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- Should you autoplay videos?
- Should you autoplay videos on your website?
- Why do websites autoplay videos?
Should you autoplay videos?
Only autoplay what is relevant – If your video offers the information or experience that users were looking for, they won't mind that it autoplays. Before you set a video to play on entry, make sure it's exactly what visitors were looking for.
Should you autoplay videos on your website?
“An autoplaying video, at full bleed, is very bandwidth-intensive.” While an autoplaying homepage video may seem like an exciting way to kick off the user journey, it often comes at the expense of losing large swathes of users who simply can't load the page in time. It is likely a sacrifice not worth making.
Why do websites autoplay videos?
Because it works. That's really the reason. Autoplay videos might be annoying to you, me and even the creator of these websites - but that doesn't matter: Their data tells them that autoplay videos work to keep visitors engaged, click on ads, make sales and ultimately create revenue for them.
