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Receiving visitors for your websites or affiliate links is something that every Internet marketer has trouble with. But not just any site visitors is going to do, in order to be profitable you will want to have targeted visitors coming to your website. There really is a distinction between visitors as well as targeted traffic, and in this article we are going to explain the main difference. Not only that but we are also going to show you how you can use social media websites to acquire the targeted prospects you need.

What exactly is traffic? Anytime somebody visits your internet site, that is regarded as traffic. There are loads of ways to get traffic to your website and you can obtain hundreds or even thousands of visitors every single day, but unless this traffic is targeted you might not make a sale. Unless of course the traffic your getting is targeted traffic, your probably just wasting your time. What targeted traffic is, targeted traffic is someone who arrived at your site because they are serious about what you have to sell, or information and facts they find valuable. For instance, if someone is reading through a weight loss blog and these people see an ad for your internet site that says something like, “Lose 20 Lbs In 20 Days” and they also click on that ad, that is a targeted visitor.

A great way to obtain targeted traffic to your sites and affiliate links is to use social media websites. Lets have a glimpse at YouTube. That one social media site will get over a billion site views every single day. And did you furthermore know that the vast majority of that traffic comes from the major search engines? Now, make an effort to imagine this. Somebody would go to Google and performs a search for, “How To Build A Bird House”. Inside the search engine results you locate a video on YouTube showing you the way to build your bird house. Many individuals will click that link since they would rather watch a video concerning this than go through instructions.

Now this is where the targeted visitors piece comes in. You don’t want to allow them to have too much information in the video then at the conclusion of the video include a screen shot or simply tell people that they will get complete information by using the link in the description. Naturally when they click the link or enter in the web address inside their web browser they are taken to a site which happens to be marketing a bird house building book. And simply because your promoting to them an item which they need, this is regarded as targeted traffic. The chances of these folks purchasing the manual is much greater than individuals who saw this website inside a traffic exchange.

The Net is full of a variety of social media sites and you should try to use every one of them. You can accomplish the very same kind of thing on FaceBook or Myspace to get the targeted prospects you may need. And because these social media websites can be so powerful you will possibly not need to bother about any other type of advertising again. Yet another thing you should remember whenever advertising and marketing like this on social media sites is to not design your web pages to seem like spam. If you create a bunch of spammy type pages or break their guidelines they are going to simply remove your pages as well as stop your memberships to those websites which means you can not use their services any longer. Therefore read through their service terms.

Since Pinterest puts so much importance on the use of images, this will actually make your marketing efforts there much easier. Before grabbing any images, just make sure that they aren’t taken from sources that could cause problems for you. There are several legal entities on the net who viciously protect the images of their clients. You also want to make sure that the images you use are appropriate for the point you want to make. Every Pinterest board has a basic theme, and your images should be a good match for this. If images aren’t well chosen, they will only confuse your audience.

Pinterest will give you the tools you need to work with other people on pretty much any project. For example, you can work with businesses as well as the people who read your boards.

First you spread the word and then you just grant access to your boards to the people who are interested in them. Not only can you do this to share your ideas with others but it encourages others to share ideas with you and offer you feedback. The different ways you can make pins are just one instance of this. From here you simply post whatever goes into your project. People will look them over and then share whatever information is still needed.

Just like at Twitter, you can follow Pinterest users, but you need to follow people in your niche or your market. Once more, this is in regards to being targeted with followers or your market audience if you are developing an email list, for instance. You will need to expand your network far and wide with following and gaining exposure. An additional part of this is to produce all the boards possible. By design, Pinterest will automatically add others users as followers to your boards, therefore you want to do this. The recipe is applicability, so create boards that are particular, with respect to content so there is no confusion as to what the board is about.

Pinterest has certain pitfalls that you should be careful to avoid. Pinning an incorrect domain name or URL is an example of such a mistake. This will lead readers to 404 error pages and not where you want them. The way to avoid this problem is to click on the article or post whenever you want to pin something. Anything you see that you want to pin, such as a video at Youtube or whatever, be sure you do it from the original site. By doing this, you’ll know that your links will lead people to the correct locations.

You can help yourself out quite a lot if you learn which mistakes are the most common on Pinterest. In many ways, it all boils down to how you optimize your use of the site so that you can bring in all of the better results. Of course, none of it is truly hard but you need to know what to do so that you can get the best results.

