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Tours D’ Force, creators of Lenawee County virtual tours, is pleased to announce three new cutting edge additions to our tours: Full screen HD virtual tours, mobile virtual tours and photo bracketing to bring out color and depth in your pictures.

Visit our blog at Lenawee County Virtual Tours for more information on all of these new technologies and view some of our HD virtual tours. Use your smart phone to view a mobile virtual tour here: http://rtvpix.com/RE-1716-3CCGHO-01

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Tours D’ Force provides you with all of the great tools you could ever imagine or need when it comes to marketing yourself, your business and your properties online. Backed by www.RealTourVision.com the world leader in virtual tour software and #1 Ranking virtual tour company on the Internet, you will find that our marketing tools are always evolving faster than anyone else. As your dedicated property marketing partner, we make sure the virtual tours you order from us today are still making you look your best tomorrow. See them at our website: http://www.toursdforce.com/

Today all homes, large and small, need virtual tours. According to the National Association of Realtors’ 2009 Survey of Home Buyers and Sellers, 90% of all home buyers begin their search on the internet. With so many homes available right now, most buyers narrow their search by looking at homes with virtual tours first. Whether you are a Southern Michigan Realtor or homeowner, put your home’s best face on the internet with a Tours D’ Force Virtual Tour.

Tours D’ Force has been providing the best virtual tours available in Southern Michigan since 2008. We chose Real Tour Vision (RTV) as our partner because they provide the best technology and tour quality in the business. Since that time they have continued to improve their products and services, keeping ahead of their competitors in every area.

Contact us soon to book your Southern Michigan virtual tour and find out more about optimizing your search engine visibility.

Hal Holubik
Toursdforce Virtual Tours
Lenawee County virtual tours
Order a virtual tour: 517.486.4209

Real Estate Virtual Tours are here!! More people choose http://www.realtourvision.com/virtual tour company than any other virtual tour provider on the market. We encourage you to research the 360 virtual tour industry before making a decision. We are by far the most established virtual tour company in the industry. Our virtual tour customers, and their clients get only the best and most experienced advice and help from our staff. Thank you and enjoy our virtual tours.

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Blender or Juicer

Say goodbye to white and washed-out windows… and rooms too dark!  Get perfect real estate photos each and every time in a fast and easy way with the help of your local Lenawee County virtual tour provider, Tours d’ force.  Tours D’ Force has taken exposure compensation a step further by varying the exposure into our all NEW D-Photos.

Let your photos portray the world as you see it… Don’t let your camera work on the assumption that everything is equivalent to a special hue of grey.  Ever tried taking a shot with tricky lighting, or one that has a lot of light variations between the dark and the bright areas  and you’re not sue which exposure to use?

Have you ever tried photographing a high contrast scene, and you know that even the best exposure will typically have blown out highlights and flat shadows. The solution is Tours D’ Force D-Photo processing:

Click on the picture to take the D-Photo tour

Benefits of professional photographers:
›    Saving on lighting equipment
     No need to acquire expensive lighting equipment -and carry it- when you shoot high contrast scenes. Just enable Tours D’ Force and their new D-Photo feature, and let them merge your photos into an image with extended dynamic range.
›    Great pictures on cloudy days
     Shadowless hazy sunlight or an overcast sky usually results in dull-looking photographs. The D-Photo feature of Tours D’ Force can turn them into great-looking images. Check out this amazing photography.
›    Saving time and money in post-processing
     Tours D’ Force automatic blending, unlimited stacking, easy comparison of results and batch processing will save you hours of editing time while creating results that make you look like a pro.
=    Well exposed images
     Photos taken from the inside of a home or a business are almost always a high contrast scene -- you can't limit your view to areas with the same brightness when shooting. By taking views under several exposures and processing them Tours D’ Force can create an image that will show details in both the dark and bright areas of the scene.


Don’t waste your time trying to juice-up your photos in some photo editing program.  Let Tours D’ Force blend your image to perfection.

Emphasize the quality of your properties by improving your photos.

☑    Quality real estate photos are an essential marketing tool.
☑    Say goodbye to white windows and rooms too dark.


Catch the Perfect Picture With Tours D’ Force!


