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How to Use Video and Youtube to Enhance Your Blog and Business

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ActiveRain University - How to Use Video and Youtube to Enhance Your Blog and Business

How are you using Video in Real Estate and on your ActiveRain Blog?
Are you creating or using Video Listings, Virtual Property and Community tours?  Does your video show up on Google Earth? Can your videos make you money?  Want to generate more traffic to your videos and visitors to your Blog?  This week at ARU, we are going to be sharing some things about video and Youtube that will be very beneficial to your Video library on Youtube and your Blog on ActiveRain.

Here's a few videos I had fun creating, Can you guess which one had over 2.2 million views?
(It probably won't be the one you think...)

Video Is important to your Real Estate Business
We're going to show you some Youtube video secrets and tips and how to use some of the tools that are available.  Youtube just changed their format and the look and feel of their site.  They've added a few things and moved some stuff around.  These are just some of the ways you can now optimize your video and channel, and we'll show you how.

7 Tips You'll Need To Know and Use

  •   Creating Outstanding and Unique Content
  •   Optimizing Your Youtube Channel and Profile
  •   Using Keywords Cleverly In the right places
  •   Adding URLS and Proper Hyperlinks 
  •   Linking and Embedding Videos Everywhere
  •   Video Sharing and Youtube Settings
  •   Ping Your Youtube Channel
  •   Do's and Don'ts of Embedding Video
  •   Getting Beyond The 10 Minute Video Limitation
  •   Getting More Visibility, Traffic, and Views

Learn useful techniques on how to use Youtube, one of the Top 3 most searched sites in the world.  Grow and promote your Blogs, Websites, and Local Business using video strategies that have worked successfully for others and have resulted in increased traffic, customers, and paychecks. 

Embedding video into your Blogs and sites is just one small key ingredient to using video and Youtube.  You don't need to be an expert at this stuff, but you should know what things work and which ones won't.  Come join us for a FREE "power-hour" of creating and using Video and Youtube for your Business, this will be one of our best video training and support classes at ARU.

Register For The Youtube Video Training Class

Comments (118)

Lori Churchill Cofer
Beasley Realty - Pullman, WA
Realtor - 509-330-0086 - Pullman, WA

Brad,

It was fantastic!  And in the long run just think...more will get to chat live...and that was WAY fun! 

BTW...thanks for the tip on centering using html code...I used it right after the class when I inserted a real bird iframe about an open I am doing!

Apr 07, 2010 02:08 PM
Joan Whitebook
BHG The Masiello Group - Nashua, NH
Consumer Focused Real Estate Services

Hi Brad-- I got stuck in a meeting.. Was this recorded?  Is there any way to get the information.?

Apr 07, 2010 02:17 PM
Brad Andersohn
Retired Executive Director of Education at eXp - Boulder Creek, CA
ActiveBrad - 707.646.1876

Thanks Lori - it was fantastic having you there.  I missed most of the chat since I was busy flapping my jaws in the breeze during the class, but after, I did get a chance to go back and read some of it.  I'd have to say ya'll were having more fun than a group should be aloud to have during a class.  Wait a second....was anyone even paying attention to the professor??? hahaha~

Now I'm really starting to sound like a teacher... OMGosh!!  lol~ 

Glad that HTML trick helped you out.  :-)

Apr 07, 2010 02:22 PM
Brad Andersohn
Retired Executive Director of Education at eXp - Boulder Creek, CA
ActiveBrad - 707.646.1876

One of the things we talked about today was spreading your videos around and getting additional exposure.  This post is a great testiment to just another way of exposing your videos to other audiences and traffic.  I used these videos just as a sample for this post, but due to the amount of views and the number of comments, each of these videos have risen up and increased in not only views, but clicks, replays, forwarding, etc. making them somewhat viral no?  Add to that fact, the 9 Reblogs, and there you have it.  A great way to use your ActiveRain Blog and youtube video to increase traffic, new visitors, and get greater exposure to a "larger than your own" audience.  I hope this make sense cents?

