Browsing the blog archives for September, 2006

Comparing Video Tour Providers

7 Sep, 2006
News

At Video Openhouse we realize that we are not the only video tour providers in the Vancouver area.  I personally know of 2 other companies that produce real estate video tours.  They are Smart Productions, run by Martyn Smith and Art Smith and Movie Tours – Internet Movie Productions, operated by Dan Moen.

Smart Productions create “Walk and Talk” tours, where the video contains narration as the camera is “walked” through a home.  You may see examples on Tom Everitt’s website, www.thinktom.com or Malcolm Hasman’s website – www.malcolmhasman.com.

Movie Tours has a similar approach, offering “Walk Thru Internet Movie Tours”. They provide a similar product to Smart Productions, essentially walking the camera through a home.  Examples of Dan Moen’s work can be seen on Charles Bilash’s website - www.vancouver4sale.com and Les Twarog’s website – www.6717000.com.

I would encourage anyone looking to have a real estate video produced to compare the different approaches, styles and quality that we all have to offer.  At Video Openhouse, you will find our price list available for everyone to view as well as ALL of our most recent videos, a true retrospective of our work, not just a random selection of the best videos. 

http://www.vopenhouse.ca/blog/58/comparing-video-tour-providers/

The Growing Demand For Video Content on the Web

5 Sep, 2006
Flash Video, News

I found this interesting article while browsing the Internet the other day.  It addresses the growing demand for video content on the web.  I have paraphased the article for this blog post.

The future of the web is video. With websites such as Ifilm, YouTube and Google Video bringing the online community the latest in short films, trailers and music videos, the prevalence and demand for video content is growing by leaps and bounds. However, business on the Internet have a lot to gain from providing video content on their websites as well.

Producing video for a website is different than creating a traditional video because of bandwidth and size limitations on the web. In addition, a 5-minute video clip is at the maximum of the average web user’s attention span making most pre-existing training or corporate videos too long and inappropriate for streaming. Online video content needs to be fresh, interesting, fast-paced, and short – preferably under 3 minutes.

Studies have shown that providing video content on your website increases traffic and helps to sell products and engage customers. Large news websites such as CNN.com, MSNBC.com, and Forbes.com features video news clips. Amazon.com features short films to generate interest. The sky is the limit as far as how any business can use streaming video to educate customers or clients, generate interest in new products, or enhance their online presence.  The popularity of Internet video continues to grow.

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Davy_Russell

http://www.vopenhouse.ca/blog/38/the-growing-demand-for-video-content-on-the-web/

Realty Support

2 Sep, 2006
Helpful Tips, News, Technology

We have officially completed our first 6 months of business here in Vancouver.  I would like to thank all of our clients who have supported us and enabled our business to grow. 

Being new to Vancouver, we have tried to promote ourselves by partnering with or cross-promoting other real estate based service providers.  Dara Sklar, founder of Realty Support was one of the first people to contact us and request one of our sample DVD’s.  We were fortunate enough to initially meet her at a Ubertor training session she hosted at the end of April.  Since then, our paths have crossed on numerous occasions as we share mutual clients, including Team Andruff and Graham Kirby.

If you are a real estate agent, Ubertor client and need help keeping your website up-to-date or up-and-running, I would highly recommend Dara.  She’s both knowledgeable and professional.  Ultimately, her service has been designed to free agents from the responsibility of maintaining their own website, allowing them to do what they do best, sell real estate!

http://www.vopenhouse.ca/blog/37/realty-support/

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