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Where To Get Music For Your Real Estate Videos

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Music for real estate videos

Over the years I’ve seen some amazing real estate videos. The shots are carefully crafted, the lighting is perfect, the editing is amazing, the aerial footage is insane. The video should of been great. There was only one thing wrong, and it’s a big one – the music.

Music can make or break your real estate video. The right music sets the tone and advances the story line. Music can add drama, heighten anticipation and add to the overall production. Music can make good videos great and otherwise great videos horrible.

Not all music is created the same. The music you choose for your real estate videos, whether it be property videos, community or subdivision videos, team or agent biopics or company biopics, lifestyle, talking head or even green screen should add to the story and not take away from it.

Unfortunately, many choose music that does not fit the target audience leaving the viewer hanging or not engaged.

Understanding your target audience

Although I started Hub Media Company in 2013, I’ve been shooting real estate videos since 2008. Before we edit a real estate video we have a clear understanding of who the target audience is. A baby boomer will require a different style of music and editing than a millennial. A baby boomer will generally be a slower style music track with less beats per minute and little if any EDM used. Whereas a Millennial could be the exact opposite. A baby boomer video’s editing style could require little if any transitions whereas a Millenial video could require multiple transitions – flashes, fades, blends and time lapses.

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Where To Get Music For Your Videos

There are thousands of websites dedicated to providing music tracks. Some free and some with a hefty cost associated with them. Below are some of the websites we’ve used to find music for our real estate partners.

YouTube

Yes, YouTube. Youtube has a large variety of music tracks and they are free. Sure, it’s not the best but did I mention its free? You can use Youtube’s music tracks in your real estate videos with monetization (advertising), sometimes without attribution to the creator. The tracks range from classical to fun and silly to corporate.

Audio Jungle

Audio Jungle, part of the Envato Market is a paid music provider. They have thousands of music tracks and sound effects, some for as little as $1. Most are $19+. You can use Audio Jungle’s search engine to search by popular, featured, top authors, most downloaded and more. With genres ranging from ambient to classical, children, cinematic, corporate, EDM, hip-hop, holiday, jazz, vocals and more. Best of all, because you are purchasing a license for the music you can use it on popular video hosting sites like YouTube without fear of monetization (someone advertising on your video). Note, AudioJungle and the other sites below offer a single use license meaning you must pay each time you use the track in a video.

The Music Bed

The Music Bed is all about creatives. Primarily used by filmmakers, the Music Bed has some amazing tracks – at a cost. Often used for broadcast, films, documentaries, commercials and paid advertising, tracks on the music bed can range from $50 to $300+ based upon the music’s use. You can search by genre, mood, artist, length, instrument, beats per minute, lyrics, vocals and more.

Marmoset

Marmoset is a creative agency specializing in perfectly pairing music with motion picture, video and film. You can search Marmoset’s library based upon almost anything – energy, mood, arc, length, instruments, or even request a custom track be made for your production. Yes, it is pricy however I find the best music (most complex) on Marmoset. Tracks on Marmoset can range from $199 to several thousand dollars depending on the tracks use.

Premium Beat

Premium Beat, also a paid site, offers thousands of royalty free tracks and sound effects. You can search by genre, mood, artist, length, beats per minute, length and most popular – be it today, last week, last month, last year or even all time. Music licenses include standard license or premium. The standard license is for web content (like real estate videos) that is not commercially distributed and costs $49 whereas premium is for TV and radio, corporate, games and point of sale at a cost of $200+.

Pond5

Pond5 unlike the others offers more than music. Other products include photos, sound effects, 3D models, After Effects templates, vectors and more. Pond5 is a membership website offering memberships for $99 per month up to an annual membership costing $399 per year. Pond5 claims to offer 2X’s more content than any other membership online.

Regardless of where you choose to get your music, free or paid it is imperative to find the right track for your real estate videos. Of course, if you are a real estate professional in Arizona you can hire Hub Media Company where we’ll create you an awesome real estate video with a music track that is sure to compliment you, your property and your brand. To learn more please fill out the form below or call us.

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How To Use Video To Educate, Inform and Build Your Real Estate Brand | Real Estate Milestone Videos

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Real Estate Milestone Videos
Lizy Hoeffer with Guild Mortgage making lending milestone videos

Video used to be a nice perk for savvy real estate professionals. I say “used to be” because it is no longer a “perk”. Video is now a necessity. One the consumer, your present, past and future clients have come to expect.

