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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. […]
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. […]
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! […]
Video Marketing Tip # 4 – How To Get Your Video Viewers To Visit Your Website
Do you know how to turn your video viewers into website traffic? Well you should, because that is the entire point of video marketing. If you don’t or if you want more help, you NEED to check out this video marketing strategy we created help increase the amount of website traffic you get from your videos. We use this technique because it is a very effective method, but it also allows you to give your video viewer so much value that they are happy to click over to your website. That’s right…no more begging, hoping or tricking your video viewers into clicking over to your website. Let’s face it, even if begging, hoping, and tricking your video viewers works, they WILL NOT stay on your site for very long and they won’t return. But, using this technique in your videos gives your video viewer so much value they will be happy to click over and will likely return to your website again. So, let’s great right into video marketing tip #4. […]
Video Marketing Tip #3: How To Turn Your Video Viewers Into Customers (Local and Small Businesses)
As a small and local business owner you need to be taking part in video marketing. Why, you might ask? The main reason is that it works for you 24/7 and is one of the cheapest forms of marketing possible. But, you need to do it correctly so you can turn anyone watching your video into a customer. If you are not turning people watching your video into customers, then you’re wasting your time with video marketing. With this video marketing tip you can learn how to take any local or small business video ad and turn it into a customer creating machine. So, what is this marketing tip? […]
Video Marketing Tip #1 – Avoid Your Viewers Watching Your Competitors Videos (The Stay With Me Technique)
We all know video is one of the most powerful marketing techniques on the internet today, but do you know how to make sure your viewers only watch your videos? YouTube is one of the best places to market your videos because it is such a powerful site and gets a ton of exposure. The only problem with YouTube is that it shows related videos on the right side bar and on your video when it’s done playing. This means it could show videos from your competitors! Seems counterproductive right? WELL, what if I told you you can avoid this completely and almost eliminate it as a problem? …Ready? Check it! […]
Top 5 Mistakes Most Small Business Owners Make and How To Fix Them
Running a business is hard work and even if your business is successful there are always ways to improve it. There are a few common mistakes almost EVERY business owner makes and most of the time they don’t even realize they’re doing it. Are you making some of theses mistakes? Probably, check them out and we will show you how to avoid making those mistakes and if you are currently making them we will show you how to fix it. […]
How To Create A Custom Facebook Landing Page For Your (Business) Profile in Timeline – The Complete Guide
Facebook is one of the best ways to grow your brand and connect socially with all your customers at one time. When looking specifically at ways to gain new customers through Facebook you will notice that custom landing pages are becoming wildly popular, and for a good reason. They allow you to add opt-in forms, advertise products, or any custom html/css and java code allowing you to design almost any page you want. The best part about having a custom landing page and tab on your Facebook profile is that Facebook allows you to advertise that page through their site at a cheaper price than your website. Creating custom landing pages and tabs on your Facebook profile is easy, especially if you follow our guide below. Let’s jump right into it! […]
How To Create A Professional Looking Facebook Page (Timeline Profile)
If you don’t have a Facebook profile set up for your business it’s about time you look into setting one up. It can be done in a matter of minutes and it’s something everyone can do. Why do I need to do it? Well, besides the fact that it is an excellent way to interact and form a relationship with your fans, clients and customers, it allows you offer specials, share information, announce sales, and even advertise at a cheaper price (Facebook allows you to set up ads linking to your Facebook profile at a much lower price compared to linking the ad to your website). Plus, having a Facebook profile linked to your website will help your website rank better in Google. If you are reading this page I am sure you understand the benefits of setting up a Facebook profile, so let’s get right into it. […]
How To Get More Facebook Likes – Method #2: Setting Up a Like Box (Social Plugin) On Your Website
Every business wants more Facebook likes and there isn’t just one way to get them. That’s why we created our list of ways to get more Facebook likes to your Business profile. This will be our second method, which we use on our site. It may be obvious to some of you and you may be using it already, but it is a really effective way of getting more likes. So, I will take the captain obvious title on this one, but for those of you who do not know how to set it up I will show you exactly how to do it. […]
How To Get More Facebook Likes
Gaining more likes to your Business Facebook page is something everyone tries to achieve. Not only does it help you build your brand, stay connected with your customers, but it can also help your website rank higher in Google. Social indicators are beginning to be more powerful in SEO. With social media growing as it is, Google seems to be moving towards social status from social media sites to evaluate how relevant websites are on certain subjects. Do you know how to gain more likes to your business Facebook page? […]
