How To Upload A Video To A Blog Post
In this post I want to show you how to post a video to you blog.
To do this I am going to actually create this post as we go, or at least that is the plan.
I have made two short videos that will be posted here. I will post one using YouTube and the other by uploading the video to the blog using an FTP program.
Those two videos will be toward the end of the post.
Please watch the following video on how to embed a video in your post.
Following this video you will find the two sample videos I posted.
This is a video produced and uploaded to YouTube.
This is a video produced and uploaded with the FTP program.
About Dee Ann Rice
Hello, I am Dee Ann. I love working on the internet and blogging. I enjoy learning and love to teach others what I have learned. I have traveled and lived all over the world and have friends most everywhere I have ever gone. I love meeting new people sharing with them what I know and learning what they know. I really believe that by sharing we all make it where we want to be faster.
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Leave a comment and let me know if this was helpful. I am hoping I made it simple and not confusing.
Dee Ann Rice
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Hi Dee Ann, 2 great lessons in one video congratulations.
I’ve wanted to know about how you uploaded via FTP for a while but haven’t pursued it as I haven’t needed it yet…. but now that i have Camtasia I’ll be more inclined to do so
Great lessons and a great entry to my challenge Dee Ann, thanks for taking part and adding value to it.
Respect and Regards,
Barry
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Dee Ann Rice Reply:
August 22nd, 2011 at 12:56 pm
Barry,
Thank goodness I have Camtasia so I can edit my video. Some how the sound and visual got off. I had to go in and edit the visual separate from the sound. It was a mess. So I did not get it edited as much as I would of liked. I would of cut more but I ran out of time. It was a mess.
I guess I did do two lessons but wanted to compare the two as both are valuable to know.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great week.
Dee Ann
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Barry
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August 22nd, 2011 at 1:27 pm
Hi Dee Ann, I’ve just had 2 excellent videos submitted to the challenge that give us lessons on Camtasia.
Everyone is going to love them….
Catch up tomorrow Dee Ann
Barry
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Hi Dee Ann
Loved your video Dee Ann and think you’ve made some really useful videos that will help a lot of people get to grips with creating videos and uploading them.
Your getting a dab hand at them now so will be coming to you for tips when I start doing mine lol
Fab job misses and well done
Dawn
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Dee Ann Rice Reply:
August 23rd, 2011 at 9:09 pm
Dawn,
Glad you liked my videos and found them helpful.
I really had one heck of a time getting the video made. My voice and video got off and had to edit them separately so am amazed it turned out as good as it did.
If it had not been for the challenge I would of done it over again but did not have enough time
Thanks for stopping by and have a great week.
Dee Ann
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Great post and great job on showing us how to upload videos to our blog whichever way we choose. I did click on the 2nd video and it says “The Video is Private” and won’t play. Not exactly sure why.
You have outdone yourself young lady, I’m very impressed! Way to go Dee Ann, way to go.
Adrienne
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Dee Ann Rice Reply:
August 23rd, 2011 at 9:18 pm
Adrienne,
Thank you for all of the really positive feedback. You are great and always have uplifting comments that are very much appreciated.
I fixed the 2nd video so now it should not say private. Thanks for the heads up.
Glad you enjoyed my video. It was fun and frustrating to make but got it done.
Have a great week.
Dee Ann
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You have shared some cool videos. I was aware of how to embed videos in a blog post but uploading a video using FTP is something new I learned. Thanks for sharing and keep up the good work.
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Dee Ann Rice Reply:
August 23rd, 2011 at 9:31 pm
Andy,
I knew how to upload a video via FTP but the first time I did it, it took me forever because I did not realize that I had to upload the entire folder. I tried all kinds of plugins and everything else before a friend told me to just upload the entire folder. Then I got rid of the plugins because you do not need them. They just make it that much more complicated.
Glad you learned something from my video.
Thanks for stopping and commenting.
Have a great week.
