Video Blogging and the Future
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.
The more people you can get coming to you site and keep them coming back, the better chance you’ll have the best form of advertising, word of mouth, take place. This will ultimately then bring in more traffic to your site and of course, more money in your wallet if you’re monetizing your site, which you should be doing!
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.
If you want more control and don’t want to use those services you can use a service like Amazon’s storage service called S3. It’s a small fee on a per GB used basis for the size of file and bandwidth used. The fee is very reasonable at about .10/GB to upload and then .17/GB for bandwidth usage. For complete control it is a very small price to pay.
Another difference is the time it takes to process and upload a video file rather than just writing a fast text article on a regular blog. Running and updating a video blog can mean a little more work, especially if you’re not that familiar with filming and then editing your video.
The truth is that once you get used to it, then it really is pretty simple. The hardest part for many is simply going through with the shooting process.
Some also get frustrated with computers and slow connections, which will cause some individuals to get sick and tired of uploading or playback issues from time to time.
Now a days most people have a DSL or cable connect and the most recent software in order to properly watch online videos, but you still need to think about your market that you’re directing to your blog. For example, older folks who aren’t very familiar about the internet yet, a video blog probably is not the way to go. You need to think about your market before you decide what type of blog to do.
Either way you choose to go, a regular/traditional or a video blog or even a mix of the two, like I do, just remember to offer your people good solid information that will ultimately help them. And of course, have fun and be yourself!
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