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WGAN-TV Podcast: 20+ Great Real Estate Photography Websites for InspirationHi All,-- Thinking about redesigning your website?-- New to real estate photography and creating a website from scratch?-- Curious about great looking real estate photography websites?Then plan to watch on WGAN-TV Podcast (www.WGAN-TV.com) recorded on Thursday, 22 July 2021:✓ WGAN-TV Podcast: 20+ Great Real Estate Photography Websites for InspirationMy guest for this show and tell WGAN-TV Podcast show was Kansas City-based Show & Tour Founder Josh Mais. And, like you, Josh is a real estate photographer. Josh is also the Owner of Sherpa Media (@sherpa_media).Josh compiled a list of great real estate photography websites that include virtual tours (from around the world).There are endless ways to design a real estate photography or virtual tour service website. You’ll find a variety of implementations on this list from minimal one-page designs to multi-page sites with large galleries. Some photographers chose to emphasize their message, while others chose to let their work speak for itself, writes Josh.Best,DanShow & Tour Special Offers for WGAN Community✓ WGAN Standard or Premium Member? Receive the free use of Show & Tour Starter Membership using this WGAN Order Form. For the password, Private Message @DanSmigrod✓ All WGAN Forum Members get the first three (3) months free of Show & Tour Starter Plan, Private Message - @DanSmigrod - for the coupon code.Show & Tour / Josh Mais Links✓ Show & Tour | website✓ Josh Mais | LinkedIn✓ Show & Tour | Facebook✓ Show & Tour | Instagram✓ Show & Tour | YouTube✓ Sherpa Media | Website

Hi All,✓ Creating a new website and need WordPress hosting?✓ Switching WordPress hosting?Then, this free WGAN-TV Training Ucourse aired live on Thursday, July 15, 2021:✓ Episode 111-WGAN-TV Podcast: 10 Reasons to Choose or switch to Ionblade for WordPress HostingMy guest is greater Pasadena, CA area-based SSLGURU, LLC (Ionblade) Director of Business Development Mark Stathatos. Mark has been my "go to" for years because We Get Around Network offers free WordPress Gold Hosting – powered by Ionblade – to WGAN Standard and Premium Members.Over the course of many years, I have found Ionblade Customer Support (24/7) to be spot-on and super-faster. And, WordPress powered by Ionblade is rock-solid. Plus, the We Get Around Atlanta Gallery of Matterport 3D Tours - created with WP3D Models WordPress Plugin - runs on WordPress hosted by Ionblade.Best,DanTwo Special OffersSpecial Offer 1Free! WGAN-TV Training U (in Matterport) 1-Year Membership when you use this WGAN affiliate link to sign-up for WordPress hosting from Ionblade.Special Offer 2Free use of WordPress Hosting Gold powered by Ionblade for WGAN Standard and Premium Members.
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WGAN-TV Podcast | Episode 110: How RKO Photography Grew to 7 Matterport Cameras and 1 Leica BLK360 Camera/Scanner (Spoiler Alert: Commercial Spaces)Hi All,Are you a Matterport Service Provider that wants to succeed faster?Be inspired by Birmingham, Alabama-based RKO Photography President Roger Owens - and Vice President Kay Owens – whom are my guests on WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, July 8, 2021:WGAN-TV Podcast | Episode 110: How RKO Photography Grew to 7 Matterport Cameras and 1 Leica BLK360 Camera/Scanner (Spoiler Alert: Commercial Spaces)Among the questions that I will ask Roger and Kay:1. How did you grow from one Matterport Pro 3D Camera to seven?2. When and why did you buy a Leica BLK360 (and why are you considering buying a second BLK360)?3. When and how did you get started with your first Matterport camera?4. Tell us about RKO Photography services?5. How has the services offered by RKO Photography changed over time (and why)?6. Whom are RKO Photography clients? (Spoiler Alert: Commercial Spaces)7. What marketing strategies/tactics have worked well for you?8. What marketing strategies/tactics have not worked well for you?9. What tips do you have for Matterport Service Providers to succeed faster?10. What advice do you have for real estate photographers that are considering buying a Matterport Pro2?11. You own RKO Photography with your wife, Kay. Tips for family business owners?Best,DanRKO Photography LinksRKO Photography (Website)RKO Photography (Facebook)Roger Owens (LinkedIn)Roger D Owens TwitterRKO Photography (Pinterest)

