October 2010 • Issue 10 Best Sub-$200 Digital Cameras for Real Estate Use Compact digital cameras are getting more powerful as they get smaller and cheaper. With the right exposure and composition, you’ll have professional-looking shots of your listing to show off the home’s best features. Canon, Panasonic, Nikon, Casio, Sony, Kodak, Samsung and others all have superb units in this price range with the features you need to shoot wonderful interior and exterior panoramas and still slideshows. What are some things to look for when purchasing a compact digital camera in this price range? Read Full Article      Can Still Photos Move? Many rooms you photograph are relatively small or have little in the way of uniqueness to them – hall bathrooms, smaller bedrooms, and laundry rooms are all good examples. You want to include images of these spaces in your marketing, but there is no practical way to use a panorama or video of these rooms. VisualTour makes it easy for you to add the appeal of motion to your still photos for your hosted tours and for your YouTube videos. Read Full Article Update with Seasonal Changes When home buyers are shopping online they often discount (in more ways than one) listings that they know have been on the market a long time. While the actual number of days on market may be known to them in the listing details, imagine their attraction to the images of a listing they view in October if the front view includes fall foliage! Read Full Article      Get Maximum Exposure! If you’re like most Realtors, you already know that Internet based advertising is much less expensive than traditional print advertising. However just like placing a print ad in a newspaper that no one reads is a complete waste of money, so is using Internet marketing tools that only show up in limited places. Read Full Article VisualTour gives your listings Maximum Exposure If you’re unsure of why VisualTour’s industry leading distribution network is so valuable, watch this video of your peers to see how they use this incredible added exposure as a competitive advantage and share the proof of this exposure with their clients to reinforce their value. Watch the Video (6 min 29 sec)      Still Not Using Social Networking Proactively? It’s easy, free and can only help you to make 2010 a great year!  Fan us on Facebook Join VisualTour’s Facebook Fan page today! Read and share great ideas for improving your marketing and social networking with Realtors all over the U.S.! Click here to see how VisualTour helps you leverage the popularity of Social Networking to gain maximum exposure with top quality, rich media content on your own accounts as well as let your sellers and buyers share your information with their network of friends. You know Alaska? How about Juneau, Alaska? Click here to see this VisualTour Juneau is a BIG place but a long way from most of us unless you’re on an Alaskan cruise trip. However, you should see and hear what Honey Bee Anderson does with her rich media marketing on this VisualTour. Note how Honey Bee uses the Reduced Price sign on the VisualTour to call attention to that great selling feature! Honey Bee Anderson Powell Realty Inc. Juneau, AK www.BuzzHoneyBee.com Fan us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter   Please do not print this newsletter. Instead‚ forward it by email by using the link below. VIEW IN BROWSER FORWARD SUBSCRIBE ABOUT VISUALTOUR PRIVACY POLICY CONTACT VISUALTOUR © 2010 VisualTour. All rights reserved.