Comments on: YouTube Optimization Tips (#smx #31C)

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 12:43:53 +0000

Great article. Probably the best method I have found for ranking my channels and videos is having my channel featured by other channels with high page rank. This way I get high quality backlinks from within YouTube itself and those links are also dofollow backlinks.

By the way I think this is the reason why VEVO videos rank always on the top of the results. They always feature other VEVO channels, creating a strong web of high quality backlinks.

By: Chelsea Adams

Chelsea Adams — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:36:20 +0000

In reply to Kristian Olsen. Glad you found the SMX session recap helpful, Kristian! I had a great time reporting the session; it's always good to hear from people who have enjoyed reading it.

By: Kristian Olsen

Kristian Olsen — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 07:56:27 +0000

Great tips Chelsea that can help improve many Youtube profiles.
Interesting cases and question you mention in the article that makes you think about, the right way to handle your Youtube profile.

Thanks for sharing your tips!

By: Chelsea Adams

Chelsea Adams — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 16:39:53 +0000

In reply to Ronnie Bincer.

Hi, Ronnie!

Thanks for catching that 16:0 typo (it should be 16:9, as you pointed out. That 0 can be just a bit too close to the 9 when you’re typing like a mad banshee in a liveblog session…) And thanks for mentioning the 1280×720 resolution size; I think Purna meant the minimum WIDTH of the thumbnail image needs to be 640 pixels when she recommended 640×360 (as seen in the slide from the session below).

See the YouTube Video thumbnails reference page for 1280×720 resolution and 640px width recommendation reference: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/72431?hl=en

Hope you found the rest of the tips in the article useful! And please feel free to reach out to me, or directly to the presenter @PurnaVirji if you have other questions.

By: Ronnie Bincer

Ronnie Bincer — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 00:09:28 +0000

In case you read this article, point 4 talks about the Thumbnail image, it should be a 16:9 ratio not 16:0 as mentioned in the article. Good pixel size is 1280 x 720 (not the 640×360 mentioned which is the old format)… plus above in the slides, the Video Response is no longer part of YouTube (or is being phased out now)… so it is no longer a ranking factor.