone and the Android.

People are using video for anything from a welcome message to a training session. This helps them grow their business while helping others at the same time. If you’re in the business to help others, you certainly want to do that, but at the same time you want to make money. VodPod is the way to go. You can easily monetize your videos and grow your following using this website.

Affiliate programs are one of the easiest ways to make money. The reason is because you don’t have to deal with the website, send out products, and deal with the customers. Basically all you do is market the products and earn commissions from each sale. Marketing these products is something you want to do on a regular basis so you continue to earn income each month.

Did you know you can earn money from your videos when you include product links? You create the video and add the product links and you’re good to go for the life of the video.

Let’s say you create a video that explains how to make a craft project. If you’re an affiliate for Share a Sale you’d have the ability to include your affiliate links for all of the products required to make your project. When you include these links and explain this to your viewers they’ll use those links to purchase the items and you make the commissions from each sale.

The great thing about Share a Sale is you don’t have to use video that comes strictly from your computer. You have the ability to record anything you want, transfer it to your computer, and add the links to the video from there. It works with any video.

Your videos can be all about your products or tips and suggestions on the best way to do something. No matter what type of video you create, you’re sure to find an affiliate program within Share a Sale to include in your video.

Another option with Share a Sale is you can list your own items and others will use them in their videos. Not only will you be able to make money when you include links in your video, but you’ll also increase your income when others do the same with your products or services.

Monetizing your video is important, but it might be difficult to do. Share a Sale understands this and so that’s why they’ve created a tutorial that explains the steps needed to monetize your video.

Jing Project is a tool that business people use to capture what’s on their computer screen. This software program is perfect for presentations or webinars no matter what type of business you run.

If you want to copy something on your screen without Jing Project, you will need to do a screen print, then paste it into a paint program, and then edit it. This can be difficult if you don’t know how to use the screen print button or how to edit it with paint or other programs.

Another advantage to Jing Project is the ability to add boxes, lines, and arrows to your pictures. Adding description boxes to images is another thing you can add using Jing Project. These are all things you may find hard to do using certain programs. Jing Project makes it easy.

Jing Project also gives you the ability to create videos. You’ll have five minutes to create a video based on the actions you display on your screen. The advantage to this software is you have the ability to pause your recording so you can change screens without your viewers seeing your transition.

One last advantage to Jing Project is the ability to upload the images you create to Flickr, Facebook, or Twitter. This is valuable when you want to quickly share something with your followers. It’s very easy and only requires one step to make the post.

There’s a free version and a paid version of Jing Project. The paid version offers more capabilities then the free one does, so it’s important you know the differences before you make the decision.

The free version offers many different tools that you may find is just enough for what you need. The pro version gives you the ability to record your videos in .mp4 format rather then .swf. MP4 format is used by more people. Even though that’s a big feature, the free version may still be the perfect fit for your needs.

Jing Project is the best program to use when you want to do screen prints or create presentations. It makes it very easy and saves you time.  Try it today and impress your family, friends and target audience, not to mention yourself, when you see how easy it is to use.