Now That I Have Video, Where Should I Post It?

I get asked a lot of questions about video. I have numerous blogs on what you need to produce video, but once you have it, now what? There are so many platforms out there, where do you begin? Let’s start with some stats:

YouTube

Inarguably the biggest video platform out there. With over two billion monthly active users, YouTube is the second most popular website in the world. Since it is also owned by Google, your video has an amazing chance of begin seen if you are doing your due diligence behind the scenes with descriptions, tags, etc. Since it is a huge platform, you need to make sure to know your audience and how to properly promote these videos.

Tik Tok

Per State of the Screens, 59% of Tik Tok’s audience is between the ages of 13-24, so it is appealing to a younger audience for sure. Only seven percent of users are over the age of 45. However, it is still holding its lead as the most downloaded app in the last 18 months that is a non-gaming app. It definitely has ongoing momentum, and should be at least considered in your digital marketing approach if it makes sense.

Facebook

Facebook still dominates the overall download trends, and with Facebook Live videos, IGTV, and Instagram Reels, you have A LOT of options for promoting your video. Since Facebook and Instagram are already largely populated platforms, it will be extra important to make sure you are producing relevant content to your audience so they will WANT to watch your videos. Facebook allows up to 20 minutes of view time, although studies show that most users are only watching for 21 seconds. So keep that in mind when you are producing your videos.

LinkedIn

This one is tricky. It does not have the functionality to create or host videos within the platform itself, (meaning there is no “Facebook Live” type of functionality), so you have to embed or attach your video links. This would definitely be a place to post knowledge based videos since it is geared toward business and learning and not a place people go to post recipes are funny cat videos.

At the end of the day, the answer to your question is “where is your audience hanging out?”

Since the pandemic when we were all forced to stay home and our only means of communicating was online, we learned quickly of the importance of video. Not only are there many places with restrictions still in place, marketers have found that video can reach people in a way that a lot of other methods of advertising can not. I have said this many times – video is the next best thing to being there in person. It helps to establish a relationship of trust much faster when your target market can see your face consistently. The key word here is CONSISTENTLY. You cannot expect a video strategy to work if you post occasionally or give up after a month or two. A relationship of trust takes time and effort. Don’t give up on it.

I know between shooting, editing, and posting, video can seem overwhelming. LET ME HELP YOU. I have multiple ways we can do this, so just ask. The important thing to remember is to not give up – because video is definitely not going anywhere!

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