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YouTube Thursdays | How To Launch A Video Channel

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YouTube Thursdays, how to launch a real estate video channel.

Things to consider upfront using video marketing. Before even uploading a single one of your property listings, community events, whatever kind of YouTube channel videos, here are some valuable tips.

This blog post, like the ones "down under" populating the Active Rain YouTube Thursdays group, all designed to help get the most out of your video programming.YouTube Thursdays Active Rain Video Group

Let's dive in. I know you are all over booked and in one major hurry right?

Think about your potential audience members.

They are very busy just like you. Video sure would provide quick and easy instant property showings.

Your local event videos help them taste the local community flavor too.

All your buyers have hopes, dreams, fears, deadlines. Some are bored, others are commuting on their way to work. 

Some in your YouTube video channel audience are on laptops and wearing jammies.

And just before the lights out, sweet house dreams. They are checking out your open house on demand video house showings and neighborhood tours. Your channel has become a habit.

You are the home town ambassador. The local video channel broadcasting the long and strong, loud and crystal clear programming uploads .

So before you serve up and ring the dinner bell or launch a single video up to your YouTube channel, consider your potential audience member. 

Think, make your focus just one person looking for something and you can provide the fix. Everyone one is searching for information, a time saver. Something you can help with and you try to anticipate their hunger needs.Maine local small town dairy bar 

You are the local expert meeting and greeting your audience members online.

Before they physically even cross over the boundary into your home town.

Video channels are designed to deliver information quick and easy. To expand your audience size, your marketing reach and frequency. 

Every video and all of your blog posts like this one too has a target goal. Or should. So before your YouTube video channel launch, ask yourself the all-important question. Is what you are producing going to help audience members?

Does each video upload serve a purpose and help someone and will it cause your channel audience to grow?

Just as important, before you launch your YouTube, is there only one video populating it? You need programming just like a restaurant or diner when people are hungry.

If you open the door to a local eatery, wander in and look around andHoulton Maine, Small Town In Aroostook County discover hey, no menu, no meal items to eenie meenie miney moe.

You would do an about face and out the door.

Back on the hunt and never to return. You left hungry and unfulfilled.

So before you make your video channel go live, you have to have programming selection. 

Something worthwhile to watch, more uploads on a regular basis to keep the audience member on your YouTube video channel. The more variety, the wider your audience will be. Your first trial run videos also should be practice ones, not uploaded. 

You would not watch a television series if there is only one or hard tellin' not knowin' when the next installment is coming. Hit or miss inconsistent is not dependable programming.

Engagement starts with something worthwhile and more than one video.

Staying on your channel means a series of videos that offers a choice. Give your audience member an idea of what this channel stop provides them with selection. video channels what is it like where you live

If say six is the magic number of productions, make sure the videos were thought out before recording.

Don't just turn the camera on and ramble. Thinking there, done.

If you were in the audience, does each and every video serve a worthwhile purpose and provide something that is fresh, local content? It better.

Start with showing the new audience member around where you live, list and love on the planet.

Keep the audience member "fed" and up to date.

youtube real estate video channelOn a regular basis, you have to continue to upload to the YouTube real estate video channel. Otherwise rust, dust and forgotten happens because no reason to darken your door.

If the few videos you have were all wearing the same clothes and shot in a span of an hour on afternoon eight years ago.

Gee, I wonder why that YouTube video channel is not setting the World on fire with engagement? Video like any marketing has a learning curve and takes practice.

Check out all the video topics in the YouTube Thursday group.

youtube mobile videoThis group is not to ooh la la only see how luxury real estate marketers hire out the video productions.

It's all about the DIY regular Joe and Jane Real Estate Agents struggling to get their video channel underway.

Make 2024 the year to finally jump start your marketing using powerful video show and tell delivery.

Hope you will consider becoming a member. 

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I'm Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers, ME Broker

 

Comments(14)

Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Oswego, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Good morning Andrew. Retired and have not entered the video movement but enjoy your videos and like reading your tips. Keep them coming. 

Jan 25, 2024 04:45 AM
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573

Thank you Wayne Martin ! Hoping to get the word out but feature posts for video are a hard nut to crack for some reason.

(Hope ActiveRain Member Support or whoever is in the control console behind the green shimmering sequin ActiveRain Real Estate Network curtain picks up the nudge nudge hint hint to help the YouTube Thursday group's mission.)

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Jan 25, 2024 04:54 AM
Lise Howe
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Washington, DC
Assoc. Broker in DC, MD, VA and attorney in DC

You are positively brilliant - I love reading your posts and watching your videos - you do such a good job. Do you fly your own drone or does someone do that for you? 

Jan 25, 2024 06:23 AM
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573

Thank you Lise Howe. I am FAA licensed, took the test, studied the airport air space charts to fly a drone. As long as the weather, or a LAANC allows permission.

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Good to see you have a YouTube video channel!

Jan 25, 2024 07:33 AM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754
Mapleridge Realty, CT 203-206-0754 - Waterbury, CT
Central CT Real Estate Broker Serving all equally

I was once very active with the channel and have slacked off a lot. It was helpful when used and did get activity.

