Where to Submit Videos and Video RSS/MRSS Feeds.

This article lists 4 different ways to submit videos to multiple sites (mass-uploads) so you don't have to do it all manually (very time-consuming). Personally I prefer to use Traffic Geyser because it uploads to more than 30 sites - including all the most important such as Youtube, Revver, Google Video, MetaCafe, etc. - and it will turn your audio track into a podcast and upload that to a further 20+ podcast sites.

In my estimation Traffic Geyser is the best video distribution system available. It contains numerous very helpful instructional videos describing how to create videos, how to optimize them, and much more.

With our own service called Video Traffic Multiplier we use Traffic Geyser for the distribution of our videos.

I have also used (and continue to use) TubeMogul, but it has some limitations. However, it is free.

There are two distinct issues you have to address, and for the newbie both of them can be pretty overwhelming.

First, there is the little problem of actually creating the video. I don't want to get into production in this post. I'll save that for later. Right here I want to address the second issue...

How do I get my video on my website?

The first thing you have to do is choose whether you want to self-host (host it on your own site, or another site you have access to) or use one of the video sharing sites such as Youtube. (I will use "Youtube" as a short form for "Youtube or other video-sharing sites".)

The advantages of self-hosting are that you have full control over the way it will appear, what the thumbnail will look like, and a few other things. You will also not get the Youtube branding or accompanying ads that they are often putting with videos now.