Login to Facebook. Twitter. Instagram. Pinterest. What do you see? Social networks that were once filled with blog posts and images are now filled with videos. And even better – you are clicking on them – and watching them. Digital ad sales (online) are up 17% to $178 Billion from 2015 compared to just 4% or $186 Billion for TV ad sales. Video is exploding.  Look at the last time you did a Google search for something. Did you click on the article, the Google Image or the Video? Chances are you chose the video. Video simply says so much more than any other medium. That’s because video is fast. Video is educational and video is emotional. Video is also great for real estate branding and professionalism.

I started Hub Media Company in 2014. We started with cinematic property tours, videos of a real estate agents listing. It was a no brainer. Savvy real estate professionals quickly realized videos of their listings were a great way to not only present their listings to the market, but also align themselves with the property, the community and the area at the exact moment the consumer cared most about what they had to say. These real estate videos were not only shared through social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram, embedded in websites, CRM’s and blogs, but they were also shared by the sellers to their friends and family – a direct endorsement of the real estate agent to the sellers SOI.

But real estate property tours are just one way to build your real estate brand. There are so many more. In this post I’d like to discuss real estate milestone videos (that’s what we call them) that educate, inform and build your real estate brand.

Real Estate Milestone videos are videos that are sent to your home buyer or seller as they approach certain milestones of a real estate transaction. These videos educate the home buyer or seller on the next steps on the transaction. They also relieve stress as the buyer/seller has a better idea of what is coming, what responsibilities they have and by when. Here are some of the examples or real estate milestone videos.

For Sellers

Your Marketing Plan – This video can be used to show the seller how you will market their home for sale. What makes you or your team better and different than your competitors?  Professional photography and videography, social media ads, syndication, search engine optimization, open houses, print and paid placement, your guarantees (SOLD or I buy it) etc can be addressed here.

Pre-Listing – a pre-listing video can be used to educate your seller about how to get their home ready for sale. Paint, cleaning, decluttering, functional repairs and upgrades, landscaping, personal items and staging can all be addressed here.

Team Introduction – depending on the size of your team the seller may come into contact with multiple people in multiple roles during the selling process. There is you of course, but there may also be a transaction coordinator, a stager, an assistant, showing coordinator, ISA etc. This video can be used to show the scope of your team and the vital role each plays in ensuring a successful sale.

Pricing – Existing competition in the area, new builds, short sales and foreclosures can all have an adverse affect on price. This video can be used to explain the best pricing strategies and timelines for sale based upon a top of market price vs market value of the area.

Purchase Contract – Purchase contracts vary from state to state. This video can explain the Arizona Residential Purchase contract. Even better, by explaining the contract you are perceived as the expert on it.

Under Contract – A congratulations video, this video can be used to educate your seller about next steps leading up to contract acceptance. Negotiation, Inspections, Appraisal, SPDS, Buyer Response and timelines can all be addressed here.

Escrow – This video can be used to educate your seller about title insurance, escrow officer role, title fees, process, timelines, signing and recordation or COE can be addressed here.

Referrals – This video can thank the seller for the opportunity to work with them, remind them about the level of service they received from you or your team and of course ask for referrals.

For Buyers

Needs Analysis – Does the buyer want to live in a specific area? Why? Do they need to be close to work or live in a specific school district? Do they need 4 bedrooms or will 3 with a den or office work too? Pool or no?  This video can be used to cut down your sales cycle.

Loan Pre Qualification – This video can explain the importance of getting pre-qualified. Max loan amounts, downpayment, gift funds, financial documentation, affects of applying for credit during the buying process etc can be explained here. This is a great time to mention your lender and why you work with him/her.

MLS Portal – this video can be used to show your buyer how to use the portal through MLS. How to let you know about houses they like and don’t.

Team Introduction – See above

Zillow – Many buyers head online to third party aggregators like Zillow, Trulia, Realtor dot com, Redfin etc which may or may not be the best place to start. This video can be used to explain why the portal is more accurate for identifying properties currently for sale.

Purchase Contract – Purchase contracts vary from state to state. This video can explain the Arizona Residential Purchase contract. Ways the contract protects the buyer, contingencies, earnest money etc. Even better, by explaining the contract you are perceived as the expert on it.

SPDS – What is the SPDS, how to read it and what to look for can be explained in this video.

