Why Do You Use Audio Instead Of Video? Which Is Better?

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Pat Flynn

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4.9 • 638 Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2014

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Maurice has a great question about content strategy: why do I choose audio instead of video? Which is better? Here are my thoughts. Do you have a question about your content strategy? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Thanks to today's sponsor, Stamps.com. Go to http://www.stamps.com/. Click on the microphone on the top of the homepage, and enter “PAT.” You’ll get a special $110 bonus offer, which includes a $55 USB Digital Scale, and $55 Free Postage. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	AskPat.com.
0:07.0	.com
0:09.0	Askpats.
0:10.0	Hey, what's up everybody?
0:12.0	Pat Flynn here and welcome to episode 93 of Ask Pat.
0:15.0	I'm here to help you by answering your online business questions five days a week.
0:19.0	And today we have a question from Maurice over in the Netherlands about audio and video. So let's hear from Maurice right now.
0:27.0	Hi, Pat. This is Maurice from the Netherlands. And I have the following question about your
0:30.8	podcasts and interviews. I would like to know what your reason is that you only use audio instead of video, like YouTube or Skype.
0:41.0	Thanks for your time and effort to answer my question. Bye.
0:45.6	Hey, Maurice, thank you so much for your question.
0:48.4	And it's interesting because I actually do use a video, but I use it in a strategic manner and for certain things. Now, I know that I
0:58.2	could produce a show like Ask Pat or like my other podcast, a smart passive income podcast, and it could
1:04.2	be produced on YouTube or as an iTunes video podcast, for example. However, I feel that audio is very special
1:13.9	because it can be taken anywhere with you
1:15.8	and can be consumed anywhere as well.
1:18.1	One has to, for the full effect of video,
1:20.9	actually watch the video,
1:22.3	and that can be hard to do,
1:23.8	and you don't want people doing that when they're driving
1:25.9	or, you know know people are listening to
1:28.4	audio conveniently on their walk on their commute at the gym wherever they may be audio is nice
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