► 108-WGAN-TV Podcast | How Matterport Service Providers – and Real Estate Photographers – Can Make Money with SnapprThis WGAN-TV Podcast is for you, if:► You are a Matterport Service Provider that is seeking more business► You are a Member of the Matterport Capture Services On-Demand Program (and seek similar gigs)► You are a professional real estate photographer and seek more business (DSLR, Drone and/or Video)My guest is Snappr Head of Operations and Founding Team Member Rafat Khan (@Snappr).Rafat reached out to me recently for help finding Matterport Service Providers quickly because Snappr already has U.S. Matterport shoots waiting to be done as soon as Snappr can onboard Matterport Service Providers in the United States.Rafat let me know that his most immediate needs are:► Matterport Service Providers in the top 100 US markets and the top 20 resort areas► Matterport Service Providers elsewhere in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia► Professional Real Estate Photographers (DSLR), Drone and/or VideoIn addition to asking Rafat more about these opportunities, I will ask him about:► Snappr for real estate (Matterport, DSLR shot images)► Snappr for Enterprise clients (53% of the Fortune 500 use Snappr)► Snappr for Matterport Service Providers and Professional Real Estate PhotographersI encourage you to complete the Snappr Photographer Interest Form.If you are a Member of the Matterport Capture Services On-Demand Program, it's a no-brainer to sign-up for the Snappr On-Demand MSP Program.While the On-Demand business model of Snappr versus Matterport are super-similar, with the Snappr On-Demand MSP Program:1. In addition to doing Matterport scans, potential opportunities for DSLR shot real estate images, drone and video2. Snappr offers clients the option (pricing) of Matterport shot tours with:- Matterport Pro 2- Matterport Pro 2 Lite- Matterport Pro 1- Ricoh Theta Z1- Ricoh Theta V- Ricoh Theta SC2- Insta360 One R - Twin Edition- Insta360 One X23. Potential to do Matterport AND other services during the SAME shoot (more $$$$$ to you)Snappr – the most popular on-demand photography platform that allows real estate brokerages and marketplaces to book high-volume photoshoots at scale – seeks Matterport Service Providers and Professional Real Estate Photographers in the United States, Canada, Australia the United Kingdom (and elsewhere around the globe) for recurring shoots from enterprise clients who are booking thousands of shoots every month.4. Snappr likely has more enterprise (large) clients than Matterport.10 Reasons to Join the Snappr On-Demand Photography Platform1. Potential to fill openings in your schedule2. Potential to do Matterport tours for enterprise-level clients3. Potential to gain more Matterport experience4. Potential to get recurring Matterport shoots5. Potential to shoot Matterport, DSLR and video on the same shoot (More $$$$ per shoot)6. Potential to diversify your client base7. Potential to get shoots that you likely would not get directly8. Potential to do Matterport shoots only (leave production to Snappr editors)9. Potential to check-the-box on categories that you are not presently shooting Matterport tours10. Potential to improve your cashflow (Snappr pays fast)For additional info, please see:► Snappr website► Snappr Photographer Interest Form► Looking for Matterport Service Providers in the US► Member of the Matterport Capture Services Program? Join Snappr MSP ProgramHere are the links we discussed on the WGAN-TV Podcast:1. Snappr Website2. Snappr Photographer Interest Form (talk to a Snappr rep about the Snappr for Photographers)3. Apply to Join the Snappr for Photographers NetworkBest,DanComplete the Snappr Photographer Interest Form to learn more.Snappr Links► Snappr Website► Snappr LinkedIn► Snappr Instagram► Snappr Facebook► Snappr Twitter► Snappr Crunchbase► Snappr Wikipedia