Inspections – The 10 day inspection period, what inspections are customary and why. Termite, electrical, foundation, water damage, lead based paint, lot size, pool & spa, roof, sewer or septic, well, mold, permits and zoning can all be addressed here.

Escrow – This video can be used to educate your buyer about title insurance, escrow officer role, customary title fees, process, timelines, signing, wire instructions and recordation or COE can be addressed here.

Referrals – This video can thank the buyer for the opportunity to work with them, remind them about the level of service they received from you, your team, lender, home inspector and of course ask for referrals.

These milestone type videos are excellent for educating and informing your home buyer or seller but they have an added benefit. They can be embedded into your website for your clients to view at anytime, loaded to YouTube for the public to watch and even shared by your client with their friends and family that may be starting their home selling or buying process. At Hub Media Company we are experts on all types of real estate video including milestone videos. We can help you script each video and shoot it for you as well, presenting you, your team and your brand in the best possible way. Other videos to consider include; Expired’s and Cancelled, Agent or Team Biopics or Company Biopics, Loan Officer Milestones, Community and Subdivision, City Overview, Lifestyle, Cinematic HD Property Tours, Things To Do and much more.  Are you ready to make video part of your offering in 2017? Fill out the form below or call us.

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See Zillow’s New Video Feature In Action

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Upload Video To ZillowGame Changer. I know, I know – I hate that term too. It’s typically accompanied by some corny internet program from some paid spokesman to market a product you don’t need and have no use for. But this is different and I do believe it is a game changer.

I’m talking about Zillow’s new video feature.

Prominent Real Estate Agent Branding

It doesn’t have a name yet (that I know of) but it will be very popular with forward thinking real estate agents. Zillow’s new video feature allows real estate agents to upload professional quality videos with their listings on the number 1 consumer destination for real estate searches. The fact the videos are “pro level” is not what makes this new feature a game changer. The game changer is this – the listing agent can be in the video. See Video Zillow Now Supports Pro Level Branded Video

Think about that for a moment. As real estate agents, you constantly hunt down consumers to tell them you are in real estate. You have clever tricks and sayings like “oh by the way…..” or wearing your name badge everywhere you go or wrapping your car or billboards and and and – all to get the consumers attention, all to differentiate yourself and your brand. With Zillow’s new feature YOU are right in front of the consumer AT THE EXACT MONET IN TIME THEY CARE MOST ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY. #GameChanger

Yesterday I got a look at the new feature and how it’s presented from Chris May of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Atlanta Georgia. Chris paid the $149 each for 3 listings and the result is beautiful. The videos, with Chris in them, are prominent – it’s the first thing you see and the videos are front and center on desktop and mobile. Click on either image below to see the listing on Zillow

Desktop

Add Video To Zillow

Mobile

Upload Video To Zillow

Additional Cost Per Video

While some agents are complaining about the additional charge of $149 per video let me remind you it’s $149. And it’s to market yourself and your listings on the #1 real estate website. You can’t even get a good direct mail flyer or postcard done for $149 – and those people likely are not in the market to buy or sell while the Zillow visitors likely are, if not now, in the near future.

This Is Not Only A Buyer Thing

Some real estate agents will see this new feature as something to attract only buyers. But I think it will be the listing agents that will really kill it with this new feature. We already know, home seller are BUYERS before the are sellers because they are online searching for where they are going next, usually BEFORE they reach out to a real estate agent. Many will end up on Zillow. If these sellers come across a listing with this new video feature and if the agent is in the video like Chris May above and if that agent comes across as passionate and professional and knowledgeable (like Chris does) – I can see potential sellers reaching out to Chris to sell their home. Why wouldn’t they?

Calls To Action

This new feature offers countless possibilities for endless calls to action. As an agent prominently displayed to the consumer you could say “for more information about this property call me Chris May at….” or “For more information about this home or maybe you would like to know what your home is worth in todays market call me Chris May at…..” or “Thank you for your time, to schedule a private showing of this home please call me Chris May at… or to learn more about me and how we sell our clients home for more money in less time please visit my website at…. “

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Real Estate Video Marketing | Different IS Priceless

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Stand Out From The Competition
Stand Out From The Competition
Video is hot, particularly in the real estate space. And for good reason. There is no better medium to market real estate and real estate agents than video.

Not only do consumers clearly prefer video, videos says so much more about a property, an area, your team, marketing plan, the lifestyle and the real estate agent than any other medium possibly could. This is because video is emotional.

