Today i recently made the partial switch from Youtube to Blip.tv. Although i will still cross-upload to Youtube, I am officially making Blip my official video host. Below I’ve listed 20 reasons of why I am now using Blip.tv

  1. The Front Page Looks Nice- It’s so nice to see the friendliness of a video when entering a site which hosts the video. When you go onto Youtube all you see are lists of icons lining up all across the page.
  2. Blip.tv is exaggerated- When you go onto Blip I notice things and when I go onto Youtube I don’t. It’s as simple as that.
  3. Better Quality- I notice in general that the Blip.tv videos seem to be of better quality than Youtube. However this may only be my impression as I’ve grown used to the same old Youtube format.
  4. No 10 minute limit- It’s so nice to know that you don’t have to rush when creating videos as there is no 10 minute limit on Blip.tv. It god a little annoying having to make sure that i kept my videos under 10 minutes.
  5. I can make money- Sorry Google, but I’m going to go with Blip who is nice enough to share their profit with me. After all, It’s my creation.
  6. I Like Blip’s Stats Page- It just looks so cool. I mean, where do you ever get to see a pie chart?
  7. There is no bulging Adsense add to the left of my video- That add that sits on the left of all Youtube videos really felt like it got in the way. On Blip.tv They keep the adds below the video.
  8. Blip.tv Looks nice- The overall chemistry of everything on the site works perfectly. I can see, and understand everything that is happening with my content.
  9. They Uploader shows progress- I got really quite annoyed not knowing how much of my video was finished uploading on Youtube. With Blip.tv they have a status bar showing what percentage of the video is uploaded.
  10. Blip.tv embeds a thumbnail image to my blog. I really like how Blip has allowed my users to choose whether they want to watch the movie on my website, and not having a monster video player sticking in their face.
  11. I can use the Creative Commons License- With Blip.tv i can choose what kind of copyright i want for each particular video.
  12. I have Ad Management- It’s not only the fact that i can put ads on my videos. It’s also that i can implement guidelines for the amount of advertising i want featured on my productions.
  13. Blip has a Blog- I really don’t know why this is on my top 25 list because i really don’t use this feature at all. The thought sounds cool though.
  14. They let you edit video players- With Blip.tv you can customize how you want people to view your video.
  15. Blip.tv gives you clear instructions- I find with Blip that i have easy access to instructions whether it’s on uploading videos, or just simply browsing the website. Blip.tv provides me with great service relative to website navigation.
  16. The Profile page looks nice- I personally felt that Youtube had a gritty old school look on their profile pages. With Blip.tv you have a simple interface with just a video player basically. No extra junk like recently played, favorites, ratings etc.
  17. Faster Upload Speeds- Again this may just be me, but i honestly feel that Blip has very good upload speeds in comparison to other video hosting websites that i know of.
  18. Bwana Uses it- That’s right! I use it because Bwana from Bwana.tv uses it. Not for the mere fact of his usage, but for his reasoning on why he uses it. He has very similar reasons of why i use Blip.tv which includes quality and professionalism etc.
  19. Blip.tv allows FTP Uploads- Blip.tv allows you to upload your videos directly by using your favorite FTP upload tool.
  20. Stats seem accurate- I noticed with Youtube that they had their stats all over the board. For example: I would see a stat saying on the video page saying a number when on the dashboard it gave me a totally different number.

Blip.tv is dong an excellent job as of late, which is one of the reasons of why i switched over to Blip.tv. However the fact still remains that Youtube has a stronger and more influential community than all the video hosting websites combined. Youtube has done a fantastic job for me and i’m sure it will get better in the years to come.