Comments on: “View my listings on YouTube. Click here” http://agbeat.com/editorials/real-estate/%e2%80%9cview-my-listings-on-youtube-click-here%e2%80%9d/ News, insights, tools, and inspiration for business owners and professionals Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:13:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Connor MacIvor http://agbeat.com/editorials/real-estate/%e2%80%9cview-my-listings-on-youtube-click-here%e2%80%9d/#comment-114227 Connor MacIvor Sun, 11 Sep 2011 06:21:54 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=17239#comment-114227 I was yanked from tubemogul for violating their tos. I was uploading real estate videos. No music. Just narrating a walk through new listings. They explained I could pay the $600 a year fee if I wanted up upload commercial videos which they view as all real estate related videos. Suggestions besides paying the $600 ;-) I was yanked from tubemogul for violating their tos. I was uploading real estate videos. No music. Just narrating a walk through new listings. They explained I could pay the $600 a year fee if I wanted up upload commercial videos which they view as all real estate related videos.

Suggestions besides paying the $600 ;-)

]]> By: Andrew Mooers http://agbeat.com/editorials/real-estate/%e2%80%9cview-my-listings-on-youtube-click-here%e2%80%9d/#comment-72864 Andrew Mooers Sun, 21 Nov 2010 22:14:09 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=17239#comment-72864 Real full motion video with natural sound transports the buyers to the property, and to the community it is parked in. Promote your properties, your local community flavor, your brand with real 30 frames per second video. Only 1 percent of real estate professionals are so stand out from the rest of the herd wearing "R"'s, the hardest working letter in the alphabet. Good post Amy! Real full motion video with natural sound transports the buyers to the property, and to the community it is parked in. Promote your properties, your local community flavor, your brand with real 30 frames per second video. Only 1 percent of real estate professionals are so stand out from the rest of the herd wearing “R”‘s, the hardest working letter in the alphabet. Good post Amy!

]]> By: Jim Gatos http://agbeat.com/editorials/real-estate/%e2%80%9cview-my-listings-on-youtube-click-here%e2%80%9d/#comment-39601 Jim Gatos Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:35:19 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=17239#comment-39601 Bingo, Bob.. Bingo... Bingo, Bob.. Bingo…

]]> By: Todd Waller http://agbeat.com/editorials/real-estate/%e2%80%9cview-my-listings-on-youtube-click-here%e2%80%9d/#comment-39591 Todd Waller Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:50:24 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=17239#comment-39591 So instead of griping about stills v video, why not use both as they attend to a different desire by the consumer? Our marketing system consists of both Hi-Res photos in a virtual tour AND walk through videos. Actually used to narrate the videos too, but man does the whole process take a lot of time! We even split-tested professional video production and our own quick and dirty production. Oddly enough, the quick and dirty production got a better response because buyers could hear the squeaks and creaks of the floors and doors. Plus, when I was narrating, I would get a little creative (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ae5aldRSfE&feature=player_profilepage <<check the comment about the 1.5 car garage) So, for us, this is not an either/or proposition. We just do both because both have benefits the other does not. @Bob "The goal isn't to sell the property online, but to generate interest." True, to a point. I sold a home to some third shifters almost purely because they could experience the home from their computer BEFORE their schedules allowed them to view the home in the daytime. We certainly generated interest as a result of the video. As long as the "in person" viewing matched their video experience, the house was sold. So instead of griping about stills v video, why not use both as they attend to a different desire by the consumer? Our marketing system consists of both Hi-Res photos in a virtual tour AND walk through videos. Actually used to narrate the videos too, but man does the whole process take a lot of time!

We even split-tested professional video production and our own quick and dirty production. Oddly enough, the quick and dirty production got a better response because buyers could hear the squeaks and creaks of the floors and doors. Plus, when I was narrating, I would get a little creative (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ae5aldRSfE&feature=player_profilepage <<check the comment about the 1.5 car garage)

So, for us, this is not an either/or proposition. We just do both because both have benefits the other does not.

@Bob "The goal isn't to sell the property online, but to generate interest." True, to a point. I sold a home to some third shifters almost purely because they could experience the home from their computer BEFORE their schedules allowed them to view the home in the daytime. We certainly generated interest as a result of the video. As long as the "in person" viewing matched their video experience, the house was sold.