Emotion is a necessary aspect of any sales process. Unlike the traditional mediums real estate agents used to market themselves and their properties like pictures and direct mail (postcards and flyers) which only use one sense – sight, video uses sight, hearing and can even convey feeling when done right. Given the choice, 80% of consumers will choose a video compared to pictures. Read: Zillow Now Supports Pro Level Video

Different Is Everything

Last year we created over 600 property videos. That’s a lot of properties and a lot of real estate agents. It used to be good enough to just “do” video. That was when only the top agents were using video. This is no longer the case as their competition has started to move towards video as well which means different is everything.

Last week I got a call from one of our luxury real estate agents. He said “don’t take this the wrong way but you work with us and all of our competition which means our videos need to be different than theirs”. He is exactly right, different is everything.

The Story

As a real estate agent you want to stand out from your competition. You want to be different. This starts with the story. But who’s story?

When a real estate agent calls us they often have an idea of what they want their completed video to look like. Often the examples they send us are videos we’ve done for other agents here in Phoenix or areas of the country like Southern California – Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Rancho Sante Fe, San Diego or even Australia where real estate video is more risque etc. Often they want to copy what another agent did, often because it was different.

But by copying it, it’s not different anymore. It’s the same. Often real estate agents are crafting stories based upon the story they want to tell without thinking about the story their target audience, their ideal client wants to be told. The best real estate videos will focus on the needs and the wants of the consumer – not necessarily the real estate agent. As a real estate agent you want to differentiate yourself from your competitors not imitate them. Read: Where To Find Real Estate Content

Different Gets Noticed

Most consumers are now spending most of their time on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat etc. You only have a few seconds to grab their attention. Today’s consumer is quickly scrolling past pictures and text updates but they just might watch the video, and watch it to the end. So your videos need to be different.

You Need To Be Different

I remember when I learned how important different was in marketing. As a sales exec for numerous title companies here in the valley I started out trying to be like my competitors. I said the same things “we have great escrow officers, we are a fortune 500 company, we have locations across the valley, we do postcards” and hanging out where they did to get business – SEVRAR, SAR, WEMAR, trade shows, office meetings, walking through brokerages – and got mediocre results. It wasn’t until I had MyTitleGuy.com built and started filling it with content – blogs, videos, tutorials, white papers, classes – that my business began to grow. This is the path that brought me to video in 2008. While my success provided a road map for future execs I was still the innovator. I was different. The top agents were sick of hearing the same message, receiving the same sales pitch – they wanted different too. Different is entertaining.

The Consumer Wants Different

If your marketing is like everyone else’s you will still have a percentage of consumers watch it, but they will start to lose interest as the space is filled with the same style of video marketing. Like I did, you need to find who you are and more importantly – who you are not. Be controversial. Controversial is different. You want the viewer tuning in to your videos to see what you will say, what you will do next. Draw inspiration from TV commercials, what are they saying, how are they saying it, how is it being presented? Repurpose those videos into the real estate space and add your own spin on it. Your goal in the first 5 seconds of your video is to get them to watch the next 5 seconds and so on.

Level Playing Field

In the old days the only way to reach mass audiences was though expensive mediums like TV, radio and billboards. Social media and websites has leveled the playing field because this is where the consumer is. As a real estate agent you have the same playing field as national ad campaigns, production companies, national real estate companies and real estate brokerages. But your message needs to be entertaining. It needs to be exciting. No one wants to do business with a person or company that is vanilla or boring. Read: Videos Uploaded To Facebook Receive More Engagement

We Can Help You Be Different

As a leader in the real estate video space in Phoenix we can help you be different. We work with some of the most talented videographers, editors, animators and copyrighters in the space. If you can think it, we can help you realize it. Whether you are looking for a story told about your team, brokerage, market, community or listing – dream big, come up with something different. Maybe it’s a property video told from the dogs point of view or a child’s, whatever it is you can count on our team of professionals to bring your vision to life – differently.

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Zillow Now Supports Pro Level Video On Your Listings

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Zillow Supports Pro Level Video
Zillow Now Supports Pro Video
It’s been really rough being a videographer in the real estate space. If there is any industry that is slow to change it’s real estate. As powerful as video is you’d think MLS’s had found a way to properly and prominently showcase video with real estate listings – and you’d be wrong.