Dee Ann
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Hi, that video was very educating. I have been having some problems uploading videos with ftp. I can’t even say that I have been having some problems because I didn’t even know how to do it. I was following the instruction on my laptop while watching the video on my desktop. Thanks for the video.
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Dee Ann Rice Reply:
August 23rd, 2011 at 9:36 pm
Charley,
I am so glad that you were able to follow along on my videos and get a video uploaded via FTP. That means that I was successful with my video.
Glad you learned something about FTP. It really is simple once you get to working with it.
Good luck in the future with videos.
Thanks for stopping by.
Dee Ann
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Geez Dee Ann, I could reeeally have done with the video you have here last week. You have just saved someone from hair lose, alot of swearing (words of which are probably not even published) and followed by an over indulgence of alcoholic beverages.
They are super and will be well appreciated by anyone who has never made and uploaded a video before. And, I must say, I did do it right ….. eventually!
Thank you Dee Ann for sharing that information. Super
Take Care
Cheers
Julie
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Dee Ann Rice Reply:
August 23rd, 2011 at 9:46 pm
Julie,
Sorry, you are lucky that you got it this week with the problems I had producing the video. You can thank Barry for having the challenge because without having to get it to him by Monday I would of given up for a couple of days or weeks.
I know what you mean thought about ripping out hair and swearing. When I went to upload a video by FTP a couple of weeks ago that was me. I did it all right but did not upload everything that needed to be. Should of asked for help sooner but finally got it done.
Take care and thanks for stopping by.
Dee Ann
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Hi Dee Ann
I understand how to cut and paste the generated link/code from youtube into your wordpress blog- but I can’t work out how to generate your own code for the video- is this possible or is it something you have to generate through a major site?
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Dee Ann Rice Reply:
August 23rd, 2011 at 9:51 pm
Grant,
There is no code for a video that you produce and upload via FTP. You just need to upload what ever files you get from the program you are using to generate the video. If you are taking a video with a cell phone or camera I would think you would need to produce it using some program. I use camtasia and am not real familiar with other programs. With camtasia though I can upload media files and then use camasia to produce the video to be loaded onto my website.
Don’t know if that helped or not. If you watched the video I show you how to upload via FTP to a website but I produced the video using camtasia. There is a free version of camtasia called camstudio I think and it would produce a video for you. You can not edit when using the free version though.
Thanks for stopping by.
Dee Ann
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Grant Reply:
August 25th, 2011 at 11:51 am
Thanks for the advise Dee Ann makes sense to do it your way- think I got things mixed up my end!
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Dee Ann Rice Reply:
August 25th, 2011 at 12:36 pm
Grant,
Glad you found my video helpful.
Thanks for stopping by.
Have a great week.
Dee Ann Rice
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Hi Dee Ann,
Great video!
I had no idea how to upload the video via ftp to our blogs. I was actually wondering about that the other day as Youtube has recently changed it’s policies and does not recommend that you promote products via video on their service.
A lot of marketers are having their accounts closed because they are promoting affiliate products etc.
So for promotion videos I was wondering how to host them. Showing the ftp upload has now solved that. Cool!!
I hope everything is going well.
See you back here soon!
Cheers
Jacinta
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Dee Ann Rice Reply:
August 23rd, 2011 at 9:54 pm
Jacinta,
I did not realize that YouTube had put a stop to people promoting affiliate products. That is something to be aware of as I do not want to get my YouTube account closed.
Glad I solved your problem of how to produce your promotion videos.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great week.
Dee Ann
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Jacinta D Reply:
August 24th, 2011 at 4:04 pm
Hi Dee Ann,
Youtube states in their terms in part 4: ‘General use of service’ part D it says:
You agree not to use the Service for any of the following commercial uses unless you obtain YouTube’s prior written approval:
The sale of access to the Service;
The sale of advertising, sponsorships, or promotions placed on or within the Service or Content;
Or the sale of advertising, sponsorships, or promotions on any page of an ad-enabled blog or website containing Content delivered via the Service, unless other material not obtained from YouTube appears on the same page and is of sufficient value to be the basis for such sales.