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Hal Holubik
LC Virtual Tours
http://www.Toursdforce.com Order a virtual tour: 517-486-4209

Virtual Tours are here!! More people choose www.realtourvision.com virtual tour company than any other virtual tour provider on the market. We encourage you to research the 360 virtual tour industry before making a decision. We are by far the most established virtual tour company in the industry. Our virtual tour customers and their clients get only the best and most experienced advice and help from our staff. Thank you and enjoy our virtual tours.

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The Power In Numbers

 The potential for successfully selling your home online grows with each passing day. According to the National Association of Realtors, 90 percent of buyers used the Internet when searching for a home. With the excess supply of homes on the market, marketing your home online can greatly increase your reach. Chances are high that this medium will lead a home buyer right to your door.

Why Use Social Networks?

Because selling a house these days takes a lot more imagination than it used to-especially in this economy! The Internet, and in conjunction social networking sites, makes this stressful process a lot easier. The point of social networking sites is to interact and connect with people. Sites like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter are quickly revolutionizing the way information is spread. According to Facebook, if Facebook were a country, it would be the THIRD LARGEST country in the world. Why not harness that power to quickly and efficiently spread the news about the home you have for sale?

How to Use Social Networking?

Tours D’ Force, your Lenawee County virtual tour company recognizes the importance of Networking to find prospects and get properties sold. That is why our virtual tours have social networking built right into the virtual tour viewer. With a simple click of the mouse, viewers can add your virtual tour to their social networks.


In just one click, you can harness the social aspect of the internet through social networking sites such as: Digg, Delicious, MySpace, Furl, Facebook, Mixx, FriendFeed, BackFlip, LinkedIn, Bebo, StumbleUpon, Reddit, Twitter, and Technorati.

One of the things that realtors have often said to me over the years is, they said, Hal, my customer wants to participate.  We’ll one of the things that you can do as a realtor to help your customers to participate is by utilizing the buttons at the bottom of the virtual tour.  The single click social networking buttons. 

If your client has a Facebook account, a MySpace account, a linkedIn account, a Twitter account, etc., they can upload the virtual tour to their own personal account.  Think about this for a second, you the realtor may have a hundred friends that are on your Facebook account, so you can click on the Facebook button and go ahead and upload the virtual tour onto your Facebook profile page. But your customer may have another hundred people that they know, and maybe their kid has another two hundred people, so, bottom line is don’t be afraid of involving your customers, draw attention to the bottom line buttons in the virtual tour so that way you can get the word out there. Put it in the different social networking sites, let this thing really take off and be seen by a lot of people.  With real estate as with many other kinds of sales, it’s a numbers game, the more people that see it the higher the ability of it being sold quickly.  Having a high quality virtual tour helps once again establish you, the realtor as being tech savvy as well as now involving your client in the process as much as they want to be involved. 

Virtual Tour Syndication, so folks, when we talk about going out there and grabbing a broader net.  Being able to cast your net to more prospects, we really need to make sure that you’re listing, and frankly, your virtual tour is cast out there for people to find. 

Social Networking should be part of everyone conversations and activities. 

Can You Show Me Evidence?

Let me share a story with you about an elementary fifth-grader in my home town of Blissfield, MI. population 3,000.  This Blissfield Elementary School student’s portrayal of Leonardo da Vinci for a class project ended up winning first place in a nationwide contest sponsored by electronics company Samsung.  His school teacher, who had started the wax museum project several years ago, submitted a video of Austin giving his presentation.  About two weeks ago, he learned he was in the top ten.

He was pretty excited that he actually got that close to winning, he said.  “I wanted to know how to win right away.”

Having learned that it would take collect the most votes on Facebook to win, some of his friends made signs to put on lockers in his homeroom.  His older sister, a student at Grand Valley State University spread the word among her friends. His teacher’s daughter rounded up votes at Spring Arbor University.

And, Austin said he couldn’t count how many people came up to him and said “My grandma voted for you on Facebook.”

Well, I needn’t say more, Austin’s presentation received the most votes he won a $500 prize for himself and a document camera for his school.

There is power in numbers! And it doesn’t matter who you are or where you or your listing are as more individuals turn to the Internet during the home search process, the more likely your home will be seen if you take advantage of the opportunities provided by Social Networking.

Call me today and ask me how to integrate social networking into your overall marketing strategy.


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Hal Holubik
Tours D’ Force
Southern Michigan Virtual Tours
www.Toursdforce.com
hal@toursdforce.com

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OPEN 24/7

I suspect that you’ve had a conversation or two about “Open Houses” and how they are used to sell a home. Traditionally, when people were thinking about moving, they would “prowl” their favorite neighborhoods by car to see if any homes were for sale. Sundays were always popular prowling days, because many real estate agents would hold open houses for the purpose of letting interested people see inside.

