Video Search Engine Optimization – What is it, and why do I need it?

One of the most underutilized SEO strategies is Video search engine optimization. Videos are underutilized in the world of SEO, and even though brands are incorporating video content into their overall online marketing strategies, most SEOs don’t place a high priority on it. A lot of SEO content relates to info-graphics, images, written content, but not video. Internet marketing is in large one of the most effective marketing strategies used today. So how does one find your site once it is on the web? Just because you build, it does not mean they come. Ensuring your site follows good SEO practices improves how people find your website, improves user experience, and overall usability.

What makes Video Search Engine Optimization important?

Video is the most highly consumed digital media and works with SEO to give you more visibility. Videos are easily shareable” and “linkable.” In other words, relevant and informative content gives people the impulse to share and encourages publishers to link to you. 

Getting Your Video Shared!

YouTube is the key to getting your videos to rank. Because Google is a database of text, the more closed captioning you can attach to your video, the more recognition you earn from search engines. Captions and video transcriptions give your video the substantial text it needs to rank higher with your digital competitors.

Here is an example of an SEO Video we’ve done in collaboration with Matt K. Pro Video that incorporates SEO strategies and uses instructional design practices to ensure viewers retain/learn from the information provided.

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Why Use ViV’s Design for Your SEO Video Needs?

I hope by now that you can see that we’re not ordinary Web developers and Interactive Media designers. Web and interactive media is more than just a job for me. There is a genuine passion and a desire to provide individuals with the best practices and services that I can offer to help their services or products become known.

Doing what others do for the sake of doing it isn’t my style. There is a lot of research, time, and experience that comes with my services when you hire ViV’s Design. All of the people that work for and with V.i.V.’s Design impact the web and interactive media world. If you would like to have your video created, have questions, or want to reach out, feel free to contact me or set up an appointment!

References

Clark, R. C., & Mayer, R. E. (2016). E-Learning and the science of instruction: Proven guidelines for consumers and designers of multimedia learning.

Hardwick, J. (2018, July 16). The Secret Guide to Video and SEO. Retrieved from https://neilpatel.com/blog/guide-to-video-seo/

Walsh, K. (2018, July 4). Mayer’s 12 Principles of Multimedia Learning are a Powerful Design Resource | Emerging Education Technologies. Retrieved from https://www.emergingedtech.com/2017/06/mayers-12-principles-of-multimedia-learning-are-a-powerful-design-resource/

What is Instructional Design? (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.td.org/what-is-instructional-design

YouTube Video SEO (Definitive Guide To Ranking Videos In 2018). (2016, October 7). Retrieved from https://onlinemediamasters.com/youtube-video-seo/