SEO Is A Waste Of Time in 2025

[@WesMcDowellInc]

🎯The NEW Way to Attract UNLIMITED Clients (Without SEO): wesmcdowell.com/youtube/

[@Canadian_Skeptical]

Wes, like many other people, I am not in a postion to make videos for my website, so I can get on KZbin, so what can I do? Thanks! Love your videos, Andrew

[@akostarktutorials]

SEO is far from dead in 2024 brother... it’s evolving! AI might change the game, but the core principles of search remain the same which is to provide value, building authority, and connect with your audience. I would say YES diversifying strategies like incorporating KZbin is smart, but dismissing SEO altogether? That’s a rookie mistake. Look, the future is about blending the best of both worlds: mastering SEO while leveraging the power of video content. All I will say is Adapt, but don’t abandon!!!!

[@Shoshia795]

I couldn’t agree more!

[@ConstantinaSamaan]

I agree too... SEO is evolving, not disappearing lol

[@ScarlettCaldwell-x7c]

I think what Wes is trying to say here is that platforms like KZbin are becoming a game changers but they complement rather than replacing traditional SEO.

[@POS-r4c]

It’s about using every tool in the toolbox to stay ahead, not abandoning the fundamentals that have proven to work. AGREED!

[@DanijelStojanovski95]

It's evolving in favor of AI and Google themselves, NOT in favor of content creators, a big difference.

[@CarlosJa]

80% developers and designers don't want to be on camera talking about work.

[@WesMcDowellInc]

Which is great news for the 20% who are up for it! Like I say, this will be a great strategy BECAUSE so many are scared off by it.

[@kennuimuffins2426]

Absolutely, including me. But there are ways around this. If you think about it in terms of process, what you want is video content. You work backwards from this objective to figure out all the different methods available. It will depend heavily on the product and audience. However I think EVERY business can benefit from video content as a medium, and being on youtube i.e. easily searchable. I am often trying to find comparisons between products for example, even boring products, because the description and photos are insufficient. Or maybe i'm not convinced. You don't have to pour your entire marketing budget/time into it. You can allocate what you think is reasonable and adjust over time based on results and analytics.

[@marloelefant7500]

However, KZbin isn't anything short of programming and IT content. I believe, it's one of the most popular professional topics.

[@dameanvil]

00:00 🚀 Traditional SEO is becoming ineffective due to changes in search engine algorithms. 03:05 💡 AI advancements are reshaping SEO landscape, posing challenges for small businesses. 05:19 🔍 Three main reasons why AI is making SEO less effective: AI-generated search answers, increased content production, and difficulty in acquiring backlinks. 09:20 📺 Embracing KZbin as a marketing platform offers significant advantages over traditional SEO. 14:29 📈 KZbin provides opportunities for long-lasting, engaging content with higher conversion potential. 17:55 🎯 KZbin SEO is simpler and less complicated compared to traditional website SEO. 21:11 🏆 Embracing KZbin gives businesses a competitive edge as many competitors are hesitant to transition to video content.

[@manojmaitydm]

Harpa ai 😅😂

[@bangerpickleball]

the video isnt even that long lmao

[@bangerpickleball]

why would i want to summarize a video? if i did i would do it right@@dameanvil

[@coolmojito]

I almost let this guy waste my time with this bs "idea". Thanks, man!

[@FelizCumple2.0]

chatgpt sus lol

[@RxFit]

Depends on your audience. As an ex-marketer for Apple and have grown multiple businesses I can say that not all audiences will be in KZbin. My primary audience are exclusively consuming information in the written form. The type to print articles so they can read on vacation (Wall Street journal, economist, MIT Technological review etc) These type do not want to watch a video of any type. I have 600 videos on KZbin using the help of VidIQ to establish keywords, tags, titles and descriptions etc. also had a videographer, editor, high end equipment so they are all professionally shot; but only have 700 subscribers with minimal lead generation. It has been a time and resource sink. My SEO has brought in 90% of our clients and establishing us as the professionals in the industry. This is how we get recognized for local awards and recognition as well.

[@hungaro7964]

Agree, marketing is all about testing.

[@mcm4981]

Heavy lessons... kudos for sticking with it. And knowing when to quit...

[@pechaboii]

Hey Danny, you can improve the viewer and subscriber base by getting help from a professional KZbin SEO specialist like me. I'd be happy to help you

[@HeinRichKocHPretoria]

I prefer text.

[@libertyisparamount1443]

yup.

