Hi
In our last post, we mentioned that we were off to Norfolk for 10 more holiday cottage virtual tours.
Well, we were there last week, and all are now complete, and will soon be displayed on the Cottage Companies website. What a beautiful part of the country – even in Winter…
For further information about these cottages visit Birds Holiday Homes
Keep coming back, as next year we will be adding more cottages for Birds’ owners.
Hi all
It seems holiday cottage owners are taking the bull by the horns (or sheep by the tails!) and realising that a Virtual Tour helps sell their property so much better in a very competitive business regardless of the weather, bearing in mind that a lot of visitors book for these times particularly because they enjoy the challenges and natural beauty that nature provides!
We completed 11 cottages last week in the Lake District, despite the snow, and we think that the outside snow scenes combined with the warm, welcoming interiors is a real eye-catcher. Coming back into a cosy, warm cottage after a days walking and outdoor activities is a delight! At the end of the day, virtual tour viewers and prospective customers are surely most concerned with what’s inside the the cottage ie. comfort, facilities, quality and value for money. With a virtual tour they know they are seeing the full picture and can see exactly what they are booking.
We are off to Norfolk this week with another 10 cottages and houses waiting to be done.
We hope that during the Christmas holidays, when people are thinking about their holidays and breaks for 2011, they will enjoy the experience of viewing our Virtual Tours and be confident that what they see is what they get!
Here’s an example of a snowy exterior, cosy cottage…… Rose Cottage, Satterthwaite
Hi
I have a little story that I think shows the importance of moving your business forward – or letting it stay the same while the competition gains the lead (actually it is pinched from Dale Carnegie – the USA sales maestro LOL)
A shoe manufacturer in the UK decided to try and develop business in a relatively poor part of the world, so they sent their salesman out there for a “recce”, to see what potential business was like. After a few days of visiting towns and villages he reported back to his company in the UK ‘ there is no business here unfortunately, because no-one wears shoes’ so the company pulled him back to the UK. After a few months they thought they would try again, so they sent another guy out to the country…….. he reported back ‘send as many shoes as you can! the potential is enormous – no-one has shoes out here!!’
Is the glass half full or half empty? Property owners might take something from this – invest in your business, market it to its full potential and put yourself up above your competition who are relying on the old and trusted ways of promoting their properties!
A quality 360 virtual tour can help you do just this!
Just a thought!
Hi, Richard here.
I have just been reading a brief article regarding the effectiveness of Virtual Tours in attracting more business. I thought I would share it with you.
Posted on April 14, 2010, 3:40 pm, by VFM Leonardo.
Did you know?
Travel shoppers who view photos, virtual tours, and video of your hotel
are 115% more likely to book than travel shoppers who view photos alone.1 Use a combination of media types to represent your hotel online. Here’s why…
Video serves as an overview of the property and location and helps establish an emotional connection with travel shoppers.
Virtual Tours help tell your story by demonstrating size and scope of features and amenities.
Photos show your hotel at a glance and can highlight finishing touches in detail.
A combination of all three types of media give travel shoppers a comprehensive view of a hotel and what they can expect during their stay.
1 VFM Leonardo, Report on Results of Consumer Hotel Rich Media Viewing & Booking Conversion Study, April 2008.
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Richard has recently been approached by two separate people, who are in the process of selling their houses, to complete 360 Virtual Tours for them, which they could then request be added to their Estate Agents information. He was happy to oblige! They were truly delighted with the results.
Now, on our browsings, we have seen the ‘attempts’ at Virtual Tours that some Estate Agents have produced – and well…..if anything they would probably deter prospective buyers!
Now that the HIPS has been finished, why don’t more Estate Agents go down the route of encouraging House sellers to have a ‘good quality’ Virtual Tour done. They are such an excellent marketing tool and at the end of the day, more viewers = more offers = more sales = happy house sellers + happy estate agents!
Simplez!!
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Richard has just completed 360 Virtual Tours for a small, privately owned holiday accommodation complex near Cardigan, just four fields away from the beauty of the West Wales coastline and the Ceredigion Coastal Path.
Cardigan Coastal Cottages are three separate properties, the smallest sleeping four people, the large cottage up to sixteen people and the newly opened hostel sleeping up to 16 in three dormitories.
Paul and Angela have finished and furnished the properties to a high standard and they each offer superb facilities to guests. The area is superb for nature lovers, walkers, cyclists and study groups. It is ideal also for an extended family get together (up to 36 people) with the location and surrounding countryside and coast providing something for everyone.
Well worth a look at!!
bye for now
Hi
Richard is back on the Welsh trail again this week, doing more 360 Virtual Tours of holiday properties.
Its good to see that some people are already thinking about next years bookings and of course Christmas and New Year, so by having a Virtual Tour they are making the most of marketing their properties!
There must be thousands of holiday properties throughout the UK, let alone the rest of the world. Many owners think that by just having a Website with a few images and some text, its going to bring customers flooding in! Not necessarily! Only this week one of our clients told us that many visitors have commented on their Virtual Tour, how it gave a better indication of the size and facilities than just photos.
In Wales, we work with some of the major Holiday Rental companies and they work hard at promoting their website and therefore benefiting their owners. They will all attest to the positive benefits of a Virtual Tour.
Remember, booking a holiday is a major personal decision and the more information we can give potential customers the better. Half the fun of booking is the LOOKING!
So well done those owners who are thinking ahead and giving their potential customers the visual impact and booking confidence of a Virtual Tour. ………..and remember a POOR Quality Virtual Tour is worse than none at all.
We are not the dearest, or the cheapest BUT we are one of the best!
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Richard has just been commissioned to complete a 360 Virtual Tour for a new Designer clothing outlet in Wilmslow. BlackWhiteDenim has just opened and has some fabulous designer wear available. If Black, White or Denim is your thing, then this outlet has many designs worn by the renowned and the celebrities. Wilmslow is a pretty Cheshire village, famous for its residents and location, and well worth a visit.
Have a look and we hope you enjoy the 360 Virtual Tour
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Richard has just completed another Welsh Bunkhouse…..
located in Corris, near Cadair Idris in Southern Snowdonia. A great location and surrounded by miles and miles of walks, cycle tracks, mountaineering routes etc etc. An added bonus is that this is also an Inn, so a licenced Bar is available and they have evenings of live entertainment!
Bunkhouses are such a splendid idea, simple, clean, warm, able to cater to the larger group/family and best of all……..quite cheap! If the great outdoors appeals to you and you family/ friends/ group, why not try one – there are loads to chose from. We think our 360 Virtual Tours give an excellent insight into what you can expect.
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Another of our Primary School Virtual Tours has just gone live and everyone is very pleased with it! Its fun to use, as the Kiwis help guide you around. The school is Kiwi Primary School in Bulford Camp, Wiltshire and the whole website is fabulous, very user friendly and interactive, well done Primary Sites Web Design – its a great job and a good portal for us to demonstrate our 360 Virtual Tour.!
If you want to have a look ………
Let’s hope lots more Primary Schools use this powerful medium to show off their schools and facilities.
