Frequently Asked Questions
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Why do Realtors Love a "Showcase Video Tour" |
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Showcase Video Tours are professional, effective way to generate prospects. The combination of a professional looking site, digital photos and a Video tour allows buyers to get much deeper into the home evaluation process prior to contacting a realtor. This reduces the amount of time a Realtor must spend showing the property to "tire kickers". Since our tour provides all the necessary information, Photos and Video, you can be sure that when a potential buyer has viewed your site they are well informed and truly interested in seeing the property. These potential clients can look and evaluate as much as they want, without requiring a realtor's assistance. Better yet, a Showcase Video Tour acts as branding for the agent. With our Realtor introduction and video bi-o, prospects tend to call the realtor they saw on a Showcase Video tour. Realtors will get more listing referrals from happy sellers. And, by using Showcase Video tours, you are branding yourself as a Agent who knows how to truly market a Luxury Home on the Internet. |
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Will my Video Tour be posted on the MLS? |
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Yes a generic copy of your video will be posed to the MLS. Since the MLS does not allow any realtor branded material we produce 2 videos one for your use with all of your information and a generic video for the MLS.
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Do I need to have a web site to use a Virtual Tour? |
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Not necessarily but it is highly recommended. With over 80% of potential buyers starting their search on line these days you want to make it as easy as possible for them to find your property. Once they do, you have a professional looking and informative site to make them call you for a showing. |
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How will a Showcase virtual tours benefit my business and myself? |
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First of all, your high end clients will be impressed will the professional look of our products and services which in turn should bring more sellers that chose you to be their agent, due to your innovative marketing approach What do buyers analytically think of Virtual Tours? In the 2007 NAR survey, 67% of them rated Video Tours as very important to a listing, second only to photos and listing information. Buyers can research as many homes as they like, in their timeframes and at their pace. Virtual Tours are both a selection and elimination tool, helping buyers focus on a small group of homes they are seriously interested in. Buyers are able to eliminate a substantial number of walk-throughs just by taking the virtual tours. Research shows that Internet buyers research more homes, and take a longer time doing so than non-Internet buyers. The 2003 National Association of Realtors study showed that Internet shoppers studied an average of 12 homes before making purchases versus 7 homes for non-internet users. Internet users took longer to complete their searches, averaging 8 weeks versus 5 weeks for non-internet users. Sellers like virtual tours because they can now "clean once, show many times". Better yet, the house can be shown 24 x 7, avoiding the always problematic scheduling dilemma's. |
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Can I link my tours to REALTOR.com? |
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Yes,We can distribute your video tour to Realtor.com and we also post on Welcome mat, Google,Yahoo,Homeseekers and more! |
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Can my Showcase tour be posted on my web site? |
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Yes it most certainly can, We will post your Showcase Video Tour to your personal site, your corporate site, and any other site you have access to. |
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How long does it normally take to create a video tour? |
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Usually it takes around 5 to 7 working days after the shoot to Edit the film, write the scrip, do the voice over and post to it the web. |
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How many Images can I have in a Showcase Interactive slide show? |
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You can put as many photos as you like. We suggest that between 30 and 50 images be used to give potential buyers all of the features and visual images necessary to narrow down their search. |
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How effective are virtual tours? |
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Statistics from Realtor.com state that listings with virtual tours get clicked on 40% more than listings without. Other portals report similar results, with one stating that listings with virtual tours received 70% more viewers. With a Showcase video tour we provide a unique, stand alone web site that provides all pertinent information on the property and surrounding area. In addition you can have as many photos a you like in your professional slide show presentation and even introduce the property if you chose.
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