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True. YouTube is still #1 platform for posting video content. With over 1 billion unique users visiting the website every month and 100 hours of video uploaded every minute  – it is bound to hold its ground for years to come.

But what if you still want more? What other options do you have for expanding your video campaign?

1. Vimeo

Vimeo gets “only” 70 million unique visitors per month. But it has a number of advantages that may win you over.

Vimeo focuses on encouraging users to upload high definition content and your video will be seen by people who truly value the quality of film.

There is no advertising on Vimeo, which eliminates a lot of distractions and annoyance that often comes from pre-video commercials.

One more feature business-owners will value – Vimeo prevents post-viewing “related videos” to display your competitor’s clips.

But keep in mind, that you will have to play by the rules and invest in a high-quality video to be part of Vimeo!

Consider a paid account. As a paying producer (plans start at $59.95 a year), you’ll be able to customize your video player, add your logo to the top of your videos and take advantage of other premium features.

2.   Vine

You can’t really say that Vine is a video-sharing website. It’s an app that can exist on both your mobile and desktop and is more suitable for experimenting with short videos (6 seconds or less)

Vine may not be for every company. The time is too short to talk about your history, products, advantages or people…it barely fives you enough time to mention your name. However, it can do wonders for showcasing your company’s personality.  Post often and keep your audience hooked.

3.   Tap Wistia

With Tap Wistia you will need to invest a bit, with the price plans starting from $25 a month.

For the price, Tap Wistia offers you more analytics data and features and allows you to learn how viewers interact about which video.

Another advantage you get for investing in a video platform  – on its video-production page, Wistia offers useful tips on improving your video clips on a budget.

So if you want to focus on your audience, Wistia is the way to go: drive more views, engage followers and make sure you are using analytics to watch your progress.

Whatever the next step in your video campaign is, keep it going and keep it active. Specialists estimate that the coming years in social media will be the years of the video. So, make them count!

Actually – no.

As part of an application for an investment visa you will need to go through a series of processes of proving that you can make a substantial contribution to the economy of Hong Kong. At the time of application you will not be required to disclose how much time you will be spending inside or outside HK.

So if you get approved, and then spend the majority of your time outside of Hong Kong – it should not be an issue for getting an extension of your visa twelve months later, provided, there is a good business reason for you to be away from HK and you can still  demonstrate that you indeed are making a substantial contribution to the economy of Hong Kong.

As with most Hong Kong visas, you need to demonstrate that you have a genuine NEED for the visa. And the time question will only present itself at the seven year mark, when you present your application for your permanent residency.

In the previous blog we talked about the video getting big this year. So how do you go about making one for your business?

Well, if you are in Hong Kong, you’re in luck!

For just HKD999 each hour of studio time or HKD999 for a fully produced video, Video Cha Cha offers truly affordable website video content to start ups, entrepreneurs and SMEs in Hong Kong.

Listen to the founder of Video Cha Cha, Steven Barnes, talk about why this service is perfect for entrepreneurs.

Interested? Contact us for more details at sales@centreo.hk

Question: Can I have my company in Hong Kong, be employed by my startup in Hong Kong, yet live in Shenzhen to cut down on housing costs?

Answer: You will be facing a few challenges with this arrangement:

First, you will need to be lawfully employed in your own business in Hong Kong and apply for a business investment visa.

Second, once your approvability test for the investment visa has been passed, you will need to secure permission to live in China. Hong Kong ID can help you secure a 12-months visa in China. However, renewal may be a problem, as Chinese Immigration will question your frequent trips in and out of China. Eventually, they will ask you to set up a WFOE (Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise) in China, so that you pay corporate and personal taxes in the country.

The third challenge you will be facing is the daily across-the-border grind. Surely, quite a large number of people live in Shenzhen and commute to Hong Kong for work. But make sure you are aware of what the journey involves.

The final challenge you may be facing is your investment visa extension (after 12 months). The Immigration Department may look into the reasons WHY you spend so much time outside of Hong Kong.

The implication behind Hong Kong investment visa is that you work and live in Hong Kong.

So, if you choose to live in China, it seems like only 50% of the criteria is present.