Sell Your Condo Or Home Through YouTube

[lisa]

With home prices coming down and buyer's coming out of the woodwork to take advantage of a market that favors them, you may find more interest in the condo you've put up for sale.

Whether using the "for sale by owner" route or working through an agent, you know you want to expose your listing as far and wide as possible to increase changes for bidding. Social media engines, in particular YouTube, can greatly help.

Now, even though you may realize that YouTube is the second largest search engine on the Internet behind Google, you may wonder what good it will do to have a video of your home or condo uploaded there.

Isn't YouTube mainly a clearinghouse for popular news clips and funny viral videos? 320ytmp3 While it's true the majority of YouTube links passed around e-mails feature the bizarre and just plain hilarious, it can still benefit you to advertise your listing with a short video tour. The flexibility of YouTube allows not only for direct viewing, but also increased exposure throughout the Internet.

Blended Search Capability. With Google's blend search paradigm, plus Google's ownership of YouTube, you stand to attract homebuyers to your condo video through search.

Tag your video appropriately with location search words and increase the possibility of your video's thumbnail showing in blended search results where you live.

As locals and transplants look for condos and houses in your area, they'll perform detailed searches, so make sure you have everything covered.

Integration with Other Social Media. You can integrate your YouTube account to post automatically to Twitter and Facebook, plus you can embed video code into blog postings and past URLs in Craigslist ads. Anywhere you have access to a forum on the Internet, you can promote your condo for sale with the acceptable HTML code.

Multiple Videos Can Mean Multiple Viewers. Don't limit yourself to one video of your condo or home. Multiple videos highlighting different amenities and qualities increases the chances of viewership and sharing, and visibility in search. When homebuyers look at listings, they may look for different things, so it's important to cover all your bases.

The best part about promoting home sales through YouTube is that it's free. All you need is a camera, and relatively inexpensive ones designed for quick posting to YouTube are available at electronics stores for under $200. It's a small investment for ensuring your home is seen, but it's worth the price.