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Im Back! YouTube Reinstated My Account After The Appeal!
It’s true YouTube and I made up! In under 24 hours of writing my blog post I was able to get my account reinstated and all flags removed off my videos! This whole experience sent me through a wide range of emotions but I am glad I went through it and came out on top! In today’s post I am I will cover everything from why my account REALLY got flagged and suspended, how I got it back to normal, my thoughts about YouTube and their policies, and what to do if this happens to you. So let’s jump into it! […]
YouTube, You Suspended Me. But Why?
UPDATE – I got my account back, here’s the update! It’s a gut wrenching feeling when you see a years worth of hard work thrown right out the window and what makes it worse is that is was done by your best friend. Yes, YouTube is my businesses best friend and we were getting along great! Together we had gained over 4,000 awesome subscribers, just about 300,000 views and we were proud to be teaching others how to grow their business using YouTube ethically. I emphasis ethically because there are a lot of people looking to make a quick buck and trick others into scams, buying thousand of fake views, filling YouTube with spam and harassing others. Not only was I against all that, but I strongly encouraged others to use YouTube ethically and stay within their guidelines and rules. In fact, in one of my last videos titled “How To Get More Views On YouTube – Top 9 Techniques”, I gave 9 ethical ways to get more views and directly told people not to buy views. As you can see, YouTube and I got along great, we had a great respect for one another, and quite frankly…we loved each other (don’t tell my wife). In today’s post I am going to tell you the story of how it all fell apart in 72 hours. […]
PROOF – Taking Up Several Spots Of Google (Live Marketing Challenge Update)
It’s been a while since we’ve done an update of the Live Marketing Challenge, partly because I wanted to give the directory profile ranking process some time to actually work, partly because I have been super busy with some other projects, and partly because I have been lazy. Either way, this update is ready to rock-n-roll so let’s get into it! […]
How To Rank Your Directory Profiles – Live Marketing Challenge
ANNNNDDD moving right along in the Live Marketing Challenge we are going to show you to rank your directory profiles. This means you can get your Yelp, Yellowpages, SuperPages, and ANY other directory profile to come up on the first page of Google. Just like this picture to our right. There are two major benefits to this: first, which is pretty obvious, you can get your information displayed on the first page of Google, and second, you are pushing your competition right off the first page leaving only your online properties to be found. Can you imagine only having your listings on the first page of Google? Pretty sweet, right? […]
How We Ranked This Local Business Video – Local Marketing Challenge #7
It’s time! Time for what you ask? Time to take up several spots in Google and we are starting with video! In fact, I have already started the video ranking campaign for Kat’s Yoga Studio in the Live Marketing Challenge and I am pleasantly surprised with the results. I will be going through all the steps we took (and giving you a 60 minute training video) to get the video ranked, but first I want to show you the results we got and give you a timeline of how long it took. We have a ton of info packed into this post, so let’s begin. […]
How To Make The Perfect Local Video Ad – Live Marketing Challenge Video Marketing Part B
We are continuing right along with the Live Marketing Challenge and in this post we are going over Kat’s marketing video. When you are creating videos they should be designed in a certain format to be able to convert your viewers into callers and customers. In this post I will show you exactly what we did with Kat’s video and how you can do the same thing to get the best marketing video possible. […]
How To Get A Video Intro and Logo Reveal For Under $20
A video intro or logo reveal is a great way for you to brand your business and create awesome visual effects in your video. Most people don’t realize you can actually get these done for about $20. You don’t need to spend hundreds of dollars to have a video editor create one for you, although you can if you want. There is mistake that most people use with video intros and logo reveals and this can lead to losing video viewers and low audience retention rates. In this post, we will show you how to get one for your business and how to use them correctly. […]
How To Get More Facebook Fans – Use a Fangate, Landing Page or Tab
This method of getting more Facebook fans is a great method because it can be incorporated into the marketing you are already doing. If you are already posting videos to YouTube or running ads, this method can easily be implemented. So, let’s dive right into this one. […]
Facebook Marketing For Local Businesses – Live Marketing Challenge Post #5
Facebook is an important part of any business, and in my opinion, it is a little more valuable for local businesses. Using Facebook allows you to announce specials, deals, your hours, etc and it allows that your announcements and content to be spread virally throughout Facebook. But, the most important reason is because it allows you to easily build an audience of local residents. If you decide to run an ad you can have that ad only appear for people who live in your area and you can even choose whatever demographic you want. That is extremely powerful for almost every local based business. In this post we will go over everything you need to get started with Facebook and see how we did it with Kat’s Yoga Studio. […]
How To Use Viral Video Marketing
Is viral video marketing a good strategy for local and small business owners? It can be if it is done correctly and set up properly. In fact, it’s a lot easier than most people think. But, do you actually know what viral means? Once you understand the meaning and see how it can be a powerful tool for your small and local business you will be thanking me! Let’s check out how you can use it in your business. […]
How To Use FREE Directory Sites To Market Your Business – Live Marketing Challenge Post 4
We are moving right along with the Live Marketing Challenge and we are diving right into directory sites. In my opinion these are widely overlooked and often skipped by most business owners. Which is a huge mistake! In this blog post, I will explain why they are so important, which ones to sign up for, how to use them effectively and how we are using them with Kat’s Yoga Studio! […]
Local Video Marketing and Introducing Our 3 Day Video Marketing Course For Local Business Owners
Local video marketing is something that every business should be taking a part in, but most business owners think they need to hire a videographer. Well guess what? You don’t! You can get video ads made affordably and market those video ads to get more Yelp reviews, Facebook likes, customers, and even build an email list! […]
How To Make The Most Successful Small and Local Business Website – Live Marketing Challenge Post 3
Now we will start getting into the actual marketing of this challenge. I am really excited because I have already implemented the following steps into YogaInNapa.com. The results were INSTANTLY successful (discussed in step 3). The very next day after putting the funnel system (discussed below) into effect, Kat received two calls! But, I am getting a little ahead of myself because we need to start from the basics and work our way up to the proper structure of every local business website. So, let’s jump right into this! […]
How To Do Keyword Research For Your Local Business – Live Marketing Challenge 2
Welcome to the second post of the Live Marketing Challenge! If you missed the first post it was all what to expect and the Live Marketing Challenge outline. But, today we are going to be getting into the actual steps of setting up the marketing challenge. I know most of you probably want to get right into setting up the website, profiles, and video marketing, but the MOST important part of this marketing challenge is keyword research. I NEVER start any marketing campaign without doing keyword research before because it can literally make or break your marketing campaign. If you don’t properly choose the best keywords, you could be wasting a ton of time and as a business owner your time is one of the most valuable commodities you have. […]
Live Marketing Challenge 1: Introduction, Business Announced, Outline and My Thoughts
Welcome everyone to the very first post of the Live Marketing Challenge: Local Overtake Technique. If you are just now hearing about this challenge let me briefly explain what will be happening. I am taking a small, local based, business with almost zero online presence and building it up to have a dominating marketing campaign. I will be using various online marketing techniques and documenting everything on my website to show you exactly how to do this for your business. I have set up a video for you explaining everything you need to know about this challenge. Please watch this video so you understand what I am doing, why I am doing it and check out the bonuses we have set up for you guys. […]