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 YOUTUBE SUCCESS GUIDE

INTRODUCTION

YouTube – You What?

Have you heard about YouTube.com? Maybe you are scratching 

your head, wondering, “What is it”?

Is it, a catchy name for a catchy service?

Is it a marketing tool?

Is it a website for novice filmmakers?

The answer is yes, yes, yes and then some. You see, YouTube 

is many things to many people, depending on how they use it 

and their purposes for its use. You can define the website’s 

purpose tradition-ally as:

“YouTube.com is one of the many Web 2.0 sites popping up

However, YouTube.com, like many Web 2.0, sites is much more

than a site allowing individuals to share video clips. It is a place

for public commentary, a place where people can review the

latest and greatest info products, a place where people can

network and share common interests, goals, and opportunities.

The best part? YouTube.com is not too complicated to use,

driving away hordes of novice users. In fact, the opposite is true.

YouTube.com is easy to master. This website allows just about

anyone to sign up for an account, upload, share video clips, and

view other people’s video clips. Sounds neat, huh?

Just like many popular sites, registered members can rate

videos, or find out how many times other people link to a video clip

for their viewing pleasure. YouTube.com provides and publishes

this informa-tion for your convenience, for its loyal fans. 

Have you heard about Netflix? 

The idea is the same. Netflix is an online video

“store” if you will, like Blockbuster. Registered members can log in

and rent videos sent directly to their home. They can also rate and

review the videos they see. That way, the public has a better feel

for what videos are worth watching (and whether there are some

videos they shouldn’t bother with).

The site can also tailor its recommendations to you depending on

how many videos you rate. The big DIFFERENCE between a site like

this however, a static site, and YouTube.com, is using YouTube, and

you can watch video clips right from your home computer. There is no

renting, no late fees and no charges to become a member.

Will you watch a full video? No. You will watch a video clip. In the

ten minutes of time a user has to make a video clip however, you can

be sure they will input as much valuable and telling information as they

possibly can. So, a visit to YouTube.com is well worth it.

Is YouTube.com popular? Yes, and not just among the young. In

fact, the young and old alike are enjoying their newfound “celebrity”

status by posting their own video clips to the Web. And, speaking of

celebrities… YouTube is popular among web fans, your average Jane

or Joe, and celebrities getting in on the action. Just like MySpace.com

attracts many public figures interested in connecting with their

fan base and audience, so too does YouTube appeal to the

same crowd for similar reasons.

Alanis Morissette (a well-known singer, just in case you don’t

know) just did a spoof of Fergie’s (another young hip-hop singer)

“My Humps” video. It’s pretty funny, if you have a good sense of

humor. “You love my lady lumps?” What isn’t funny about that?

Even if you never heard the original song, you will get a good

chuckle out of it. It is also a great example of a good video, and

you can use it for a model when trying to create your own video

clips for YouTube (we’ll get to that later).

Check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=My+humps+alanis+

There is no cost just to listen, and you will learn a great deal.

Of course you can just type it (my humps) into Google and

find about another dozen sites promoting the video. 

While YouTube.com is fun, it can also be an extremely useful tool for  

promoting your business, your website, and for networking and

connecting with people around the globe. So why write a guide

on YouTube? I’ll tell you why…

Here’s the point.

YouTube isn’t just for fun, though we have focused so far on

some of the funnier and entertaining features offered by the popular

site. But, just as YouTube.com is fun, you can just as easily use it

to promote your website, advertise your business or simply

publicize what it is you have to offer. For that reason, people are

jumping hand over heals to get their hands on it. Large corporations

including CBS, NBC, Sony BMG and others, people that once

opposed the site, are clamoring to get in on the action. The reason?

Millions of consumers are logging in every day to catch a

glimpse of what YouTube has to offer…

YouTube may become the most popular Web 2.0 site on the

Net. The sooner you get in, the faster you will start realizing the

benefits YouTube has to offer.

Want to see just how useful YouTube.com can be to the ordinary

politician, small business owner or marketer? Check this out:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=obama

Consider YouTube.com a platform, one you can use to connect

with users in a meaningful, directed and intimate way.

YouTube.com offers something for just about anyone.

What does YouTube offer? Among the material posted on

YouTube include many TV clips, multiple music videos, and much

amateur content, content from bloggers, and content from Internet

Marketers interested in getting in on the action. Celebrities, news

organizations, and even musicians are now allowing users to upload

short video clips of their works to this incredibly fast-growing website.

When Did It All Begin?

Here are the facts about YouTube.com as a business and rapidly

growing enterprise. Started in February of 2005, the site gained

massive media attention and popularity, in part because it was some￾thing fresh and new. It also brought with it some controversy, 

as many of the more popular and successful websites do.

 Time Magazine  

suggested it was the most popular invention during 2006. Of course, it

is not to say YouTube is not without its share of controversy. Quite the

opposite is true. We’ll learn more about the ups and downs YouTube

has experienced in the next section.

What is important for you to know now is YouTube is a

power-house, a weapon anyone can use to gain free publicity. It

even captured the attention of industry giant Google Inc.

Google Inc. bought the company for just over $5.4 billion
dollars in late 2006.

Infusing the company and website with even more capital and

resources, there is almost no limit to what YouTube can do in

the future, and where it will take its customers.

Be aware, we’ll use the terms YouTube and YouTube.com inter￾changeably throughout this guide. This is not because we can’t decide

which is better, it just helps make the reading a tad more inter-esting.

OK, now that you know “what” it is, I’m sure you want to know how you

can jump on the bandwagon and become part of the next generation

legacy YouTube has to offer, right? Here’s how…

How To Become A Part Of The Legacy

Everyone wants to be part of a legacy. If you bought this guide

you are considering what exactly YouTube has to offer you. You

can use it as a source of entertainment. If you are an entrepreneur,

business owner or marketer, chances are you want to know 

how to use YouTube to connect with your target audience.

 The good news is you can easily to this. In fact, joining YouTube is easy, just as  

easy as it is to sign with other popular site.

Now, to get “in” on the action, you will need to register. If you

just want to find out what all the fuss is about, you can tour the site

and check out popular video clips free of chard. That’s right… you

can watch videos free on YouTube, you don’t need to register.

But…

If you want to upload videos, promo your site, brand your name

or get the attention of others, you will have to register. Don’t

worry, registration is easy. We’ll talk more about that later too.

Now that you have a better idea of what YouTube is about concep￾tually, let’s learn a little bit more about the history of this incredible site.

In the next section we’ll provide you a small history of YouTube,

so you have a better sense of where it came from and where it

may go. Hold onto your hats…