It's no wonder that more people are moving to using video blogs, or Vlogs, because they have many advantages over the usual text based blog! Web surfers' attention is more easily caught with video blogs.
Video blogging has new components that hold more appeal than traditional blogs and posts, which is sure to attract more people than ever before.
Of course the greater the size of the audience that you get enthused about your website, the higher the odds that word of your site will spread, resulting in greater traffic and therefore increased income if your website is income-producing.
While there are disadvantages to video blogging, they can be readily overcome. Hosting a vlog can require quite a bit of server space, which can make it difficult to get started. That is if you decide that you want to host it. YouTube, Google Video and Viddler seem to be the best way to do this, and as a bonus, they are free! Next, put the embed code on your site. Let them handle the bandwidth
issues and costs.
When you no longer want those services, Amazon's storage service, called S3, can provide you with the control you want. They charge per GB used when you upload and then for bandwidth. The approximate cost is 10/GB to upload and then .17/GB for bandwidth usage. This is such a small cost for complete control.
Another problem is that it takes longer to process and upload video files than it does to write some text. For this reason, starting and maintaining a video blog is often somewhat difficult if you are not well acquainted with shooting or editing video.
Like most things, though, after you've grown accustomed to it, it becomes very simple. A lot of people find that they experience the most difficulty just going ahead with shooting.
In addition, sometimes due to some computers and connections, some people may
get frustrated with loading or playback issues from time to time.
While broadband access and video management capacity should not really be an issue for most, you nonetheless need to be sensitive to the technological constraints of the potential customers that you want to attract to your blog. Those who aren't comfortable with the internet, such as older individuals, may not appreciate video blogs. Just remind your market before you make a decision.
Good content is the most important attribute of a successful video or traditional blog. Enjoy yourself, without holding back!
