Benefits of a video sitemap
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Hello,
Is one of the biggest benefits of a video sitemap that in the search results you will see your video with a link to the website where it is found rather than a link to YouTube? i.e. if the video is hosted on YouTube and embedded in your website, the link in the search results will be to the web page described in the video sitemap?
Thanks!
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I feel that it is a big benefit. Essentially with popular plugins like Yoast's WordPress plugin, work by listing your website and not the youtube link. If you're looking to convert traffic on your website, why send users to youtube?
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