http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/tags/youtube Travel Writers Exchange Forum Home » Tag: YouTube - Recent Posts en-US Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:54:53 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/search.php http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/topic/video-blogs-to-increase-traffic#post-1485 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:21:03 +0000 Trisha Miller 1485@http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/ <p>Hi Martha</p> <p>Sorry for the delay in getting a response - it's been a busy week and I know Rebecca has been very busy too (I think she's been attending a conference)....</p> <p>Video blogging is getting more popular, and I can only speak to my own opinion, but the ones I like the best combine video with text - sometimes I don't have time to watch a video, but I can quickly scan an short article to see if I want to spend more time at that site later....so if I were going to go in this direction, I'd make a text post to accompany each video, with a brief summary of what's on the video, along with some "If you go" tips or other information (e.g. best time of year to go there, best place to stay, what to budget) things that don't always translate well to video - that way folks can get a sense of value before they decide if they want to invest time in watching a video.</p> <p>That's just my two cents..... </p> http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/topic/video-blogs-to-increase-traffic#post-1463 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:00:09 +0000 Martha56 1463@http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/ <p>There are millions of websites on the internet, let alone blogs. What if you only did video blogs and loaded them up on YouTube? I've been learning a lot about blogging and have increased my skills, but I'd like to visitors more. I've been thinking about posting a series of video blogs on YouTube now that I know how to use it and my web cam! </p> http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/topic/whats-a-good-youtube-handle-your-name-your-website-1#post-1888 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:51:07 +0000 Trisha Miller 1888@http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/ <p>Hi Sarah</p> <p>Rebecca has made a great point - people need to really sit down and give some thought to how they want to be known online - do they want to be a faceless persona representing their website, so the site becomes the brand? Or do they want something more personal and akin to celebrity, which is having their name become well-known? Or maybe by a pseudonym or pen name?</p> <p>These are important decisions to make before you put a lot of work into creating something, as Rebecca found with her YouTube account - good that she figured it out after only uploading one video, but I know people who have hundreds uploaded - imagine having to re-do all of that, and losing any comments or ratings you've earned already....</p> <p>Changing brands mid-stream can be done, but creates all kinds of work and issues, so I advise you to give some careful thought to the future.</p> <p>One important factor is the ultimate goal of your efforts - are you trying to earn some income from your website? Income from your website will come from traffic, which comes to you easier when people know the site, so stay focused on that and develop it as your brand. Are you trying to create opportunities for yourself as a writer, regardless of your website? Then focus on branding yourself.</p> <p>Good luck - I hope this helps! </p> http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/topic/whats-a-good-youtube-handle-your-name-your-website-1#post-1024 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:17:56 +0000 Amandah Blackwell 1024@http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/ <p>Good question. I recently closed my YouTube account because I didn't like my handle. I only had one video so it didn't matter. I may use my name or my website's name. It depends on how you approach "branding." What is your brand? You? Your website? It comes down to thinking about advertising/marketing endeavors. </p> http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/topic/whats-a-good-youtube-handle-your-name-your-website-1#post-1023 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:26:22 +0000 SarahQT 1023@http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/ <p>I'd like to create a YouTube account but I'm not sure if it would be better to use my name or my website's name. What if the "handle" you want is taken? </p> http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/topic/what-are-some-good-plugins-for-videos-for-wordpress#post-1011 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:58:41 +0000 Trisha Miller 1011@http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/ <p>Hi Duchess</p> <p>You don't actually need any plugins to incorporate videos - all you need is a YouTube account (free) - once you've uploaded a video to YouTube, on the right side you'll find the HTML code to embed the video into your post, just copy &#38; paste it where you want it to appear, just be sure you're using the HTML editor tab (at the top of the Write panel) instead of the Visual editor. That's it! </p> <p>You can also upload and insert videos using the small media uploader buttons that appear at the top of the write panel, but that means that the video will run from your server, not YouTube's and that's important because unless you're paying for unlimited bandwidth (it's expensive) then you could potentially max out your bandwidth allowance - that can either take your site down or cost you a small fortune to keep it running. </p> <p>Another benefit of YouTube, besides saving bandwidth, is that it can bring you more site traffic if people share your video around, and it gets posted elsewhere, which you want to encourage.</p> <p>Good luck with your videos! </p> http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/topic/what-are-some-good-plugins-for-videos-for-wordpress#post-1003 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:26:22 +0000 DuchessOfWriting 1003@http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/ <p>Does anyone know of any good plugins for videos for WordPress? I'd like to do more videos. Thanks. </p> http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/topic/how-many-minutes-is-good-for-a-youtube-video#post-878 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:06:03 +0000 Trisha Miller 878@http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/ <p>Hi Richard - that's a good question! FIrst off since you're referring to YouTube.com, their guidelines state a maximum of 2GB and 10 minutes in length, so you'll want to keep it to that or under. </p> <p>Keep in mind that there are other video-hosting services besides YouTube if you simply must create a longer video, but the answer of "how long is too long" really depends on the video itself and your audience. Personally I don't have the time or attention span for a long-ish video, which for me is anything over 5 minutes. Beyond that and my focus starts wavering.</p> <p>BUT all that aside, if your video subject is a destination review, and you really have enough truly great content to fill 20 minutes, then someone who is <em>really, really,</em> interested in learning about that destination might happily watch for that long. Likewise if it's an instructional video on some technical topic, someone who wants to learn will likely be willing to pay attention.</p> <p>For the most part though a good rule of thumb is to keep it shorter, and do multiple segments with a more specific focus - so going back to the video review of a destination, you might consider a few short videos focused on things like dining (in one video), attractions in another, lodging in a third, etc. that way folks who are interested can view them in more digestible segments as they have time.</p> <p>I hope this helps! </p> http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/topic/how-many-minutes-is-good-for-a-youtube-video#post-876 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:33:52 +0000 Richard 876@http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/ <p>I was wondering what is a good length for a YouTube video. Some videos are as short as 1:15, others are 20 minutes or more. What is a "happy medium" between too short or too long of a video? </p> http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/topic/using-moviemaker-to-create-video-to-upload-on-youtube#post-859 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:24:34 +0000 Amandah Blackwell 859@http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/ <p>I used MovieMaker to upload a presentation on YouTube. It was was easy to use. You do need a "video converter" to convert the file to an acceptable format. Here's a list of acceptable formats:</p> <p> * Windows Media Video(.avi)<br /> * .3GP (cell phones)<br /> * .AVI (windows)<br /> * .MOV (mac)<br /> * .MP4 (ipod/psp)<br /> * .MPEG<br /> * .FLV (adobe flash)<br /> * .SWF (shockwave flash)v<br /> * .MKV (h.264)</p> <p>Size limit for YouTube is 2 GB or 10 minutes in length.</p> <p>It's really easy to use movie maker. Just upload pictures (convert your PowerPoint presentation into JPEGs), audio/music, and video. You can even upload from your digital camera. I never worked with videos, and I was able to figure it out. It's a lot of fun. I'm still working with the audio, but I'm getting there. I'd like to take out noise and stuff like that. Hope this helps! </p>