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Making Videos for your listings

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Managing Real Estate Broker with Fickling & Company Real Estate Services 180635

Today in our sales meeting we discussed how to make a video for your listings.  Now I've got to tell you the truth.  I just learned how to do this on my computer last week using still pictures.  And, let me give credit where credit is do, I had to get one of my agetns (Thank you Ande Herren) to show me how to do this.  Ande was shown how to do this by his 13 year old daughter. (Thank you Taylor).  I was amazed by how simple it was to do.  We used Windows Movie maker, which I did not even know was on my computer until about two weeks ago, to insert the pictures of one of our homes onto the maker page.  Then we used their standard screen change images to transition between slides.  Then we added credits to the end with company info.  If you're a Georgia Realtor remember that the GREC changed it's guidelines on advertising in 2005 to include that all forms of social media must include the name of the brokerage and the contact number for the broker.  Once you're video is complete you simply save it to your windows video file.  Your video is then ready to be uploaded to your youtbue or in our case our youtube/Coldwell Banker Channel.  We will be demonstrating at sales meeting next week how to upload these videos to our youtube chanel.

 

Robert Binion

Managing Broker, Coldwell Banker SSK, Realtors

binion@cbssk.com

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Irina Riley
American Dream Colorado - Woodland Park, CO
GRI, SFR, CNE, e-PRO, SRES

Robert, great information! It sound easy and fun! I will try to do it as`well.

Feb 25, 2010 07:34 AM
Scott Guay
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services PenFed Realty - Ocean Pines, MD
Associate Broker. Ocean City and Ocean Pines MD

I just found that the other day when I Googled how to convert jpeg files to the AVI. I played around for a few minutes and it seems like a workable solution.

Feb 25, 2010 07:42 AM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

I used to do them that way and then I bought a Mac at Christmas.  Now I use iPhoto and it is even easier than MovieMaker.  I've quit using music and started actually do voice overs to describe the home or neighborhood.  Good luck once you start you will find them lots of fun to do.

Feb 25, 2010 07:47 AM
Hope MacManus
Home Finders SVC Real Estate, Florence, OR - Florence, OR

Enjoyed your post, Robert.  I'm going to try a slideshow myself.  I'll have to see if realtor.com accepts Windows Movie Maker.  Thanks! 

Feb 25, 2010 08:06 AM
Andrew Herren
Craig Massee Real Estate - Milledgeville, GA

Windows movie will make a professional looking presentation with the least effort. I think everyone at the sales meeting got excited about it. Check out the one I put on you tube named "Milledgeville Georgia". the lake scene at the end looks just like a virtural tour and it was done with 4 seperate pictures.

Feb 25, 2010 08:45 AM