EZS3 Video PlayerI was researching some alternatives to hosting my videos that didn’t make them public, or private for that matter. I needed something that would allow me to upload a video to it and then gave me an embed code to insert into my sites but without the public access to it.

In addition, I am not a big fan of the crappy resolution that YouTube renders (unless you go HD). For some stuff, I guess it’s ok, but sometimes I just need a better quality rendition. Also, what’s the deal with all the Google Adwords on videos? UGH!

So, I came across a website that utilizes Amazon as the host (yes THAT Amazon) to provide exactly what I need, an embed code at best resolution possible of my videos, with even choices of video player (the wrap around the video), and without all the public channel access.

I guess if you are publishing courses or videos that you don’t necessarily want the whole world to have access to, then this is an alternative. It is a bit of a process to set up, although not too big a deal. I recommend you start with the video player site set up (called EZS3) and they will instruct you to also get an Amazon hosting account.

Now, yes, it costs money. Of course. That seems to always be the case for better stuff for some reason… but it’s minimal from what I can gather. The hosting through Amazon Hosting is a pay per use so you only pay for the bandwidth. There is a sample that about 10,000 views of a regular size video would end up being around $5. If you got that kind of traffic to your videos that is what you’d pay :) . In other words, it is affordable. And for the most part most videos would probably need to go to YouTube for SEO. This option is not for SEO but rather for private offers and to embed videos on your site at best resolution.

Now, the video player subscription (EZS3) is a separate site and that has a flat monthly of $20/mo with a $1 trial. Anyway, I thought I would share this info since I do get people asking me how to host a video for a giveaway promotion without putting it on YouTube. So, here is ONE way… I am sure there are other ways and by all means, feel free to post up your recommendations via the comments to this post. I only ask that you only post up recommendations to services that YOU USE YOURSELF, not just some affiliate link for the sake of the affiliate commission.

Here is a link to EZS3 video player if you wish to take it for a spin.