5 Best Platforms for Vlogging

If you’re reading this page you’re probably already well aware of what vlogging means. However, if you’re new to the whole thing and only have a vague notion of what vlogging entails, here’s the cliffnotes version: it is blogging with videos. Instead of writing blog entries relaying your thoughts, ideas and experiences in depth you can just video tape yourself talking about those things and eliminate the whole process of writing the things down. While blogging was impossible before the internet, things akin to it were very much in existence all through history. OP-EDs in newspaper, thinkpieces in press, personal accounts published in various magazines and books can be said to be the forefathers of blogs. Vlogging, however, is uniquely native to the 21^st century. It gives you an opportunity to tell your thoughts and stories without the need for a middleman to judge whether they deserve to be out in the open or not. And that is why vlogging became so hugely popular in such a short time.

So assuming we’ve been able to pique your interest on the matter, we will help you set out on the path of vlogging. The first thing you need to know is where you can vlog and we have got you covered in that department.

• YouTube – Vlogging actually rose as a result of widespread YouTube’s popularity. It provided its common users with a way to put up videos of whatever they wished to show the world which naturally led to the rise of the Vlogging community. Now, with thousands of vloggers already existing on the site, YouTube has added many features to help vloggers attract viewers to share their stories with. It doesn’t hurt that you can now earn money by partnering up with YouTube for your videos. All in all, this is the one stop shop for all vloggers, old and new.
• Viddler – The user interface of Viddler is ridiculously simple which makes it so lucrative for people who are just starting out. You can post whatever you want whenever you want very easily and have viewers coming in to see what you have to say.
• Vimeo – Since it started, Vimeo has actually evolved into a more business-oriented video hosting website but it’s still not without its uses for vloggers. Experienced and establish vloggers can use Vimeo for various purposes and earn a lot of cash while doing it if they have the technical know-how.
• DailyMotion – This French video hosting website gets a massive amount of traffic every day thanks to its wide and varied existing content. It’s fun and simple and overall makes for a great platform for vlogging about any issues that interest you, be it politics, entertainment or social causes.
• Facebook – This social network might seem like an unlikely choice in this list but Facebook has evolved since its inception, so much so that now many people use for vlogging and with good reason. Facebook’s livestreaming option allows vloggers to connect directly with their viewers and loyal fans in real time. Facebook’s video hosting functions are also decent, and combined with the option to livestream it’s quickly becoming a hotspot for vloggers everywhere.