I’m going to tell you where to put your new travel videos, what sites provide the best experience for your audience, and where to upload your travel stories to grow as a filmmaker. Depending on the goal of your videos, each of the main travel film outlets is useful in a different way. We are going to look at the benefits and limitations of Vimeo, YouTube, and TripFilms.
YouTube
Being the largest video resource on the internet, this is a site best used if you intend to build a presence.
- The most likely site for a video to go viral
- Free- meaning you can upload as many HD videos as you’d like
- Multi-Use : you can live-stream, mobile upload, etc.
- Personal Design & Ability to Categorize and Curate your videos
- Detailed Analytics
- A high rate of organic search possibility
- Massive : Can be difficult to stand out
- Complicated Promotion
- Regular schedule is necessary
Vimeo
Home to a generally higher caliber of filmmaker and the community values quality content.
- High Quality of Video
- Videos can be updated or replaced by user – Great Tool!
- Easy to promote through groups and channels
- Great for Portfolio
- Higher quality embed
- Clean ending of player
The Drawbacks:
- Lower overall audience than youtube
- Limited uploads unless you have a subscription
- More work but simple direct pay-off
- Limited analytics
TripFilms
One of the few user video sites that focuses entirely on travel filmmaking. The main benefit to uploading here is it can lead to actual jobs.
- The company is active in the community
- They create a cool map of the places you have filmed on your profile page
- The entire site is curated, so you can earn ‘Editor’s Pick’ badges.
- Low view count
- Limited online community engagement
- Low search count
The biggest benefit of uploading and being active on TripFilms is the possibility of being hired as a videographer based on your uploaded work. Though low-paying, it is a way to get started as a more professional videographer.
Here’s a quick breakdown of the type of user that would be best suited for each of these sites:
YouTube : Someone who wants to put up regular content often, or creates viral style videos.
Vimeo : Someone who plans on embedding the videos on their website or portfolio, and is wanting a more professional look and feel.
TripFilms : Someone wanting to become engaged in the travel community and possibly find the first gig as a travel videographer.
