I have been receiving calls from many of my friends on their YouTube accounts disappearing and so I decided to share this information on my blog for those of you who may have also been effected by this and maybe you’ll find something of use.
The YouTube Slap. If you are trying to find your YouTube videos and can’t find them, there is the potential that YouTube has shut you down if you have been using unethical ways of promoting your vidoes. Hmm. Maybe I should just say aggressive; or black hat techniques. Basically if you have been downloading someone else’s videos, creating multiple channels; using massive tags that have nothing to do with the content of your video, spamming, etc. expect to be shut down.
Recently YouTube has been more aggressive about enforcing their rules and guidelines and confused YouTubers are wondering where their videos have gone. One person I know tried to reach support and was told to go to the forum and ask questions and that got nowhere fast.
There are networkers out there already scrambling and coming up with ideas on how to circumvent this but if you choose to jump on the next bandwagon, I have some advice for you. Set up one account where it is tied to only 1 IP address and you are advertising “within the guidelines”, so if you end up having your other youtube accounts shut down, at least you won’t have lost ALL your advertising efforts.
What are the guidelines? Here are some recommendations to follow:
1) Have just 1 YouTube account per ISP
2) Don’t use automatic software to add comments, ratings, etc.
3) Don’t upload duplicate content.
4) Have videos that show value
5) Don’t buy views – this is one of the red flags
6) Have relevant tags to the content of your video
If you haven’t yet been found by YouTube, you might want to make changes now. If you’re like most people you want to be as aggressive as you can but still fall within the safe zone. Make your priority to deliver value and build your presence with integrity and you’ll have a sustainable business.
Let me know if you hear anymore. I would love to hear other people’s views.
And by the way, there is a business where you don’t have to worry about marketing. The company does it for you. If you’re interested, let me know.
Kathy
Tags: Internet Marketing, marketing, social networking, videos, YouTube
