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Real Estate’s Unsexy Pictures



Just happened upon a great article in the San Francisco Chronicle’s site, demeaning the mediocre attempts at using different types of photos and tours used to sell homes. Written by Anna Marie Hibble, she informs the casual house hunter that listings with an incredible number of photos attributed to it, is known as “house […]
Upfront or Contingency?



WellcomeMat has stirred the pot again on a big topic for the type of service that I offer. The big debate is pricing; should a video producer charge upfront for real estate video or on a contingency basis?

You can read the forum topic here to see what many video producers and realtors from around […]
Real Estate Video Survey



WellcomeMat, a real estate video hosting service that we occasionally work with, has posted a survey regarding video tours, targeted toward real estate agents. If you have time, please fill it out and share your opinion of video tours!

Video Tour Survey Link

The Best Answer for a Vacant Home



I just happened upon this blog post by Steve Bergsman regarding the hassles of maintaining a vacant home that is up for sale by various people including the realtor and bank. Steve goes on and on about advice on keeping the grounds maintained, transients out, and what the realtor must keep in mind when […]
Free iPhone and iPod videos!



I’m happy to announce that we are eliminating a service charge and now providing it to ALL of our customers for FREE! Previously, we were charging people for converting our videos to iPod and iPhone (really any smartphone device) format so that they could show off listings to potential customers, even while in […]
Denver Post on Video Tours

The Denver Post wrote up a great article on utilizing video tours for your property listings, saying, “Now it’s all about full-motion video.”

Denver Post Article Link


Here is the text of the article below….



Virtual home tours arrived online about a decade ago, as the nation’s broadband networks developed the capacity to deliver them. First it was […]
Death of Old School Realtor

It’s rare that I have posted to this blog lately (sorry about that, we have a ton of projects that we are working on), but this video just made me excited about the thoughts on realty and video.

Ian Watt is a successful realtor in Vancouver, Canada who changed his strategy about marketing himself, and it […]
Social Networking, Video, and Increasing Sales



Internet-based social networking is the marketing phenomenon of 2008, finally getting some real recognition. For those that think social networking is going to parties and handing out your card, well, maybe you were right about that 3 years ago. But now, it’s all about networking on the Internet. Sites like these include […]
Rehash: Professional Work or DIY?



Continuing with the “rehash” tour… as well as my most recent post, we give you more statistics and reasons to hire us! Why else would I be keeping this blog?

My last post revealed a study that said, “the more photos you have of your listings, the more views you will get”. Let’s take […]
Rehash: More Photos=More Views!



Continuing where I left off in my “rehash” of old blog posts, todays topic comes to us from Point2 Technologies, in Canada, home of Don Cherry and other assorted hockey fanatics.

Point2 released this study, which talks about more photos equalling more views of homes on the internet. In other words, if you have 8 […]

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