How do you use Webmaster Tools? Share your stories and become a YouTube star!
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Thursday, August 06, 2009
Our greatest resource is the webmaster community, and here at Webmaster Central we're constantly
impressed by the knowledge and expertise we see among webmasters: real-life SEOs, bloggers, online
retailers, and all those other people creating great online content.
How do real-life webmasters actually use Webmaster Tools? We'd love to know, and we'd like to
showcase some real-life examples for the rest of the community. Create a video telling your story,
and upload it via the gadget in our Help Center. We'll highlight the best on ourWebmaster Central YouTube channel,
and even embed some in relevantHelp Centerarticles (with full credit to you, of course).
To share your stories: Make a video, upload it to YouTube, then go to ourHelp Center,
and submit your vid via our Help Center gadget. Our fullguidelinesgive more information, but here is a summary of the key points:
Keep the video short; 3-5 minutes is ideal. Think small: a short video is a good way to
showcase your use of—for example—Top Search Queries, but not long enough to
highlight your whole SEO strategy.
Focus on a real-life example of how you used a particular feature. For example, you could show
how you used link data to research your brand, or crawl errors to diagnose problems with your
site structure. Do you have a great tip or recommendation?
Upload your video before September 30.
White hatsare recommended. They show up better on screen.
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