[@RohanGillett]

The key phrase here is, "Once your videos break through...". For the overwhelming majority of us that should be understood as, "If your videos break through." And it is a really big "if".

[@RobertMarzullo]

Good video and makes total sense. Since AI content is flooding the web page creation process and the data is text based SEO is going to be extremely hard to thrive at. Personal branding will more more important than ever. KZbin is obviously great at this since there is a feeling of connectivity with the creator. I'm glad I have focused most of my efforts into making a huge amount of videos. I still create blog posts but they always feel inferior to a good video. Also, for those of you that are feeling apprehensive because video creation seems like a difficult thing to do, just get started and avoid any idea of perfectionism. I look back at my old videos and cringe but they were necessary to get going. Not saying my new videos are the highest quality but they improved immensely from sheer volume and taking feedback from my subscribers along the way. Good luck to you and don't be a slave to AI tools. Shortcuts always come at a price. Just be yourself and make the content you would enjoy watching! Also, be extremely patient. Most people give up before they actually have time to succeed at something. Pick something that you will do when times are good and when times are bad and you will have your success along the way!

[@xiehelen7633]

People from every countries all love the quality of person like you.

[@PatriciaAnnBrubaker]

So I gave been procrastinating on You Tube for awhile now (fear, anyone?). But, I guess now is the time!!!!

[@WesMcDowellInc]

Do it Patricia!

[@mattm00ey]

Same!

[@Zeroth23]

You got this Patricia! Just do it. I promise you your first videos are going to feel uncomfortable and that’s ok. Just keep going you can do it!

[@MichaelsPaintingChannel]

Same here!

[@thomasdruckrealtor]

Just start, the fear goes away. Warning, it’s a lot of work unless your are a natural that needs no editing.

[@TerryAllison]

Great strategies. Now where do I start learning how ro implement, please?

[@StreamlineRoofingTx]

Wes, you loud and clear on video. However, I wonder if a distinction needs to be made between informational searches, versus transactional, or service based, Google searches, directed towards a local business or service area. Thoughts?

[@WesMcDowellInc]

I hear ya, and yes those are importnat distinctions. The point I'm making tho is that even to be found for transactional searches is WAY less valuable then ppl naturally discovering you through YT long-term. Should you still try to rank for yur homepage and service pages, etc? Yes, but in my own business I started dreading whenever I'd have a consult with someone who found me through google vs on YT.

[@StreamlineRoofingTx]

@@WesMcDowellInc I’m working to make my efforts multi purpose and use the transcripts / YT videos embedded into my blog pages as well

[@kellykleinman3203]

KZbin is massively saturated with irrelevant keywords and finding something in a legit search comes up with a whole lot of crap.

[@mr.hatem_]

When that happens, I think that just means there isn't enough content on that specific keyword

[@brandonmartino7740]

@@mr.hatem_ yep lol

[@AlexadreSalmi]

like this.

[@utarian7]

It's very inefficient in some ways. E.g. I wanted to learn how to speed optimise my site. I found the most viewed video on the topic in recent time (past year?). It was horrendous advice. Literally installing an off-suite WP plugin (huge security red flag) and only at the end of the fucking 20 min video did the creator disclose that this plugin puts their nasty logo on your **HOME PAGE**.

[@captjimusfl]

I have a local charter fishing service. My how to fishing videos generate plenty of paid charters. It can be used in conjunction with a local business.

[@alisonhoyte7608]

I agree with this approach you have well done doesn;t have to be big but it works for you

[@gardenpots5661]

Very interesting and informative. But I'm 21 and I'm bored with videos everywhere already, I'm so over snippets of information and people jumping all over the place trying to sell me stuff. It's like a constant stream of 1990s Amercian Infomercials....again... I'm beginning to want information that has more to it, more substance (I'm beginning to sound like my mom). I'm tired of following behind a lot of vids (some really well done, very entertaining, slick and creative etc)...but the overall feeling is information deficit. Constant stream of stuff with no back bone. But i see what you mean

[@CarolineAnandSiddiqui]

You should take a break

[@DanieleManca1983]

You made a very strong point.

[@rary19]

I totally agree , most videos now are more of a sales pitch than anything else - Once you know what the formula is, you cannot unsee it. lol.

[@aaronclarkt]

absolutely love you bro. This is crazy. Exactly what I needed to hear. the synchronicity is freaky. love man, thank you so much.

[@WesMcDowellInc]

You are welcome! Glad you find my content valuable!

