Ever wonder how agents are able to get their listings on YouTube without using some fancy software they try to sell us? All of you with a windows operating system should already have the free software on your computer that will allow you to easily create "virtual tours/movies" of your listings. Better yet make one of your community and post it. For Broker/Owners post one of a testimonial and tour of your office for recruitment.
The program is Windows Movie Maker. Just click on start, then programs and look for Windows Movie Maker. There are a lot of great tutorials online for how to make a movie that can be posted to places like YouTube. All you have to do is upload photos and video to creat a movie, choose music and drag them into a timeline. You can add transition effects, title and credits at the end.
There are many unique ways to use this tool. Sales agents can use it to creat listing videos, neighborhood specific videos, community specific and city specific videos. Sales agents can create a testimonial video from their past clients by taking a short video at closing and photos of their new house with credits at the end promoting the sales agent. The clients will be thrilled and will send a link to your YouTube site to view the video getting your name and business out to their sphere of influence without the pressure.
Agents can create virtual foreclosure videos. Tour some of the foreclosures and take photos with some details. Stream them together with a little information and have an on-line tour of this weeks foreclosures.
Broker/Owners can do a recruitment video telling about the office and having office photos so prospective agents can get a sense of the atmosphere of your office. Have your agents do a short video commenting on why they like working in your office. Put those videos together with clips in between for a wonderful short movie about your office.
Best things about Windows Movie Maker is that it is Free! We need all the tools available to us as agents and Broker/Owners that enable to create professional marketing materials that can be broadcast easily around the world. Utilizing these tools will allow us all to create value for the consumer and set us apart for others.
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