Video Blog Vs. Traditional Blogging
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Video blogging, aka Vlogging, have many things that are better than traditional text-based blogs. It's not surprising that more and more people are moving to this form of blogging. These new types of blogs are much better for getting and holding the attention of your browsers. People are even more likely to become drawn to the video content of a vlog over that of an ordinary written posting on a the typical blog.
It only makes sense that the more viewers you can get excited about your site, the greater the likelihood you'll have word of mouth spread, which will ultimately lead to more visitors and then more money in your pocket if you're monetizing your site.
Now, there can also be some disadvantages to video blogging. However,these are easily overcome. Hosting can be a problem and can require quite a bit of server space, which can make it difficult to get started. That's only if you decide to do the hosting yourself. The great way to host for free is to use a service like YouTube, Google Video or Viddler. Then just take the embed code and copy and paste it up on your site. Let the big boys handle the bandwidth issues and costs for you.
If you want more control and don't want to use those services you can use a service like Amazon's storage service called S3. It's a small fee on a per GB used basis for the size of file and bandwidth used. The fee is very reasonable at about .10/GB to upload and then .17/GB for bandwidth usage. For complete control it is a very small price to pay.
The time it takes to process and upload a video file is another difference to just writing a text article on a traditional blog. Operating a video blog also will mean a little more effort, especially if you're not used to working with the shooting and editing process of videos.
The truth is that once you get used to it, then it really is pretty simple. The hardest part for many is simply going through with the shooting process.
Some also get frustrated with computers and slow connections, which will cause some individuals to get sick and tired of uploading or playback issues from time to time.
Even though most have good internet connections and the equipment in order to watch videos on their computers, you still need to think about who will be coming to your blog. For example, many baby boomers who may not be that familiar about the online world yet, a video blog may not be the best choice for your blog. You need to always take your market into consideration before deciding what to do.
Either way you choose to go, a regular/traditional or a video blog or even a mix of the two, like I do, just remember to offer your people good solid information that will ultimately help them. And of course, have fun and be yourself!
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Successful online business marketer, Damian Benko, has been helping folks generate income online since July 2006. His 5 Part Audio Training Course, The Secret Formula for Massive Success is available, for a limited period just for taking a look at his online business, MyInternetBusiness.
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