[Petnanny]

Are the above really worth placing on your website?

I, like I am sure everyone else on the forum, does keep an eye on the competition and I have never seen either of the above on their websites. However, I do like to be a little different

[Calibre Designs]

Especially with the way interactive media is going, it really does place you above your competition. Looks professional too.

Thats the next step that we are taking with our company - to create a corporate showreel that will show potential clients what we do and how we do it - all under 30secs without having to read text or scroll through a brochure or the website.

Another exciting project

[Petnanny]

If anyone already has something like is on their website, I would really appreciate a link, so I could take a sneeky peek

[antonia]

It is definietly on my list of things to add to my site. SOme people relate to text, whereas others get more info from sound - by having both, you are maximising the people you can appeal to. I think the youth market definitely expect sound and moving images!

[freelancer]

i'm currently working on podcasts and videos for some of our sites.

None of them are anywhere near finished, but we did a webcast the other day which is like a podcast and a video in one and it can be seen here:

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/628371

We'll be back after my holiday with a more polished and organised show

[openmind]

As Ben did the other day, which was excellent I might add, we are also doing a webcast today at Midday. The final video and podcast will be on the site afterwards so time will tell if it brings in more business...

[Cracking Media]

Originally Posted by Petnanny

Are the above really worth placing on your website?

I, like I am sure everyone else on the forum, does keep an eye on the competition and I have never seen either of the above on their websites. However, I do like to be a little different

Without doubt - but then you would expect me to say that!

Genuinely though, the use of video on a website is very definitely worth doing - as long as it is done well. Just as average web design, graphics or photos can detract from your online image, so can average video, so if you are going to do it do it well.

Over this last year, with the advent of the BBC iPlayer and other online video services, people are increasingly switched on to the idea of watching video online. It is no longer something that only big corporates use and is a great way to set yourself apart from your competition and show why you are different from the rest.

Whilst we don't have any podcasts as such on our site we do have some samples of our work there - go to http://www.crackingmedia.com/promotional-video

Hope that helps,
Peter

[SEO Guy]

There are benefits to having a video on a website.

If podcasts are combined with the saving of the transcript on the site, that also will have benefits from an optimisation point of view.

[awebapart]

Originally Posted by Petnanny

If anyone already has something like is on their website, I would really appreciate a link, so I could take a sneeky peek

We don't have any video on our website, but some of our clients use video, e.g.:

www.kamstkd.com/home/a12_Video_Gallery

With the above site, sometimes just mentioning and linking to other external videos on your site, can bring in visitors (1 on google) from the search engines (4 on google).

Mrsite, a company in a similar field to us, has quite a nice video on their site which includes client testimonials:

www.mrsite.co.uk/welcome.asp

Dave (RedEvo) posted a nice video tutorial link on this forum a while ago:

http://seo.redevolution.com/google-free-keyword-tool/
(click on "Google Keyword Tool Explained" link at the end)

[Petnanny]

I am extremely interested in doing something like this on our website. However, I need to have a good think about the type of angle to take. Rather than having me sitting at my desk giving a long speach about pet sitting, I would prefer to do something really informal showing how we are a family business etc. etc.