Why should you use video to help sell your home or promote your real estate business? Because the online video market is exploding! According to comScore.com, YouTube attracted 100 million U.S. online video viewers in October 2008 and U.S. users viewed 13.5 billion online videos during the month, representing an increase of 45 percent versus year ago.
What does this mean to the home seller? There is new way to get your home out for the whole world to see!
What does this mean to a realtor? Its a new selling point to help you get more listings and stand out from the crowd.
Online video is a powerful marketing tool for realtors and real estate professionals. It can be used to create a detailed video tour of a property, neighborhood and city. Save time! Now you don't have to clean up the house every time someone requests to see the home. Stand out from the crowd! As a realtor, you can introduce yourself to potential clients and help to differentiate yourself from the competition. Gain more interest in their homes by showing off the best features they have to offer with a high definition video tour.
Other interesting facts:
- 77 percent of the total U.S. Internet audience viewed online video.
- The average online video viewer watched 274 minutes of video.
- More than 80 percent of the 18-34 year olds watched online video, higher than any other age segment. The average 18-34 year old online video viewer watched 4.8 hours of video during the month, also ranking above all other age segments.
- 99.5 million viewers watched 5.3 billion videos on YouTube.com (53.2 videos per viewer).
- The duration of the average online video was 3.0 minutes.
- The mobile industry continued to witness the growing popularity of smartphones in 2008 with subscriptions to smartphones increasing more than 100 percent during the year.
HD Home Tours can make you a leader in this growing industry by creating a quality video tour of your home. Email us at hdhometour@gmail.com to arrange a tour today.
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