Vimeo

Vimeo is a video-sharing website in which users can upload, share and view videos that can be compared to YouTube.

Pros

• Professional community

• More targeted content and less fluff

  • Less discovery competition

  • Limited competition for discovery with lower quality user-generated content

  • Smaller scale means less copyright scrutiny on content

• Cleaner layout

  • Improved video formatting options

• Better appearance 

  • Higher resolution 1280 x720 px HD player

• No advertisements

  • Revenue offerings for creators to control monetization

• Password protection 

Cons

• Best features require a paid professional account

• Viral embedded videos are rarely seen

• Site dependability, player stability

• Analytics do not offer the quality of insight of YouTube

Articles

• YouTube vs. Vimeo, What’s the Difference?

• Vimeo video school

• What are the pros and cons of using YouTube vs using Vimeo? 

Also See

• YouTube

• Video Internet Marketing

• Video authoring, publishing

• Facebook Video