Facebook Video Search Engine Optimisation

Facebook Share buttons are something that everyone will have seen by now and are obviously well know for being a great way to share your easily. But did you know that you can use Facebook Share to improve optimise your video content for search engines?

Video Search Engine Optimisation Example

Here is an example of video link marked up in the Facebook Share format, as you can see this allows for the all important title and description:

<meta name=”title” content=”SEO Videos – Videos for Search Engine Optimisation” />
<meta name=”description” content=”The best SEO videos ever brought to you by 4Ps Marketing, theVideo SEO specialists!” />
<link rel=”image_src” href=”http://example.com/thumbnail_preview.jpg” />
<link rel=”video_src” href=”http://example.com/video_object.swf?id=123″/>
<meta name=”video_height” content=”300″ />
<meta name=”video_width” content=”500″ />
<meta name=”video_type” content=”application/x-shockwave-flash” />

Just in case you do need to read up on the Facebook Share button then here is a link for more information on both the button and how you can add it to your own site.

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