Video Hosting & Embedding

[BeckyKey]

Hi

Does anyone have experience with Wistia and does it still hold try embedding a video from Wistia is better for SEO?

Or is there no difference with this compared with YouTube if embedding a product video on your product page?

Thanks!

[Seenlyst]

Hello,

I believe that depends on your goal, Wistia injects a structured data that helps crawler better understanding and index your video, it also provides more marketing options such as email opt-in when playing the video.

If your goal is to grow your youtube channel, then youtube might be the right option for you, as it offers more channel for the user to reach you on youtube.

Hope this helps

[BeckyKey]

perfect thanks, I think YouTube is definitely our best bet

[sergeystefoglo]

Hi Becky,

As Joseph mentioned, Wistia and YouTube are two very different platforms with different goals. There are times when using both is a great strategy! So it depends on the goals you've set.

YouTube is an entire platform you can build on to increase brand awareness, revenue, and get your name out there. Some businesses/marketers entire strategy is within the YouTube world.

Wistia is geared towards making sure any on-site videos is as ideal as can be.

So, if you are just focused on creating videos to enhance your product pages, Wistia is a great option. However, if you wanted to create videos showing off your products in a unique way and build an audience/following outside of just your site, YouTube would be your best bet.

Hope that helps!