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Virtual Tours That Help Your Viewer Understand Everything You Offer
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What’s next? Watch this video on some helpful tips of how to prepare for our arrival.
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Congratulations on your decision to go with Google Street View virtual tour for your business. Never underestimate the value of preparation, and never leave it up to your 360 virtual tour photographer
If you do decide to keep customers in your virtual tours, worry not. Their faces will be blurred out to keep their anonymity safe.
So a little preparation before our arrival could go a long way. When our photographer is busy cleaning up areas that should have been cleaned before our arrival, or hiding stuffed trash bins, it takes away our focus. For an optimal virtual tour experience, please see the following recommendations below.
We cannot upload your virtual tour unless you have a verified listing on Google Maps. How can you tell? It’s simple. Do a search for your business by typing in your business name in the search bar. On the Google search results, towards the right hand side, you should see what we like to call a “Knowledge Graph.” A knowledge graph sits on the right hand side of your search results, and holds all kinds of information about your business including your hours of operations, contact details and photos. You, as the owner of the business may recall having a Google postcard sent to your address with a verification pin to which you entered into your Google My Business account. Upon entering the 5 digit code, your business was verified. If NONE of this sounds familiar and you do not see a knowledge graph on your Google results page, then give us a call so we can help you set one up.
Or for more information on setting up your Google Maps profile, click here.
Walk through your own business: A great way to get an objective view of your business is to walk through your business through the eyes of a first time customer. That- or perhaps you could ask a friend to stop by and get their feedback.
What aspects of your store grab your attention? Pay attention to these areas so you can highlight them during your business photo shoot.
What are some eye sores that you are not so proud of? Maybe an area that often gets neglected, but you have grown accustomed to. Well, your visitors may notice it right away, and so will our cameras. Be sure to spruce those areas up. However, if there are areas that need major improvements that you just can’t get to, let our photographers know. We may be able to Photoshop it out for you to conceal it. Just let us know.
Our virtual tours always start outside. So evaluate the outside of your business from the eye of a customer. Do you have a trashcan that needs emptying or a cigarette ashtray full of cigarette butts? Is there debris on the ground or on the doormat that could use a good sweeping up? Any half-peeled or sun-faded stickers on the glass that you want to remove? Also:
Once inside, there are all sorts of small details which can make or break your tour. Remember, the camera eye picks up everything and so will your prospects.
Bonus tip: For Business/Office Virtual Tours: Sometimes it may help to ‘stage‘ your areas so that viewers get a sense of what services you offer. For instance, if you teach a yoga class, you may want to lay out all your mats, light up candles, etc… If you’re a dentist, you may want to activate your screens, lamps, x-ray machines etc… This will help the viewer get a peak of what services you offer.
The age old question. We like to say that it just all depends on the industry. Some businesses can really shine when the place is completely empty and immaculate. Other businesses, when full of customers, can give the impression of a thriving business and may actually encourage a viewer to stop by. A busy place of business can give off the impression that your business is doing something right. Again, other businesses just look great when it’s completely empty. It’s really your call but you can talk to your photographer to get their opinion as they have most likely shot dozens of virtual tours of your very industry.
If you do decide to keep customers in your virtual tours, worry not. Their faces will be blurred out to keep their anonymity safe.
It just really depends on your industry. If your work environment has your staff sitting in place, such as the front desk or register, then keeping them there is recommended. If your work environment consists of your staff running around like chickens with their heads cut off, then it’s not a good idea to have them included in the virtual tour. In these cases, we will ask that the staff work around us, meaning when we are in one room, they will be hanging out in another room. When we enter that room, they can go back to the room we just shot, etc… All staff members faces will also be blurred out so tell them not to worry!
If you would like to take advantage of our photographer’s visit and need some bio shots of you an/or your staff, then this could be arranged. Just let us know ahead of time so that our photographers can come prepared with the right camera lenses and also so that we could discuss with you payment options. If this is the case, make sure your staff and/or employees report to work on time, uniformed or dressed to impress. This all depends on what industry you’re in. See more about our photography services.
Preparing for our photo shoot is the best way to assure for a smooth visit from our virtual tour photographers. We’ve tried to come up with every possible scenario, but if we left something out, please contact us so that we can answer any of your questions. We very much look forward to working with you!
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