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This is really a gray area. It leaves it open to interpretation. The way I read that is we can promote our own business or what we are doing, but they are frowning on paid promotion.
Therefore I would assume promoting an affiliate product or link would be considered a paid promotion.
I am not a lawyer or anything like that but I have been hearing of some big marketers having their accounts removed after years of being a member because of this reason.
I am glad I found this out early before doing any promotions. At least now thanks to your video training. I can create a promotional video and upload it direct to my website direct!! Yay!
Hope all is going well.
Cheers
Jacinta
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Dee Ann Rice Reply:
August 24th, 2011 at 10:02 pm
Jacinta,
Thanks for getting back to me on that. I try to be aware of what the rules are for the programs that I use but have not done a whole lot with YouTube and have not used it to promote anything so had not really looked into it.
Have a great week.
Dee Ann
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Hi Dee Ann, this video has explained to me for the first time how I can add video to my blog without YouTube.
Excellent Stuff
Rob
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Dee Ann Rice Reply:
August 24th, 2011 at 12:49 pm
Rob,
Thanks for stopping by.
I am glad that I was able to help you figure out how to upload a video without YouTube.
Good luck with up loading your videos in the future.
Dee Ann
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Hi Dee Ann
Thanks for the video tutorial, I’ve been using Camtasia for a while but have never used the upload to YouTube feature you demonstrated, I usually upload it myself after producing it in Camtasia.
This tip will save me a lot of time so thanks!
Stuart
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Dee Ann Rice Reply:
August 24th, 2011 at 9:59 pm
Stuart,
I am glad you found my video helpful and that you have been able to save a lot of time.
It is amazing how we use a piece of software and then find out that all the time there was something in the software we were missing that makes things so much easier. I am all the time doing that.
Thanks for coming by.
Dee Ann
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Hi Dee Ann
Great video, especially as I have Camtasia and have wanted to know how to upload via “ftp” I have always done via YouTube.
As I am still finding my round Camtasia, this has helped me with one issue I won’t have to worry about now!
Thanks for sharing the information and providing an excellent video…
Take care, catch up soon
Ian
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Dee Ann Rice Reply:
August 25th, 2011 at 11:43 am
Ian,
Thanks for coming by.
Isn’t Camtasia a great program? I love it.
Glad my video helped you figure some of it out. I find new things every time I use Camtasia. Then if I don’t use it for a while I have to relearn everything.
Have a great week.
Dee Ann
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Hi DeeAnn, great tutorial. I too did not know how to upload via ftp, and I am concerned about Jacinta’s point about YouTube, although my actual video channel has no advertising for paid products, although it does have a link back to my website and I post the videos on my site via a link too. Looks like I’m contravening their rules, as we all are if we advertise products on our blogs. Interesting.
Enjoy the journey.
Mandy
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Dee Ann Rice Reply:
August 27th, 2011 at 9:11 pm
Mandy,
I am glad that you were able to learn something from my video.
Jacinta’s point does concern me as well.
I am going to have to look into YouTube’s rules because like you I think everyone is in violation. Don’t really know what to think of that.
Thank you for stopping by and commenting.
Have a great week end.
Dee Ann
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Hi Dee Ann,
Great post! I had learned how to embed with youtube as part of Barry’s video challenge but I had no idea how to do by FTP so thanks for showing us.
The best part was how you showed us the errors you’d had before which I think will really help people avoid the same mistakes.
Will definately help me!
Thanks again!
Nick
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Dee Ann Rice Reply:
August 27th, 2011 at 9:14 pm
Nick,
Yes Barry’s challenge made us all stretch didn’t it. I had already decided to do a post on this but it made me go ahead and get it done quickly.
I am glad that you were able to learn something from my video.
I am headed over to Barry’s post 1st of the week to watch all of the videos and make comments. I have been at a fair all week with my kids and have not had good enough internet to watch videos. So have been doing other things and will watch the videos when I get home.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great week.
