News from The Video Queen > TAG YOUR VIDEOS ALREADY!


How can anyone find you if your viral videos are not tagged with your web address? How many times do I go video surfing and I cannot locate the source of the videos I want to vlog about? Too many times! So, dang it, tag your videos already!

I may want to give you credit, link to your website, or generate free publicity for you by writing an article about you, or I might just want to ask your permission to share your video in a remix video project.

What's a "video tag"? A video tag is a web address is overlayed on the video image for the duration of the video. This is a permanent tag and is literally part of the video and cannot be removed. Tags are seen for the duration of the videos because they would be distracting if they appeared and disappeared while you're watching. TAGS ARE NOT titles or credits at the beginning or the end of the videos-- those can be easily removed from your video. Tags could be covered up or blured by someone familiar with video editing tools. But most people who share your videos will not go to such lengths to cover up your video tag.

Below are a two examples of video tags. You can also see on this website that my videos are tagged too, even though they are not viral videos.


The only way I know how to tag videos is by using the built-in title feature available in most video editing software. Most of us can use the free video editing software by Windows, MovieMaker.

Also, feel free to call tags something else: BRAND, STAMP, IMPRINT, MARK, RETURN ADDRESS, USEFUL INFORMATION, or even SHAMELESS PLUG.

Regardless of what you call it-- Just do it already.



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Nerissa Oden
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