Videos and how they affect SEO - #seopdocast 177

Episode19 min2013-02-04

Video SEO beginners should focus on quality content, keyword-rich titles and tags, transcripts, short runtimes, video sitemaps, branding, and social sharing to improve search rankings.

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Key takeaways
people will sit down and watch a five-minute video before they read two paragraphs

About this episode

Join us this week as we talk about how to revamp your old content with an eleven point checklist, checking in the content quality of your videos, and how correct keyword placement can affect your SEO. We finally discuss Search Engine Optimization Video in Houston Texas. The most popular Internet Marketing Podcast on iTunes. E-Webstyle provides Houston SEO .

Questions this episode answers

How long should a video be for SEO purposes?

The article discussed in this episode recommends five minutes or less, but the hosts suggest targeting closer to one and a half to two minutes, since the average time a user spends on YouTube is around one and a half minutes. Keeping videos short and to the point serves users better.

Do video transcripts help with SEO?

Yes. The episode recommends providing a transcript of your video because Google transcribes audio in videos and indexes the text. Adding an accurate transcript in the description as HTML helps the video rank higher. Keyword stuffing a fake transcript will not work because Google compares it to the actual audio.

Should you put your video on multiple platforms or just one?

The hosts lean toward concentrating views on one platform. Spreading the same video across YouTube, Vimeo, and other sites may split traffic so each platform gets only a small number of views, while keeping it in one place can build a stronger signal with more concentrated view counts.

Why is branding important in video SEO?

The episode warns that a video can go viral and generate millions of views, but if you did not brand it with a watermark or logo, viewers will not know who created it. Branding during video production ensures that brand awareness and potential leads are captured even from unexpected viral traffic.

In their words

video optimization can be a great way for you to expose your brand to users who may not be familiar with your brand

Guest

don't rely only on video because you want the two paragraphs because there are people who won't watch the video and will turn it off and bounce if they can't turn it off

Guest
Terms defined in this episode
Video sitemap
A sitemap specifically for video content that is submitted to Google so that search spiders can find and index video files on a site.
Video transcription
A written text version of the spoken audio in a video, placed in the description to give Google readable HTML content and improve video rankings.
SIVO video
A website analysis video produced by eWebStyle where the hosts review a submitted site on screen and point out what is right and wrong with it.

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Matthew Bertram, host of The Best SEO Podcast
Matthew Bertram
AI keynote speaker · Owner & CEO, EWR Digital · President, ModalPoint

Matthew Bertram is an AI keynote speaker, creator of DIG™ (Digital Information Governance), and owner and CEO of EWR Digital. He helps energy and industrial leaders win visibility in AI search (GEO and AEO), is President of ModalPoint and CMO of the Oil & Gas Global Network, hosts The Best SEO Podcast, and has authored eight books including LLM Visibility. More about Matthew Bertram.

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