Dee Ann
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I must say that creating a video can be very time consuming, but the benefit of it is very promising. Personally, as an internet user, I would rather choose to watch a video rather than reading a long post of blog. Maybe same thing applies to others so it’s important for me to know how to upload my very own video that I need to include in my post. Thanks for teaching us!
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Dee Ann Rice Reply:
August 27th, 2011 at 9:17 pm
Mark,
Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
As always your comments are appreciated.
I to would rather watch a video on how to do something than read a long post. It is much easier for me to see what to do when watching a video. I can pause the video and do the same thing on my computer.
Glad that you were able to learn something from my video.
Have a great week.
Dee Ann
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Mark Reply:
September 20th, 2011 at 9:52 pm
Same here! Actually, what I usually do is to watch video using one of my laptops and use the other one to follow all instructions in the video. Following video instructions is pretty easy for me because I’m a visual person.
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Hi Dee Ann,
I just love Camtasia, I was using Jing for my video production but the features you get with Camatasia are soooooo much better!
Also all the integrated features make it way easier to upload direct to you tube. I can do it by FTP as used it for other files and changing sites to other hosting
But you did a great job in explaining how to do it for people who have never used FTP before.
Craig
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Dee Ann Rice Reply:
September 1st, 2011 at 9:58 am
Craig,
Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
I also love Camtasia. It is really nice to use. I also used other programs before I got Camtasia. I agree Camtasia is much better.
I think knowing FTP really makes doing things on a web page easier.
Thanks again for stopping by and have a great day.
Dee Ann
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Hi Deeann…
Like Jacinta I’ve never used the FTP for videos. Now I have added to my knowledge…thank you so much!
Your video was easy to follow and included the small details that I appreciate so much.
You use some of the same tools that I do when working with links etc…notepad.
I find it invaluable and use it daily…
Thanks again for the valuable info and keep those videos coming…
I am learning so much from all there blog videos…yours included!
Kathy
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Dee Ann Rice Reply:
September 1st, 2011 at 10:19 am
Kathy,
I am glad that you learned from my video. I also learned from yours and all the rest of the videos in Barry’s challenge.
Am glad you learned how to do FTP from my video. That is something that makes everything so much easier if you know how to do it.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
Have a great day.
Dee Ann
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Awesome video Dee Anne and very thorough! Saw that you entered Barry’s challenge and thought I’d pop in and say hi.
The issue with videos not play – yup ran into that as well.
Crazy how you will drive yourself bonkers until you can figure it out. Who would of thought uploading the whole folder was answer! LOL
Take care.
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Dee Ann Rice Reply:
September 1st, 2011 at 10:24 am
Michele,
Glad you found my video useful.
I agree fully. Who would of ever thought that you had to upload the entire folder. I uploaded the mp4 file which I thought was the video file and thought the rest of the files were if I wanted to use the video in another way. I actually went back and uploaded the flash file and installed software I thought I needed to make it run and still no luck. Still do not understand why the entire folder is needed to play a video but if it works I will do it.
Thanks for coming by and commenting.
Dee Ann
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I watched the video yesterday but I couldn’t comment. My nieces and nephew were in my room. It was bedlam here and I couldn’t hear myself think.
Great explanation as always. So uploading the whole video is the solution… In days gone by, I tried uploading a video through the media library but that didn’t work. I don’t remember what I did exactly. I now know how to do it properly. Thanks to you.
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Dee Ann Rice Reply:
September 4th, 2011 at 7:46 am
Mouh,
Glad that you learned something from my video.
I know the feeling of not being able to think. But it is fun to have kids around.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
Dee Ann
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Hi,
This is really very good and informative article. This is very helpful for the neophytes in blogging. Well thanks for the information.
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Hi Dee Ann,
All your videos are worth watching. It refreshes my memory. Thanks!
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Hello Dee Ann,
This is really interesting. Ive been trying to upload videos too but was not successful. But with this videos you shared I think I can work on it from now. Thanks again.
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