techmediamarketing provides a simple way for Real Estate Agents to get their property listings posted to a broad list of Internet media sites including YouTube.

How does a Real Estate Agent sign up?

With your credit card please use this form Account Creation form, the email used in the form will be sent account information. See Account Management change account information for more information.

What is the process to get our properties listed with YouTube and other social Networking sites?

Once the IDX (data) feed has been set up with your MLS or other service provider, our service will establish a YouTube Account for the account which may also be used for any purpose and post as many videos files as they wish. The techmediamarketing system will take the listing photos and descriptive text from the data feed and create a video slide show of those listings coupled with a spoken text narrative created by our system.

How does the system work?

Each listing is tagged with relevant text so that shoppers can find your listings listing on YouTube. Google owns YouTube and indexes their listings in a few days. The index rankings, also known as Page Rank on Google [define], vary often and is effected by a number of factors that vary by market, time of the year, volume of listings and a number of factors that are unknown and unpublished by Google. At the same time the Agents listings will also be posted to our list of Media Sites helping the relevancy of the listings and providing broad coverage across top Internet Media sites that carry video.

Will the system remove sold properties?

Once the listing is dropped from the data feed it is automatically removed from the Internet channels and dropped from the indexes.

How do you see properties being indexed on Google for techmediamarketing YouTube listings?

To find one of our Agent's listing on YouTube go to http://techmediamarketing.com and click on the “Demos” button at the top or click here for complete list of properties now posted on YouTube. Look at one of the listings. For example any property's Property Type/City/State for example: Condo Tacoma WA. Take that information and enter it into Google. Look for a YouTube entry, usually they have a picture associated with it. (Look at green text at the bottom of each Google search result for those listed by YouTube.)

Background, Market Research and Philosophy about how [in-market] consumers search for properties on the Internet:

1. Consumers start at a search engine most of the time (70-90%) (1)

2. The consumer is quite clear about what they want and uses different mediums during different phases of their decision process. Simply, they go from 6-8 property ideas and narrow it down to 1 and make an offer on that one home in about a 6-8 month window. The Internet is the number # 1 media for those in the final few weeks of the decision process [in market consumers]. This means that people shopping for a property [in market consumers], in the way we are setting up the properties to be found, are closer (intend) to purchase a property than at any other phase of the process. Other media hit consumers further up the time line, further away from the decision point where they may use other mediums in larger numbers, like TV, Newspaper or information sites like Zillow, while using a more general less detailed search criteria, as they are not yet clear on what they want. While the numbers these broader medias produce are larger in raw numbers [i.e. get more traffic] they are further up the decision funnel and do not represent as many real buyers at that point in the purchase process (2).

3. Hence: Our philosophy is that by getting the individual Agent listing in front of the buyer at the final phase in the purchase process gives the Agent a better chance that their property will be chosen.

Considerations:

• Remember you cannot find properties that are not pos ted.so you cannot just type in anything.

• Not all properties index necessarily in your market… Google has 20+ server farms (rows of computers in windowless buildings) located around the US… they do not all sync up at the same time. So, while someone in MN may be able to see a search for a particular property high up on Google search… you in Boston may not.

• Not all properties index… fact is we are shooting at the sweet spot in the market for the way most real shoppers look for properties. That is, you cannot find these by just typing in any property type /city and state… you, and real shoppers, need to enter enough data to find properties located locally in your market. (we focus on the way most properties shoppers search for properties.) (2)

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Why do you just talk about Google and not MSN or Yahoo?

While 70-90% of all property shoppers (in-market customers) turn on their computer at a search engine and start from there.(1)

• Over 70% of those buyers use Google, the #1 Search Engine. YouTube, which is owned by Google, accounts for over 20% of those searches, making it the #2 Search Engine. All the others, MSN, Yahoo, AOL, combined account for less than 10% of the market share.

• YouTube, which is owned by Google, represents the #2 search engine if you were to break out its numbers behind Google.

