Due to popular demand, we have considered implementing Youtube Video advertising.
However there were quite a few problems to solve:
1) youtube videos cannot be displayed inside iframes, unless embedded
2) if we embed the videos, then the visitor would not see the description section at all (only the actual video), so there is no way to get leads or subscribers thus it defeats the purpose
3) the autoplay feature is not consistent across all browsers
Our approach was to copy youtube's design as much as possible (maintaining it fully responsive), while providing a way for users to interact with the links from the video's description as well as a way to get subscribers.
Here's a few videos in action while embedded on our platform with the Youtube API:
https://www.rotate4all.com/promo/videos.php?o=1https://www.rotate4all.com/promo/videos.php?o=2https://www.rotate4all.com/promo/videos.php?o=3https://www.rotate4all.com/promo/videos.php?o=4https://www.rotate4all.com/promo/videos.php?o=5As you can see, the page is like a minimal version of Youtube where the TITLE & DESCRIPTION sections as well as the SUBSCRIBE button are working exactly the same way as if you were on the Youtube website. The links in the Description section are automatically parsed, including social media links.
The Autoplay is still a 50-50 shot to being triggered automatically due to browser/adblocker restrictions, but unfortunately there is no sure way to force autoplay.
But even so I think we have a solid product at hand. What do you guys think? Worth a shot in taking it live? Thanks.