Snap Tours, the most cutting edge real estate virtual tour software on the market, has been getting some tremendous feedback from those who have been using it in their real estate business. Here’s what they’re saying:

I have used Snap Tours for 2 years now and it has completely changed my entire marketing system. Snap Tours simply is the next generation real estate marketing system. Not only does it allow you to create feature-rich, branded real estate virtual tours but you get a custom brochure, a webpage and it allows you to convert your tour to video to upload to YouTube. Snap Tours is simply everything I could ask for in a real estate marketing system but so much more!!!!!
- Gate Arty / Lakeland, Florida

Snap Tours has increased my Real Estate Business. In fact, we have had more closings since using Snap Tours. This program is a powerful tool during my listing presentations, the sellers are so impressed and the buyers absolutely love it. I would recommend Snap Tours to any Realtor looking to sell more Real Estate.
- Georgie Doran / Clermont, Florida

I spend thousands of dollars every year on marketing my company and properties. SnapTours has allowed me to cut my marketing budget down to almost nothing plus I’m getting better and faster results. In less than a week, I had over 600 views on my 4 listings, a signed contract and deposit on a house that was only seen via Snap Tours, and my videos come up first on YouTube when you type in “Lakeland, Florida homes for rent”. Trust Me! This is the most effective marketing money can buy!!
- Steve Mitchell / Lakeland, Florida

We’re on the first page and top 10 of You Tube for search term “tampa auctions”. We just started posting yesterday! Now our virtual tours are getting first page on Google when typing in the address. Very cool. We love Snap Tours!
- Robert Barber / Tampa, Florida

The technical support is first class. Your excellent computer knowledge helped me upload my first real estate video tour to YouTube. I love the results I’m getting! I never knew a virtual tour could be this powerful and multifaceted. Snap Tours is great!
- Alan Wolf / Winter Haven, Florida

With Snap Tours, we not only let you create real estate virtual tours with drag-and-drop ease but we also allow you to convert those virtual tours to a video format that can be uploaded to your iPhone, iPad, iPod, Blackberry or any portable video device. With this file, you’re also able to upload your real estate video tour to YouTube, the second largest search engine where you will see tremendous results since less than 5% of Realtors take advantage of this free platform.

Sign up with Snap Tours today and discover the next wave in social media real estate marketing.

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Many real estate agents are constantly looking for new and innovative ways to increase traffic to their website and improve their overall search engine rankings. YouTube is a powerful, and free, way to begin to increase traffic and search engine rankings but the main problem most real estate agents face is the lack of video content. At Snap Tours, we’ve created an all-in-one marketing system that allows you to create feature-rich virtual tours, distribute those real estate virtual tours to powerful web networks like realtor.com, trulia, zillow, not to mention the ability to share your listing on over 39 social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, MySpace and many more. One of the most powerful features though is the convert to video option that allows you to simply click one button and our powerful marketing engine transforms your virtual tour from a picture based slideshow into a fully branded video file that is compatible with your iPhone, Blackberry, iPod or any other video device. With this file, you’re now able to upload all your listings, as fully branded virtual tours to sites like YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, Twitter and many more social networking sites. Simply by adding your listing to YouTube, you’re taking advantage of dynamic search engine strategy. First, YouTube is the second most popular search engine in the world. Every keyword and property description is now searchable on YouTube and Google. Second, you’re now in the top 5% of all innovative real estate agents. That’s right, only about 5% of agents take advantage of this dynamic, and free, technology. And last, it gives you the ability to spread your brand and information across the online marketplace, positioning you as the “go-to” agent in your area. We’re aware that other virtual tour companies create a “video” from a virtual tour. The difference? We brand your video. We also understand you’re just as much in the business of selling yourself as you are your listings. Why not take advantage of every square inch of  screen real estate? To discover how Snap Tours can help real estate agents gain market position, simply visit www.mysnaptours.com.

When you ask some of the top real estate agents to describe Snap Tours®, you get a wide range of benefits but the one thing all can agree on is that it’s a powerful marketing platform that you can build your real estate business around. Snap Tours® allows Realtors® to create unlimited, feature rich, real estate virtual tours but it’s also a web based platform that also allows real estate agents to distribute those listings on popular sites such as Realtor.com, Trulia, Google Base, Zillow and many more. But the biggest difference is Snap Tours® ability to enable real estate agents to take advantage of social networking and search engine rankings by sharing their listings on social media outlets like Facebook, MySpace, and YouTube. Snap Tours® allows one-click sharing to these top ranking social networking sites where an unlimited audience will have the opportunity to view your listings. Who do you think will get their next listing? The antiquated agent who still has the ad in the newspaper or you, the one using technology to the max? I would guess you as well.

