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Blogging: Audio/Video vs. Text

September 24, 2009 by Andrew G.R.

As a new user of the free blog platform Tumblr, I can honestly say that the service is quickly winning me over.

One of my favorite features is the ease in which multi-media elements such as audio and video can be added. As a guy who has been podcasting since 2005, I have a special place in my heart for audio content.

But the numbers don’t lie: text content is king.

This doesn’t shock me, but what is a bit surprising is how I have see the text traffic grow exponentially while audio/video is on the decline. With produced content taking up to five times longer to create than text, I’m starting to wonder if the ROI is strong enough to warrant continuing.

I am interested in learning what my fellow bloggers/content producers have experienced. How does traffic to text posts compare with video/audio?

For now, I’ve decided to cut back the amount of produced audio content I produce. Instead, I will monitor how audio blog posts (which are a simple phone call away on Tumblr) perform, and use that data to plan a future course of action.

Author: Andrew G.R.

Andrew G.R. is the owner of Jobacle, a career advice and employment news blog and podcast designed to make work better. Follow him on Twitter.

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  1. Rahman Mehraby says

    September 25, 2009 at 12:26 am

    I’ve not entered the world of audio video blogging yet, but I think it’s going to be the future of the web content as it’s the easiest way to go through a content created on a site.

    The growth of the video marketing and creating is another indication that more and more people are attracted to the rich media.

  2. Keith says

    September 25, 2009 at 6:59 pm

    It all depends on your type of blog with audio and video. For the most part it’s faster for people to read content than they wait for a video to load and hope it’s something that interests them.

  3. Rahman Mehraby says

    September 25, 2009 at 7:22 pm

    @Keith . While I agree with you for the present time, I must say that people will surf the Internet much faster as ISPs will have to provide high-speed connection to the people. I also prefer to read these days due to the low speed, but in cases where fast Internet connections have been available, I’ve almost always preferred to watch and listen.

  4. Jamie Allsop says

    October 2, 2009 at 8:48 am

    I agree with Rahman Mehraby that audio / video blogging will be the future, as more and more people prefer to listen and watch blogs instead of having to read them.

  5. mktanny says

    October 11, 2009 at 7:51 pm

    hey this is a nice topic and for you all to know -our brain interprets easily and remembers it for a longer duration ,if it is fed visually i.e moving objects and hearing makes it much more easier and of course our listening makes it easier for eyes to have some rest.

  6. Abdus Shuqur says

    October 28, 2009 at 12:53 pm

    Hi.
    I am Abdus Shuqur for Bangladesh

  7. Audio to text says

    November 4, 2009 at 7:16 am

    Yes absolutely audio/video blogging is going to rock.. Even to get more information about Audio/video blogging, we definitely search for webcontent, so content also mre important one.

  8. aks says

    December 10, 2009 at 2:41 pm

    totally agree with your suggestion.

  9. Ethan Thompson says

    August 2, 2010 at 4:19 pm

    Video Marketing is just the same with other forms of advertising, you need to capture the audience to make a sale,-,

  10. Jessica S Miller says

    September 30, 2010 at 4:59 am

    If it is true, blogger now need special skill on video graph techniques to depict and convey their messages.

  11. Flannel Sheets  says

    October 14, 2010 at 5:33 am

    video marketing really rocks, i sold some affiliate stuffs through vide marketing;.`

  12. Audio Visual Installation says

    June 5, 2013 at 12:46 pm

    Audio video bloging is one of unique and newest idea

  13. Danny says

    August 25, 2014 at 3:50 pm

    This is want I have been trying figure out for the last few weeks. Which is better Blogging or Vlogging? This post has really happened me out a lot. I have decided to go with blogging b/c it’s easier to rank higher in the search engines with text and load time is much faster.. thanks for this great post!

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