A Special thanks to all of you who could make it today, and also to these 9 friends for reblogging my post, I love you man!!  :-)

Apr 07, 2010 02:45 PM
Brad Andersohn
Retired Executive Director of Education at eXp - Boulder Creek, CA
ActiveBrad - 707.646.1876

Joan - sad to say, here's the answer.... we'll have another one shortly though.  :)

Apr 07, 2010 02:49 PM
Brad Andersohn
Retired Executive Director of Education at eXp - Boulder Creek, CA
ActiveBrad - 707.646.1876

Here's another way to get video's out there, if you use gmail, the attached videos will show up in the receivers email and can also be watched right there within the email.  That's a pretty cool way to share videos with those still using email.  :-))

Apr 07, 2010 03:08 PM
Mary Jo Quay
H360homes.com - Minneapolis, MN
I Move You Home

The class was great, and I'm just starting experimenting with video.  I feel like I've been locked away in a closet.   Thank you for sharing with us.

Apr 08, 2010 03:54 PM
Deb Harshman
Long and Foster - Christie's International Real Estate & Owner of Staged Home Decor - Potomac, MD
REALTOR & ASPMaster Stager, The Selling Advantage

HI Brad!

I missed this class and I so needed it!!!!

So sorry.

Deb

Apr 09, 2010 01:47 AM
Brad Andersohn
Retired Executive Director of Education at eXp - Boulder Creek, CA
ActiveBrad - 707.646.1876

Mary Jo - thanks for joining us, the closet door is now open for you to adventure and explore. 

Deb - not to worry, we'll do a repeat class later this month...   :-)

Apr 09, 2010 04:17 AM
Patricia Aulson
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOME SERVICES Verani Realty NH Real Estate - Exeter, NH
Realtor - Portsmouth NH Homes-Hampton NH Homes

Always look for your opportunites to learn something....

Patricia/Seacoast

Apr 11, 2010 01:30 PM
Rich Cotton
Rich Cotton The Waterfront Specialist EXiT Preferred Realty - Chesapeake City, MD
Waterfront Specialist Cecil and Kent Counties MD

Brad,

Tried to sign up. Says the Webinar is over????? April 20th....over?????????

Apr 16, 2010 11:05 PM
Brad Andersohn
Retired Executive Director of Education at eXp - Boulder Creek, CA
ActiveBrad - 707.646.1876

Hey Rich - this one was on the 7th, but we are doing another next wednesday for those who missed this one.  Here's a link to the ARU Calendar where you can register.  Not sure where you got the 20th though, look forward to seeing you next week.

Apr 17, 2010 12:33 AM
Lexi & Jordan Ostlund
RE/MAX Professionals - Gillette, WY

This looks like it would have been a great class.  Any chance it will be offered again?

May 21, 2010 10:19 AM
Steve Sandoval
Hacienda Heights, CA

I'm getting on the Video Bandwagon, THANKS!

Jun 25, 2010 11:58 AM
Joe and Molly Murphy
Coldwell Banker - Bradenton, FL
Put our Team to work for your Family

I wish this class had been recorded.  Please repeat this one!

Nov 09, 2010 02:46 PM
Brad Andersohn
Retired Executive Director of Education at eXp - Boulder Creek, CA
ActiveBrad - 707.646.1876

Hi Joe - I'll be doing this one again here next month, I just haven't set it up yet but I promise I will.  :-)

Nov 09, 2010 03:00 PM
Bud & Beth McKinney
RE/MAX UNITED - Cary, NC
Cary/Raleigh/Apex NC - The Team That Cares, RE/MAX United

At first I always thought that Youtube was where concert videos and music videos went, I didn't see the real value in it. But recently I have been doing a lot with Youtube videos. Now I can see why they are so popular and help out so much!

Jul 09, 2011 06:14 AM
Joan Whitebook
BHG The Masiello Group - Nashua, NH
Consumer Focused Real Estate Services

A heartfelt thanks. I have so much to learn about videos and utube.  This is a great starting point.

Oct 16, 2011 03:25 PM
Brad Andersohn
Retired Executive Director of Education at eXp - Boulder Creek, CA
ActiveBrad - 707.646.1876

Wow, I forgot all about this post!  lol~  Thanks Joan for bringing it back to life.  :-)

Oct 16, 2011 03:34 PM
Christine McInerney
Great Life RE - Knoxville, TN
The McInerney Team, Knoxville TN Homes For Sale

Videos are something that I have really yet to fully implement.  I am currently researching this in more detail as my business plan is being revamped.

Nov 01, 2011 07:08 AM