You probably already know that Youtube can be a powerful marketing tool when used correctly. Getting comments on your videos can be a great way to generate more traffic for a Youtube video. If there’s a discussion going on in the comments, people will be more likely to keep coming back to that video in order to participate in the conversation. If people keep visiting a video and commenting on it, that video is going to show up higher in Youtube search results. There are a few simple things you can do to encourage commenting on your videos.

You may already be doing this one, but be sure to put your Youtube videos on your own site. Each visitor you get that watches that video counts as a view for that video, and as a video gets more views it will begin to show up higher in search results. It’s also likely that some of your visitors will hop onto Youtube and leave a comment on your video.

If you do any email marketing, be sure to send out your videos to your subscribers. It’s always a good idea to give your subscribers high quality content whenever you can, rather than just selling to them all the time. By sending them your Youtube videos, you’re giving your subscribers something interesting, and generating views and comments for your Youtube videos at the same time.

It’s a good idea to promote your video on social networks. If you have a Facebook page, or a Twitter account, be sure to post your video to it. Your Facebook fans and Twitter followers will be likely to watch, and comment on your videos. If they’re a fan on one social media site, chances are they’ll become a fan on another.

It’s also a good idea to mention commenting in the video itself. At the end of the video, post a note that says something along the lines of “thanks for watching, don’t forget to leave a comment!” By reminding your viewers to comment, you’re sure to generate at least a few comments you wouldn’t have gotten anyway.

By spreading your video around, and reminding your users to comment, you can build a discussion around your video. Videos with active discussions in the comments often get more views than others, and high traffic videos show up higher in Youtube searches. Keep these tips in mind, and your videos will start getting comments, and traffic in no time.