Real Estate Slow To Change

If there is any industry best suited for video it’s real estate. Video simply says so much more than any other medium. It’s also emotional as it uses more senses than text or pictures. Emotion = sales in real estate. I’ve been shooting video here in the valley since 2008. And to be perfectly honest, our videos are beautiful. They really do bring the property to life while prominently highlighting the real estate agent. The agents place their videos on YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, Twitter Instagram, Pinterest, Linkedin, websites, email, CRM’s and of course MLS. But Unfortunately video is still the red headed stepchild to photographs in MLS, receiving only a small tab to show the consumer there is a video – that’s IF they can see it.

Enter Zillow

But there was hope. Zillow, one of the leading consumer destinations for real estate began to support video. Sweet! With a catch. It supported video (walk through videos as Zillow calls them) created by real estate agents, through Zillow’s App and required the use of a smart phone to capture the video. Yes, a smart phone.

There are a few challenges with this scenario. First, it relies on the real estate agent to capture the content to property showcase their listing. The real estate agent that might be excellent at negotiating, writing contracts, showing properties, networking, social media etc, but not so great at camera angles, exposure, white balance, lighting, stability, storytelling etc.

As a result, the walk through videos loaded to market the listing often did more harm than good. Sadly, I needed Dramamine to watch some of the walkthrough videos I’ve seen on Zillow. Bad video is worse then no video at all.

I’d given up.

Zillow Now Allows Pro Level Video On Platform from HUB Media Company on Vimeo.

But earlier this month I received exciting news via Inman. Zillow is now supporting pro level videos! This means, our clients can now place the videos we create for them to market their listings and themselves where consumers would naturally look for them – Zillow. This. Is. Huge. (for the agents that understand the benefits)

What You Need To Know

This feature costs $149 per listing.

You can load videos up to 10 minutes long

The videos can be branded (you in them, your logo, your contact info etc)

Zillow Video Requirements

Video Codec: H.264
· Container Format: MP4
· Frame Size: HD: 1920×1080
· Video Data Rate: 10 Mbps or greater
· Frames per second: 24 or 30
· Audio Codec: AAC (advanced audio codec)
· Audio Data Rate: 320 Kbps, 44.1 Stereo
· Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (no letterboxing)

While I have seen real estate agents complaining online about the additional fee and promising they will not use it, I can tell you most of our luxury clients will be all over this new feature. They will have their videos in a place where consumers search for real estate, the buyers (which may be sellers as well) will be directly engaged by their marketing and their brand. I can see email inboxes already, “Found you on Zillow when looking for a home, I have a home to sell as well, If I list with you will you do a video of my home like this one?” HASHTAG BOOM.

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IFTTT | Automate Your Real Estate Marketing

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IFTTT
Automate Real Estate Marketing
Automate Real Estate Marketing. How awesome would it be to automate your real estate marketing? I mean who has the time? As a real estate professional you are already short on time – looking for new buyers, sellers, getting deals into escrow, keeping them there, office meetings, client and networking events, getting buyers prequalified, paying bills – and on top of ALL this, you still need to find time to market yourself AND spend time with your family.

Well let me help you with the marketing part. It’s called IFTTT or IF This Then That. TFTTT is not a new acronym for those in the coding world. They used this code to prompt something specific to happen IF something else happens. For instance, with auto responders – IF a payment is received THEN send THAT. THAT could be a login link, a registration link, an online course and more. THAT could be adding a name to a CRM with a drip.

IFTTT may sound intimidating but it’s not. A service called IFTTT can help you automate your world and your real estate marketing. How awesome would it be to Automatically thank someone for following you on Twitter or automatically upload your YouTube videos to your Tumblr or your WordPress website or Facebook or Twitter? How about adding a picture from your Instagram automatically to a Pinterest board or automatically loading your Facebook posts to your Instagram or vice versa? How about automatically posting photos from Instagram to LinkedIn? How about automatically uploading your latest Instagram video to your Facebook page? How about automatically tracking your hours or automatically saving receipts? You can even automatically trigger your phone to turn on WIFI when you get home to save money on your wireless plan or even help Alexa (Amazon) find your iPhone.

All of this is possible, with thousands if not tens of thousands of recipes (that’s what IFTTT calls them) with IF This Then That or IFTTT. And the best part, it’s so simple – and FREE. See video below for how IFTTT works.

IFTTT | IF This Then That | Automate Real Estate Marketing from HUB Media Company on Vimeo.

