The Ins and Outs of Video Blogging
Here’s what you need to know about Video blogging. It’s also known as Vlogging and has many things that are superior to the normal form of text-based blogs. It’s not uncommon that more and more folks are taking up this more attractive way of blogging. These new video blogs are the best way for attracting and keeping the attention of your audience. Individuals are more likely to become interested in watching videos on a vlog over reading an ordinary written blog.
It only makes sense that the more viewers you can get excited about your site, the greater the likelihood you’ll have word of mouth spread, which will ultimately lead to more visitors and then more money in your pocket if you’re monetizing your site.
Some disadvantages do exist when considering video blogging over the normal written blogs. These are easily overcome however. The biggest problem most consider is hosting your vlog yourself. This can require a lot of server space, and that can definitely make it tougher to get started. This is only an issue if you decide host your vlog yourself. The easiest and most affordable way, free, to host your site is to use services like Google Video, Viddler or YouTube. Then all you do is copy and paste the embed code on your site and you’re done. Let the big boys handle the bandwidth issues and costs for you.
For more control you can use a service like Amazon’s storage service called S3. You pay a small fee based on the size of file and bandwidth used. The fee is extremely affordable at about .10/GB to upload and then .17/GB for bandwidth usage. This is the best way to host your video if you want complete control and it won’t cost you an arm and a leg either.
Another disadvantage is that it can take more time to process and upload a video file than it does to dash off a quick bit of text. This means that running and updating a video blog can be quite a bit of work if you’re not really familiar with shooting and editing video.
Although, it’s a fact that when you get used to to using video, it really is pretty easy. Creating the videos tends to be the most difficult part for most people.
Also, due to some computers and connections, some individuals may get fed up with uploading or playback issues now and then.
Even though most have good internet connections and the equipment in order to watch videos on their computers, you still need to think about who will be coming to your blog. For example, many baby boomers who may not be that familiar about the online world yet, a video blog may not be the best choice for your blog. You need to always take your market into consideration before deciding what to do.
Whether you choose a video blog or traditional or a combination of both, like myself, just continue to offer your people quality content that will be helpful to them. Be yourself and have fun!