[@WesMcDowellInc]

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[@plmfb]

Just curious... What are other options for those not wanting to do / be on video? Thank you for all the great content.

[@malcomgreen4747]

Hi McDowell your videos has too much sound effect it drove me dizzy as much I enjoy the content i really don't enjoy the dizziness comes from the sound affects talk to your video editors, i won't be able to watch your videos anymore because of that

[@ekot0419]

Thank you for confirming my findings. Unfortunate for me that I spent close to 3k on 3 seo courses and now they are all garbage. I knew that Ai is messing up when I asked Chatgpt about anything while I learn.

[@Review-This]

I just started my hvac business and paying for everything out of pocket until I start cash flowing. I’m in Arizona so the business demands are there. Unfortunately I’m not very tech savvy can I pay to have you help me with advertising?

[@FelizCumple2.0]

jasper a.i

Wes, why you don't make CTA for your services in your videos ?

[@WesMcDowellInc]

First of all, I don't really offer services anymore. But when I used to, I did, but only strategically - once every 4-5 videos or so. The idea with youtube is to keep people watching more of your videos, then get them to your website after they've seen a few.

thanks for your anwser interesting@@WesMcDowellInc I do have 2 channels with more than 150 000 followers and i do more CTA thaht why i wanted to get you opinion

[@aluxurytravelblog]

Hi @WesMcDowellInc - great video. What would you say to people who are not keen to "put themselves out there" for all to see. I've been runing a travel blog for almost 20 years but like to keep things relatively private (I guess I'm introverted - my blog posts focus on destinations, hotels, etc. rather than myself, and I'm not always travelling)... what would you suggest for someone like me?

[@OJGamingYT]

I second this! I'm a video editor and have everyone link to my website and at this rate it's probably in thousands of videos now. So anyone who comes to my website is already invested in what I offer. 9/10 I close another editing client.

[@WesMcDowellInc]

Nice! So do you make videos that are more educational for clients, or are you linking them directly to examples of your work?

[@CarterBlack-m3b]

Really clever explanation and no unnecessary verbiage! Respect! + subscription

[@betterbuzz4309]

I am proof this works, Ive never seen your videos before but this is the third video Ive watched in a row! this is great information, my niche is construction and there definitely won't be many of my competitors doing this.

[@kevinschmidt2210]

What about ecommerce? Who comes here to look for products, when they could go to the big A instead?

[@TastyTardis]

Same really. Do youtube shrots just showing your products.

[@DanHovarter]

Product reviews and comparisons

[@MWDPond]

Would love to know who does your video editing. They're doing a great job.

[@WesMcDowellInc]

Thank you! We have a great editor.

[@PaytonClarkSmith]

I appreciate your take on this 👍🏻 I still think (hope) we are still not to the point where backlinks are out of the question but there is no doubt KZbin is the better search engine to target. Thanks Wes 👊🏻

[@WesMcDowellInc]

Great point! Thank you for sharing!

[@AlphonseElkana]

Hi

[@islami-media]

Dear sir you have very informative discussion thank you every video is educational

[@ducharmeburley]

I highly recommend this channel! The quality of the content is consistently high, and I learn something new from every video.

[@BhutWhut]

Wes, you're very presentable and articulate. Being in front of the camera is easier for you than most others. Are those that are less presentable and well spoken doomed as far as YT content creation goes? What advice do you have for these folks?

[@WesMcDowellInc]

Look at some of my first videos, I've come a long way with practice. Like anything else this is a learned skill... the only question is is it one you care enough about to get good at?

[@ibrahimcoswell8852]

You have shifted my paradigm again!! I was just about to launch my blog

[@WesMcDowellInc]

So you're gonna give YT a try?

[@kathygeffen256]

Me too! Now I’m wondering how to combine them….video and blog as engaging

[@Andraphile]

@@kathygeffen256 I would go for both and have both. I would suggest using the benefits of both to create a powerful synergy e.g., leverage KZbin for "know, like and trust" benefits to warm up people up for your offering on your website.

[@josho.9530]

You should still launch it. Transcribe your content or generate an associated blog post and link the video IN the blog post. Get the benefit of both.

[@dansurfrider]

Hey Wes, would that tactic also make sense for local results? E.g. Chiropractor San Diego, etc.

[@WesMcDowellInc]

Hey Dan, less so for sure. The way this works best is if you can basically work with ppl anywhere, bc they will find you FROM everywhere this way. But there are definitely local businesses who this has worked for, so many doctors out there who I would imagine can only work on patients locally, but they're still killing it.

