Yes, that is exactly the question a lot of us would be asking ourselves. Should we or should we not get into all the trouble to get our video files transcribed? And what is video transcription in the first place. It is the conversion of the spoken matter in your clips to text. This text can then be embedded and added as captions to your videos. About whether you need to get your videos transcribed would depend on your individual requirement.
There are quite a few benefits to add captions. For one, it would really be a boon to the hearing impaired who would otherwise not be able to listen to the spoken words on your videos. Also a lot of internet users out there may not have accessories like headphones or speakers to listen to audios. Then there are those of us, like me, who access the internet from their workplaces and cannot really play it with sound. Getting your videos embedded with captions would really be a blessing to us poor souls.
The main reason one puts up their videos on YouTube or Google videos is to get maximum viewership. While in online would give you maximum visibility, an attached text or caption on it, will make it 10 times more visible.
A lot of internet viewers use Google or other search engines to search for videos. Did you know that Google does not recognize keywords said in videos? In fact, while doing key-word searches Google spiders only search through the tags or titles you uploaded. By uploading the transcript of your video on YouTube, you are giving Google specific information on the content of your file. This ensures that when someone searches for a phrase, Google will display your video in the search results. If you created and uploaded a video about your product or service imagine the number of potential views it could receive!
But again, is it really worth to spend big bucks to get your video transcribed and captioned? Do the benefits outweigh the cost? That's a call you will have to take.
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