Everyone knows video is compelling.

What you may not know is the traffic benefits of video are truly staggering. And I don’t use that term lightly.

Google loves video because it provides the best customer experience. And the better the experience, the more you use Google.

But here is the key:

Its important to leverage several powerful distribution secrets to squeeze every possible drop of benefit from each video you create. And to automate the process with a checklist so its as effortless as brushing your teeth.

Here are 7 quick keys to get you started:

1) Announce the video to your list

Obvious right? Wrong! You would be surprised how many folks create videos without announcing them to their existing subscribers. Yep, I have even fallen victim to this.

Your followers aren’t clairvoyant. (Most of them, anyway). So let them know what you just created and where they can find it.

2) Upload to YouTube

YouTube is the video sharing site with the most traffic. By far. So take advantage of it. It shouldn’t be the only video site you upload to. But its definitely #1 on the list. Even if you host videos on your own, you should also upload a copy to YouTube for the exposure and traffic.

3) Add a link in your video description

Give your site that extra jolt of search engine juice by placing a live link back to your site in the description of the video sharing sites you upload to. Why?

A major factor that helps the search engine ranking of your own site is how many links on quality, authority sites are linking back to it. And many video sharing sites are viewed as authority sites.

Taking 5 seconds to do this amplifies the benefits of your video. So do it!

4) Submit video to multiple video sites

What if you could submit your video to 15 video sites in the same amount of time it takes to submit to one?

Its not a dream! There are scores of services, both free and paid to help you do this. Get started with TubeMogul, one of the free options. Simply sign up for an account (its free) and multiply the benefit of your video without multiplying the time it takes to submit them.

5) Facebook!

Did you know after YouTube, Facebook has more videos than just about any other site? So don’t forget to upload your video to your Facebook profile.

Not only do videos give your profile more pizzazz, but the viral nature of Facebook – your News Feed, comments from friends, the way interesting content is passed around – can really insure your video is viewed by the widest possible audience.

6) Post to multiple social networking sites

Many video sites give you the capability to post or announce your video on multiple social networking sites. One of the cool benefits of the social media revolution is how simple many content hosting sites have made it to post or announce your content on a wide variety of social networking sites. Often at the click of a button.

7) Tweet your video – automatically

What if you could tweet your video to your legion of followers instantly? Many video and slideshow sharing sites will compose a tweet for you, complete with the title of your video and a shortened link.

What could possibly be easier?

8 ) Bookmark your video

Social book marking sites – like Propeller, Digg, Delicious, and StumbleUpon can be pure gold for your videos.

First, they are a quick easy way to get back links to your site. Second, they help the page your video is on get indexed faster by the search engines. Third, they provide a way for more folks to find out about your video.

And the best news is its simple to post links to your videos to these powerful sites.

Believe it or not, this is a short list! As you get more sophisticated with your video, you could easily double what I’ve listed here.

You can even find inexpensive help to implement this checklist on a site like eLance.com or Guru.com. So you can focus on higher profit activities

The key is this:

  • Your knowledge, experience and expertise is a gold mine.
  • Much of that gold is locked inside you.
  • Video is the most compelling, and from a traffic standpoint, most rewarding way to reap the benefits of that expertise.

And with this simple step-by-step checklist, you can begin to reap the benefits of your video traffic torrent.

What is your favorite video traffic trick? Let me know what I missed!