Now, let’s talk YouTube. YouTube has taken over as the second largest search engine in the world behind Google. With Snap Tours®, you have the opportunity to put every listing you have on YouTube at no additional cost. How? Snap Tours® gives you the option to convert each Snap Tour® listing you create to a branded Quicktime video file. This Quicktime file is optimized for upload to YouTube, Vimeo and other web based video sharing sites. Real estate agents who use this feature from Snap Tours® are literally dominating their market on YouTube. This ability helps you outrank your competition in search engines as well as drive traffic to your site. Don’t miss this opportunity to get the advantage in your market.

This same converted Quicktime file is also ready to be transferred to your iPod, iPhone as well as any other portable video device giving you the ability to be flexible and prepared for any opportunity to show off your listing.

Snap Tours® gives you, the real estate agent, a multi-tier marketing platform that you can build your business around. The benefits include:

Unlimited Snap Tours®: We know what kind of market you’re trying to work with. It’s tough out there. We also know that you shouldn’t have to pick and choose which listings get a real estate virtual tour and which ones get left out. That’s why we allow you to create an unlimited number of Snap Tours® with your subscription. Give each and every listing the attention your sellers demand, while at the same time, using technology to promote your real estate brand so you can get the next wave of listings. We have customers that create multiple tours for one property. They create a tour for the outside of the home and another for the inside of the home. We have others who create a tour for the home and another for the community the home is in. However many Snap Tours® you wish to make, we’re here to give you the opportunity.

Branded Brochures: Our professional design team takes your logo, color scheme, and photo to create a custom brochure that helps your real estate brand stand out. After your design is customized, a new brochure will automatically be generated for each new listing you create. Since these brochures are created as a PDF file, you have the ability to print multiple copies to display at the home or email to potential buyers.

Convert your Snap Tour® to video: Take advantage of previously untapped markets such as social networking sites like YouTube and Google™ Video. Our free “Convert To Video” feature allows you to download your entire branded tour to a video format compatible with dozens of video sharing sites. No other company gives you a complete video tour with your branding.

Custom Agent Webpage: Each Snap Tour® membership includes a custom branded web page that is automatically updated with each new tour you create. This not only allows home buyers to more easily find your tours, but is a powerful linking tool to boost your rankings on search engines like Google™, Yahoo® and MSN®. Just like everything else about Snap Tours®, changes and updates are quick and easy. You are the one in control of the content of your page. Your custom web page prominently displays your agent picture complimented by your logo and color palatte as well as a few sentences that describe you as a Real Estate professional. Also, displayed is your contact information, allowing each viewer to simply click and connect. Every Snap Tour® you create is automatically added to your page. Each listing contains a thumbnail image of your listed property as well as its address, square footage, bedroom and bath count, price, and one click access to view your Snap Tour® and your branded flyer.

Detailed Tracking & Reports: With detailed tracking and usage reports, you’ll never have to wonder if your tours are being seen. You’ll be able to monitor how many times a tour has been viewed, which websites are generating the most attention, and even what times of day are most active. Your clients will be impressed by your ability to keep them informed of their home’s viewing statistics.

Share It: Social networking sites are the fastest growing online category on the internet. They are accessed by 3 in every 10 people in the U.S. on a monthly basis and are growing twice as fast as search engines and even email, according to The Nielsen Company’s Online research. And the fastest growing population segment? 35-49 year-olds, with the 2nd largest group being 50-64 year-olds, both of which are the largest real estate buying age groups. Nielsen goes on to report that “If the successful ad model can be found, a significant shift in advertising revenue from ‘traditional’ online media towards social media could be realized.” Facebook alone has an audience of over 100 million members with 24 million of them being active users. Where else can you share your listing with 24 million people, FOR FREE? And that’s just on one site!

These are just a few of the benefits you’ll receive with your subscription to Snap Tours®. Sign up today and start creating real estate virtual tours that help move your listings.

LAKELAND, FL -  A Lakeland businessman recently launched a company designed to assist real estate agents in marketing themselves and their real estate listings.

Snap Tours is a real estate marketing tool for agents anywhere in the United States, said Michael G. Barrett, creative director of Snap Tours and the company’s founder.

Snap Tours is a Lakeland-based company offering a complete marketing package that is a step above traditional real estate virtual tours, Barrett said. Agents can use Snap Tours to create virtual tours, branded e-mails and brochures. With just one click, Snap Tours can convert photos, information and the agent’s personal brand into video.

“We’re the only service that does that,” Barrett said.