]]> By: Bob http://agbeat.com/editorials/real-estate/%e2%80%9cview-my-listings-on-youtube-click-here%e2%80%9d/#comment-39586 Bob Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:00:29 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=17239#comment-39586 "Video is NOT still photos. Only the real estate industry gets STILL PHOTOS and VIDEO confused. Fortunately – I’d hate to spend $12 to go to a movie and just get a bunch of still picture slideshows!" No, we aren't confused. We are just focusing on a desired outcome. The goal isnt to sell the property online, but to generate interest. What many marketing experts outside of real estate do not understand is that buyer behavior is different with real estate than with almost any other purchase. For example, while emotion is a critical part of the home buying process, it differs in this niche because emotion doesn't allow for an impulsive purchase because of the time it takes to complete the sale. what this means is that the prospective buyer online is using images to filter OUT properties. Given that knowledge, I need to use images in a way that doesn't eliminate the property before they have actually seen it firsthand. That is far easier to do for the average person with a still pics versus video. Another important issue here is the effective reach. Pics can be leveraged to a far greater extent than video and for a fraction of the cost. Given that we know that video rarely sells the average property, using it over the still image based virtual tour across the board is frequently not the best business decision, nor is it necessarily the best for the seller. “Video is NOT still photos. Only the real estate industry gets STILL PHOTOS and VIDEO confused. Fortunately – I’d hate to spend $12 to go to a movie and just get a bunch of still picture slideshows!”

No, we aren’t confused. We are just focusing on a desired outcome. The goal isnt to sell the property online, but to generate interest.

What many marketing experts outside of real estate do not understand is that buyer behavior is different with real estate than with almost any other purchase. For example, while emotion is a critical part of the home buying process, it differs in this niche because emotion doesn’t allow for an impulsive purchase because of the time it takes to complete the sale.

what this means is that the prospective buyer online is using images to filter OUT properties. Given that knowledge, I need to use images in a way that doesn’t eliminate the property before they have actually seen it firsthand. That is far easier to do for the average person with a still pics versus video.

Another important issue here is the effective reach. Pics can be leveraged to a far greater extent than video and for a fraction of the cost. Given that we know that video rarely sells the average property, using it over the still image based virtual tour across the board is frequently not the best business decision, nor is it necessarily the best for the seller.

]]> By: Jim Gatos http://agbeat.com/editorials/real-estate/%e2%80%9cview-my-listings-on-youtube-click-here%e2%80%9d/#comment-39572 Jim Gatos Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:47:36 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=17239#comment-39572 Wilson, For over a year, a "pain in the neck" real estate video - o- grapher was "pestering" me for business. I had a broker open house (my mistake, LOL) and she came over and practically threw herself at me begging for my business.. SHe even had the nerve to say "oh, you'll NEVER sell this home with MY video services!".. I laughed.. I compared "video" and stuff like realestateshows (just I JUST joined) and I ACTUALLY HAD some of my clients view the two types.. I had NOT ONE CLIENT VOTE FOR THE VIDEO (I asked 12 people)...Among their reasons were... Realestateshows were "easier" on the eyes... They ALL loved the captions with the words for real estate shows... The effects with the pictures for realestateshows were ALMOST the same as the video - o graphy, better actually, because the video - graphy stuff actually made a couple of viewers slightly dizzy.. Comments included "too much movement", to "magical mystery tour", to "too spacey".... With realestateshows I now have my listings on youtube...Whether that's good or bad is another issue, but they are there, for free! http://www.youtube.com/jimgatos I can burn the show on a cd or dvd; for free! Some of these video companies embed their videos in such a way I can download them and I HAVE TO PAY EXTRA to make a cd /dvd to give to my clients.. I can change them, NO charge... I have single property websites now... part of the same package... For the cost of one of these "video - o -graphy" shows I have a year subscription to realestateshows I don't have a "pushy" desperate video person trying to sell me something... I have the wisdom and patience of Jeff Turner behind me! That in itself speaks volumes! Wlson, if you're a "video - o grapher", my apologies, but I really thought this issue through. Some of here may know me personally, believe me, I drag my feet when I make a decision, and investigate something to death, and ask around first.. You can argue, but I know I made the best decision possible.... What I especially love the most is the quick and easy setup.. You don't have to draw blood to service a seller. You have too you job with maximum results! Wilson,

For over a year, a “pain in the neck” real estate video – o- grapher was “pestering” me for business. I had a broker open house (my mistake, LOL) and she came over and practically threw herself at me begging for my business.. SHe even had the nerve to say “oh, you’ll NEVER sell this home with MY video services!”.. I laughed..