WGAN-TV Podcast: 25+ Tips for Scanning Large Spaces with a Matterport Pro2 3D CameraHi All,Scanning large spaces with a Matterport Pro2 3D Camera can be easy if you know:✓ what problems that you are likely to experience✓ how to solve these problemsOn Thursday, June 10, 2021 on WGAN-TV Live at 5, Los Angeles-based Home3D.us Photographer Eric Dole (@Home3D):1. showed some large Matterport scans that he has done-- Petco-- Cintas laundry (above)-- Best Buy2. 25+ problems he experienced3. how he solved these 25+ problems✓ WGAN-TV Podcast: 25+ Tips for Scanning Large Spaces with a Matterport Pro2 3D CameraEric uses a Matterport Pro2 3D Camera and Ricoh Theta Z1 360 Camera to shoot Matterport digital twins. Eric has created many large residential and commercial spaces; including a nearly 50,000 SQ FT retail store and homes with pools (that create their own set of challenges for Matterport dollhouse view).Eric is the son of Kevin Dole (@Home3D) whom has also been my guest on WGAN-TV Live at 5 many times, including: WGAN-TV | Advanced Outdoor Matterport Scanning Techniques.Plus, Eric and I will discuss what resources are available to help you with large Matterport scans and I will offer a bonus tip about a pricing strategy for charging for large Matterport digital twins.What problems have you experienced scanning a large space and how did you solve that problem? Join the discussion: www.WGANForum.comBest,DanWGAN Forum Related Discussions✓ WGAN Forum discussions tagged: Large✓ WGAN-TV | Tips for Creating Matterport Digital Twins of Schools✓ Transcript: WGAN-TV 21 Tips for Creating Matterport Tours of a RV Showroom✓ WGAN-TV: How to Scan a Grocery Store✓ Video: How to Scan Large Spaces with Matterport Pro2, Leica BLK360 & 360s✓ Transcript: WGAN-TV - Advanced Outdoor Matterport Scanning Techniques

This is a "must watch" free WGAN-TV Podcast for Matterport Service Providers thinking about; quoting or actually doing Matterport digital twins of schools in particular and large spaces in general:✓ Free! WGAN-TV Podcast: Tips for Creating Matterport Digital Twins of SchoolsBelfast, Ireland-based 3D Showcase (3DSC Ltd.) Sales Director Mark McBride (@3dshowcaseuk) did nearly 70 rock-solid tips based on doing Matterport scans of 70+ schools including 51 for ONE client: that's nearly one (1) tip per minute based on actual problems/challenges doing Matterport tours of schools.What problems/challenge have you faced creating Matterport digital twins of 50+ schools? And, as a result, what tips can you offer Matterport Service Providers for creating Matterport digital twins of schools?On this WGAN-TV Live at 5 (5 pm EDT) that aired Thursday, 27 May 2021, I asked Belfast, Ireland-based 3D Showcase (3DSC Ltd.) Sales Director Mark McBride (@3dshowcaseuk) about:✓ scanning outdoors (360 Views versus 3D Scans)✓ MatterTags (adding, managing)✓ people in the tours?✓ privacy and the Matterport blur tool✓ Matterport Highlight Reel✓ public versus private schools✓ limitations on time of day or weekend versus weekday✓ Matterport Collaborator (for privacy blurring, MatterTags)✓ tips to scan large, open spaces in a school (gym)✓ tips to scan a school's auditorium✓ what info, if any, do you share with the school regarding pre-scanning preparation?✓ how do you know which rooms NOT to scan? Someone with you the entire time?✓ how long are the scanning days? (Do you need batteries for the iPad? Other prep?)✓ long days: what about your feet?✓ meal breaks? Do you bring food and water with you?✓ why do schools want Matterport digital twins✓ how schools are using Matterport digital twinsMark got started with creating Matterport digital twins in 2016.In addition to creating Matterport digital twins of 50+ schools, Mark – and his team – have done Matterport 3D Tours for:✓ estate agents (real estate agents)✓ architects✓ property developers✓ construction industry✓ insurance loss adjusters✓ retail stores✓ leisure industry✓ spa resorts✓ event spaces✓ new builds✓ hotels✓ auditoriumsIn addition to Matterport, 3D Showcase also offers ...✓ HDR photography✓ Drone video and images✓ Single Property Websites3D Showcase Links✓ WGAN Forum: @3dshowcaseuk✓ 3D Showcase Website✓ 3D Showcase Facebook✓ 3D Showcase Twitter✓ 3D Showcase Instagram✓ 3D Showcase LinkedIn✓ Mark McBride, LinkedInWhat are your thoughts after watching this WGAN-TV Podcast?Best,Dan

