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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.
Obviously, the more viewers you can get enthusiastic about your site, the greater the chance you’ll have word of mouth spread, which will ultimately lead to more traffic and thus more money in your pocket if you are monetizing your site.
Some disadvantages do exist when considering video blogging over the normal written blogs. These are easily overcome however. The biggest problem most consider is hosting your vlog yourself. This can require a lot of server space, and that can definitely make it tougher to get started. This is only an issue if you decide host your vlog yourself. The easiest and most affordable way, free, to host your site is to use services like Google Video, Viddler or YouTube. Then all you do is copy and paste the embed code on your site and you’re done. 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.
Another disadvantage is that it can take more time to process and upload a video file than it does to dash off a quick bit of text. This means that running and updating a video blog can be quite a bit of work if you’re not really familiar with shooting and editing video.
The fact of the matter is that after you get accustom to using video, it really is fairly easy. The most difficult part for most is just going through with the filming 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.
No matter what blog you decide to go with, a traditional or video blog or even a combo of the two, like I do, just be sure to give your viewers solid content that will always help them. And make sure that you have a good time and always be true to yourself!