Real Estate Video Hosting - Viral Websites

15 Comments so far

1. Fred Light on May 11, 2008 4:32 am

   You have to be very careful with online video sharing sites that are NOT real estate specific, such as WellcomeMat.com or Zipvo.com:

   1) Many have either shut down or stopped accepting user generated video, such as Brightcove and several others.

   2) Many do not allow real estate videos, and many are making up their rules as they go along, and then BAM! - they decide to stop accepting real estate videos and they remove your account with no notice. Blip.TV and Spike.com come to mind. Both ban real estate videos and will delete your account and videos if they find them.

   If you post your videos to some of these sites, and they are embedded around the web in various places, and they decide to cut off your account due to a violation in their terms of services, ALL of your videos are now missing - hopefully you remember where they are so they can be replaced!

   That’s the danger of using these types of services.

2. Ken B. on May 11, 2008 5:13 am

   Thanks for sharing. You’ve saved me hours of research and I appreciate it. Thanks, kb

3. Brad Andersohn on May 11, 2008 8:11 am

   Fred - that’s great feedback, thank for sharing.

   The reason we want to get this info out there is not to sell any of the mentioned sites, but to sell the concept of video, and viral marketing with the new RE 2.0

   The links in this post all go to Real Estate Videos that thousands of companies and individuals are putting out there on the web. The choice as to where to host is up to each individual, they need to research which is best for them.

   I know that Wellcomemat is very much supporting Real Estate videos, I have seen quite a few on there lately, not to mention all the embedded ones on REALTORS® Blogs. They have some really nice features like the ability to add chapters.

   Some of the others you mentioned I didn’t list or hadn’t heard of, thanks for sharing them.

4. Brad Andersohn on May 11, 2008 8:20 am

   Ken - thanks. It has taken quite a bit of time to research all these. I’d still invest some time of your own to research and decide which ones will work best for you.

   Maybe you can and should use them all, now there’s a Viral Concept…

   I once heard or read somewhere, “Viral Marketing Doesn’t Work, Now Go Tell Everybody!” LOL~

5. Fred Light on May 11, 2008 8:20 am

   Here’s a nice long list of video sites which I’m sure is not current, as new companies come and go all the time! (which just shows how popular video really is!) I last updated this in October…

   http://activerain.com/blogsview/139977/Video-is-exploding-on

6. Brad Andersohn on May 11, 2008 10:19 am

   Fred - that is one incredible list of video sites!

   OMG - someone could spend an entire day just checking all those out. (and I thought I had done my research. WOW!)

   Any additions like yours are welcomed and appreciated on this post. Thanks!

7. Cyndee Haydon on May 11, 2008 11:15 am

   Brad - thanks for all the info - I checked out Fred’s list too - WOW lost to check out and as always you’ve provided us with a great resource. Thnkas!

8. Brad Andersohn on May 11, 2008 1:16 pm

   Cyndee - thanks for stopping by to comment. I know you have done some fantastic things with video and have some awesome testimonials.

   I really like your “Live Testimonials” from clients, they’re very powerful.

   BTW - Your Profile on AR Rocks!!

9. Rick Goates on May 12, 2008 7:56 am

   Brad great job! I appreciate all the info you provide on Video. I have been saying for about 5 years now that Video will be the next evolution in real estate marketing.Not the cheesy pan and scan 360 stuff that was popular 2-3 years ago but full blown virtual walk through from point of view…like you were there.

   Are the any sites out there that will submit your real estate videos to ALL the majors site that will accept them?? Now there’s an idea if not!!

   Regards,

   Rick

10. Fred Light on May 12, 2008 8:55 am

    Rick: Try TubeMogul.com - you upload once and they submit to about a dozen sites. Just be sure to ‘uncheck’ those who will not accept real estate, such as Blip.Tv, etc.

11. Brad Andersohn on May 12, 2008 9:17 am

    Rick - thanks. I think we’re going to be seeing a whole new level of real estate video including the way old fashioned 360 virtual tours are done.

    I was researching TubeMogul that Fred has suggested, it looks like a great start for maximizing your RE Video exposure to other video hosting sites.

    What is TubeMogul?

    TubeMogul is a free service that provides a single point for deploying uploads to the top video sharing sites, and powerful analytics on who, what, and how videos are being viewed.

12. Brad Andersohn on May 12, 2008 9:29 am

    Fred - thanks for the TubeMogul reference, I’m certain that many here can and will benefit from a service like that.

    Their video tutorial is very well done.

    I also see they used Veoh and added some custom linking capabilities. Very cool…

13. cindy*staged4more on May 13, 2008 5:21 pm

    This is a great post! Very informative. Video is something I still haven’t gotten over the hurdle for. Don’t like seeing/hearing myself on video

    Cheers,
    Cindy

14. Brad Andersohn on May 13, 2008 6:46 pm

    Thanks Cindy - The hurdle for video is exactly that. Many don’t like to see themselves or hear their voice recorded on video. The reality… no one cares as much as you. We are ALL just too self conscious.

    People will like you for who you are, not for what you look or sound like. Once you get over that hurdle, and that little negative voice inside your head that’s causing procrastination, there’s a world of opportunity and rewards just waiting for you.

    My advice? Practice, be yourself, and just start getting comfortable in front of the camera. It gets easier with every video you do. The key? Just be yourself!

15. Brad Andersohn on May 13, 2008 6:52 pm

    The future of any business belongs to those who know how to leverage online technologies!