Comments on: Why Real estate photography matters

By: Carson Coots - Real Estate Photographer

Carson Coots - Real Estate Photographer — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:48:15 +0000

I have been at it for a while now, and there is definitely a market for this service… but I have found that the best way to find clients is through good old-fashioned direct mail and networking rather than using only internet and seo. Higher-level income producers and brokers are ready and willing to hire if the price and portfolio is right. It’s also great if you can get a contract with the marketing manager of a multi-agent office.

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Wed, 23 May 2007 03:32:17 +0000

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By: TrvlnMn

TrvlnMn — Sun, 13 May 2007 14:54:00 +0000

We’re not professional photographers, certainly, but if we can’t take great pictures then we need to hire the folks who can.

I would’ve thought in the age of digital cameras there would be almost no excuse to use a bad photograph.

A picture says 1,000 words, and a Realtor who takes excellent photographs shows that he or she takes pride in his work.

It also shows that the Realtor understands the fundamental principles of selling, and the importance of the internet as a sales tool.

By: Jeremy Hart

Jeremy Hart — Fri, 11 May 2007 17:34:00 +0000

Interestingly enough, I was thinking about this topic just yesterday. I was on a Charlottesville agent’s website searching for a listing he has for some folks who are moving to Blacksburg. Obviously I have an interest in how their home is marketed and advertised, and so I went to his site to see how it looked. Can’t find the house … not only can’t I find the house, I can’t find ANY of his listings. I have to search the MLS for a house that I don’t know anything about, and when I do find it the pictures are awful. This is a half million dollar house, can’t we do better than have three grainy photos? I called my client to ask about it, and he said they had asked the agent to upgrade the photos.

We’re not professional photographers, certainly, but if we can’t take great pictures then we need to hire the folks who can. By the way … the pictures I saw when searching the Charlottesville homes were pretty good – you all have a lot of great-looking homes! Or were they just great looking pictures …