YouTube is Built for Cat Videos Not Conversions
It's easy to think YouTube is the best value when it comes to hosting your videos because it's free.
But this isn’t actually the case.
Sure the price is right, at exactly zero dollars. But YouTube can actually wind up costing you money...
Because YouTube hurts your conversions.
First though, one key thing about YouTube worth mentioning is that it can be great for getting traffic. Whether it's paid ads or organic videos, they have a lot of eyeballs.
But once you get that click from their platform over to your website, you shouldn’t use their player.
Here's why...
YouTube embedded videos scream “amateur”
First of all, YouTube embedded videos scream “amateur” because you can’t customize the player at all, so it will never match your brand at all.
Also, the YouTube player forces you to have links back to their platform — which is is packed with distracting videos, including ones from competitors.
Think about it this way: you would never let your competitor put videos on your website for free, but this is exactly what is happening with the links and related videos that YouTube puts into their player.
These are like “holes” in your funnel, where sales leak out.
Plus, YouTube is notorious for banning channels without a moments notice, which can be very costly.
But the biggest problem with YouTube is that it is actually a social network. They are in the business of viral cat videos so they can sell ads, but they are NOT in the business of helping you improve your video marketing.
This means with YouTube you miss out on everything Vidalytics has to offer. See below for a breakdown of what you’ll miss out on if you use YouTube to host the videos on your website.
Increase Your Conversions Now By Simply Swapping Out Your Video Player
What Real Users Say After Switching from YouTube
"Good news! We split tested 595,000 sessions with Vimeo, YouTube and Wistia, and they couldn’t beat Vidalytics 🙂"
"Optimizing VSLs is fucking hard. Vidalytics allows you to track engagement of your videos by UTM parameters! I found this feature and saw more than a 5X engagement boost with the same video, just a different ad angle (3.6% vs. 17.34%). This is a game changer. It allows us to optimize our funnel so much more effectively now that we can see exactly which ad angles are driving the highest intent. This is pretty sweet!"
"You should definitely use Vidalytics for video hosting. When I switched over, their Smart Autoplay increased my conversions by 30%. This is why I use Vidalytics for all of my Video Sales Letters"
“There’s a video hosting service called Vidalytics. That thing’s really cool! When a viewer hits X minutes [watch time in your video], it’ll tag them in Vidalytics, and then you can use Zapier to send that tag data over to your email system, or CRM.”
"Been in the space 12 years, my videos have generated over $700M. Every time somebody asks me, “Hey… video hosting, who do you recommend?” Vidalytics is always number one. There’s no one else, doesn’t matter. Just make the investment, you deserve it, your business deserves it."
"Vidalytics’ Smart Autoplay bumped my conversion rate by 49%. I’m never leaving Vidalytics!"
"I love Vidalytics. Better pricing than Wistia, with WAY better analytics. The autoplay that restarts when unmuted pays for itself in increased conversions each month for us. Best video hosting for our industry, hands down!'
“Over the last 20 years, I’ve used ALL of the other video platforms — JW Player, Flowplayer, Vimeo, Wistia, Youtube and nothing compares to the power and insights that Vidalytics gives you. It is hands down the best.”
"I love that Vidalytics was built by marketers for marketers... Our conversions are up because of smart-autoplay, faster load times, start-from-where-you-left-off for returning visitors etc... Plus they moved all of our videos over from our backup, which was great. More conversions, lower costs, great customer service."
"Vidalytics gives you deeper analytics around engagement and where viewers convert. This is super useful if you're like me and want to split test everything. Other video solutions don't give the insights needed to optimize for conversion. The biggest difference was the Smart Autoplay. Vidalytics stands out with its comprehensive analytics and conversion-boosting features, making it an indispensable tool for anyone serious about video marketing."
“Vidalytics seems like a great program so far. I have already recommended it to a few people I know that were using Vimeo and had issues like I did.”
"They have the best analytics for marketing videos -- period. And a ton of unique features like Smart Autoplay and Countdown timers.They also have features that save someone from bouncing while watching your video, since it works when the video is paused. They're all called 'Exit' features. Like Exit Call to Actions, Exit Play Gates, and Exit Thumbnails. It's awesome."
"Vidalytics provides so much value at the magical intersection of engagement, conversion, and insight. It's an essential tool in the stack for digital marketers and online course creators."
"One vote here for Vidalytics, their unmuted autoplays increased video plays with the flashing message on top of video while it's playing in the background, then restarts from the beginning when clicked. Genius."
"I produce a TON of video sales letters. Vidalytics is a perfect fit for these businesses using VSLs. So I recommend it to all my clients. Vidalytics just makes sense for any direct response company instead of Wistia or Vimeo."
"Resume Play is the reason we migrated to Vidalytics. We're grateful that [videos] can be set to autoplay, muted with a quick, clear, and easy "click for audio" option. The [fact] that Vidalytics then restarts the video from the beginning is heavenly."
"I split tested Vidalytics against Wistia and it destroyed them. Vidalytics works so well I almost didn’t want to tell anyone about it because it is such a competitive advantage."
"We’ve been using Vidalytics for a while and absolutely love it. Its mobile features alone are worth switching. Not to mention it converts better than other players, its analytics are on-point and it’s the fastest video player I’ve tested. I highly recommend them for your marketing videos."
"I love how it shows me not just video analytics, but also where people converted in the video. Only video player I've found that really gives me the data I need to optimize for sales. I'm able to see what parts of the video is performing best, where I'm losing people and at what point they are converting."
"I'm transitioning to Vidalytics from Vidyard. Seriously, I've been totally blown away by your product so far, especially considering the price."
Todd Brown recommended your software in the E5 camp. It's great!
The first version of my VSL hosted on Vidalytics did £70,000. I'm relaunching v2 now.
