YouTube

[fantanoice]

Has anybody used YouTube to advertise their forums? Have many of you gotten results from it.

I can see it as working well for maybe, a gaming site were you could show up gaming tournaments and alike. Not sure about other genres though.

One of my Mods who has a big YouTube following has brought a member or two to my forums. No majorly active members yet, unfortunately.

How about you?

 

[nolvorite]

doesn't work because people come to youtube to watch videos not check out other websites from video embeds. If it does work then I'll delete this post. 😉

 

[Watch Me Sink]

doesn't work because people come to youtube to watch videos not check out other websites from video embeds. If it does work then I'll delete this post. 😉

It does work. I know somebody who has only advertised on youtube and has over 1,000 members.

 

[nolvorite]

Ok then

 

[Midnight]

doesn't work because people come to youtube to watch videos not check out other websites from video embeds. If it does work then I'll delete this post. 😉

In most cases. But it IS possible..

 

[fantanoice]

doesn't work because people come to youtube to watch videos not check out other websites from video embeds. If it does work then I'll delete this post. 😉

It does work. I know somebody who has only advertised on youtube and has over 1,000 members.

What forum genre?

 

[Watch Me Sink]

Music.

 

[ToYz.CoMiX]

I'd say its possible if you're advertising within a topic that is relevant. Perhaps even if you upload a video that somewhat relates to the content of your site, and add a short beginning commercial showing that you can find related content at your site.

I don't think doing promo videos for a website itself necessarily works. I've made a few before and it's not an easy sell, because people aren't searching for that. So you have to find something you can draw off of.

For example I made a promo video for a website I work with, but it doesn't have much views because no one is searching for that sort of material.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKbs83zut9w

 

[Bossanova]

Yes we have. My Moderator has made several YouTube videos already for my forum.

 

[ToYz.CoMiX]

General Grievous, with your content you could just post links to your forum all over the star wars kid video. That video reaches all kinds, lol.

 

[Wrecks]

We've made at least 2 promo vids to be placed on Youtube. Hasn't really gotten us any new members. But it has helped to get us out there a bit more.

 

[ToYz.CoMiX]

We've made at least 2 promo vids to be placed on Youtube. Hasn't really gotten us any new members. But it has helped to get us out there a bit more.

:shrug:

 

[hcfwesker]

It "can" work for a specific genre, but I don't see it really working for a general discussion forum.

We've posted 1,000s of Brawl Match videos on youtube, while advertising the link in the youtube description. We've gotten a few active memebrs from it all, but it's not going to do anything amazing for activity.

 

[Zawazuki]

Doesn't work at all unless..

1. Your just downright popular on Youtube. (5k+ friends, 1k+ subs)
2. Your the luckiest person alive and the video becomes viral.
3. Godlike tags?
4. Put a chick in her bra and panties in the thumbnail.

 

[ToYz.CoMiX]

4. Put a chick in her bra and panties in the thumbnail.

I think that one just pisses people off and makes them hate whatever you're plugging even more when they find out its a tease/advert.

 

[Raptor]

I worked out great for one of my friends . If you are famous in youtube and you can create a reakky good video ; then surely it will draw traffic towards your site/forum .

 

[ToYz.CoMiX]

I worked out great for one of my friends . If you are famous in youtube and you can create a reakky good video ; then surely it will draw traffic towards your site/forum .

Now you just need to become a Youtube sensation. :great:

 

[emforce]

I have had a few friends who used youtube for gaming related sites and it has worked wonders! 😀 They have like 5k subs and quite a few of them are also now members on their forums/websites!

It is one reason why I have ordered my hauppauge video recorder! Hopefully I can emulate some of the successes that people have had on youtube! 😀

 

[Fergal]

Here's how to make your YouTube video go viral. Don't let the image fool you, there is no adult content in the video.
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[VGFreak877]

I've made a short video and uploaded it onto YouTube myself. But it's a short clip and it just contains text. There aren't many Japanese forums out there, so that's why I think my forum is unique enough. After posting some comments on various Japanese videos, I have gotten some hits but no new registrations as of yet.