I compared “video” and stuff like realestateshows (just I JUST joined) and I ACTUALLY HAD some of my clients view the two types.. I had NOT ONE CLIENT VOTE FOR THE VIDEO (I asked 12 people)…Among their reasons were…

Realestateshows were “easier” on the eyes…

They ALL loved the captions with the words for real estate shows…

The effects with the pictures for realestateshows were ALMOST the same as the video – o graphy, better actually, because the video – graphy stuff actually made a couple of viewers slightly dizzy.. Comments included “too much movement”, to “magical mystery tour”, to “too spacey”….

With realestateshows I now have my listings on youtube…Whether that’s good or bad is another issue, but they are there, for free!
http://www.youtube.com/jimgatos

I can burn the show on a cd or dvd; for free! Some of these video companies embed their videos in such a way I can download them and I HAVE TO PAY EXTRA to make a cd /dvd to give to my clients..

I can change them, NO charge…

I have single property websites now… part of the same package…

For the cost of one of these “video – o -graphy” shows I have a year subscription to realestateshows

I don’t have a “pushy” desperate video person trying to sell me something…

I have the wisdom and patience of Jeff Turner behind me! That in itself speaks volumes!

Wlson, if you’re a “video – o grapher”, my apologies, but I really thought this issue through. Some of here may know me personally, believe me, I drag my feet when I make a decision, and investigate something to death, and ask around first.. You can argue, but I know I made the best decision possible….

What I especially love the most is the quick and easy setup.. You don’t have to draw blood to service a seller. You have too you job with maximum results!

]]> By: Wilson http://agbeat.com/editorials/real-estate/%e2%80%9cview-my-listings-on-youtube-click-here%e2%80%9d/#comment-39557 Wilson Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:05:47 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=17239#comment-39557 Why can't people understand that things like RealEstateShows and VisualTours are NOT video! They are NOT. They are slideshows. They are simply zooming, still photos (usually pretty bad photos too!). Video is NOT still photos. Only the real estate industry gets STILL PHOTOS and VIDEO confused. Fortunately - I'd hate to spend $12 to go to a movie and just get a bunch of still picture slideshows! Why can’t people understand that things like RealEstateShows and VisualTours are NOT video! They are NOT. They are slideshows. They are simply zooming, still photos (usually pretty bad photos too!).

Video is NOT still photos. Only the real estate industry gets STILL PHOTOS and VIDEO confused. Fortunately – I’d hate to spend $12 to go to a movie and just get a bunch of still picture slideshows!

]]> By: Susan George http://agbeat.com/editorials/real-estate/%e2%80%9cview-my-listings-on-youtube-click-here%e2%80%9d/#comment-39394 Susan George Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:17:55 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=17239#comment-39394 Today’s estate agents, letting agents, property surveyors and property solicitors need to learn the best techniques for capturing property sales leads, following up with prospects and converting them into customers. We think Youtube can help real estate agents to sell properties and more importantly gain new instructions. Its all down to costs and return. If every expense is spared and low production values adopted the result can be a disaster. The last thing that your agency needs is to look like some parody or comedy spoof agent. check this link to see a collection of videos that may help illustrate this point. http://estate-agency-survival.blogspot.com/ Today’s estate agents, letting agents, property surveyors and property solicitors need to learn the best techniques for capturing property sales leads, following up with prospects and converting them into customers.

We think Youtube can help real estate agents to sell properties and more importantly gain new instructions.

Its all down to costs and return. If every expense is spared and low production values adopted the result can be a disaster.

The last thing that your agency needs is to look like some parody or comedy spoof agent.

check this link to see a collection of videos that may help illustrate this point.

http://estate-agency-survival.blogspot.com/

]]> By: AgentGenius http://agbeat.com/editorials/real-estate/%e2%80%9cview-my-listings-on-youtube-click-here%e2%80%9d/#comment-85678 AgentGenius Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:53:42 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=17239#comment-85678 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">#agnow Google/YouTube scans the music and if it is copyrighted then they send you a notice. They just settled a dis... http://cli.gs/R2JRH</span></span> #agnow Google/YouTube scans the music and if it is copyrighted then they send you a notice. They just settled a dis… http://cli.gs/R2JRH

]]> By: Doug Francis http://agbeat.com/editorials/real-estate/%e2%80%9cview-my-listings-on-youtube-click-here%e2%80%9d/#comment-39011 Doug Francis Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:53:39 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=17239#comment-39011 Google/YouTube scans the music and if it is copyrighted then they send you a notice. They just settled a dispute with Warner Music Group where their music has been off the air for 9-months! So using U2 or Madonna to promote your listings is gonna be a no-go. Google/YouTube scans the music and if it is copyrighted then they send you a notice. They just settled a dispute with Warner Music Group where their music has been off the air for 9-months!

So using U2 or Madonna to promote your listings is gonna be a no-go.

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