"In the few months since we signed up Vidalytics has been AMAZING. It’s a real game changer. I’ve already edited our webinar replay to reflect the poor drop off at the beginning. I’m not sure how anyone with marketing videos can get by without Vidalytics, it's really that good."
We love Vidalytics - the more you measure, the better. It also allows for custom messages with mobile autoplay, AND faster load speeds.
"I can NOT afford to have the videos in my funnel be “black holes” where I don’t know what is happening. Before, it was just a guessing game. Now with Vidalytics, I know exactly where and how my videos are converting. Making it easy to improve their conversions."
"Good news! We split tested 595,000 sessions with Vimeo, YouTube and Wistia, and they couldn’t beat Vidalytics 🙂"
"Optimizing VSLs is fucking hard. Vidalytics allows you to track engagement of your videos by UTM parameters! I found this feature and saw more than a 5X engagement boost with the same video, just a different ad angle (3.6% vs. 17.34%). This is a game changer. It allows us to optimize our funnel so much more effectively now that we can see exactly which ad angles are driving the highest intent. This is pretty sweet!"
"You should definitely use Vidalytics for video hosting. When I switched over, their Smart Autoplay increased my conversions by 30%. This is why I use Vidalytics for all of my Video Sales Letters"
“There’s a video hosting service called Vidalytics. That thing’s really cool! When a viewer hits X minutes [watch time in your video], it’ll tag them in Vidalytics, and then you can use Zapier to send that tag data over to your email system, or CRM.”
"Been in the space 12 years, my videos have generated over $700M. Every time somebody asks me, “Hey… video hosting, who do you recommend?” Vidalytics is always number one. There’s no one else, doesn’t matter. Just make the investment, you deserve it, your business deserves it."
"Vidalytics’ Smart Autoplay bumped my conversion rate by 49%. I’m never leaving Vidalytics!"
"I love Vidalytics. Better pricing than Wistia, with WAY better analytics. The autoplay that restarts when unmuted pays for itself in increased conversions each month for us. Best video hosting for our industry, hands down!'
“Over the last 20 years, I’ve used ALL of the other video platforms — JW Player, Flowplayer, Vimeo, Wistia, Youtube and nothing compares to the power and insights that Vidalytics gives you. It is hands down the best.”
"I love that Vidalytics was built by marketers for marketers... Our conversions are up because of smart-autoplay, faster load times, start-from-where-you-left-off for returning visitors etc... Plus they moved all of our videos over from our backup, which was great. More conversions, lower costs, great customer service."
"Vidalytics gives you deeper analytics around engagement and where viewers convert. This is super useful if you're like me and want to split test everything. Other video solutions don't give the insights needed to optimize for conversion. The biggest difference was the Smart Autoplay. Vidalytics stands out with its comprehensive analytics and conversion-boosting features, making it an indispensable tool for anyone serious about video marketing."
“Vidalytics seems like a great program so far. I have already recommended it to a few people I know that were using Vimeo and had issues like I did.”
"They have the best analytics for marketing videos -- period. And a ton of unique features like Smart Autoplay and Countdown timers.They also have features that save someone from bouncing while watching your video, since it works when the video is paused. They're all called 'Exit' features. Like Exit Call to Actions, Exit Play Gates, and Exit Thumbnails. It's awesome."
"Vidalytics provides so much value at the magical intersection of engagement, conversion, and insight. It's an essential tool in the stack for digital marketers and online course creators."
"One vote here for Vidalytics, their unmuted autoplays increased video plays with the flashing message on top of video while it's playing in the background, then restarts from the beginning when clicked. Genius."
"I produce a TON of video sales letters. Vidalytics is a perfect fit for these businesses using VSLs. So I recommend it to all my clients. Vidalytics just makes sense for any direct response company instead of Wistia or Vimeo."
"Resume Play is the reason we migrated to Vidalytics. We're grateful that [videos] can be set to autoplay, muted with a quick, clear, and easy "click for audio" option. The [fact] that Vidalytics then restarts the video from the beginning is heavenly."
"I split tested Vidalytics against Wistia and it destroyed them. Vidalytics works so well I almost didn’t want to tell anyone about it because it is such a competitive advantage."
"We’ve been using Vidalytics for a while and absolutely love it. Its mobile features alone are worth switching. Not to mention it converts better than other players, its analytics are on-point and it’s the fastest video player I’ve tested. I highly recommend them for your marketing videos."
"I love how it shows me not just video analytics, but also where people converted in the video. Only video player I've found that really gives me the data I need to optimize for sales. I'm able to see what parts of the video is performing best, where I'm losing people and at what point they are converting."
"I'm transitioning to Vidalytics from Vidyard. Seriously, I've been totally blown away by your product so far, especially considering the price."
Todd Brown recommended your software in the E5 camp. It's great!
The first version of my VSL hosted on Vidalytics did £70,000. I'm relaunching v2 now.
"In the few months since we signed up Vidalytics has been AMAZING. It’s a real game changer. I’ve already edited our webinar replay to reflect the poor drop off at the beginning. I’m not sure how anyone with marketing videos can get by without Vidalytics, it's really that good."
We love Vidalytics - the more you measure, the better. It also allows for custom messages with mobile autoplay, AND faster load speeds.
"I can NOT afford to have the videos in my funnel be “black holes” where I don’t know what is happening. Before, it was just a guessing game. Now with Vidalytics, I know exactly where and how my videos are converting. Making it easy to improve their conversions."
Freaking Awesome Support that Actually “Gets” Marketing
Each One of Vidalytics’ support staff is extensively trained in video & digital marketing. Which means you’re not going to “get the runaround.” Nor will you have to explain what a funnel or VSL (video sales letter) is.
We’ve literally been there, done that and are here to help you do the same.