If you ask any business owner what strategies they use to gain more customers, chances are one of the strategies in their arsenal will be video marketing. What is video marketing and how can it be used to increase the success of a business? You can find out through this article.

The content of your video is king. If it’s not fun to watch and providing great information, why would anyone watch it? You have to sit down and dedicate the bulk of your time to coming up with content which people actually wish to find and view so that your video becomes popular.

Place your video content on YouTube and link it back to your website. This can help your video be seen by a wide audience and potentially get shared and moved to the front page. The kind of exposure that YouTube provides, partly because it is owned by Google, is huge.

When writing a description of your video include your web address at the beginning of the description using proper HTML. This will allow viewer to click the link and be immediately directed to your website. You should also include a description using your primary and alternate keywords for better page ranks.

Videos which are unpredictable work. If you can do something in your video which is surprising and yet not cheesy or lame, you’ll catch your viewer and they’ll share the video with family and friends. Go with cute, shocking or funny and avoid gory or juvenile humor as much as possible.

Now that you know what video marketing is and how to use it, put it to good use. You see what video marketing can offer, so implement the strategy into your own business. You won’t regret it when you see the new customers flock to your business, ready to buy your products and services.