Where should you host your videos?
Have we gone mad? Are you rubbing your eyes in disbelief wondering if we are now saying that you should never upload your videos to YouTube? Well, fear not my friend, read on and all will become clear.
Here are the three most common reasons we hear why videos should not be placed on YouTube
- I want to retain ownership of my video! I don’t want to lose the rights over it.
We understand, believe me. We’ve seen copies of our videos pop up elsewhere and we’ve thought, “woah, wait a minute!” However, like little baby birds, you’ve got to set your video free and see how it does in the big wide world – you made it to be seen after all! Optimise your video to be found by search engines with good use of keywords and supply a transcription. Watermark your video with your website address if you are concerned about it popping up elsewhere.
- I want to send traffic to my website, not YouTube!
Of course you do! But a great video on YouTube will do that anyway. Make sure that the first thing that you type into the “About” box below your video is your website address and let people find you through that. Add a call to action at the end of your video with all your contact details so that you can be found on social media and at your website. You can also add a clickable link to your video to make it even easier for your customers to visit you!
Read more on our blog here http://www.saucyhorsevideo.co.uk/2012/07/three-reasons-why-you-should-never-upload-your-videos-to-youtube/
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