3 - Optimize YouTube Embedded Videos

YouTube is one of the best places to host your videos and stream them on your website. That's because the biggest video sharing platform is optimized for just that.

However, YouTube earns the bulk of its revenue from ads that are displayed on the videos. It means these ads are likely to run on embedded videos, including the videos on your site.

One major problem with this is that YouTube includes some scripts for managing the ads to be displayed. While YouTube videos may not be much trouble, these scripts can actually slow down your loading speed.

So how do you ensure YouTube embedded videos don't slow down your page loading speed?

You can create custom thumbnails for each of your YouTube videos and include these thumbnails on your site. When the website loads, the overhead won't be too much.

And when visitors want to watch any videos, all they need to do is click on the thumbnails and the videos will be loaded. Doing it this way helps to prevent the browser from loading additional codes when the page is loading.

Conclusion

Having videos on your website is a great way to inform and engage your visitors. However, if you do not embed using the right means, your web pages will take a longer time to load.

YouTube embedded videos can be used to improve user experience without slowing down the loading speed. This guide shows you how to embed YouTube videos and also prevent the slow loading speed of your pages.



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saruth Premium Plus
very important tutorial. Thanks for for sharing.
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Israel17 Premium
Glad you considered the tutorial important, Saruth! Much grateful! Learn to optimize videos for your blog and you won't have your site's loading speed retarded.

Israel Olatunji
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FKelso Premium Plus
I really appreciate this information, Israel -- so how does one create custom thumbnails for a video? Better write another tutorial.
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RosanaHart Premium Plus
Just what I was going to say!
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Israel17 Premium
Alright, I'll do just that, my friend! I'll create another detailed tutorial explaining how you can create custom thumbnails for your YouTube videos. Thanks for reading my training!

Israel Olatunji
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Israel17 Premium
Consider it done, my friend, Rosana. I'm going to create a detailed training tutorial with simple steps to creating custom thumbnails for your videos. Thanks again for your firm support!

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Israel17 Premium
Hey, FKelso, in response to your request that I should create a separate training tutorial on how to create custom thumbnails for a YouTube video, I've done it and you can access it following the resource below. Israel Olatunji
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Israel17 Premium
In an answer to your request, I've created a separate tutorial that explains how to create a custom thumbnail for your YouTube videos. You can access the resource following the link below. Israel Olatunji
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RosanaHart Premium Plus
Thank you!
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FKelso Premium Plus
I saw it and will watch it...just got so involved in other stuff I have not had time yet. Thanks for creating the instructions.
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anjumshahlla Premium
That's great! After any user clicks on the thumbnail, where will the video open? In you-tube or on the website? Will it allow to play the ads?

Thanks.

Shahlla
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Israel17 Premium
Thanks for reading my video marketing training, Shahlla! So far you've optimized videos for your blog, you can rest assured that users will be able to watch directly on your site without being redirected to YouTube at all. And YouTube has what it takes to show ads while video is playing once you're a free user.

Israel Olatunji
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Jenny28 Premium
Another great training, thanks Israel.
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Israel17 Premium
Wow, Jenny! Thanks for contributing! Kudos for reading my video marketing tutorial! Much appreciated!

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Parameter Premium
Thank you Israel,

I just finished reading your training on load speed. And seeing this again, videos are good way to boast user experience.

Like you pointed out, optimizing videos is key to avoid a slow site

Ayodeji
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Israel17 Premium
Thanks for taking notes, Ayodeji! Without optimizing videos, uploading them to your site can cause harm to your loading speed. Thanks for contributing!

Israel Olatunji
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