[@LesniakKrzysztof]

I don't think it's valid for every type of business. There are things not interesting enough to be watched on YT. By anyone.

[@Star1320Light]

people LOVE watching people cut soap, listening to marbles, knee surgery close ups, and leaves rustle. Someone wants to see it.

[@she-baartist]

@@Star1320Light true but not for coders ..

[@NarcoSarco]

I watch a 480p video of an indian explaining a wierd windows server setting and most of the time its still better then most of articles, i have to disagree on this one 😅 Everything 18+ that is not pushed by the algorithm will have a hard time tho. And of course completely ignoring how scary the power is that google holds with this...

[@paulm1835]

Hey, you watched this right?? 😅

[@aoe2023]

​@@Star1320Light not enough people to make it worth it..for some niches..just a hard cold fact.

[@MantraAndMindfulness]

I want to do this

[@BusyBusinessHostingNPromotion]

Thank you for that statement I keep telling people it's not just traffic it's snowing how to sell. The best thing anyone could do for their business is learn basic sales techniques

[@josho.9530]

Selling = being honest with people and not playing bullshit psychological games. All that grant cardone crap is exactly that: crap.

[@BusyBusinessHostingNPromotion]

@@josho.9530 there's a lot more to selling than that and yes sales psychology and is involved.

[@MitchellBurke-k9l]

Thanks for the video! Loved it very much!

[@nayemsordar]

If you want your video more views and engage subscriber then your video need to seo, seo means search engine optimization.

[@Uniguide1]

Right message, right time! Thank you!!! 🙏

[@JanineMKartist]

can't wait to start a channel for my art and creativity. Should I make a new separate channel just for it? this account is just my surfing KZbin account. I don't use it as an upload channel and I've had my account like this for years. I thought of making a new gmail account just for having a dedicated KZbin channel for my artwork and all things crafty and creative.

[@UrbanCraftTv]

Go for it

[@MsBkene]

Thank you so much for sharing these ideas!

[@DanieleGLattanzi]

HI Wes this sounds good however so far I had zero result onnpublising videos and get those viewed. Do you have a tutorial or training on how to get to the top of YT search results?

[@qt3dot146]

See my comment above. There is no magic. ONLY ONE CAN BE AT THE TOP OF SEARCHES.

[@CleverTechy]

any solution for sitemap could'nt fetch error in search console ?

[@TrailerimportSe]

I really don´t get it regarding AI-generated search answers - there will be sources shown so the best content will get the hit. Do you mean we´ll be not deep diving to the source links and instead keep on asking Gemini instead?

[@roccons]

Exactly, a lot of people no longer explore the links but many times stay with Google's short answers that are often totally wrong due to lack of context. And with the amount of junk content that has been generated in search of SEO, that still drives more people to prefer AI answers than results optimized to rank high.

[@Miradis]

Google Gemini does not show sources

[@qt3dot146]

But who decides what is "best content"? AI can't actually tell what is "best content" as AI has no human emotions, plus "best content" will be different for each situation.

[@elizabethrosenbloom]

Thank you! You have an easy-to-follow style and narrating and walking through topics.

[@WesMcDowellInc]

Thank you, Elizabeth - Glad it was helpful!

[@davidwanamaker7296]

Wes, your content is consistently excellent and always helpful. Thank you.

[@Andraphile]

Amazing eye-opening video! I quite agree with what you said about KZbin compared to Google. I am already mainly focused on KZbin. I think that you brought out the benefits well and encouraged me that I am on the right path and should stay focused on KZbin. Thanks and well done on this video!

[@filmmaker_dan]

I love the style of your videos. How do you do the scribble/drawing Animations? Do you draw them by yourself ? Do you use a Plugin for this type of animation? Greetings from germany :)

[@julieaktabowski-rogers6323]

Question: how do i create KZbin contentt that transfers into sales for a local-only, physical service based company?

[@michaelkulakov9716]

Depends on what you do. If you don't want to do funny skits with the intention to go viral, you might try collaborating with local guide-type creators. You know, folks who wander around town eating different hamburgers shooting vids about it. If there's that type of content about your industry. The search volume is likely to be pretty low, but you can always hope the algorithm picks up your content.

[@TheSkinScienceCollective]

Wes, I love your website launchpad course! Thank you! Question: I have an anonymous site, I don’t think KZbin would resonate in the way I would hope for without a face :( ideas?

