If you love the process of creating videos, using YouTube to drive traffic to your website is ideal for you. Even if you don’t love it, you can still engage in it and benefit from having your own personal YouTube channel that you can use to promote your business website. YouTube is an online video-sharing website where more than a billion internet users worldwide upload videos to the site, where others can view them. While using YouTube can benefit your business, you will want to be cautious.
The most important safety precaution you must observe is protecting your identity. You may want to refrain from mentioning your name in your YouTube videos, especially your full name. Still, you will want to refrain from mentioning your address in your YouTube videos. If it is in a storefront format (as opposed to a warehouse), your business address might be okay, but your personal information should remain confidential. Some internet users are resourceful in a devious sort of way, unfortunately; with the correct information, they can then go on to discover private information about you, including where you live.
One of the reasons why YouTube is so popular, aside from the fact that you can watch or upload movies to the YouTube site for free, is that you can rate, leave comments, or talk about YouTube videos with other internet users. If you talk with certain members enough, even within the context of your business, you may develop a close online friendship with them, but you should still not divulge too much of your personal information. Remember that verifying who is on the other end of your online conversation is difficult, if not impossible, to verify. No matter what your online interaction is or how well you come to know your viewers, you will want to protect your identity.
While different individuals have different motives for viewing YouTube videos, you should always be cautious and assume those motives are not in your best interest. Be careful posting videos of yourself and your friends, and make sure that everyone in your video knows your intention to upload the video to YouTube. You do not want to compromise anyone’s privacy, as it may not only reflect negatively on you but may even prove troublesome for you. Also, be mindful of street names, landmarks, etc., that may appear in the background of your videos; clever viewers with the wrong intentions can just as easily use this information to discover information about you that you do not want to be made public.
The previously mentioned safety precautions are just a few things you can be mindful of when creating a video to upload to YouTube. Use your best judgment; when in doubt, leave it out. Listen to your gut when making a YouTube video, as it can often prevent unwise decisions.
