I was intended to open a new user account at YouTube with a better username, but right before I opened a new account, I get a news about YouTube Slap.
It is nothing new about “Slap” thingy. Either Google Slap, WordPress Slap or YouTube Slap, as long as they feel that you are not adhere to their Online terms and conditions, they would terminate your account immediately without any warning. Many internet marketers’ accounts have been terminated in this case. I think I should blog a little bit about it and let you have a better idea when want to do video marketing at Youtube.
Video marketing is very powerful marketing technique and Youtube is definitely the first choice of channel for uploading the videos. However, following by the Youtube slap, here are few things you must know before doing video marketing at youtube.
If you are a new user with no account at youtube at all
1) Only 1 youtube account on your ISP (internet service provider). If you have ore than one account, then you are asking for trouble!
2) NEVER spam your video description, title or tags with keywords
3) NEVER purchase youtube views
4) NEVER use software to add friends, comments, ratings automatically
5) NEVER upload duplicate content
6) Use your channel for more than just marketing… provide real value and don’t make your channel look like a sales pitch
7) Think long term with Youtube.. You are going to be using Youtube strictly for branding purposes
If you currently have 1 or more active Youtube channels
1) Shut all but one down account ESPECIALLY if you created them all with the same email address!
2) If the one Youtube account you’re going to keep has the same email as any other account you’re deleting, create a new email address and change your Youtube account’s email address immediately
3) Call your ISP and see if you can get a new IP address (remember, only 1 youtube account per IP and if you have multiple accounts, you will want to change your IP address immediately)
4) No spammy videos, no friend adders, no buying views, no using software to automate anything, no duplicate content, and only provide value with no sales pitch
IF, if your account has been suspended by youtube (victim of Youtube Slap!), then you have no choice but to start over on Youtube again!
Basic Youtube Guidelines
1) Provide value and build your online presence / brand
2) No more auto-software
3) No more spam
4) No more friend stealers
5) No buying views
6) Only 1 account with 1 email address
So, next time when you see a video that prompt you the sentence like “the video has been removed due to violation of terms and conditions”, then you know what happened. ;)