It took me a few years to finally bite the bullet and sign up for a video based community. I now have hundreds of subscriptions and probably close to a thousand favorites. I even got brave and uploaded a few videos this year, though you won't find my face on them!
I've been thinking of spending more time on serious subjects and creating more in depth videos to get my feet wet with gaining exposure for my blogs and social sites. With the long term issue of actually being able to post comments it was a reminder that I need to diversify. I don't live exclusively on Facebook, and so I should not live exclusively on YouTube. I've put my eggs in one basket for far too long.
This is where I had to think back to video communities that my friends have mentioned. Viddler was the first one that came to mind I was surprised to find that they have complete business solutions as well, including white label video hosting. This is definitely advantageous should I wish to make the leap into marketing with videos or using videos as part of the value in a product or service. I don't have a need for quite yet for Viddler's video streaming hosting service business solutions, but it is nice to know I can have complete control of my videos, analytics, and Viddler will even help you manage ads directly on your videos for small business. Best of all you can control who can view your videos! Hosting and services starts at $100 a month, but with included unlimited tech support and the ability to recoup funds with embedded ads, this is pocket change for websites like CNN Video, where videos are usually the main attraction for their visitors.
I've just signed up for Viddler and you can find my profile here. Feel free to share some of your favorite videos with me! If you have any hints or suggestions on how to get the most out of Viddler for a completely new user, please post your comments below.