There is nothing intrinsically difficult about using YouTube to send targeted traffic to your various offers. Yes, at this point you need to approach things a little differently since Google bought them and did their usual dances. As an Internet marketer you should be aware of leveraging YouTube to achieve the maximum exposure. Well, we are here to help set things straight and get you going.

You do not have to be a Hollywood director to succeed at YouTube, but you cannot get away with crappy videos, either. Whether you should get a camera (video) all depends on what your videos are trying to accomplish and what you want to do for content. There are hundreds of thousands of videos uploaded on YouTube on a regular basis, and a majority of these aren’t shot with a good camera, which is why you should try to use to give real value to your viewers. There are some decent webcams that will work if you want to talk and let people see you, but make sure the quality is not poor.

The more numbers of subscribers you have for your YouTube channel, the more repeat traffic you’ll get to your videos. So ultimately, you do want to increase the number of subscribers that you have to your channel, and doing so starts with you subscribing to other YouTube channels that are relevant to yours. When you do this, you’ll find that you’ll get noticed by the channel owner, who might in turn subscribe to yours – it’s all about give and take. There is also nothing wrong with encouraging viewers to actively subscribe to your channel, though. Also, when you’re posting about your YouTube channel on your blog, don’t just link to the channel directly – add the word “subscribe” besides the link to your channel so that people know that they should be subscribing.

If you are new, it is a good idea to get an ebook from a reputable source that will show you what is best to do for channel profile page creation. The profile is like an About Me page, and it does matter to people when they are thinking of subscribing to your channel. Personalizing is an essential element that you need to focus on at all times and try to give your viewers the best possible experience, while you build a relationship with them through your videos.

You can get search engine traffic plus lots more by using YouTube and video marketing, and we do not know why more people in IM ignore this.

Um dos meus canais preferidos no YouTube, o CinemaSins, lançou uma nova série chamada “What’s The Damage?”.

A proposta da brincadeira é representar financeiramente toda a destruição ocorrida em filmes. O primeiro episódio analisa “Duro de Matar”, calculando objetos e o patrimônio destruído por John McClane e os capangas de Hans Gruber.

Assista acima.

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What do you do when your catchphrase becomes so popular, major brands start using it on their own merchandise without permission or compensation? If you're the VlogBrothers, you reluctantly do nothing.

The YouTube star siblings John and Hank Green have long ended their clips with the mantra, "Don't forget to be awesome." Its acronym, DFTBA, is even the name of their indie record label, which has supported other online celebrities like Smosh, NicePeter (of "Epic Rap Battles" fame) and Rhett and Link.

The phrase's popularity among VlogBrothers fans, known as Nerdfighters, has now made it a hot item among pop fashion and retail brands including Urban Outfitters, Hobby Lobby, Delia's, Aeropostale, Pier One and more. Not one of the brands or their suppliers has paid for the line's usage.

In a new clip, John Green explains not only why the brothers are allowing these unpaid uses to be sold but also how the "wild world of trademarks" actually works for modern content creators. For the VlogBrothers, cracking down on national brands would mean also having to go after fans who sell "Don't forget to be awesome" merchandise on sites like Etsy.

If you're the least bit interested in how modern Internet-fueled catchphrases are used, abused and co-opted by fans and Fortune 500 companies alike, this video is a must-watch.  

Você provavelmente conhece a Volvo como uma marca sinônimo de segurança. Desde sempre foi assim, seu principal argumento. Mas agora, pelo menos para a linha de caminhões, ela está colocando “algo mais” em seus comerciais. Segurança e adrenalina formam uma dupla inseparável nos dois últimos filmes da marca.

Em setembro, foi lançado o “viral” The Hook. Nele, o presidente da Volvo Trucks, Claes Nilsson, aparece de capacete e terno falando “Eu aprendi se você quer criar um hit no youtube, é preciso fisgar a audiência logo no começo do vídeo”. Bom, se você ainda não viu, entenda porque a frase faz tanto sentido:

Bom, os mais de 2 milhões de views confirmam o sucesso. Tanto que agora eles investiram em uma produção ainda mais complexa e numa associação mais inusitada: um caminhão vermelho como “isca” para a Farra do Boi em Ciudad Rodrigo, na Espanha. Foram mais de 250 pessoas e 28 câmeras para fazer o vídeo que é destaque deste post.

