There are many comparison reviews done on many different streaming video services. Youtube and Vimeo...

1. Youtube vs Vimeo For Embedded Streaming Video
There are many comparison reviews done on many different streaming video services. Youtube and
Vimeo are 2 of the top video hosting services. They offer the option to insert embedded video onto a
blog or website. In this case, we are using Hubpages. I'm going to focus on embedding video. We all
know that Youtube has a larger community and etc. Let's look at this from an author's perspective.
I'm going to go through the process of publishing an article and I will decide which streaming video
service is the best choice.
Why Embed Video?
Embedding streaming videos onto your hubs or blogs adds value to your content. The effect of video
embedding is similar to the effect of adding pictures to your hubs, blogs, or site. People like to look
at pictures and videos. There is a fine line, however. Much like the same way we don't want to over
do it with pictures, the same principle goes with videos. We don't want to overwhelm the reader or
be viewed as spam. So why should we include video and which streaming video service is best?
By adding relevant streaming video, you are basically guaranteeing that your visitors stay for a
definite period of time. The longer your visitor stays on your site, the more your visitor reads. For
example, if I have a 2 minute video clip nested between my paragraphs, I am basically enticing my
views to click "Play". Once my visitor clicks "Play" they will probably stay for an extra 2 minutes just
from that one video. Great! The video has to be relevant. I can't stress that enough. I will show you
an example below. Remember this for later. You will have an "Aha!" moment.
Youtube
Youtube is the first video service people will go to if they want to upload and stream their videos.
Youtube has some pros and cons and these are:
Pros
Unlimited HD uploading 1GB filesize
Bigger community
More potential exposure
Cons
Ugly
"Youtube" icon at the bottom right of each embedded video
easily "lose" your visitors
10 minute video limit

2. The pros of YouTube should be obvious. Let's talk about the cons. This is subjective, but I think the
YouTube player is ugly. When you embed a video on your article, there is a "small" YouTube logo at
the bottom right of the video. This isn't a big deal but you have to consider, the embedded video is
also small. Add the video progress bar and you have a good amount of "wasted" space. It just looks
ugly and unprofessional. If you have a website, blog, hub, or lens, you want it to look as clean as
possible. Another thing that you have to consider is losing your visitors to YouTube. Yes, and I've
been a victim of this also. Think about it. You watch a streaming embedded YouTube video and it
finishes. When it finished, YouTube displays "related" videos or "recommended" videos. I think they
also have "spotlight" videos or some other crap like that. Okay, cool YouTube is showing the visitor
what they want to see right? Well, they do this at the expense of your content. You want readers to
stay on your page. Keep them there. Keep them reading.
Vimeo
Vimeo is not as popular as YouTube. Let's look at some pros and cons.
Pro
Good quality videos
Very clean look(floating progress bar that disappears)
Keep visitors on your page (better)
Cons
You are only allows 1 HD upload per week with the free account
500MB upload limit
Small community (less exposure than YouTube)
"Upgrade" cost $59.95 a year Plus you have to buy HD "tickets" when you run out.
Side by Side Comparison
Remember earlier in this article, I said that you have to have relevant embedded videos?
I shamelessly took this video from my other hub, Jumping Rope: How To Increase Endurance, Speed
and Agility. Notice how the embedded video from Vimeo looks much more cleaner and professional?
Oh yeah, I bet you only watch a few seconds of each video, unless I did a really good job of keeping
you interested. Well, that's because jumping ropes have nothing to do with this article. If you had
been interested in my jumping ropes article, there's probably a good chance you would watch the
video and stay for the extended period.
Also note. If you skip towards the end of the YouTube video version, YouTube will lists other videos
that relates to my video but it gives my readers an opportunity to leave my page. I don't want this. At
the end of my Vimeo video, there is a link to go to their site but it's much more discrete. If you pay
for the Plus account on Vimeo, you can remove all the Vimeo links and logo alltogether making it
look much cleaner. I think the free account is good enough. Standard quality looks fine to me also. If
you are uploading 720p or higher HD videos, the 1 HD upload per week might be a factor.

3. The Winner!
For the purpose of this article, I have chosen a winner for the better service for embedding videos.
The winner?
Vimeo!
Why? I chose Vimeo for several reasons. The clean look and keeping the visitors in were big factors.
This page is suppose to look professional. Anything that takes away from the quality should be dealt
with. Embedded video is no exception. That's what makes Hubpages so great. They have a ranking
system that rates pages. They call this the Hubscore. This gives up incentives to write better, and
make things look better. Does that mean I won't use YouTube for my videos? No. I will still use it but
in a different way. I plan to funnel traffic from YouTube to these hubs. I don't like the idea of sending
people to YouTube away from my page. I think that is the best approach. Upload videos to both
providers but embed with Vimeo on your articles. For your YouTube visitors, Provide a link in the
description box to you articles. That's a win-win. You will have a clean looking article with
professional looking embedded videos, plus you don't abandon the volume of YouTube searchers.
Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed my article!
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