This document provides instructions for sharing YouTube videos on Facebook and embedding YouTube videos into blogs. It explains that copying a YouTube URL into a Facebook post will only show a thumbnail, not the full video. It's better to use videos directly from Vimeo or your own videos uploaded from your computer. The document also outlines steps to find the embed code on YouTube and paste it into a blog post so the full YouTube video plays directly on the blog. Embedding the video allows readers to view the content without leaving your blog and helps with search engine optimization.

1. How to Share a Video

2. LeveragethePower Share & Embed

3. How to share from You-Tube to Facebook

4. Copy the You-Tube URL
Copy the video URL

5. Paste the You-Tube URL – 2 Steps
Step #1-- Create
a new Facebook post
and paste the You-Tube
URL into the post.
Step #2 -- Click Publish

6. Caution!
• Please be aware that copying and pasting a You-Tube URL
provides only a thumbnail of the video.
• This means that your post won’t get the best viewership
because fans will leave Facebook to view the video.
• A better option is to use video from Vimeo as it shows up
full screen. (not as a thumbnail)
• When you create your own video and post it directly from
your hard drive it will show up full screen. (not as a
thumbnail)

7. How to share from You-Tube to a blog

8. Your Blog is a Valuable Marketing Tool
• Adding a video to your blog lets your readers better see and understand the
message.
• Sharing the blog with the embedded video onto Facebook is an easier way for
your fans to connect with you. You’ll be directing them to YOUR blog rather
than loosing them on You-Tube.
• Facebook posts that link to your blog on your website will help your SEO.

9. Find the Embed Code on You-Tube
Step #1
Click share
Access the video you’d like
to share on You-Tube

10. Copy the Embed Code from You-Tube
Step #2
Click Embed
Step #3
Copy the Embed
Code

11. Paste the Embed Code into your blog
Step #4—paste the embed code into
your blog. You’ll notice the code and the
video player. The code is simply shown as
part of this example. When done
correctly, the embed code will not show.
Only the video will show.

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