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How to do a great product promo video for less than $200

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Re: How to do a great product promo video for less than $200

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Post by jldteixeira »

JoshLedgard wrote: post #10
JonLim wrote: post #9

I posted this in the comments of OP's blog post, but I figure some other HNers could use the clarification around YouTube. --- Hey Scott, Simple video and it works - definitely better than many other product promo videos I've seen in my time (as a videographer.) Just wanted to clarify something about YouTube: ads do not run before, during, or after if you don't allow them. Ads will only run if a video is "monetized,"…

And to repost my reply... Thanks for the comment. We love posting things that we've learned that could help out our customers. The thing I couldn't figure out with Youtube was how to stop the post-roll "ads" for "related videos" that took the user out of our context. And, no, removing it from the public index didn't effect the post-roll recommendations.

To remove the related videos from the end of your youtube embed just add "&rel=0" to the iframe url.

Re: How to do a great product promo video for less than $200

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Post by JoshLedgard »

jldteixeira wrote: post #11
JoshLedgard wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And to repost my reply... Thanks for the comment. We love posting things that we've learned that could help out our customers. The thing I couldn't figure out with Youtube was how to stop the post-roll "ads" for "related videos" that took the user out of our context. And, no, removing it from the public index didn't effect the post-roll recommendations.

To remove the related videos from the end of your youtube embed just add "&rel=0" to the iframe url.

Thanks for the tip. We still like the stats and stuff we get from Vimeo... but if that really works other people could save more $$.

Re: How to do a great product promo video for less than $200

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Post by gllen »

Was the $200 spent on Vimeo Pro? This is why I didn't host mine on Vimeo.

https://vimeo.com/help/guidelines

Businesses may not use basic Vimeo or Vimeo Plus accounts to host their videos. Businesses may, however, use a Vimeo PRO account to host their videos so long as they comply with the Vimeo PRO guidelines.

Re: How to do a great product promo video for less than $200

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Post by JoshLedgard »

gllen wrote: post #16

Was the $200 spent on Vimeo Pro? This is why I didn't host mine on Vimeo. https://vimeo.com/help/guidelines Businesses may not use basic Vimeo or Vimeo Plus accounts to host their videos. Businesses may, however, use a Vimeo PRO account to host their videos so long as they comply with the Vimeo PRO guidelines.

No - That should be called out as optional.

But the commenters here have added information on creating a better youtube experience.

Re: How to do a great product promo video for less than $200

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Post by gllen »

JoshLedgard wrote: post #17
gllen wrote: post #16

Was the $200 spent on Vimeo Pro? This is why I didn't host mine on Vimeo. https://vimeo.com/help/guidelines Businesses may not use basic Vimeo or Vimeo Plus accounts to host their videos. Businesses may, however, use a Vimeo PRO account to host their videos so long as they comply with the Vimeo PRO guidelines.

No - That should be called out as optional. But the commenters here have added information on creating a better youtube experience.

Where are you seeing it's optional? Do you mean it's just not enforced?

https://vimeo.com/help/faq/pro

Vimeo Plus is intended for individuals who want more features than a Basic (free) account, however Vimeo Plus users may not upload videos that are commercial in nature, or that are intended to sell or promote a product or service.

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