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Take It To The Streets: YouTube Videos, Viral Emails, And You.

I received this YouTube video in an email from Mike Whitman.

Project Blogger Logo It came with this message: "Pass this on to your friends who live in Santa Clarita. This is an important issue." And it is. But this post is NOT about the Santa Clarita City Council's tax idea to buy open land outside of the city.

I want to talk about how valuable this technique could be to you, as a real estate agent.

I believe, with all of my heart, that YEO is the most important aspect of blogging. I also believe that your blog can drive more than virtual contact. Used correctly, it can give you the ability to connect directly with live human beings.

This video illustrates another way. Why not take your video camera out on the street to get feedback on an important local issue? In this case, the issue is directly related to real estate.

The benefits?

You get to meet people face-to-face.
They get to express their opinion and 15 minutes of blog fame.
If you're lucky, you get a viral impact like this one is getting.

Ask yourself if this is something you would be comfortable doing. If it is, I think it's worth a try.

Here's the video that triggered this post.

Posted by Jeff Turner on 06/25/2007 11:45 AM

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24 Comments on Take It To The Streets: YouTube Videos, Viral Emails, And You.

JUN

2007

Great ideaI see the potential for sure :), thanks for sharing it!

Dawn... I encourage Julie to use her blog as a conversation starter. I think this little piece illustrates how powerful this could be if you happen to stumble on the right person. The randomness of the possibilities might even give you fodder for new material.

Jeff, this is something that "Sarah for Mayor" needs to do... she all about this!!! Great tip thanks.

Fantastic Idea. I have no problem walking up to people and interviewing them while the camera is running. This is great Jeff, thank you.

Bob... :) Not everyone will be comfortable with this, but those that are...

Like Mana... I think you would be great with this. Having met you in person, I can see you doing this with ease.

Great idea for the Ann Arbor Art Fair coming up. Biggest around, actually 4 art fairs all together.

Missy... go for it. Show us what you come up with if you decide to do it.

Jeff, Yet another great find of an idea, Power to the people! finally web.2 will give big media a run for the money.

By the way, I don't know much about his policies, or how you feel about him, But I'm no close relation to you city manager!

Michael... power to the people indeed! And I do not know him at all. :)

JUN

2007

Once again I am so pleased I read your words. Thanks for another great tip.

Darrel... if you decide to give it a try, come back and lead us to your effort. I'd appreciate it.

{SVW Hubba}...

Okay. So how did you get into my head and snatch that idea?

...And what did you do with the 'real' Hubba :)

TLW...ROAR!

TLW [SVW]... BB sent me a secret entry to your brain the other day. He asked that I only use it for good. I hope you don't mind. As for the "real hubba," I was inspired by Julie to update my photo. I was tired of looking at the other one anyway.

JUL

2007

Jeff, a powerful idea and certainly worth exploring. Do you think our little Kodak V705 would work for a quick interview or a more standard video camera? Since I take the V705 with me everywhere, it could be a great tool.

Hope you're having fun on your trip!

JUL

2007

Jeff - i'm getting hooked on video with clients - did you see my post of video testimonials - they're working well for me now I want to know how to put that video into a RES so I can brand it - any thoughts?

Cyndee... just put those video on YouTube, then click on the video link inside any Real Estate Show. Copy and paste the link to the YouTube URL and you're all set.

JUL

2007

Jeff

Thanks for sharing this... As someone who is involved with the open space project, It's interesting to hear the comments of the people.

I see many possibilities here and many applications.

Thanks

JUL

2007

Jeff,

No, I would not be comfortable with this....today.

Tomorrow? Hmmmm... maybe. Seems like a powerful piece of content.

Mike... I hear you. This isn't for everyone, but with a bit of practice and it could be beneficial for a great many. I love the feel of it.

MAY

2008

YouTubeRobot.com today announces YouTube Robot 2.0, a tool that enables you to download video from YouTube.com onto your PC, convert it to various formats to watch it when you are on the road on mobile devices like mobile phone, iPod, iPhone, Pocket PC, PSP, or Zune. YouTube Robot allows you to search for videos using keywords or browse video by category, author, channel, language, tags, etc. When you find something noteworthy, you can preview the video right in YouTube Robot and then download it onto the hard disk drive. The speed, at which you will be downloading, is very high: up to 5 times faster than other software when you download a single file and up to 4 times faster when you download multiple files at a time. Manual download is not the only option with YouTube Robot. You may as well schedule the download and conversion tasks to be executed automatically, even when you are not around. Downloading is followed by conversion to the format of your choice and uploading videos to a mobile device (if needed). For example, you can plug in iPod, select the video, go to bed, and when you wake up next morning, your iPod will be ready to play new YouTube videos. Product page: http://www.youtuberobot.com Direct download link: http://www.youtuberobot.com/download/utuberobot.exe Company web-site: http://www.youtuberobot.com E-mail: support@youtuberobot.com

Thi is my next step into the great wide open internet wonderworld. THanks for sharing this valuable info. Have g reat week.

NOV

2008

Thanks Jeff for an innovative idea like this. I think my partner and I may try a video or two in New York city to see what people think about the NYC untouchable Real Estate market and post on our website....

NOV

2008

What is YEO (something like SEO? YOUtube optimization??) This citizen has a lot to share...Josephina, the Santa Clarita Citizen...thanks for posting a good point about how effective this is and how easy it is to do!

DEC

2008

I can see the potential in this method. I just need to come up with a good question, microphone, and good video recorder. Oh, and I also need to set up an account on YouTube. I guess I have some work to do.

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