Why should you even bother watching video blogs? Video blogs are simply small snippets of video material which the web owner or webmaster has produced and uploaded for your information and delight. You, the user, have to make a decision as to whether you wish to go to the inconvenience of watching a particular video blog bearing in mind there are many competitive demands on your time and there are many different video blogs available. Add to this the fact that there are many other types of websites out there that compete for your attention, then you may wonder why you should bother watching videos at all. But video blogs are different. They are not like DVDs or full blown videos. Nor are they even like television. You control what you watch and when you watch it. Most video blogs are short; maybe one, two or three minutes long. Many of them import information and useful snippets that you can use straight away for your own purposes in whatever subject you are particularly interested in. For example, a money website with a video blog might give you some tips on how to make more money, invest more money, or generally look after your money.
Using a video blog, this can be done in a way in which the web owner interacts with the customer [user] to make the message come alive far more than simple text would do. This is not to say that video blogs will do away with any text-based information service, but it is a very powerful adjunct to it. You may be wondering for what reason you would ever want to use a video blog. There are many answers to this and this is limited not only by the number of video blogs that are out there now [which run into the thousands], but also by your particular interests and pastimes. You may have personal knowledge of the video blogger – for example you may be video blogging in order to exchange information with your family. This is particularly interesting if you live a long way from your family and you can there immediately immediately do videos which communicate in a very positive and unusual way.
You may be wishing to look for or promote a product or service. Anybody that owns a website which is selling something can usually set up a video blog in which they can promote these products or even show how they are used or manufactured. Would you not rather buy a product from somebody who not only sells a good product but also shows you how it is used? You may also wish to partake in video blogging if you have a social network of friends maybe with a similar interest. This interest can be many and varied such as music, books, art, or any other possible subject that you can think of. Video blogging is fun! There are no TV commercials to watch, no costs to download the material. You can switch off or switch to another website whenever you wish and you can make friends and have fun with a wide range of people.
Many people that promote video blogs are creative by their very nature. To create a video you need some skills, but not many. To share this is something that is very positive and functional. Before long you will soon get into the swing of video blogging and after that moment you will not be able to stop.