The site also makes it easy for real estate agents to share their listings via 39 social networking sites, including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.  The listing information can even be posted on MLS.

The marketing information that real estate agents can generate from Snap Tours integrates with www.realtor.com, a site used widely by agents to list properties.

“This doesn’t require downloading any software,” Barrett said. “This is all Internet-based, which means you can do this from your office, your home or your laptop.”
Tracking and reports is another important feature on the site, he said. This feature provides statistical information on the tours that are viewed by visitors and enables agents to track their marketing efforts for every listed property.
Lakeland Realtor Gate Arty uses Snap Tours to market his listings and said the technology is “vastly superior” to other virtual tour Web sites.

“It’s just a better quality product overall,” Arty said. “I like the multi-functional aspects of it.”
Arty said he also is a fan of the complete real estate marketing package capabilities Snap Tours offers.
“I’m very much into branding, he said. “I like the fact that you pay one fee and you get all those components. It’s like a one-stop shop.”
Snap Tours costs $39.95 per month and agents can post an unlimited number of real estate listings. No long-term contracts are required. Signing up for the services requires a one-time graphic set-up fee of $49.95, which covers the cost of creating the custom branding aspects for each agent.

Snap Tours is more than a new business venture for Barrett. He created the site as a means of generating revenue to fund Trash Mountain Project, a non-profit organization he founded with Brett Durbin after a trip to Tegucigalpa, Honduras in November 2008 to film a documentary about families living in the neighboring trash dump community.
Proceeds from Snap Tours will be used to build homes and provide necessities to children and families living in similar communities around the world, Barrett said.
For more information on Snap Tours, visit the company’s Web site: www.mysnaptours.com or call (888) 503-7627.
For more information on The Trash Mountain Project, visit  www.trashmountain.com.

About Snap Tours
Snap Tours is a real estate marketing tool that enables agents to create real estate virtual tours, branded e-mails and brochures. With just one click, Snap Tours can convert photos, information and the agent’s personal brand into video.
The site also makes it easy for real estate agents to share their listings via 39 social networking sites, including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.  The listing information can even be posted on MLS and it integrates effortlessly with www.realtor.com.

For more information, visit the company’s Web site: www.mysnaptours.com.

Facebook, Myspace, YouTube, Twitter, and the list goes on. How do you rank when it comes to leveraging the power of social networks to spread your listings, brand, real estate virtual tours, and services? At Snap Tours, we’ve taken great strides to provide you with the tools you need to take advantage of this unprecedented opportunity to share your real estate virtual tours with an unlimited audience. I know a lot of Realtors® and real estate professionals have yet to embrace this technology but I ran across some facts that might peak your interest in the power of social networking:

96% of Generation Y have joined a social network. (most commentators use birth dates ranging somewhere from the mid 1970s to late 1990s)

1 out of 8 married couples last year met on a social network.

It took the television 13 years to reach 50 million people. Facebook added 100 million people in less than 9 months.

If Facebook were a country, it would be the world’s 4th largest. (1. China, 2. India, 3. USA, 4. Facebook)

YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world, surpassing Yahoo! last year.

34% of bloggers post opinions about products and brands. Do you like what they’re saying about you?

78% of consumers trust peer recommendations while only 14% trust advertisements.

70% of 18-30 year olds have watched TV on the web while only 33% have ever viewed a show on a DVR/TiVo

25% of Americans, in the past month said they have watched a short video…on their phone.

24 of the 25 largest newspapers are experiencing record declines in circulation

More than 1.5 million pieces of content (web links, news stories, photos, videos, blog posts, etc.) are shared on Facebook daily.

Social media isn’t a fad. It’s a fundamental shift in the way we communicate. As a realtor or real estate professional, what do some of these facts mean? Who could you be reaching by embracing the next wave of communication?

At Snap Tours, our development team has created a cutting-edge technology that allows you to share your real estate virtual tours on over 39 social networking sites with one click. That’s right, directly from your distribution portal with your Snap Tours account, you’re able to share your Snap virtual tour on social giants like Facebook, MySpace, Linkiedin, Digg, and many others. Once the viewer clicks on your link through these social sites, they’re able to view your Snap virtual tour as well as access every detail about your listing such as view/print your listings custom designed brochure, view detailed listing information you’ve entered, send your listing to a friend who might be interested in the property, view your listing on Google Maps, contact you directly through the contact the realtor form, as well as share your real estate virtual tour on their social networking accounts. Snap Tours virtual tour engine and marketing system harnesses the power of the social networks and makes it easier than ever for you to share your listings.

