We all love to watch videos and many of these videos are shared on social media. But will this increase web traffic to your website. It depends on the way how you have shared this video on social media. Most of us just watch and play the video within Facebook or Google Plus and go to the next post that's posted.
Say, you have a travel website where you have written a detailed post about a tourist place and you have also embedded YouTube video in your blog post. If you don't know how to embed YouTube in websites the right way then check How to embed YouTube video starting from a specific time and also How to re-size YouTube video for your website.
When you share this YouTube video on social media, people just watch the video which can be played within Facebook or Google Plus and there will not be any visit to your website to view the same. So, you have missed these visits. It mainly depends on how you have shared this video and drive the attention of users to your website.
Also see: How good is ‘auto social media posting’ of articles
If your video is just another video then no one will even bother to look at that video. When you upload a video to YouTube, by default YouTube will select a default thumbnail. Having an eye catching thumbnail is important in your video as this will be the one which will be visible to all your visitors and make them play the video. If you are not sure about thumbnail then check out how to add custom thumbnail on YouTube videos.
Once you have your video ready, embed this video to your website or blog post. If you are sharing the post then you may share just like any other post which has no videos in it. Check out how Facebook Page Post type can increase traffic to your website. But if you are sharing a video then instead of sharing the YouTube video directly on social media, just post the thumbnail (which has a play button - image) with a link to your blog post. See that in this blog post you have the video embedded.
By doing so, you social media profile friends, followers and your Page visitors will click on the link. This will increase web traffic to your website. Also, when these visitors watch video on your website, it will increase page view time. If you want to increase video view time further then you may also check How to increase your YouTube watch time.
With the increase in web traffic you may also earn more if you are using Chitika or Infolinks affiliate programs as their calculations are based on CPM rates (amount set per thousand visits). If you don't have an account then you might be missing some amount that you would have earned other wise. Open an account and start earning out of these affiliates programs (click here): Chitika and Infolinks. Also, in addition to this if there are any other ads in your website or blog then there are chances that these visitors may click on it or buy a product and you earn out of it.
Also see: How to get more returning visitors and increase web traffic
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