It is very rare that somebody buys a home without first seeing the insides. Open houses offered prospective buyers a chance to get the rare glimpse inside the home, so they were willing to kill several hours on a Sunday afternoon going from one open house to another. But this is not so much the case anymore! In fact, that’s the reason for the e-mail today.

                                                                                                                                                                
It is my belief that the “one day per month” open house has been replaced. Prospective homebuyers are no longer prowling in their cars on Sunday afternoon rather they are prowling the internet, from the comfort of their easy chair. Through the power of the Internet, you and your clients can have an Open House, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

You have to be able to offer your open houses 24/7, and you do this with virtual tours. Tours D’ Force, your Southern Michigan virtual tour company uses high-quality digital imaging, we produce interior and exterior photographs, HD virtual tours and HD V-slideshows that enhance your existing Real Estate marketing initiatives. Realtors® can reach more clients and show more homes without even having to be there. Tours D’ Force professional photography and virtual tour services are perfect for Lenawee County and the surrounding Real Estate markets. With an eye for detail, our highly trained, professional staff uses specialized cameras & lighting to best showcase your client’s home. Years of experience combined with the latest digital technology allow us to produce outstanding results with the greatest efficiency. We take less time out of your busy schedule, giving you more time to focus on what’s important: listing, selling and of course your clients.

The language of real state is photography.  Buyers use the internet to preview homes and select those they want their Realtor to show them. To ensure that your homes are shown in the best possible light, hire a professional photographer who knows the best angles, precise lighting and has the appropriate tools.

We will build you a comprehensive, site specific custom website packed full of information about your home, the neighborhood, and quite frankly about you, a complete, dynamic website that buyers will find and stay on for several minutes. Our websites are expertly designed and get found easily on Google by buyers looking for homes in your area.

We know buyers are looking for pictures of homes, neighborhood information, video, walkability, floor plans, school information, home amenities and they are comparing your home to you competition.  By creating a site that gives them everything they’re looking for-buyers will stay engaged in your home much longer than any other home on the market, increasing the odds they will identify your home as one they’d like to see in person.

What good is getting a virtual tour from anyone if it is not seen by everyone possible? A big reason home sellers use a listing agent to sell their home is to get that maximum exposure only a listing agent can bring to the table.

At Tours D’ Force your listing & tour will appear on Google Base, Craigslist, Trulia, Zillow, Oodle, Lycos, Local, Hot Pads, Vast, Properazzi, Dot Homes and more! Listings pushed to the exposure engine receive on average 25% MORE viewings and are kept updated until your listing is sold! Tours D’ Force also has direct access to the PicturePath distribution portal through Realtor.com which puts your listing onto 83 additional national portal sites. You WILL get more viewings when you use our exposure engine and PicturePath portal than you would if you simply added listings into the MLS and company site alone.

Show your clients that you’re doing everything possible to sell their home by giving them an open house 24/7 with a high quality virtual tour.

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Hal Holubik
Tours D’ Force
Southern Michigan Virtual Tours
www.Toursdforce.com
Order a virtual tour today: 517-486-4209


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The Large Home Myth

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Virtual tours are not just for large homes! A 2009 study by the National Association of Realtors indicates that more than 90% of home buyers search for homes on line. This means virtual tours are important for every home. The study also shows that the internet has surpassed yard signs as the second-most-used method for buyers to find the home they eventually purchase. Here are the significant numbers:

In 2009, 36% of home buyers found their new home through a Realtor; a matching 36% found the home they eventually purchased on line; 12% found a home from a yard sign or open house; and only 2% found their home through a print publication. For perspective, in 2001, 48% of buyers found their home through a Realtor and only 8% found their home on the internet. It seems the internet is poised to surpass Realtors as the way most buyers find a new home!

The home below is only 888 square feet, but it is beautifully maintained in a nice neighborhood - and someone is looking for it on the internet right now!  Check out ALL the virtual home tours on Southern Michigan Real Estate, TourLenaweeCounty.com.