Aside from the social media giants like Facebook and MySpace lie video sharing sites like YouTube and Vimeo. YouTube surpassed Yahoo! last fall and became the world’s second largest search engine. Wouldn’t it be amazing to be able to leverage this power as well? After all, we’re all trying to obtain the best search engine optimization possible for our sites and since Google owns YouTube, don’t you think that would be a tremendous asset? Well, you couldn’t be more correct. That’s why we’ve integrated a one-click option to convert your branded (contains your picture, logo, and color palatte) Snap virtual tour to a video file where you can upload to any video sharing site on the web. This will allow you to greatly enhance your search engine rankings as well as begin to dominate your local market when it comes to real estate searches online. Not to mention, this video file is formatted so it’s ready for easy transfer to your portable video devices like an iPhone, iPod, Blackberry, and many more.

Visit www.mysnaptours.com today and sign-up for this revolutionary service. The cost is less than a cup of coffee per day. At only $39.95 per month, you’re able to create a feature-rich real estate virtual tours for each and every listing you have, distribute those virtual tours and listing stats to an unlimited number of websites, share your real estate virtual tours on social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, and convert your branded real estate virtual tours to a video file for upload to video sharing sites like YouTube and Vimeo as well as portable devices like your iPhone, iPod, or Blackberry.

At Snap Tours, the customer experience is top priority. Our desire if to provide you with the latest cutting-edge tools to become a force in your market. You and your listings deserve to be on social networking sites and Snap Tours is your quick and easy vehicle to harness the power of the internet. Sign up today.

Influence: the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself.  Influence is something we all have but are sometimes unaware. I’m a huge fan, actually a raving fan, of anything that has to do with Apple. I love Apple computers. I love their design. I love the way they function and let creative people be creative. I also know that I’ve indirectly sold a tremendous amount of Apple computers over the years simply by being a raving fan of their products and using my influence, without ever intending to. I’ve somehow been one of Apple’s best sales people over the years and have never received a dime.

With Snap Tours, we want to reward you for using your influence as you share the successes of the Snap Tours virtual tour engine and marketing system with your friends, co-workers, or even family. We understand that 1% of the efforts of 100 people goes much further than 100% of the efforts of 1. That’s why we created Snap Rewards. With Snap Rewards, you simply sign up for your unique promo code and become eligible to receive 15%, 10%, and 5% ( 3 tier levels ) of your down line sales. And the best part is that’s recurring monthly commission. You will receive monthly commission for the life of the memberships that sign-up using your unique promo code. Just remember, if someone signs up for Snap Tours, they must use your promo code in order to track and give you the credit. It’s simply our way of saying, “Thank You” for sharing our product with those that we might never reach.

The vision behind the Snap Tours virtual tour engine and marketing system is, and has always been, about a great customer experience. The technology we’ve created allows any realtor or real estate professional to literally dominate their market through the creation of feature-rich virtual tours, distribution to real estate websites, and the ability to share those virtual tours on social networks and video sharing sites.

From the inception, we knew we wanted Snap Tours to be portable (web-based). This allows you to create or edit any listing from anywhere with an internet connection. With Snap Tours, there’s no software to install. Simply launch your web browser, enter www.mysnaptours.com and you have immediate access to your inventory. Secondly, it has to be easy to use. The Snap Tours development team created a feature where you’re able to drag pictures from your desktop and drop them on the picture holder in the website so you never have to hunt through multiple levels of folders each time you want to create a feature-rich virtual tour. And last, the Snap Tours virtual tour engine and marketing system had to be powerful. We understand that there are many virtual tour providers and we had to gauge where technology was headed. Snap Tours provides you with the most comprehensive toolset for flooding the internet with your virtual tour listings, video files, and listing promotional material you could ever imagine. Realtors who use the Snap Tours virtual tour engine and marketing system are reporting phenomenal successes by implementing the one-click social network sharing features. Others are taking advantage of converting their branded Snap Tours virtual tours to video for upload to YouTube, Vimeo, and their iPod and iPhone.  The Snap Tours virtual tour engine and marketing system has incorporated all the features you come to expect from a virtual tour provider but have added so many more you won’t find anywhere.

We, at Snap Tours, believe you’ll become a raving fan of the Snap Tours virtual tour engine and marketing system. That’s why we wanted to reward you for using your influence. We, most likely, would never have the opportunity be in front of your circle of influence and have our recommendation mean as much as yours. Join the team today and reap the benefits of what you naturally do…brag on great products you use and believe in.

Test yourself this week. Try and make a conscience effort to track yourself promoting everyday products and services you use. You’ll be shocked at the commission you deserve.