Videos - embed in site/YouTube/both

[Maslins]

Planning on creating a few video guides to stuff.

Should I embed them directly within my site, put them on YouTube, or both?

 

[rendy]

Got to be both, thats the plan I'm using for an upcoming project for the tutorial videos. Record them, upload to YouTune and then embed those video's in each relevant place.

Only trouble I can see with that is the speed and reliability of Youtube, i.e. if they are overloaded or very slow, then the films on your site will suffer. Might be worth (as a precaution) having a backup link 'youtube loading too slowly? click here to download'

Good luck and post up the vids here so we can take a look!

 

[Maslins]

Got to be both, thats the plan I'm using for an upcoming project for the tutorial videos. Record them, upload to YouTune and then embed those video's in each relevant place.

Will there be any issue with duplicate content here? Or does that only really apply to big slabs of text? Wasn't sure whether I should put them on my site first, and only post them to YouTube a couple of weeks later.

Good luck and post up the vids here so we can take a look!

Don't think they'll be that interesting to most people! Attempting to explain very dry accounting topics in a mildly amusing way, but still v dull if the topic is of no concern to you.

 

[SpeakOutMedia]

Maslins - I've sent you a PM. Give me a call tomorrow and I'll explain all! 0845 544 0916.

 

[YODspica]

have a look at my site, and how I've embedded.

 

[monkey_tennis]

Interesting video there shot at Cardiff Bay.

Is it just a long video of a firework display?

 

[skyhi2]

Both,i would say.

But be very wary of Youtube,it`s not very professional to allow clients to know you are on there,and some dickwad has written nasty,derogatory comments,no matter how good the vid is.

Skyhi2

 

[rendy]

Duplicate content more applies to your page written all about 'widgets' being duplicated on yoursite.com/red-widgets yoursite.com/green-widgets yoursite.com/blue-widgets all with the same content, I don't think embedding a video will fall foul of this!

RE the comments, simply disable them when you have uploaded the video, also disable video responses and other 'community' features that would open yourself up to potential abuse/unprofesionalism.

Good luck!

 

[YODspica]

the fireworks display is not that long.

Interesting video there shot at Cardiff Bay.

Is it just a long video of a firework display?