How to Get More Webcam Viewers

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Getting more viewers to your webcam is a matter of advertising and content. For example, a webcam that displays your wall is not very interesting, but a webcam of a busy street may garner more interest. The content offered on the cam must be engaging to the viewers and even the best content is lost if no one watches it. Marketing is very important; search engine optimization can go a long way in helping get the webcam noticed.

Instructions

1. Optimize the website. The webcam's site must be optimized. Ideally, the URL for the webcam site is related to the cam, for example, the site URL flowergardenwebcam is ideal for a site with a webcam stream from a flower garden. Add meta tags to the site; keywords, description and title all help search engines direct traffic to the cam site.

2. Market the site. The webcam will likely have a niche. Visit forums, newsgroups and related sites and make posts advertising your webcam.

3. Advertise the webcam on social networks. Post the highlights of the webcam on YouTube and include a link to the site. Let all your Facebook and Twitter friends know that you have a webcam site.

4. Utilize paid advertising. If the content on the camera is worth letting people know about, consider using paid ads like Google Adwords to get the word out about your camera.

5. Mention the webcam site to everyone you know. Let meeting new people be an opportunity for you to advertise your site.

6. Post offline fliers for the webcam in related local businesses. For example, a garden shop may let you post an advertisement for your garden webcam.

References

• "Guide to Webcams;" John Breeden and Jason Byrne; 2000
• Zimbio; How To Getting Traffic To Webcam Marketing; August 2007
• "15 Minutes of Fame: Becoming a Star in the YouTube Revolution;" Frederick Levy; 2008