Improve Website Traffic Tutorial?
Are you looking for a tutorial to improve website traffic? In this post, I would like
to share a method I have used to create videos, as well as a way to syndicate
them. The syndication method I would like to talk about requires the use of a
software. The software has a monthly fee. However, the first month cost me less
than $7.
When I used this type of video syndication, I had made several videos. I don’t
recall the exact number, but I would advise that you create at least 10 videos.
Something I would change perhaps now is the length of the videos when they are
based on an article to make them short. Nonetheless, many of the videos I have
done at the time where based on the screen capture of PowerPoint slides. During
the presentation I would talk about things I knew about the subject in accordance
with the slides or I could alternatively read an article. Try to do video of 5 minutes
maximum.
Video Creation
Sound Recording
In order to create the videos, if you know about the subject, you could select
topics within the subject and make slides around these topics. In case it is a topic
that you have never written about or do not feel knowledgeable about, you could
look for articles already written on it. These articles could be PLR articles that
discuss subjects that are searched for in Google.
Once you know about the topics that you want to discuss, if you are going to talk
about something you know, you can create a small number of slides about it.
Moreover, add a watermark or include in the text of the slides the address of your
website. This address to your website should be visible in all the slides in the
lower portion of the screen.
In order to record the presentation through screen capture, I use Camstudio.
Before getting to the screen capture, what I have done in the past was to record
the audio of the video first. I find this to be beneficial if you are using an article
that you did not write or that you do not know by heart. Plus, it could lead to less
pressure when recording the screen. Furthermore, You could even submit the
audio as podcast.
To record my voice separately, there is a program called Sound Recorder installed
on my Microsoft Windows laptop. I don’t know if MAC computers have a similar
program. If you have this program or something that could be used to record your
voice, launch it. Have on the screen the article that you are going to read. Try not
to appear as if you are actually reading. At the beginning of the video you could
say:
Hello, my name is John from yoursite.com and in this video I would like to talk
about Title of Video (for instance).
At the end of the video ask the viewer to visit your site, you could have something
for free there that he/she could subscribe for. If you do not have a free offer on
your site, you can still ask the viewer to visit your site for more information or
simply ask him/her to visit for what you are selling or promoting. When you are
ready start reading while being recorded.
After the audio is recorded, depending on the quality of the sound you may or
may not have to clean the audio. If you need to clean it, I have been using lately
Audacity. The function Noise Removal is one I have used to clean the sound.
Additionally, if the volume seems to be low, there is the Amplify function also that
could be used. For more information about using audacity, you could look for
videos on Youtube.
Video Recording
Now, let's say that you are done with the sound and you need to create the video.
In order to execute this task, start your Camstudio program. On a section of your
screen start the program you have used to create the slides and open the
presentation. Be sure to remove any notification of mistakes in the text (red
underlines for example). Decrease the window’s size of your slides program to a
level where it would look big enough for a video without using half of your screen.
If you have a screen that is smaller than that of a regular laptop screen you may
have to go beyond half the size of the screen.
Now, from Camstudio click on Region at the top in the menu bar, and then click
on Fixed Region. After clicking on Select, you will have to select the size of the
screen that will be recorded. Select the size that fits the slides within the slide
program window.
Next, put your Camstudio window out of the space that will be recorded. open
the audio that you have created. When you are ready start the recording with
Camstudio, start the audio and move through the slides with the audio.
Video Edition
When you are done with this screen capture, start Windows Live Movie Maker or
similar program for video creation. Within this software, add the video file you
have made. Add the audio file that you created for the video. Bellow the home
headline in the menu bar, click on Audio Mix. move the cursor to the point where
the audio file is the only sound that is going to be heard and not that of the video
file.
Now, you can cut sections of the video or edit it to the point where you are
satisfied. Please note that the sound should overlap the slides correctly. If you cut
too much of the video, the sound might not follow correctly. On the other hand, if
you cut too much of the sound, the slides might not be seen at the right time.
When you are satisfied with the video, click on View in the menu bar and click on
Aspect Ratio. There select Widescreen.
Now move on to publish the video by clicking on the first button in the menu bar
in the left corner. Then, click on Publish movie. Select the quality that you want
for your video. Note that the higher the quality the longer it could take for the
video to be made.
Video Syndication
Now, let say that the video is done. The video can now be syndicated. A program I
have used for some videos was Magic Submitter. This is an affiliate link. If you
decide to take 30 days trial at $4.95, the next monthly fee that you will have to
pay is (as of right now) $67. Within this program there is more than video
syndication, you can do web 2.0 accounts creation and content submission, social
bookmarking accounts creation and submission and more. It is pretty much a
competitor of the program called Senuke X. Both of these links are affiliate links, I
may earn money if you decided to get one of these products or both.
In case you do not use Magic Submitter and do it manually, you could look for a
list of 10 or more video sites similar to YouTube to syndicate the video. If it is
possible, select sites where your link in the description box is clickable. In fact,
when submitting the videos, within the description you write, put the link to your
site first and then bellow write some text and again paste your link.
If you use Magic Submitter, create a profile then create video accounts. When you
are done with the accounts creation, add your video as video item and then
submit. For more information on video submission with this software, please
check out the help section of Magic Submitter.
It is pretty much it, except that you should create more videos and submit them. I
hope that this tutorial has been helpful. If you have any question, please contact
me.
This article was first published on my site under the partial title: Improve Website
Traffic Tutorial.