[@WesMcDowellInc]

Thank you, and welcome to the Launchpad! Yea, unless you're willing to show your face, KZbin probably isn't going to be worth your effort. The whole point is to build trust and have people feel like they know you.

[@allesneu7178]

Thank you for this video! What would you say about Pinterest if video is not your thing?

[@WesMcDowellInc]

I've tried Pinterest... it's a GRIND. I think we posted like 20 things a day and it never really caught on. And it won't do the same kind of thing video will do for you. Here's the thing about video... its nobody's "thing" until they get started. I'd love to say there's a great workaround, but I firmly believe that the ones who embrace video will be the winners in the end. Its just where its all headed, and I can't really sugarcoat it unfortunately.

[@stevelowreyphotography]

Thank you for putting me on the path, I've toyed with this without much passion, but now I have the passion :)

[@goldretirementsolutions]

Wow I am certainly quite intuitive when it comes to SEO: I started uploading all my blogs in the forms of videos here on KZbin. Embed the blog link in description. No lie I got 25 visitors in a day which is quite amazing for me. Traffic has been consistent. Honestly it's a big mistake to sleep on KZbin. 2024 will make or break us SEOs. Gold luck ; )

[@magnifico6346]

how does this apply to service based businesses?

[@josho.9530]

Make content helping the people you serve. It's that simple. Me, as a business consultant, will make content regarding the pillars of business, from management to finances to team building, interviewing and everything in between. What is your service? Think about common questions that are asked or things a lot of people don't talk about, then talk about them. Show examples where applicable.

[@cia9421]

@@josho.9530 dude this cannot help a roofing company at all not one tiny bit you’re comment solidified my opinion even more

[@josho.9530]

@@cia9421 Yeah, actually it can and many roofers have done it successfully. Explain your process, how you select roof tiles, the different types of tiles, protection from weather, etc. If you want to make excuses for not using your skills, that's on you, not me.

[@josho.9530]

@@cia9421 Yeah actually does. If you type in "Roofing" on here, you'll see the countless roofing contractors making more money than you because they're willing to answer questions, display full builds, explain their processes and beyond. Just because you want to make excuses for being an incompetent failure doesn't mean you get to blame it on my comment.

[@josho.9530]

@@cia9421 Yeah actually it does. If you type in "Roofing" on KZbin, you'll find countless contractors answering questions, displaying full roofing installations and beyond. Blaming your incompetence on my comment is why you're failing.

[@ignite-local]

This validated my chosen approach :) thanks!

[@WesMcDowellInc]

So glad!

[@songwriterautodidacte9853]

Thank you so much for the great content. I am very impressed with the edit of your video. Do you make it in-house ? Do you delegate ? Any special tool used for the edit ? Can't wait to see new content from you.

[@TheSnowmanBKK]

The constant in and out panning is very very annoying

[@qt3dot146]

Wow. Thank you. I just posted a comment above, and you INSTANTLY provided proof of my assertations.

[@kabeloignatiusmosala9769]

Video editing on point!

[@greglees5436]

Great video, Wes. Do you think this applies to B2B companies that have construction/engineering services as well?

[@WesMcDowellInc]

Absolutely it does! Ppl watch youtube all the time to learn things to grow their business development skills

[@josho.9530]

This applies to ANY business niche.

[@tobaoduwaiye]

I'm jumping on KZbin. Thank you for this information

[@BeFoundOnTheWeb]

This will work for marketing my own services, but what about marketing my clients' services?

[@MentorMEio]

Loved this content! I've also been looking into KZbin SEO. Do you have any further tips please? I've heard a lot about Chapters, but noticed you aren't using them on this video!

[@WesMcDowellInc]

I dont get that into the little tactics like that, just get started! You can always get fancy later.

[@theefirstladylo]

This was helpful in so many ways, thanks

[@WesMcDowellInc]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Ismail.N-o4j]

hai wes , i want to start learning this where cn i get it , i really like the content and it might happen soon as well , if u say me where i can continue learn it

[@j.singer8461]

I agree with you about the value of video. Definitely sky rockets the 'know, like and trust' factor.

[@veronicacuratola3640]

Is there an ideal video length that can propel search engine likeness?

[@anders_larsson]

I've been on youtube since 2019 and uploaded hundreds of videos trying different approaches. Now I've lost faith in KZbin and I'm Looking for other platforms.

[@hungaro7964]

Well I checked your channel I can see you put a lot of effort into it. In youtube the most important things are the the title of the video and the thumbnail. I am suggesting to learn some copywriting and at least google canva youtube thumbnails there are so many free templates witch give you better results using some design principals.

