Internet Marketing, Sales & Client Service Professional Jordan Hardy

Where to Upload Company Videos

Posted on: September 9, 2011 by Jordan Hardy Comments Off

There are dozens of interesting video sharing and hosting social media Websites to choose from to upload company videos. I’ve got three favorites, primarily based on searchability, video quality, and available settings. Each of these three video sharing Websites offers sharing options, embedding, HD, a personalized channel/profile, and other various options.

YouTube, although cluttered with a bit of everything, is the best video sharing Website. In my experience, YouTube generally has less errors during upload, upload is faster than that of competitors, there are no daily upload limits, and options are plentiful.

Vimeo is my second favorite video sharing Website. Also based in the U.S. like YouTube, Vimeo stands out with a very simple clean interface. Vimeo has limits on subject matter and sometimes users may encounter upload errors with large files. With a paid account, one gets more storage and a number of other privileges.

Dailymotion, based in France, is my third choice. Dailymotion tends to pop up more obvious ads than Vimeo or YouTube, interrupting users. Like Vimeo, uploading large files may create upload errors.

All three of these Websites allow well optimized videos to rank well in search engines. Each also allows description information and links beneath videos. Vimeo is the best option for a company that wants high quality videos served with no ads. YouTube is the best large scale or lower budget option. Dailymotion allows users to become Motionmakers, sharing their creative content with the community.

About Photobucket (for Photo and Video Sharing)

Posted on: August 13, 2011 by Jordan Hardy Comments Off

Photobucket offers free and paid image and video hosting as well as sharing. Upon signing up, Photobucket at the current time quickly prompts new users to select a paid upgrade. It isn’t necessary to accept, and a free account is still available. Photobucket is currently also prompting users to submit feedback early in the sign up process. Feedback is also optional.

Photobucket allows users to upload their images and videos. They can link directly to files, get HTML, email links to friends, and also share images and videos on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and Messenger. Photobucket also allows users to view a slideshow, follow people, and compete in photo competitions.

I place Photobucket as a second choice to Flickr, since Flickr offers more options and is also still more widely used. I was impressed that in the recent twitter platform updates, photo uploads in twitter are now automatically hosted on Photobucket!