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    • Cobalt
      Cobalt last edited by

      I added a video on one of my client pages via html5, added the video schema to the URL, and submitted a video sitemap and the video still isn't showing up a week later in the SERPs. The keyword I'm typing in is a keyword that DOES trigger video results, so I'm wondering if I screwed something up and would like a second opinion.

      Search Query that should trigger the video:

      https://www.google.com/search?q=clinton+township+silverado+1500&oq=clinton+township+silverado+1500&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60.3798j0j7&sourceid=chrome&espv=210&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8

      Actual page URL: (html5 video at bottom) http://www.moranchevrolet.com/models/chevrolet-silverado1500

      Video Sitemap URL: http://www.moranchevrolet.com/video_sitemap.xml

      I've added videos in the past via the Wistia automatic schema/sitemap generators and it worked, but via the html5 setup its a little different (like no embed). However, the video appears to check out just fine via the Google schema validator tool. Please let me know if you see anything that doesn't look right.

      Thanks

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      • Zumiez
        Zumiez last edited by

        Hi Dana,

        It appears  the video and the video sitemap you've submitted has not been indexed by Google. I would verify that your video sitemap has been submitted to Google using Webmaster Tools. Next I would make sure that Google has crawled your video MP4 file and that it is in the Google index. I would also recommend creating a Google + page for your dealership and posting that video on your page to ensure a crawl of the video. This will also benefit your local optimization efforts. Hope this helps in your local optimization efforts.

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        • Cobalt
          Cobalt last edited by

          Thanks for the tips Matt,

          What's odd is that the video sitemap worked, but Google decided to not index the video itself. See the attachment for a photo of what GWMT says.

          wKIdZTg

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          • PhilNottingham
            PhilNottingham last edited by

            I would recommend embedding the video higher up on the page.

            in multiple instances, I've seen videos fail to get indexed because they're way "below the fold" and my gut says that is what is happening here.

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