Video SEO Articles

Video SEO Articles - A Place to Learn
We have created a collection of video seo articles for you to browse through to see how to make online videos work for you. These articles will focus on the various aspects of Video SEO that impact SEO experts and webmasters alike.

As we continue to add more insightful video seo articles to our site, you'll get to see how the world of Video SEO is changing and growing. We will continue to post new Video SEO Articles here as we explore the various components important to our work as Video SEO Consultants. Bookmark this page and check back frequently as we update our collection of video seo articles.

Video SEO Articles - General Video SEO Articles:

Video SEO Articles - What is Video SEO?
Video SEO Defined - A Good place to start understanding Video SEO is with a solid foundation. Read about what the term VSEO or Video SEO means and how it can help you in your online marketing efforts.

Video SEO Articles - What is involved with VSEO?

Video SEO Services - This 2-page article set explains what is involved when you contract for or do your own Video SEO work. How does it relate to traditional SEO and how is it different? We even discuss how Video SEO can help you deal with the "Google Sandbox" (a common problem for newly created websites).

Video SEO Articles - A Series on Video Thumbnails:
We believe that the Video Thumbnail chosen for your online video is very important and so do our clients. Here are some of the articles & research we have published re. the search for the perfect Video Thumbnail.

Video Thumbnail - This is a video seo article that explains what role your video thumbnail plays and also discusses the importance of getting the proper thumbnail to represent your video online.

Video Thumbnail Trick - This video seo article is an all time favorite! In this article, we give away some Free Thumbnail Positions or Locations. It demonstrates the trick that works for many video hosting sites to get just the right thumbnail using strategically placed still images in the midst of your video.

YouTube Thumbnail Image Size - This video seo article is a research article that looks into why your Thumbnail Image looks cropped (or chopped off) sometimes in youTube. We tell you what is the "Safe Zone" for putting your important information so it doesn't get lost when the cropping happens. It also covers what the Video Thumbnail Image Size is when it comes to the Google Search Results Pages.

What's on Tap?

We have a new series of videos already posted and growing on YouTube about how to make the best of the New YouTube Channel Design 2.0 - Check out the intro video to the series called New Channel Tutorial - Channel 2.0 Free Tips and Training.

Once we finish the videos we will make video seo articles to coordinate with each video and add them here to our video seo article library. Check back soon for those additions.

Video Thumbnail Test - The video seo article that covers the beginning of the thumbnail quest. This article shows the testing process we started with for various video hosting sites including YouTube & Yahoo! Video. It covers the good, the bad and the ugly in the testing process. Kinda nerdy, but it helps you understand what is involved in getting awarded the proper thumbnail from various hosting sites.

YouTube Thumbnails - The Holy Grail of Thumbnails! This video seo article documents our efforts to secure the thumbnail of thumbnails. Snatching the proper one from YouTube is no small feat. Check out what we found through months of research.

Video Thumbnail Viddler - Viddler is one of the more friendly sites to work with when you want to get a good thumbnail image to represent your video. This video seo article covers the process that Viddler has you go through to actually choose the proper thumbnail for your video. We consider them to be a "Thumbnail Friendly" hosting site.

Video Thumbnail Metacafe - Metacafe is another site that is "Thumbnail Friendly". The technique you use here is slightly different but you can still select your thumbnail image from their user interface. Check out what this Thumbnail Friendly site has to offer in this helpful video seo article.

Video SEO Articles - After reading all of these video seo articles about video thumbnails, you may want some help in getting the proper thumbnail for your video. We offer a Video Thumbnail Service to fill that very need. You give us the length of your video and we tell you the precise locations for the still thumbnail images to be inserted.