Book Review: YouTube Marketing Power by Jason G. Miles

YouTube Marketing Power: How to Use Video to Find More Prospects, Launch Your Products, and Reach a Massive Audience

Author:  Jason G. Miles

Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Date: December 10, 2013

Length: 257 Pages



About The Author
Jason G. Miles is the author of Pinterest Power, Craft Business Power and Instagram Power. Co-founder and marketer at Liberty Jane Clothing, he serves as vice-president for advancement at Northwest University, where he is responsible for enrollment marketing, branding, alumni relations, and fund-raising.

YouTube has Reinvented the Video Production and Distribution Scene
Mr. Miles has extensive experience marketing with YouTube.  He uses YouTube to market his family's small business and he is on the marketing team at a Christian university.

The following topics are explored in this book:

• Why YouTube is a huge opportunity for businesses.
• Why companies frequently fail at YouTube marketing.
• Some effective styles of video making.
• How to get your videos done quickly and easily.
• How marketers are creating massive followings on YouTube.
• How you can advertise on YouTube to drive traffic to your site.
• How to monetize your YouTube videos.

This book uses research, case studies and interviews to present valuable information on using YouTube as a marketing tool.

My Thoughts
I chose this book because I am a YouTube FANATIC! I started a lifestyle channel on YouTube in 2007 as an online journal to document the places we visited and the activities we were involved in. This channel now has 460 videos and over 1 million views!

I was hoping to learn some new nuggets of wisdom to improve my YouTube Channel and I was not disappointed. Mr. Miles presented information that is helpful for the individual or small business users as well as large organizations.

I really liked the interviews that he used in this book. I was especially impressed with the social media director at Bishop T.D. Jakes' church in Dallas, Texas.
This interview explained why it is important to create "Playlists" on your channel. A Playlist organizes your videos into different subject categories so that people can find the videos they are interested in without having to browse through your entire collection.

I was also very interested in the contests that Mr. Miles created on YouTube to build a following on their Liberty Jane Clothing channel. This book provides many tips to use in developing contests that will attract hundreds of participants.

Mr. Miles emphasizes that YouTube is a social media platform and it should be used to engage with viewers. This is an effective way to gain subscribers and keep viewers coming back for more.

This book provides information that you can use to make your video marketing plan work for you. The information is up-to-date, practical and creative. I highly recommend this book to YouTube newbies as well as experienced marketers.

My Rating: 5 Stars Out Of 5

FYI ~ I received a complimentary digital copy of this book to read and review from NetGalley.

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Book Review: The $100 Startup By Chris Guillebeau

The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future

Author: Chris Guillebeau

 

Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.

 

Date: May 8, 2012 

 

 

About The Author

Chris Guillebeau is the New York Times bestselling author of The $100 Startup and other books. Chris travels the world and writes for a small army of remarkable people at ChrisGuillebeau.com.

Follow Your Passion and Create a New Future
How much money do you need to start a business?

Chris Guillebeau believes that borrowing money to start a business is now completely optional. The quest for personal freedom lies in the pursuit of value for others. The author advises entrepreneurs "to focus on the point of convergence between what you love to do and what other people are willing to pay for".

This book is about people who start their own microbusinesses without investment, without employees, and often without much of an idea of what they're doing. They almost never have a formal business plan and they often don't have a plan at all except to "try this out and see what happens." The new entrepreneurs think carefully about all the skills they have that could be helpful to others and then take action.

My Thoughts
This book has been on my "want" list for several months so I was very pleased when I found a digital copy at the public library. I have read both favorable and unfavorable reviews of the book so I was anxious to read it myself.

Many of the "unexpected entrepreneurs" in this book lost a job or left a job and were forced to start a small business from scratch to pay their bills. They say "necessity is the mother of invention" and that was definitely the case in many of the stories in this book. These people have turned their passion into profit while creating a more meaningful life for themselves.

The primary lesson that I learned from this book is the importance of mindset. You really have to be determined, persistent and dedicated to making your business work. That means your entire life must revolve around this business 24/7. The case studies in this book are NOT get-rich-quick schemes. The owners of these small businesses had to work very hard to achieve success. The startup cost might be $100 but the amount of work, sacrifice and perseverance that is required is tremendous. I am afraid the author makes it look a bit too easy.

This book offers inspiration for readers who have lots of passion but little money to invest in a startup.

My Rating: 4 Stars Out Of 5

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