Are you looking for a video-sharing platform to distribute your content? There are hundreds of video-sharing platforms on the web but not all of them are free. Or shall we say, not all of the free video-sharing websites are good enough to give you an engaging audience for your content? I have a list of the best free video-sharing websites here for you.
YouTube indeed is the most popular video-sharing platform currently but we hardly know that there are many more such platforms on the internet that can give you a great audience and engagement for your content.
Free Video Sharing Websites
Let’s check out the list. I am not listing them in any particular order, though.
• YouTube
• Vimeo
• Dailymotion
• Twitch
• Google Drive
• Wistia
• Metacafe
• Vidyard
• Hippo Video
• Wix Video
• GoogieHost
• SproutVideo
• Brightcove
• Facebook
• Instagram
We will discuss a few of them here.
YouTube.com
YouTube needs no introduction as it is the most popular video-sharing platform on the web. It is most commonly used by bloggers for video blogging and sharing content, which is obviously a source of revenue for them. You can share your video content across various categories here, as long as you don’t violate their policies. You will find every kind of video on YouTube, right from educational videos to hobby videos, reviews to short business promotional videos. YouTube belongs to Google, and thus you can also use your Google AdSense account here to make money by uploading valuable content.
Metacafe.com
Metacafe is indeed a great website for uploading your video content. The best part about this website is that it pays you for the good content. If your video is good and popular, it pays really well. For every video that hits 20,000 views, Metacafe pays $5 per 100 views. Make sure you upload only high-quality videos here, because the website uses a special algorithm that ranks only high-quality videos. Metacafe is best known for short videos, so if you have great content and it is filmed in good quality, give Metacafe a try.
Vimeo.com
Vimeo is quite a popular name and is currently the fastest-growing video-sharing platform. It is available in both free and paid versions, with a few extra features, of course. Vimeo gets some serious traffic. The free account at Vimeo comes with a few limitations of size and limited options, but with the paid account, you get a bigger space and advanced features. It mostly has professional videos and is the best platform for people who want to sell their video content.
Break.com
Break is also a very popular and free website for short funny video clips and funny pictures. Yes, you can also upload the images to this video-sharing platform. This website accepts videos in almost every popular format including MOV, MPG, WMV, and AVI. As it is about short video clips, Break doesn’t accept videos larger than 60MB. You can upload the video to Breakthrough from your mobile phone via the site, or you can even email it to Break. The image album at Break accepts the formats JPG, PNG, and BNG.
Dailymotion.com
Dailymotion is almost as popular as YouTube, and it gets around 100,000,000+ visitors every month. It is a French website that lets users upload videos across all categories with no restrictions. It accepts long videos and large files too. You can upload a one-hour video on Dailymotion, limited to a size of 2GB. For regular users, the upload quality is restricted to 1280*720p. You can also add tags, channels, and categories here to get more engagement.
LiveLeak.com
This is a UK-based video-sharing platform that lets users upload videos across all categories, though it mainly features content on world events, politics, and social issues. Just make sure you are not violating any website policy, and you are good to go. Informative videos, however, get a good audience here on LiveLeak, such as videos breaking news or sharing interesting facts.
Twitch.com
With an average monthly audience of 100,000,000 visitors, Twitch is primarily popular among gamers. You can give a live-stream of your gameplay here on Twitch or talk about your favorite games and more. This is again available as a free platform, as well as a paid one, wherein free accounts see advertisements, and paid ones get to enjoy ad-free videos. The paid account also brings some additional benefits like increased video storage, chat emoticons, etc. Please note that if you have a free account on Twitch, you can store your live videos for 14 days only
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