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YouTube vs Vimeo Which one? (17 posts)

Topic tags: video

Amy Hall, Virtual Assistant for WordPress and MailChimp Help said
1 year, 1 month ago:
Hi everyone,
I was just wondering what everyone’s thoughts were on this, I usually tell people YouTube but I see Vimeo used everywhere. Are there any advantages of one over the other?
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Joan Muschamp (Fagnani) said
1 year, 1 month ago:
@amyhallbiz Vimeo started out as a personal video place, but last autumn they expanded to a reasonably priced corporate version. Many people don’t like YouTube because they think it’s not “professional”.
If I remember correctly, the corporate membership in Vimeo gave you more ability to brand. At launch it was only about $100/year, so not expensive. It can certainly offer another way to be “found” in search for a minimal investment.
That sums up what I know, and admittedly I haven’t been paying attention to it the past 6 months.
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Charlene Kingston said
1 year, 1 month ago:
I just walked a client through this process. Here’s the differences in a nutshell.
YouTube picks a random frame as the cover for your video. And it displays other random videos to play when your video ends.
Vimeo Pro lets you choose the frame for your cover image, and you don’t end up advertising for other videos.
My client posted her book trailer both places, but she embeds the video on her website, Facebook, etc. from her Vimeo account. It’s much more professional that way. I believe she paid $60/year.
Both are HD. Both play the video equally well. It’s about the wrap around content that the service providers add (or don’t add).
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Amy Hall, Virtual Assistant for WordPress and MailChimp Help said
1 year, 1 month ago:
@charlene-kingston Perfect that is exactly what I was looking for! THANK YOU!!!!!
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Jules Webb said
1 year, 1 month ago:
@charlene-kingston
Thanks for the run down! Very good details to know.
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Romy Singh said
1 year, 1 month ago:
Thanks @charlene-kingston for the difference between Vimeo And Youtube….
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Laura Christianson, Blogging Bistro said
1 year, 1 month ago:
@charlene-kingston
Thanks for pointing this out, Charlene.
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Rebecca Cohen said
1 year, 1 month ago:
@charlene-kingston
Thank you also for sharing this information. I had just recently checked out vimeo as an option free or paid. Because at times the length of video I am working with, Youtube isn’t an option.I may need to check out vimeo again and see what formats are allowed and length. If I remember right, length wasn’t a big deal.
I have been working with videos for a client that they film and record each week. I encode with the free version of any video converter and then upload to ezwebplayer.com. I can choose my thumbnail and size, etc. From there I can choose the link or embed code for their web site. I don’t pay over $20 a month at this point and get good quality video that is suitable for mobile apps as well.
If something works I don’t want to change it but does sound like vimeo definitely has it’s advantages too. Maybe I will play around with it some and make a decision if would really want to switch.
Thanks again
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Jim Lodico said
1 year, 1 month ago:
@Charlene Kingston, Did you see any difference in the amount of traffic coming from YouTube or Vimeo back to your client’s site?
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Jason Reilly said
1 year, 1 month ago:
I also am curious about the traffic or SEO implications of Vimeo over YouTube. I know that Google has tied all of their services together.
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Miller Finch said
1 year, 1 month ago:
Personally, when I see that a video on a website is in Vimeo, I cringe. The HD makes the loading longer and oftentimes I just don’t want to wait. YouTube loads faster for viewing. For that reason I recommend YouTube. And when it is embedded in a website, the issue of the odd-ball surrounding videos as seen directly on YT is a non-issue since we are only viewing the one video you embed.
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Monique Sherrett said
1 year, 1 month ago:
Check out http://wistia.com too for a Vimeo alternative. There are some great stats and you can make private videos that are accessed with a password. Good for community sites or special promotions.
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Dea Irby said
1 year, 1 month ago:
wow, love wistia thanks for the reference, Monique @boxcarmarketingAmy, thanks for asking this question@amyhallbiz
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Suzan Czajkowski said
1 year, 1 month ago:
Another different video option: https://vsnap.com/
Maximum 60-second videos that you can attach to messages or directly to a TwitterFeed. It’s more of a short video messaging service so it could be a useful marketing tool that enables you to skip the need for video downloads (etc), and they say they’ll always offer a free version.
I’ve only played with it so far, but I love that they’re thinking about video differently.
S.
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Charlene Kingston said
1 year, 1 month ago:
@jim-lodico My client is more concerned about views than traffic. I don’t have access to her analytics. Someone else helps her with that.
@millerfinch You are right, when YouTube is embedded you don’t get the wrap around of follow up videos. My client wanted to just link to the video for Facebook, and really wanted the starting (cover) image selection Vimeo offered.
Also, the videographer who shot the book trailer used Vimeo and she took that as a recommendation.
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Jim Lodico said
1 year, 1 month ago:
@charlene kingston
Do you know if she’s seeing any difference in the number of views between the two services?
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Rob Mitchell said
1 year, 1 month ago:
Also, add BrightCove as another viable alternative to YouTube. BrightCove just game out with some new aggressive pricing that has a $5/mo/video Video Cloud Express. Pretty cool!
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