Fora isso, o site The Chase 360 mostra todo o making of do vídeo, destacando alguns pontos turísticos e permitindo que você escolha assistir pela câmera 360 no alto do caminhão, pela visão do helicóptero, de um dos corredores ou de um ângulo mais próximo de um dos touros. Definitivamente, vale o clique. Abaixo algumas imagens.

Obs: É claro que foi um desafio GIGANTE escrever esse post de forma imparcial, sem fazer qualquer alusão ao recente caso do Instituto Royal e sem falar sobre o quanto acho grotesco e primitivo ao que muitos chamam de tradição. Mas o fato é que a prática existe. E a Volvo explorou o tema de forma inteligente e o projeto é bem interessante.

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O YouTube anunciou esta semana a primeira edição do YouTube Music Awards. A cerimônia de premiação será realizada no próximo dia 3 de novembro, com livestream direto de Nova York. O ator Jason Schwartzman será o anfitrião da noite, que terá direção criativa de Spike Jonze e produção da VICE e Sunset Lane Entertainment.

No próximo dia 17 de outubro, serão anunciados os indicados em seis categorias ainda não nomeadas, mas que deverão destacar os artistas que mais geraram impressões online ao longo do ano – maior número de views e compartilhamento, entre outras. A partir daí, caberá à própria audiência escolher os ganhadores.

A noite de cerimônia contará com a participação de artistas conhecidos, como Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire e Eminem, além das estrelas do próprio YouTube, como CDZA e Lindsey Stirling.

No vídeo acima, Jason Schwartzman faz graça para divulgar a premiação e convocar o público para a votação.

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A banda Placebo anuncia que fará o lançamento de seu novo disco através de um programa ao vivo, em parceria com o YouTube Space em Londres. O lançamento de “Loud Like Love” acontece no canal oficial da banda no dia 16 de Setembro com  entrevistas, depoimentos e claro, a banda tocando o disco ao vivo do começo ao fim. Já o formato físico será lançado em edição 3D e um Vinil 12 polegadas.

O YouTube Space é um espaço que dispõe de todos equipamentos necessários para que parceiros e criadores de conteúdo possam tirar idéias do papel em transformá-las em novos vídeos ou projetos audiovisuais. A iniciativa por enquanto existe apenas em Los Angeles, Londres e Tóquio, mas dúvido que demore pra chegar aqui.

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A velha discussão “Football x Soccer” é o tema da campanha da NBC Sports neste divertido vídeo que promove nos Estados Unidos a transmissão da temporada de futebol inglês, a Premier League.

Na propaganda de 4 minutos divulgada no Youtube, o técnico fictício de futebol americano Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis) chega em Londres para ser o novo treinador do time de futebol (futebol futebol) Tottenham Hotspur, os “Spurs”. O vídeo conta diversas diferenças entre os esportes americanos e o futebol, como o fato de nunca existir empate no futebol americano, e também brinca com sotaques e expressões americanas e inglesas. Por exemplo: “Coach” (técnico nos Estados Unidos) e “Manager” (técnico na Inglaterra). Ainda tira uma casquinha dos clubes ingleses 🙂

Se você entende inglês e gosta de futebol, assista agora, é genial!
Caso contrário, prometo que atualizarei o post assim que surgir uma versão legendada no Youtube. Se alguém conhecer uma, me mande aqui nos comentários 🙂

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Se você parar para pensar um pouco, a comparação entre sexo e comida é frequentemente usada por muitas pessoas. Então, é bastante natural que alguém tenha resolvido usar frutas, legumes e outros alimentos para explicar as diferenças entre o sexo nos filmes pornô e o sexo de verdade. A tarefa coube ao KB Creative Lab, que fez isso de uma maneira criativa e bem-humorada no vídeo acima.

Para os criadores de Porn Sex x Real Sex, qualquer pessoa que já tenha assistido a filmes pornô e feito sexo pode dizer algumas das diferenças entre a ficção e a realidade, mas eles queriam ir além, mostrando alguns dados mais específicos. O que vemos, então, é uma espécie de infográfico animado, com uma abordagem leve e interessante, que trabalha mais com a imaginação do espectador, em vez de ser explícito.

Vale o play, mas com uma advertência: você nunca mais vai olhar para a comida da mesma maneira. Especialmente aquele pote de Nutella.

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