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Step 1: Create Your Account

Open your web browser and go to www.vimeo.com.

You have two options:

• Option 1: Sign up with your school email address and create a password.
• Option 2: Sign up using Google (recommended if your school uses this service).

Tip: Use a generic school email address (e.g. marketing@schoolname.org or communications@schoolname.edu) rather than a personal one, so others can access the account later if needed.

Step 2: Choose a Plan

• Vimeo will show you several plan options — Free, Starter, Standard and Advanced.
• For most schools, the Standard plan is ideal. Note, the Free or Starter versions will not provide the privacy or branding settings, nor the file capacity, that you'll require. 
• Click “Select Plan” to continue.

Note: You can upgrade or downgrade your plan at any time.

Step 3: Confirm Your Email

• Vimeo will send a confirmation email to the address you used.
• Open the email and click “Verify Email” to activate your account.

Step 4: Set Up Your Profile

Click your profile icon (top right) → Settings.

Under Profile, add:

• Your School Name as the profile name
• A short bio or tagline (e.g. “Official videos from Mount Park Academy”)
• Your school logo as the profile image
• Your website URL

Step 5: Adjust Privacy & Upload Settings

• Go to Settings → Privacy.
• Set who can see your videos. Choose “Anyone” for your public-facing website videos.

Step 6: Upload Your First Video

• Click the “New video” button (top right) → “Upload”.
• Drag and drop your video file or select it from your computer.
• Add a title, description, and thumbnail image.
• Choose a privacy setting before publishing.

Step 7: Organise Your Content

• Use Folders or Showcases to group videos (e.g. “Admissions”, “Events”, “Student Life”).
• Add tags to make videos easier to find.

Step 8: Share Your Videos

• Click the Share icon to get:
• A link (for emails or newsletters)
• An embed code (for your website). See How to Create a Video Feature for embedding on your website.
• Or post directly to social media

Step 10: Set Your Video for Sharing

• Select Player from the left menu. Set the Primary, Accent, and Icon colours to correspond with the site colours.
• Navigate to the Video Details section and select Hide All. 
  You may have to do this again after saving as Vimeo does not always remember your choice!
• In the Controls section, select Hide Vimeo Logo. 
  You may have to do this twice as well.
• Select Save.
• Return to the main video screen and switch to the Interactive section.
• Select End Screen, open the top dropdown menu, and select either Loop or Empty depending on your preference.
• Save your changes.
• Choose the Share button in the top-right of the window. Under Embed Privacy, set the dropdown to Anywhere.
• Select Copy Embed Code.

Step 11: Add Team Members (Optional)

• Go to Settings → Team Members.
• Invite colleagues by email to manage uploads or review videos.

You’re all set!
Your school’s Vimeo account is now ready to host and share beautiful, professional videos.