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Pros and Cons of Having Your Site Videos actually Play on YouTube

by Heidi White
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I just put a video up on my blog using a code that takes the user back to Youtube to watch. Normally the videos just stay in their original size and stay on the blog. I was wondering how you all felt about this.

A) Here's the video that plays on YouTube when you click it.
Raft Up in the Coronado Cays – Live In Coronado

B) Here's one that where the video plays on my site.
High Wind Advisory for Coronado – Live In Coronado

If my ultimate goal is to drive more traffic to the site (rather than keep the visitors hanging around) does option A get more exposure for the site because it plays on YouTube?

Thanks for your feedback.

Heidi White
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#cons #play #pros #site #videos #youtube
  • Profile picture of the author Matt Morgan
    Here's my view:

    Advantages for posting on youtube
    - you get the chance of your videos being viewed by other via youtube (as they are on the youtube search engine)

    Disadvantages of posting on youtube
    - Your visitors are 1 click away from clicking somebody elses video. When they leave to a better video (which they think is better- im not saying your video is poor lol) They will leave your website = you have potentially lost that visitor.

    I can alternatively write this post as

    Advantages of hosting your video on your own server
    =Your visitors are stay your visitors and ARE NOT 1 click away from clicking somebody elses video as they would be on youtube, so you would keep your visitors in

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