Comments on: Could This be the Reason Why Your Customers aren’t Finding Your Blog?

By: Juliet du Preez

Juliet du Preez — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:12:08 +0000

Very useful. Thank you for deciding to share it.

Juliet

By: Nathan Hangen

Nathan Hangen — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:31:24 +0000

I agree…people will critique anything these days, which I find disturbing. I enjoyed the video and I like the personal and unscripted approach.

By: carmina

carmina — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:54:47 +0000

Very true, speaking to customer in their own language and understanding them is first key of successful sale.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:58:35 +0000

Thanks for the post. It was better as a video post. I’m not sure I would’ve payed as close attention if I was reading it.

Good tips

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:56:07 +0000

*blushes*

Thanks, y’all.

By: Todd Smith

Todd Smith — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:30:14 +0000

Thanks, Michael. Good to hear that. I had heard that google likes embedded video (I think I remember them meaning self-hosted), though I’ve never tried it. The YouTube solution looks very easy, and I hadn’t thought of others embedding the video too. The extra exposure makes sense.

I’m always willing to do the difficult solution if it is worth it, but it sounds like the easy solution is also the best one in this case. Thanks so much!

By: Michael Martine

Michael Martine — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:22:37 +0000

Todd, YouTube videos do very well in search results, plus they provide additional exposure in many ways. Not only do people find my blog through YouTube, but others may embed the videos on their own sites, which also increases exposure for me. If I have to put material behind a paywall, such in a membership site, I host the videos myself, but otherwise, YouTube is a great solution.

By: Todd Smith

Todd Smith — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:09:22 +0000

I’ve got a question for you right off the top of my head: I notice that you use YouTube to host your video. Are there any advantages to hosting it yourself? Why did you choose to go this route?

I just watched your post: http://remarkablogger.com/2008/07/10/how-to-add-video-to-a-wordpress-blog-post-the-easy-way/ and I see how easy it is to embed YouTube video in a WordPress post.

For SEO reasons, is it better to host the video on your own site using a media plugin, such as PodPress or Longtail, or the Kaltura plugin/service you mentioned in one of the comments on that page? Or do you like the fact that your video gets some exposure on YouTube independent of your blog post?

I’d be interested to hear your thoughts.

By: Todd Smith

Todd Smith — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:50:36 +0000

Thanks, I really appreciate it.

By: Michael Martine

Michael Martine — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:41:40 +0000

Todd, likewise. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. I’m always available to my readers.