[@KaiserHustle]

it's because your thumbnails suck mate

[@anders_larsson]

@@KaiserHustle Over 800 videos with different thumbnail variations. Hmm I think not. Why not try it yourself. Start uploading videos and follow whatever an online guru recommends you. Then come back and tell me I'm wrong.

[@dylanrodgers3150]

@@anders_larsson no he's right. I just checked out your thumbnails and I found them to be confusing and uncompelling. It's definitely impacting your view rates to some degree. It's not the only factor but is definitely a big one. KZbin elevates videos that get engagement and that starts with people clicking. It's like email subject lines. If you're open rate is high, or at least average, then your first impression is working. If not you have issues.

[@anders_larsson]

​@@dylanrodgers3150 Is that my latest thumbnails or those before June 29. I experimented with a batch of many similar thumbnails using canva and I agree those thumbnails suck. I was experimenting with a different style back then. But the latest I put more effort into them. But from my 800 videos I've mixed it with several hundreds of thumbnails that I put more attention to. There is no way that if I'd make the thumbnails right I would hit crazy numbers in views and subs. If there is a perfect formula for thumbnails it would only affect the results with a few percent. I have 5 years of experience with this and there are many content creators in my niche that say they are struggling with youtube.

[@HannahMidas]

Do you think this approach ie moving towards KZbin would work for ecommerce brands?

[@WesMcDowellInc]

I think it CAN work for products, but it can be harder to not just make commercials. I mainly focus on service businesses so I just stay n my lane on that.

[@thelilianarey]

Wes, first of all, thank you for this video, it gave a different perspective on AI. Second, will it confuse the algorithm if I just started making videos of several topics? I have a service business that ranges from babysitting to Notary Public, to selling water systems. What would you suggest I start with?

[@wallacebankley3384]

To Start making money planning, make sense to produce several valuable video on 1 niche, utube shorts will drive your niche to your long form video, in photography I did it all but master of none, baby sitting alone is why should we hire you, what sets your company apart from others, water it's the same thing, why buy from you, your competitors, google has to know who you are ,especially educational videos on each niche, water is endless topic, and all your other niches , hiring a baby sitting alone is a strategy why your customers should hire you, water bottles are full of plastic, I hope this helps you, never doubt your vision create it , God bless you always, keywords at beginning ,titles,, ideas only, marketing

[@WesMcDowellInc]

Yea, these would all need their own channel. I'd start with whichever topic you're the most passionate about, then as you lean more into it, you can probably start eliminating side-hustles from your to-do list and focus more on what you really love doing/talking about!

[@dchulpay100]

Maybe I’m missing something I own a few local barbershops here in New York City I am not sure how this would help me with local seo or getting clients through the door for that matter to be serviced maybe someone can enlighten me

[@WesMcDowellInc]

Its much better for non-local businesses, you're right.

​@@WesMcDowellIncdo you have a video for us local business folks by chance, Wes? I own a single storefront (food) and imagine there's a good amount of us who follow you and would love to learn best practices for our style of business from you (if it interests you to do so :)!

[@schizzgraffix]

Any advice on promoting CBD business?

[@michaeljconnolly3001]

Wes. Thank you. This is brilliant. Can’t believe you only have 11,000 views . That’s gonna change 🙏

[@WesMcDowellInc]

Glad it was helpful Michael!

[@sleepmasterscanada]

Wes, I think you're great pal! Thank you for your videos, very helpful!

[@MichaelsPaintingChannel]

Thank you so much for it. And you know what? While it has destroyed digital art completely, those copy & paste bots can not a paint in a video. That's a little light I can finally see!

[@WesMcDowellInc]

AI video is coming, but itll mostly jsut be good for b-roll for a while. Talking heads might feel realistic enough soon, but YT is making ppl say when vids are AI generated, and ppl wont want to watch them.

[@AdA-rl4eo]

Great for service based businesses. But not sure how much product based business can leverage? How would you suggest a supplement brand or skincare brand would leverage YT

[@raymondk6721]

Exactly unless you're a famous youtuber who then dives into selling their own brand, product brands will have a hard time

[@123vedant7]

So how can we find clients

[@Frank8899x]

Wes, do you think this rings true for LOCAL SEO as well?

[@WesMcDowellInc]

Less so for sure.

