I recommend doing video podcasts…and paying to host your own videos.

With a video podcast:

1. Your videos appear on your own web site (where you can monetize the traffic)

2. Your videos are also distributed across podcast directories (which often rank much better in the search engines)

3. You videos are also distributed through iTunes, Zune, Miro, etc.

4. If you want, you can also take the very same videos and publish them on sharing sites too.

The catch is that video podcasts require a little more work and since you’re paying to host your own videos, doing it isn’t free.

But for those who are serious and passionate about their business, it’s a much wiser (and lucrative) model to follow…rather than relying exclusively on free sharing sites that may or may not be here tomorrow.

This is really interesting news!

I wonder what this means in terms of video marketing? One technique has been to share videos on multiple sites to get more views.

What is your take on this?

It depends if you’re getting measurable results from Google Video…as in you are getting traffic to your site that results in sales or subscribers.

Google has said they will NOT be removing any existing videos, they will just be stopping new uploads.

So if you can track specific sales or subscribers coming from Google Video, then yes I’d continue uploading until they pull the plug.