Jan 25, 2024 11:21 AM
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573

Thanks for stopping by and commenting Ed. Trying to provide tips so the agent can get their video channel up and running. It's trial and error and sharing what we all learn.

Jan 25, 2024 11:47 AM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

This is a really good tutorial and it seems like I might have missed a few steps when I setup my channel back in the day, haha.

Jan 26, 2024 04:25 AM
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573

     When crickets happen, there is a reason. When you upload, what you produce and send to the clouds, how varied and worthwhile your content is, the thumbnail, title, only about 200 little details to attend to Brian England !

     Your videos and the channel only improve with practice and YouTube Thursday group is the laboratory setting to compare notes. These are simple run and gun meat and potato real estate videos and we do a lot of them.

Jan 26, 2024 05:51 AM
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573
MOOERS REALTY - Houlton, ME
Northern Maine Real Estate-Aroostook County Broker

This "things to consider BEFORE starting your YouTube real estate video channel" ActiveRain Real Estate Network  blog post would be an ideal YouTube Thursday feature ActiveRain Member Support . It's Thursday right?

activerain youtube thursday feature

Feb 01, 2024 08:12 AM
ActiveRain Member Support

I'm not following the comment.  What are you asking us to do, if anything?

Feb 01, 2024 08:31 AM
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573

Just trying to keep the video creation blog posts front and center with the AR audience ActiveRain Member Support and hoping for a feature where it's Thursday all day long!

Feb 01, 2024 11:06 AM
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573

Thank you ActiveRain Member Support !

Feb 01, 2024 01:40 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good afternoon Andrew,

Once again you lead the way with video creation posts! Your tips for agents are so beneficial to get our video channels up and running. You are right its trial and error and you share so much with us to help learn.

Feb 01, 2024 12:36 PM
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573

Thank you Dorie Dillard Austin TX . If an Active Rain blogger set up a YouTube channel and wonders why aren't the videos getting lots of engagement, there are reasons to share. To improve each and everyone of our channels means sharing what we learn from trial and error, the round and round shoot, edit, upload process. 

race track round and round

Feb 01, 2024 01:50 PM
Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089
Hawai'i Life Real Estate Brokers - Haiku, HI
Maui Real Estate sales and lifestyle info

You're a great inspiration and you sure know how to keep the videos coming!  I find it takes a lot of time to create them and fine tune them, so I have not given it enough attention.

Feb 01, 2024 03:57 PM
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573

Yet. Yet Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089. Introduce us to Hawaii with a video series. 

Feb 01, 2024 05:40 PM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

This is very spot on, and especially the triangle. Shout out for using a triangle in your photo. It just doesn’t get enough the musical love. :)

Feb 01, 2024 11:23 PM
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573

Thank you Laura Cerrano. On any farm open porch and in sporting camp lodges in Maine, that dinner bell triangle is the signal for all to hear to come and get it. Time to eat.

Something home cooked, hot and ready is now being served up just like inside your YouTube video channel after every new upload. Feed your video audience local information.

Feb 02, 2024 02:34 AM
Dr. Paula McDonald
Beam & Branch Realty - Granbury, TX
Granbury, TX 936-203-0279

Excellent tips! A good property or community video is worth a thousand words for sure.

Feb 02, 2024 06:14 AM
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573

Videos save everyone time.. you can see, hear about new properties, the best neighborhoods with delivery in the palm of your hand Dr. Paula McDonald . No delay, no matter what the weather or location of your viewer. If you throw your audience a line and upload worthwhile video content on a regular basis.following videos if you make them to follow

Feb 02, 2024 07:14 AM
Hannah Williams
HomeStarr Realty - Philadelphia, PA
Expertise NE Philadelphia & Bucks 215-820-3376

Excellent as always, Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573. I have become a little rusty over the years. I have been asking for a tutorial on how to get the video from the phone to my YouTube Page. 

Feb 02, 2024 12:31 PM
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573

The video file on your phone is easy to send to your email so you can edit it and make the production. The phone SD storage card can be direct transferred to your computer to edit.

If you just want to upload the video snippet to say Facebook, Instagram, I can help you go through the steps too Hannah Williams. Did that with this short video while skiing last Saturday at a little Maine mountain.

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Feb 02, 2024 02:10 PM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

There’s something about a good ski trip that really does the trick for a lot of mental and physical stresses. Great stuff!

Feb 02, 2024 10:26 PM
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573
MOOERS REALTY - Houlton, ME
Northern Maine Real Estate-Aroostook County Broker

The many ski areas in Maine make it easy to get off the couch and hit the ski slopes!

Feb 03, 2024 06:54 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thank you very much, Andy, for sharing your experience and advice.

Feb 03, 2024 09:13 AM
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573

Just very lucky to live where I do and every real estate agent should showcase their local charm using video, photography... it's not just the property listing that needs exposure Roy Kelley ! Videos you produce don't just get uploaded to YouTube channel but used on video for  Facebook, Instagram, heck even our LED digital sign rider out front or as a website header with motion not a static boring single image. 

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Feb 03, 2024 11:54 AM
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573
MOOERS REALTY - Houlton, ME
Northern Maine Real Estate-Aroostook County Broker
Feb 06, 2024 06:34 AM