What do buyers want to see on line? Pictures – more importantly, virtual tours. Many refine their initial search to show only listings with virtual tours. Buyers are deciding what houses they want to see based on what they find on the internet. They are telling their Realtor what homes they want to see, not waiting for the agent to come up with a list. And they are finding that Realtor on line; often because the agent represents one of the homes they want to see. Small homes need to be on the internet with virtual tours.

A virtual tour can show a home that looks small from the outside actually has plenty of space on the inside. It can show that the home has an inviting layout, plenty of light and special features that you can’t see from stills or from the curb.

Tours D’ Force online Virtual Tours, in partnership with RTV virtual tour software company, offers the very best HD virtual tours available. Our HD tours can go full screen to make an even better experience for the buyer. We offer not only tours and v-slide shows - our Internet Optimizer can help bring you great organic search engine rankings. We can also help you market your listings to area real estate agents and home owners through internet and print avenues.

Palatial or cozy, every home needs a virtual tour. Get the best. Tours D’ Force online Virtual Tours and RTV, Inc.

Hal Holubik
Tours D' Force
Southern Michigan Virtual Tours
http://www.toursdforce.com/
Property Marketing That Works!
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Lenawee County Virtual Tours are here!! More people choose http://www.toursdforce.com virtual tour company than any other virtual tour provider on the market. We encourage you to research the 360 virtual tour industry before making a decision. We are by far the most established virtual tour company in the industry. Our virtual tour customers and their clients get only the best and most experienced advice and help from our staff. Thank you and enjoy our virtual tours.


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Five Levels of Success

Do you need just digital photos professionally photographed? We will go out and photograph your digital photos for the MLS(s), Realtor.com, company web site, personal web site, flyers and advertising. There is not a virtual tour or slideshow, just the still images done professionally. Gives you more time to do what you do best, list and sell. We’ll process the stills and then email them to you!


Nothing will help sell a listing FASTER than quality digital photography complemented by a great virtual tour, 87% of potential home buyers look at homes FIRST with virtual tours. Our Basic HD Full Screen Virtual Tour Includes: 4 - 360° virtual tour spins & 6 - digital photos Free Music, Company logo, agent photo, custom banner, contact info and weekly hit report sent to you.

For those of you that prefer the V-Slide over the interactive 360 virtual tours our HD V- Slide certainly will impress. This machine of wonder has been built using the very latest flash based engine; it loads at impressively timely speeds, and displays full screen HD images with grace and elegance. With the ever growing demand for professional photography, the need to have those photos displayed in a uniquely impressive format has never been greater.

Are you ready for Toursdforce HD V-Side?  Your customers are that’s for sure!  We’ll arrive on site and professionally photograph up to 20 scenes for you to really amaze your sellers too!  Great for MLS(s), Realtor.com, personal web site, flyers and advertising.

Want to step it UP a notch. Sometimes that vantage point is UP! The kind of UP that we’re talking about is only attainable from THIRD and FOURTH story windows. It’s simply impossible to achieve this impact from the ground or from an aircraft. Elevated Photos captures an amazing picture of your property and its surroundings.

As an alternative to expensive airplane flights you now can bring your real estate listings and property to the top by adding on one of our elevated shots with any of your virtual tours. Your listings will rise above the rest!

We also have what we call an Exposure Engine, we have found multiple portals that will get your listings on more web sites than ever before. This is a proven strategy that does work. It’s a numbers game, the more places that the listing shows up, the more chances you have to sell it faster. In addition, two hot places to have your listings today is CraigsList and YouTube. Why? More people go to CraigsList looking for almost anything and everything. We can provide you with a custom Craigslist posting and you don't have to do any of the work. With the introduction of SmartPhone technology YouTube is one of the most searched places for people with their cell phones. Having a YouTube video is another great way to attract potential clients to your listings. This service is FREE with the purchase of any one of our virtual tours and our Explosive Exposure Engine. But we didn’t stop there, we’re also tossing in our E-flyer so you can easily share listing details and your tour with prospects. We will publish your virtual tour to our local Blog portal; http://www.tourlenaweecounty.com/ which allows home shoppers, locals and literally any internet visitor to preview our entire virtual tour inventory with the click of a mouse! Finally...and saving the very best for last, we’re even providing you with a custom QR code to attach to your yard sign. You’ll be truly amazed at the traffic you’re getting when your weekly hit reports come in.

Hal Holubik
Tours D’ ForceSouthern Michigan Virtual Tours  
www.Toursdforce.com
Order a virtual tour today: 517-486-4209

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