Every since it was called PhotoShare many years ago, I've been a huge fan of www.VisualTour and their virtual tour products.

Now they've made a good thing even better by adding a new "Link Builder" feature that let's you create big variety of custom links AND as a bonus, very impressive ads specifically designed for CraigsList.

Here's how it works. Step 1 of course it to log into your Visual Tour account and select a listing you want a tour for. After that it's pretty much all downhill as you follow the easy steps.

First, choose what type of link you want.

I chose "This tour" for a specified tour only.

Next choose "Where would you like to place this link?

I'm choosing "My website" and clicking "Next". Your next choice is "How would you like the link to appear?"

I'm selecting the large graphic with the large house photo and clicking "Next". The next choice is: "How would you like your tour branded?" Which means how much of your contact info do you want on the virtual tour itself. Some MLS's are sticky about contact info appearing on a virtual tour.

I'm selecting the first option, "Full branding" because I like me best. ;) click "Next"

"Would you like the link to open in a new window?"

Yep, I do want a new window, and click "Next"

And this is what the finished product will look like. You can easily paste this code into your blog, website, or most anywhere else you want

And the copied code creates the finished link below. Clicking it will open up the virtual tour for that property.

Total time to create one of these custom links, about 1 minute. Cost of unlimited Visual Tour virtual tours, $29.95 per month for UNLIMITED tours.WOW factor for you; PRICELESS!

I use mine for lots of other things like emailing photos to out of town customers, clients, their spouses, etc., which they can then email on to their friends with my smiling face alongside their house. Also neighborhoods, points of interest in your town, you name it. Create all the virtual tours you want to only $29.95 a month.