• For several reasons Google indexes YouTube over other media properties:

1. Research indicates that there is a 50x better chance of landing on the front page of a Google search result (3).

2. Google, which owns YouTube, doesn't make any money until someone clicks on a sponsored link. This Pay Per Click (PPC) [define] process is the core to Google's success. Without it they could not provide the free or organic searches we focus on. So, if a searcher didn't click on a Google PPC ad then that searcher may click on one of the properties that Google owns or has advertising relationships with such as YouTube.

Why do you focus on Google and YouTube?

See FAQ Why Google and not MSN or Yahoo

Received Site Up Email - What do I do next?

You will have received an email which included your log into your YouTube account

If you did not receive an email from us since you signed up please Contact us and let us know. Also look in your spam filter for an email from techmediamarketing.

You can use your YouTube Log in Credentials to log into your YouTube account and review your statistics and inventory posted there.

For more on how your YouTube account works see YouTube Help File.

YouTube Reporting is called: Insight YouTube Insight Overview Video.

No Video Trailers

Intro and exit video trailers are not available. In looking at YouTube abandonment rates it appears that when you add an intro video about the Real Estate Office or brand consumers often abandon it thinking it is just a remake of some TV ad. We don't recommend them and have opted not to include them. It is important for Agents to realize that these listings are about the property and not about their “brand”.

Social Networking

Social Networking is going to be hot and this system will bring better search results to the Agent's properties on Google. Google is indexing Twitter and Facebook as well or better than YouTube right now. The purpose of this is to get Google Search results, not have people follow the Agent on Twitter. Twitter accounts are created for the Agent and are separate from the Agent's personal Twitter account. This feature in YouTube is called AutoShare. Agents need to set up their own Facebook account and then log into their YouTube account. Click Here follow the setup and http://tinyurl.com/youtubeshare

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Account Management How do I change account information

If the information is not coming to us in your IDX feed each night you need to contact your Broker to ask them to update their records.

Administrators: you should have received your log in credentials from us when we notified you that your site was active. If you have lost or misplaced this information please send us an email to support@techmediamarketing.com using your corporate email and we will return your log in information (during business hours).

If you have your log in credentials go to http://techmediamarketing.com/account and enter them there.

1. Enter your user name and password.

2. Click on Agent Info link above your corporate information on the screen

3. Click on the dot in front of the Agent record you wish to modify.

4. At the bottom of the screen click on change.

5. Edit record and save.

Click here for more on how to sign up

YouTube Account Help Files

Here is the YouTube Help file link.

YouTube Reporting is called: Insight YouTube Insight Overview Video.

Can I use my own YouTube Account?

Yes, each Broker or Account can have their own YouTube account. If you do not have an account we will provide one for you. Please remember to add the credentials (channel name/login and Password) when you sign up.

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Can I join as an individual Agent even though our Broker does not?

Yes we can sign up individual Agents.

How to Sign Up?

Click on Create Account link on any page.

We only accept the following Credit Cards and cannot afford to invoice Agents at this price point. We accept: AMX, VISA and MC

An enrollment form will be presented. Enter your name and address and other information about your Real Estate Office. When entering your Credit Card please pay attention the CVV security codes. They are different for different credit properties. Here is a summary of what to look for on each card type. Click here for CVV codes

Here is the pricing and how it will work [ Pricing ]

What are the Terms of our agreement with techmediamarketing?

Our Terms are two fold. Site usage terms located at the bottom of every page on the site [View Terms]. And general Agent Advertising terms as follows:

• Subscription commences on the first day after a data feed is established.

• The service will continue until we are notified by email to close account.

• Account closings will take place on the 1st of the next month after we receive notification.

• The site and service is presented as is.

• There are no refunds.

• A set up fee will be charged to any new account or accounts that are reactivated.

• There is no further obligation to use this system beyond monthly payment.

How much does this cost?

Here is the pricing and how it will work [ Pricing ]

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Marketing Partner Info:

Here is the link for Marketing Partner Info

Hot Links and Research

1) 87 percent of all home buyers and 94 percent of buyers age 25 to 44 years used the internet to search for homes Realtor.org study

3) The Easiest Way to a First-Page Ranking on Google

4) Pay per click defined