[@Frank8899x]

Do you have any video's that will talk about this?@@WesMcDowellInc

[@CritterHunter]

Seems like i do everything channels on yt suggest. I think my niche is too small to scale? Id like to find a consulant

[@WesMcDowellInc]

Whats your niche?

[@CritterHunter]

@@WesMcDowellInc scuba diving and marine biology

[@AlirezaMirhabibi]

Thanks. I heard that Google detects content produced with artificial intelligence and penalizes it, is this true? If it is true, should we implement it with caution?

[@WesMcDowellInc]

They go back and forth on it but last I heard they dont really care if it was AI generated as long as it also includes some lived-in experience from the author. So AI is best at coming up with a first draft, then you add in your own experience, stories, opinions, etc to make it more human.

[@AlirezaMirhabibi]

@@WesMcDowellInc Thank you. I am going to test on my new website, of course, mixed with human written parts.

[@pbryan1967]

Agree with everything you say but, … as a marketing agency how do you do that with clients who just refuse to be on camera 🤷‍♂️

[@WesMcDowellInc]

I mean you can't force them. But we're reaching a point soon where those ppl will be at a distinct disadvantage. And that's up to them.

[@purplepink5630]

Some people want to be faceless for privacy reasons. There's got to be a creative strategy to allow them to create a faceless brand and still thrive on KZbin and it not really be a disadvantage to their ability to make sales from their KZbin content.

[@toothlesstheruthless]

I am busy with SEO and its a nightmare. I am also busy with the company's KZbin Channel. I look forward to our exposure growing. Thanks for this information!

[@tibro13]

What about ecom brands?

[@beautylife310]

Ok, now this helps me to make up my mind to chose KZbin over blogging. great content, thanks for sharing!

[@WesMcDowellInc]

Happy to point you in the right direction... go for it!

[@marksanders1301]

This video was immensely helpful to me.

[@LachlanLucas-i5f]

Great video!

[@JohnAdams-mt8pfd]

You explain it very well!

[@smartdrivetest]

Brilliant content. You're oh so correct. People are ALWAYS looking for that human connection. My YT channel does a lot of selling for me. As you said, the call is very different when people find me on KZbin. All the very best, Cheers Rick [AMENDMENT] Yes, ChatGPT can pump out blog articles. Unfortunately, these are ones that sound like a "BAD" copy editor wrote. I'm guilty of writing my "Zero Draft" with ChatGPT, but I spend a few hours fact checking and rewriting the article before posting it to my blog. At this point writing with AI is like the videos - it fools the uninitiated, but those that know real quality, can see through it. And we could get in to the whole academic discussion about access to information vs. critical thinking, but that would make for a very long blog post. Thank you for your thoughts. Cheers Rick

[@WesMcDowellInc]

Thanks for sharing!

[@berlinphotostudio]

Nice video, but i'm struggling to understand how that can work with Local services

[@WesMcDowellInc]

Check this out, he's a local busines using video to double his revenue: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGjOoIuwbayksNUsi=F-cvGGYWgEYUETHb

[@darndarn99]

Watching this again and wow!! After my first watch I went and watched the video you put up in the card and again!! Wow!! I would say being on video has always been a mental block for me , seo guy here🤔 but I am going to be implementing this short form content for my local seo business 👍

[@WesMcDowellInc]

Glad to hear this was helpful! Let me know how it goes!

[@Brandon-uf4dt]

What video editing software do you use? That alone seems like a lot of work.

[@WesMcDowellInc]

I hired an editor… which I recommend anyone to do. You can get very good rates on that kind of work and it’s really not a skill I suggest learning yourself as a business owner with other things to do!

[@qt3dot146]

That's why corporations have ENTIRE departments to do all of this work as there isn't enough time in a day to learn/do any of this and still run your business, let alone do all that is required to execute this strategy properly as a small business owner.

[@challithea]

Thanks for sharing this information.

[@WesMcDowellInc]

You bet!

[@Divy91311]

Hey Wes , really nice video! I was wondering if I could help you edit highly engaging trending short videos from your long form content like the one on my page which can help you built your strong personal brand across all social media platforms ?

[@Lawrence9Gold]

What about KZbin's search algorithm?

[@WesMcDowellInc]

What about it Lawrence?

[@MariannMakrai]

have u seen some brands coming over to YT recently and investing more in YT SEO?

[@CreatorDynamics]

Really great stuff, and well said.

[@WesMcDowellInc]

Glad you found it helpful and thank you!

