No offense taken. I'm just offering up my opinion and I'm not sure how that delutes myself.
The key component to paid hosting is the domain name. I'd much rather control http://ridertech.com rather than rely ridertech.freeservice.com, which is out of my control. As for video hosting, the faster bandwidth allows for bigger files (better quality). As for bandwith limits, the chances of exceeding 120GB in one month is very slim. We got dugg (now equivalent to getting slashdotted). The extra cost... Dreamhost charges $1 for each 1GB over the limit. If Dreamhost gets shitty, I can easily transfer my domain and FTP all files in less than 24 hours. If the free service you host video goes down, you better pray that you have a local backup. Oh, and you'll have to get over the fact that all links pointing to your media will be dead. I fear this with FeedBurner. Most of use would be screwed. -Matt --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Markus Sandy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > with all due respect matt, I think you are deluding yourself here about > the stability and (prolonged!) quality of service for paid vendors > > my rule of thumb: as soon as you find a great hosting site (paid or > not), use it and start looking for another - it's just a matter of time > before they grow too large and unresponsive in bother service and > customer support > > one more thing: the cost of exceeding your bandwidth can be very nasty > with some paid services - what does dream host do if you exceed > allocation? it happened to Verdi when Dylan spiked if I recall. > > markus > > > LeanBackVids.com wrote: > > >In my opinion, there is nothing better than paid hosting. If planned > >and maintained, you do not have to worry about about links going bad > >since they live on a domain you own and control. As long as I > >continue to renew my domain name, I can be certain that my video links > >will be valid. Who knows what will happen to the free services. Of > >course I wish them the best, but I would have no control if they went > >dead or changed their linking structure. > > > >Also, the bandwidth from a paid services is usually much better than > >any of the free services. Speaking from past experience, I'd much > >rather visit a vlog that is not hosting their videos on a free service > >because my time to watch vids is limited. We're able to post 20-30MB > >movies and have them autostart and not stall on a high-speed > >connection. The same cannot be said for some of the free services. > > > >I'm a big fan of Dreamhost (as are many others here). The best part > >is they have a referral program that can eliminate your costs. Given > >all the time we spend on vlogging, what is $10 each month to have > >ripping fast downloads and high quality statistics? Two less lattes > >or two less beers could make your vlogging life easier. > > > >http://www.vlogmap.org/dreamhost.php > > > >-Matt > > > > > >--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Lossy Graham" > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>Hi everyone, > >> > >>I'm just curious about what host sites you all use to upload your > >> > >> > >videos. I have tried > > > > > >>Ourmedia and Vimeo and have found good things and bad things about > >> > >> > >each. Ourmedia is > > > > > >>reliable, but very slow and a very complicated process that I don't > >> > >> > >mind doing but some > > > > > >>others involved in my site are not too keen on. Vimeo is great > >> > >> > >because of it's simplicity, and > > > > > >>the fact that it will convert wmv into Quicktime for you on the > >> > >> > >site, but it seems unreliable > > > > > >>and it doesn't give much control on how it posts to your blog. > >> > >>Any suggestions for good sites?? > >> > >>Graham > >>http://lossyvideo.blogspot.com/ > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > My name is Markus Sandy and I am app.etitio.us > > http://apperceptions.org > http://digitaldojo.blogspot.com > http://spinflow.org > http://wearethemedia.com > http://www.corante.com/events/feedfest/ > > aim/ichat: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > skype: msandy > spin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the Sweet Life. http://us.click.yahoo.com/A77XvD/vlQLAA/TtwFAA/lBLqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
