What Does Your YouTube Channel Say About Your Law Firm?

“Don’t judge a book by its cover.”

Yeah right. People judge, including your potential clients. They will be sizing you up every step of the way – from the time they find you on the Internet to the moment they take the first step into your office. You have to impress them with all that you’ve got. Your website has to be killer, including the design and content. Your book or free offer has to be enticing. And your YouTube Channel has to knock their socks off.

Web video is a proven way to get more contacts (read our article, Website Visitors Are Like Jurors – Capture Their Attention with Web Video, to learn more). You must have video on your attorney website, but you need to take it a step further by syndicating your videos on YouTube. The great news is that creating your own YouTube Channel, which is where your videos will be showcased on the video sharing website, is FREE.

Make Sure Your YouTube Channel is a Great Reflection of Your Law Firm

As with anything attorney Web marketing-related, you have to approach YouTube with a strategy. Simply uploading videos is not enough. You need to consider:

The intended viewer of your videos
The needs of your target audience
What questions your prospects will want answered
How you will set yourself apart from your competitors

You need to view your YouTube Channel as another opportunity to build your brand, because whether you like it or not, your law firm is a brand. Therefore, as a great article on Mashable.com (10 Killer Tips for Creating a Branded YouTube Channel) pointed out, don’t use YouTube to re-purpose old content. You need to upload fresh, relevant video content.

In addition to uploading amazing Web videos, you have some other control with your YouTube Channel. According to Google, by going to the "Branding Options" on the "My Channel" section of your account, you can add the following:

Video page banner
Video page icon
Branding box (points people to a certain URL)
Image on the side column

You can also change the background image by visiting the "Channel Design" page within YouTube.

Let’s Wrap it Up

The bottom-line is that you have many options with your YouTube Channel, but first and foremost, you need to consider your target audience and the image you want to portray. Make sure you are creating informative Web video that appeals to your prospects, but also take the time to develop an appealing YouTube Channel.

For information on how you can create high-quality videos for your website, contact us today at 888.886.0939.

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