Here is an example of a realtor using video within their Ubertor website. This video was filmed using the $150 Flip Video Camera and is powered by Vimeo HD. This is using the new Ubertor feature that allows you to load video to your website!! What a great way to show a property.
Alice Chan - Listings from Alice Chan on Vimeo.
Now within your Ubertor website you can add video to your listings and have it syndicated to YouTube.com and Vimeo.com. Not only does it go to these powerful video websites to help expose your listing but it updates the E-Flyer that is automatically built into each of your listings.
Now when you add your E-Flyer to Craigslist.org it will show your photos, property description as well as any videos that you have added. Here is an example of a rental listing in the Ubertor system that is using video and the E-Flyer.
(here is the same example on Craigslist.org)
For Rent: Vancouver 1 Bedroom 1 Bedroom
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388 Drake Street Vancouver V6B 6A8 »map »more details |
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 Queen Size Bed is plush and brand new! |
 Bedroom is fully furnished with linens, pillows and comforters. |
 11 Foot Celings and tall windows ensure you have lots of natural light. |
 Large contemporary desk for work/study. |
 Big closet and dresser drawers for easy organization of your clothing. |
 Bookshelf abuts desk for easy reach to all your books. |
Grand One Bedroom for rent in a spacious designer 2 Bedroom Yaletown Condo.
Don't get trapped in a miniature shared condo! This is spacious 2 bedroom Yaletown Condo. When comparing look at total square footage not bedrooms. You'll find most 2 bedrooms are under 900 SQ/FT. This one is 1260 SQ/FT with super tall 11 foot ceilings! You will feel a sense of space and freedom here.
388 Drake Street is at the corner of Pacific and Drake in the true Yaletown. Your can enjoy an un-obstructed view of calm waters of the False Creek Ocean fed water. Watch rowers and boats sail by or people watch the strollers, bikers and bladers of the Sea Wall. David Lam park is the huge park and playing field that protect this view corridor.
One block in either direction you will find groceries at Urban Fare Gourmet Market or Choices Organic Grocers. There is also a Costco within walking distance.
Being in Yaletown you are in the epicenter of some of the Vancouver's choice restaurants, lounges and bars.
This rental is for a private bedroom in a 2 bedroom shared downtown Vancouver water front condo. I live in the other bedroom. I am looking for a single roommate. Sorry, no couples.
The entire condo was completely gutted and built up with top of the line materials, appliances and designed with a comfortable theme.
Inside you will find stainless steel appliances a 6X14 Foot Granite Kitchen Island with a party sink. The kitchen is fully equipped with everything you need for cooking and eating.
The fridge is extra large, stainless steel and had french doors for east. Your half is larger than most condo's full size fridge.
All the furniture was carefully chosen for its functional and aesthetic features. The antique dining table is made from 300 year old reclaimed wood. Juxtaposed to the table you will find super comfortable modern Herman Miller Aeron Chairs.
I do work from home; so during the day I will occupy the table and desk with my assistant. We do computer work; so are relatively quiet. We are packed up with table cleared by 5pm; Monday to Friday.
Dark hardwood floors throughout all the rooms.
There is a super comfy sofa with a 42 Hi-Def LCD and a Apple Mini that powers it. Sound is 5.1 THX.
I live and work in the condo and are seeking a mature neighborly roommate who wants a quiet, peaceful home to live, chill and study.
You should have full-time work or school. No couch potatoes please. Should be clean and tidy as I keep the place immaculate.
* No Smoking.
* No Pets.
* No Parties.
* No Drugs.
!!!-Rent Reduction during Building Window Refurbishment of $25/week-!!!
Summer Only Rate is $1150/per month; 3 Month Minimum. ($1050/refurb/month)
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One Year lease available @ $945/month. ($845/refurb/month).
Interested? Please fill out the application form: http://www.whistlerdeluxerentals.com/ApplicationForm.ubr
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Google has added video and pictures to the Google Maps results. It is a very interesting addition to the Google Maps functionality. How do you add your video to your listing within Google Maps?
“simply upload your videos to YouTube and ensure that the ‘embed’ option is turned on. Then, associate your video to your business listing through the Local Business Center.
Whether you own a bakery, bed-and-breakfast, or accounting service, enhancing your listing on Google Maps with descriptions, photos - and now videos - is a piece of cake.”
h/t: Reachd
More details here
The video interview that Reachd did with Google’s Matt Cutts has just hit the 10,000 views mark on YouTubes tracking system. Not bad exposure for Reachd. Are you thinking about shooting some video? Doing some video interviews?
I keep telling people video is coming fast into the regular business world. The real estate agents on the cutting edge already play with making their own videos. The key is to make your video so it gets passed all over the internet. Here is an interesting video about making your videos “viral”.
Here is a Vancouver realtor using a Flip Video Camera to chat about his thoughts on the real estate market. This is a great example of how I think video should be used. Nothing fancy, not edited, but a great way to get your opinion out there. Not sure how safe it is to do while driving. 
Ian Watt, a Vancouver real estate agent and blogger has started using a FlipVideo camera to document some of his day to day life in the real estate world. Check out these 2 videos that he has shot:
The power of video is awesome. TechCrunch.com, the hugely popular tech blog wrote a post the other day asking for 60 second (video) elevator pitches without using product demos or screenshots. The post was taken off of TechCrunch quite quickly but I emailed in the quick video that I made anyways.
Duncan Riley, the author of the post and the one who suggested people send in videos decided to write a different post about startups using video to promote themselves, and I’m assuming because I got my video into him so quickly he included me. (actually, no idea how he picked, but I’m quite happy that mine was included)
TechCrunch.com has 6 to 8 million visitors per month to their website so this exposure is outstanding. Thanks to Duncan for including me.
Here is the video I submitted:
The beauty about it being video is that it is my message. Not a reworded version or a polished version, it is my words, my version which can’t be adjusted. The really great thing about the use of video to promote your product or service, especially in the Web 2.0 world, is that it is very viral. That post on TechCrunch.com has triggered other bloggers, especially the ones in the real estate community to post on their blogs about Ubertor being written about on TechCrunch, which in turn exposes us to their readers.
Here are a couple of examples:
- Uber-Real Estate Blogger Dustin Luther kindly mentioned and embedded the video in his blog
- TechVibes, Canada’s version of TechCrunch also mentioned and embedded the video in their blog
This video took me a couple of takes and then was loaded onto YouTube. Maybe all in all it took me 1 hour. The exposure is massive and the costs is minimal.
Is there something like this that you could do to promote your real estate business?
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Darren Barefoot points out a video about the construction of the new Canada Line rapid transit system that is going on right now under the streets of Vancouver, BC. The video is an interesting look at the underground construction project as well as our city in general. He has some great shots and it is worth the 3 minutes to watch it.
Eric, a worker on the Canada Line project writes:
“My co-worker Colin is a film maker, and a good one at that. He has two movies that have been accepted into the Sundance film festival coming up in January. As a Christmas gift, he put together a couple of shots of our work-site for the Costa Ricans to show their families the project and the city.”
Check it out:
