This video submission sites list covers platforms that still accept uploads: YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Rumble, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn. Pick two or three where your audience already watches, upload original videos with clear titles and descriptions, and host the most important ones on your own site too, so Google can index them on your pages.
What video submission sites are good for
A video submission site is any platform where you can upload a video and let people find it there. Years ago, many marketers treated them like directories: upload the same clip to dozens of sites and collect a link from each. Most of those sites have closed, and the links rarely did much.
Today the value is simpler:
- Reach. Each platform has its own search and recommendations, so your video can be found by people who would never visit your site.
- Traffic. A good video with a clear link in the description can send real visitors.
- Search visibility. Google shows videos in its results, both from big platforms and from your own pages.
Treat links in video descriptions as a path for viewers, not as a ranking trick. I learned that the slow way: for years I submitted every article by hand to many social bookmarking sites, hoping each listing would help. The visits came from the few places where real people read the posts, not from the number of submissions.
How this list was checked
Old versions of this page listed sites that no longer work. For this update, each platform was checked in October 2026 for one thing: can a normal account upload a video today? Two names were dropped:
- IGTV. Instagram shut down the standalone IGTV app in 2022 and folded longer videos into regular Instagram video, with Reels as the main format.
- Metacafe. The site did not respond when checked, and I could not confirm that it accepts uploads, so it is left out.
The video submission sites list at a glance
| Platform | Best for | Notes for uploaders |
|---|---|---|
| YouTube | Search traffic, tutorials, long videos | Upload in YouTube Studio. Videos longer than 15 minutes need a verified account. |
| Vimeo | Clean embeds, portfolios, client-style showcases | The Free plan allows 1 GB of uploads for the account's lifetime; paid plans add more. |
| Dailymotion | A second general audience outside YouTube | Accepts uploads through its Studio and API; upload limits depend on account type. |
| Rumble | News, commentary and creator videos | Upload at rumble.com/upload; you choose a license for each video. |
| TikTok | Short vertical clips, younger audiences | Built for short video made or edited in the app. |
| Instagram (Reels) | Short clips for an existing follower base | Reels replaced IGTV as the main video format. |
| Local businesses, groups and pages | Upload to a Page or profile; works well for community audiences. | |
| B2B, how-to clips, professional services | Native video posts on a profile or company page. |
For bookmarking and other places to share your content, see our social bookmarking sites list and the full set of webmaster lists.
How to choose where to upload
You do not need every platform. A small business or blogger usually does better on two or three, done well, than on eight done badly.
- Start with YouTube if your videos answer questions people search for. It has its own search and its videos often appear in Google results.
- Add one short-video platform (TikTok, Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts) if you can cut short clips from longer videos.
- Add LinkedIn or Facebook depending on whether your buyers are businesses or local people.
- Use Vimeo when you want an ad-free player to embed on your own site.
Video SEO basics that still work
Whatever the platform, the same basics apply:
- Write a specific title. Say what the video shows, in the words people would search.
- Write a real description. Two or three sentences that explain the video, plus a link to the matching page on your site.
- Add captions or a transcript. They help viewers watching without sound and give search engines text to read.
- Use a clear thumbnail that matches what the video is about.
- Upload original videos. Do not post the same clip with the same title across many sites just to collect links.
Getting videos on your own site indexed by Google
Uploading to platforms is half the job. If you embed videos on your own pages, Google's video documentation explains what it needs:
- A watch page. Google says a watch page's main purpose is to show one video. Videos that are only a small extra on a page may not be indexed as videos.
- VideoObject structured data. The required properties are
name,thumbnailUrlanduploadDate. Recommended ones includedescription,duration, andcontentUrlorembedUrl. Keep the data consistent with the video itself. - Stable URLs for the video file and thumbnail, and a thumbnail Google can fetch.
- Key moments.
CliporSeekToActionmarkup can help Google link to parts of a longer video.
Search Console's Video indexing report then shows which pages have indexed videos and why others were skipped, for example "Video isn't on a watch page". For more on markup, read our article on schema markup and AI Overviews, and if search engines are new to you, start with what SEO is in simple terms.
What to expect after uploading
Most new videos get few views at first. Platforms test a video with a small audience and show it more widely only if people watch and engage. On your own site, Google first has to crawl and index the page before the video can appear in results, which can take days or weeks. Give each video time, check the platform's analytics after a few weeks, and make more of what people actually watch to the end.
Common mistakes
- Uploading to every site you find and then never replying to comments.
- Using a description that is only a link, with no text.
- Putting a video on a page where it is hidden below unrelated content and expecting it to rank as a video.
- Relying on an old list without checking that the site still exists.
Use this video submission sites list as a starting point, not a checklist to complete. Choose the platforms where your viewers already are, make each upload count, and keep your best videos on watch pages on your own site so Google can index them there too.
Frequently asked questions
Do video submission sites help SEO?
They help indirectly. A video on YouTube or another platform can rank in its own search and in Google, and it can send visitors to your site. Links in video descriptions are best treated as traffic sources rather than a way to raise rankings.
Is IGTV still available?
No. Instagram shut down the standalone IGTV app in 2022 and merged long videos into regular Instagram video. For short vertical video on Instagram, use Reels.
Should I upload the same video to every platform?
You can post the same video on a few platforms, but adapt the title, description and format to each one. A wide-screen tutorial suits YouTube, while a short vertical cut suits TikTok or Reels. Mass-posting identical copies everywhere rarely brings anything back.
