Wednesday, July 18
How To Stop People Watching Video On Your Site
I just went to watch some online video on a guy's site. This is what I got instead:

If you don't want people to watch your video online then this is an excellent way to stop them. Good work!
Labels: video
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1. Don't query about what viewer they are using. That's their business, not yours. Use a standard format or use multiple links for three or four of the major viewers. Save you time, enhances the viewers experience.
2. Don't query about speed. Start the D/L immediately at a dial-up file size/resolution and let the media be it's own tester. In only a few seconds you can measure what has been D/L's and if the customer has a fast link just shift to the high resolution file.
3. Provide a download link for the media that doesn't open a viewer so the client can D/L in the background and view it later. Why be so afraid the client might have a copy of the video independent of your site? If you have your contact/marketing info on the vid, doesn't the "free copy" provide a potential viral marketing piece that will circulate independently and draw more visitors/sales?
Stop making it hard for the customer!