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Real Estate Content Marketing | Where To Find Real Estate Content

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Real Estate Content Marketing
How To Create Content For Real Estate Marketing
Content is as they say KING. Real Estate Content is what consumers are looking for online when they ask search engines like Google, Yahoo and Bing a question. But not all real estate content is created the same.

The right real estate content can not only help consumers find you online, but also establish you as the expert in your niche – the area expert. The wrong real estate content will not only not be found online, but could also hurt you.

No one will care if you are the best real estate agent in the world until you give them a reason to. Gone are the days of the self promotion marketing, you know the “we are the best”, “we sell more homes than anyone” “the best brokerage”, “ABR, CRS, GRI, Top Producer, “Presidents Circle” etc. Consumers not only don’t know what that means, they only care about how you can help them. Which means real estate agents need to create the real estate content buyers and sellers are actually looking for.

The best real estate content – by far – is video content. Not only is video easier to consume, is shorter, easier to find online, emotional, but video also lasts longer than any other content marketing medium. I still get calls and emails about real estate content I created over 6 years ago. Not really possible with a postcard or flyer.

In the video below Stephen Garner explains what is the best real estate content for your real estate content marketing as well as where to find it.

Real Estate Content Marketing | Where To Find Real Estate Content | Hub Media Company from HUB Media Company on Vimeo.

Start creating content on a regular basis and you will see more traffic coming to your real estate website. More comments, likes and shares on your Facebook posts, more likes and subscribers on YouTube and ultimately more money in your pocket.

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Video Uploaded To Facebook Gets The Most Engagement But Largely Underutilized By Real Estate Pros

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Have you noticed your Facebook stream continues to explode with videos? The savvy real estate professionals, coaches, trainers and thought leaders certainly have. And they are capitalizing on it – big time.  According to the social media tool “Buffer”,

 

As part of their study, Buffer took a look at the number of engagements (defined as clicks, likes, and shares) that different types of posts received, on average, across Facebook on Twitter. As you can see from the chart below, video is blowing photos, links, and plain text posts out of the water on Facebook.

 

Video Gets Most Engagement On Facebook

It is important to note the metrics above are for videos uploaded directly to Facebook and not shared via other video hosting sites like YouTube, Vimeo, Wistia or external links to 3rd party websites etc. You can leverage Facebook video to extend or introduce your brand, educate and engage the consumer, market your listings, get more leads and ultimately make more money.

So what types of vides should you be loading to Facebook?

It’s important to note, while Facebook is a social sharing website, it is still the content that is king. I started using video in my title insurance business back in 2008, well before anyone else in the title industry space (nationally). I used video to differentiate myself from my competitors and it worked. What I didn’t post was video about why I thought I was awesome or why my escrow officers were better than anyone else’s or even about the financial strength of the company(s) I worked for. I came from a place of giving and posted videos that would be of value to my ideal client – real estate professionals. Topics included how to drive traffic to your website with video, types of video content & where to find it, video SEO, video syndication, video integration with WordPress, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Blogging, Inbound Marketing, Hub Marketing, Activerain and so much more.

I amassed over 2,300 subscribers on my MyTitleGuy YouTube channel, 250,000 + video views and hundreds of leads from real estate agents and title companies around the country. You can do the same in your niche. But it’s all about the content you post. Why you are the best real estate agent is worthless to many consumers and frankly will be seen as salesy and, as consumers, we hate to be sold to. Why your brokerage is better than another is pointless as consumers don’t necessarily search for brokerages, in fact – 97% of consumers don’t see a distinction between real estate brands, it’s why your clients followed you when you left brokerage A for brokerage B. So while these things may be important to you, they are not necessarily important to your ideal client – buyers and sellers. The next time you see a real estate agent post something about their production take a closer look, I’ve noticed most if not all the engagement around it comes from other real estate agents, their vendors or their family.

Things you should be posting on Facebook include your cinematic listing videos, your community videos, lifestyle videos, how to’s like how to use your website to find the home of their dreams, how to discover the market value of their home in TODAYS market, the buying process, the selling process, your marketing plan, things to watch out for when buying a home, community or subdivision profiles, new builds, client testimonials, local business profiles, local school information, local and major employers, tax information, local market updates and so on. You don’t need to sell yourself with this type of content as the content you are sharing should clearly identify you as the authority in your space.

What you can take from the info above is that video represents a huge opportunity for visibility, brand awareness and ultimately engagement – particularly on Facebook. So if you’re not posting video on Facebook, either professionally produced, live or pre-recorded, you’re seriously missing out!

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