Why not to use Youtube for your own videos??

Youtube is the 2nd largest social media platform, with one billion monthly viewership. It is the best platform for reaching out to your audience. Every big company has invested time and effort in marketing on Youtube because nothing sells faster than a video that can entice millions. But have you ever wonder what are the side effects of using youtube as your only means of video marketing?? Yes, there are side effects!!

1. Youtube you will get you unwanted attention. Your videos will be viewed by people who are not your targeted audience. This also leads to haters and spammers commenting on your videos which are a disgrace to your quality audience.
2. In addition to that Youtube, suggestion deviates traffic to other content. You are very lucky if people come back to your video and then use the link in the description below to visit your website. Youtube wants its users to stick as much as possible on their platform only because it helps them to display ads. The more people keep viewing, the better it is for Youtube to advertise.
3. Another important factor with Youtube is that even you are uploading content that is your own but you might have to go through copyright issues if the video is similar to someone else’s content. Not only you will have to wait for approval to publish (and this could take a long time), but also you will be at the mercy of that 3rd party. If they decide not to approve your content then you will have to create a new video. Even if you want to challenge this decision, support from Youtube is very lousy.
4. Even after this, you managed to publish your unique video, there are tons of plugin that allows users to download it, so zero control over your legitimate content or your privacy.

Actually, not much. Competing against Youtube, that is next to impossible. Vimeo is there and it is designed specifically to compete against Youtube, but it is specifically for hardcore filmmakers, the geeks of video editors and with people who can afford it. But wouldn’t it be better if you get to host your videos on your own hosting at the cost of hosting ONLY?? This is a great opportunity for startups, especially for those who have creative ideas but have budget constraints. So, let’s explore the few easy alternatives, easy because you won’t have to go to the technicality of installing them, most of the one-click installers support them.

1 Cumulusclips

What’s good about Cumulusclips??

Its open source application means that you are free to use it. They also have their own hosting to support their product, which could be costlier for some. There are themes and plugins so that you can customize as per your ideas of your website.
If you are into coding, you can also develop your es and plugins for better customization. Here is the link to their documentation. There support is forum based and for that, you will have to make a little compromise :)
Whether you are a professional video editor or just a happy camera enthusiast, there is something for everyone in using CumulusClips

2 ClipBucket

What’s good about ClipBucket??

ClipBucket is more popular and with a good reputation. It is also an open source video sharing script with tons of creative options available. Compare to others you can do a lot with this too, but its open source edition is void of many important features which are necessary, like, reports and stats, adaptive streaming, LDAP integration, live streaming, etc.
There is also a question of branding too as there are different levels of branding, player branding, website branding, watermarks in the video, but banding can be removed with their basic licensing, but that’s it. To have an innovative control over your videos you will have to get their other licenses which will definitely increase your budget. Support is also there but it is also overpriced. If you don’t mind the pricing, it then this is the ultimate tool for you.

3 Vidiscript

What’s good about Vidiscript??

Last but not least, Vidiscript; it is also very popular because it is not only open source but has a ton of features for social sharing. Vidiscript is simply designed for you to create your own youtube channel in the easiest possible way. Here is something that your users will enjoy because of its simplicity. Easy video converter to FLV, automatic thumbnail creation, watermark embedding, multiple user support, and management. Quick sharing features on multiple social media, Your members can create groups, share their media files, and create a community within your community around their interests. Groups can also be set to private so only friends get access. Visit other users profiles, leave comments, view their favorite media and much more.
Your members, working for you can easily flag videos and can inform you have inappropriate content for review, which will save you time. There is also a media rating system for popular trending contents. Along with this the ads management system is very easy and can be used site-wide.
Visitors have the ability to add media to their website or blog as an embed code. You can take advantage of this feature by having every video branded with your site URL like Youtube. There is also an option for showing relevant content is displayed beside media being viewed resulting in more activity and clicks on your site.

Depending on your needs you can go with any of the above video sharing tools. The main problem that you might face is when you and your community will outgrow the hosting needs. Like most hosting companies, GigaPros also have restrictions on resources usages on our shared hosting, but they are much higher than other hosting companies, you can see the details over here.