[@allthepowerltd]

Struggling to get any of my sign ups to deliver content Wes, interested in a number of your offers

[@HeatherThompsonSmits]

Thanks Wes for another amazing video! So should we have a blog on our website to showcase all of our KZbin videos on it?

[@WesMcDowellInc]

Yea, I'd highly recomend that. Along with a blog post repurposed from the article. 9You can use ChatGPT to help you with that)

[@davidnewton190]

I can really relate, I used to do web design and stopped it over a decade ago. But I can still help people with their marketing.

[@Mxgtr1569]

This is a scary scenario as I am just starting out in the online world. My website is in the weight loss niche and I’m almost getting a handle on all of this SEO and keyword research stuff. So, are you saying people are not going to want to dive deeper and do proper searches? What would I even do on YT about weight loss?

[@WesMcDowellInc]

What would you do on YT about weight loss?! Lol, there's a ton of content in that area that ppl would want. Ppl will still be doing searches onlyine, but its going more and more toward video-first searches (YT, tiktok, etc) so its easier to not just be found with video, but to be able to quickly establish a relationship with the viewer. Hard to do that with written words alone.

[@Mxgtr1569]

@@WesMcDowellInc I understand your point but I got into this business cause it was a behind-the-scenes role. Most of any YT I see about weight loss are men and women fashion models. lol They have so many dudes walking around w their shirts off and 8 pack abs,etc. I def don’t like TT but I’ll have to do some serious plotting and scheming to ever do anything on YT. On the other hand, I still believe people want to read information coming from another human. Originality and creativity are human traits. As a musician, I look at one-of-a-kind performers. There might be many copies but there’s only 1 original.

[@Mxgtr1569]

@@WesMcDowellInc I do appreciate the response Wes and really like your channel. At some point, I plan to do both Google and YT.

[@MVARTZ]

Hi, I do make some videos on YT already, but haven't really found that clients come from this. It's probably the type of content... Educational videos on ho to learn motion design (specifically using Blender) are not something a business owner looks up if they need a commercial animation made. If I was looking for more students than that would probably the way to go. What type of content would you suggest to drive those types of B2B clients to me? (or anyone reading this)

[@WesMcDowellInc]

Yea you have to be careful of falling into the trap of just training future competitors. Ask yourself what problem your animations solve for your clients and make videos about THAT instead. At the end of the day you're really in marketing, right? Talk about that and bring it back around to animations whenver you can as the solution.

[@MVARTZ]

@@WesMcDowellInc thnx! Will definetely give that a shot🤙🏻

[@susancorgi]

I can not just go switching from having high ranking website to youtube just yet. My client won't

[@the.blue.raven7777]

Are these strategies valid for b2b companies ?

[@WesMcDowellInc]

It can be. Just look around YT and even podcasts to see if there are shows about your niche that are getting some traction.

[@manuele7927]

It's important to note that KZbin and Google are both part of the same company, Alphabet Inc. While KZbin has been expanding its services, such as taking over Google Podcasts, it serves a different purpose than Google's search engine. KZbin is primarily a video-sharing platform, and while it has become a significant source of information and entertainment, Google's search engine remains a fundamental tool for web navigation and information retrieval. The two platforms complement each other and are likely to continue evolving to serve their users in interconnected but distinct ways.

[@kaashiradnan3557]

how does this work if i work at an AI startup that allows people to make no code ai apps for themselves? how would i make content for this?

[@josho.9530]

Teach them how to use the app...

[@Nick-bo6rz]

Hi. I’d like to say I appreciate the video. But my question is how likely would… It be to get somewhere in the vicinity of 100k to 1 million views from 2-3 videos in the space of law and psychology… From an SEO perspective? And it being a brand new channel. If it’s impossible to get… That many views then how much would someone anticipate getting from them? I’m trying to cast as wide of a net as possible. But I only have until the 12th of next… Month so almost 3 weeks exactly. Is it possible, and if so how likely or not is that? Thanks a million man.

[@thestartupwallet]

Your editing is amazing. Who does your editing pls?

[@LesniakKrzysztof]

AI probably ;)

[@thestartupwallet]

@@LesniakKrzysztof lol

[@HaifengZhu-pn3uq]

Hi, what is content cluster?

[@WesMcDowellInc]

Hi there! A content cluster is basically an SEO strategy designed to optimize a website's structure and internal linking by organizing content around topics into pillar and cluster pages. Similar to having a page that has a few different sub pages

[@HaifengZhu-pn3uq]

@@WesMcDowellInc Thanks!