Hi All,Do you have an opportunity to shoot a Matterport digital twin of an RV Showroom and multiple RVs?1. How do you use a Matterport Pro2 3D Camera in tight spaces of an RV?2. How do you organize 100+ MatterTags so that potential buyers can decide which MatterTag to click on?3. How do you integrate online merchandise shopping within an RV Store within a showroom?4. Should you shoot the RV showroom first: and then go inside each RV to shoot it?5. Should you charge by SQ FT? Shoot Days? Project? (And, what happens when the scope increases?)6. Do you charge for hosting, maintenance and support or have the client get a Matterport account?7. How do you scan with doors/sinks open and closed?8. When you have 100+ Matterport MatterTags, how do you figure out which are broken six months from now?9. Do you duplicate the Matterport space to create individual RV tours or shoot twice?10. How do you place the Matterport Pro2 3D Camera on an RV seat (without the camera fallings)?11. How long does it take to shoot a very large RV showroom? What makes it more complicated?12. How long does the Matterport Pro2 3D Camera battery last (during this kind of usage)?13. What kind of MatterTags should you anticipate adding to an RV space?14. What challenges might you expect?15. What opportunities to keep an eye out for?16. What are the likely use cases by the client ( to help get a "done deal" )?17. What are the challenges working with so many MatterTags?18. Why MatterTags can take much longer than you think (important for quoting the project)19. Why you need more than one person on-site for a project like this?20. What do the other team Members do if only one can scan at a time?21. Trade-offs using a Ricoh Theta Z1 or Insta360 One X2 for a tour like this?Thanks to Lisbon, Portugal-based TEX MEDIA PT Founder Pedro Teixeira (@Pedrotex69) for (way more than) ....✓ 21 Tips for Creating Matterport Tours of a RV Showroom with 30 RVs.Pedro shared his learning/tips with us shooting this Matterport digital twin of an RV Showroom over the course of five days with four of his team onsite.Here is the tour Pedro walks us through:✓ Go Caravaning Virtual Tour Landing Page (Tour Only)✓ Below is the How to View This Virtual Tour (in Portuguese)✓ Matterport Digital Twin Credits:-- Pedro Teixeira (texmediapt@gmail.com)-- Elsa Teixeira (Wife)-- Fedra Teixeira (Sister)-- Miguel Marques (Brother in Law)-- Miguel Feliz (Graphic Designer and Web Designer)-- Alexandre Mesquita (Client CEO Go Caravaning)-- Isabel Mesquita (Client Mother, Public Relations Go Caravaning)✓ Free Tool: How to Easily/Quickly Find BAD Matterport MatterTag LinksIf you have an opportunity to create a Matterport digital twin of an RV Showroom – with dozens of RVs for sale - watch this WGAN-TV Podcast (GMT +4) that originally aired live on Thursday, 20 May 2021:✓ 21 Tips for Creating Matterport Tours of a RV Showroom with 30 RVsBest,Dan

Hi All,This course originally aired live: WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, 13 May 2021:✓ How to DIY virtually stage a Matterport Tour using CAPTUR3D by Bellevue, Washington-based New Interior Solutions Online Interior Designer Francesca Tosolini (@ftosolini)
Learn how to DIY virtually Stage a Matterport Tour using CAPTUR3D in the WGAN-TV Training U:Free WGAN-TV Training U Course: How to DIY Virtually Stage a Matterport Tour using CAPTUR3DFrancesca's company - New Interior Solutions - provides these services:✓ Interior Renders✓ Virtual Staging✓ 360 Virtual Staging✓ Photography and Virtual Tours✓ Exterior Renders✓ Virtual Furniture Replacement✓ 360 Virtual Remodeling✓ 3D House AnimationAbout Francesca TosoliniIf I had to describe myself in a few words I would say that I’m an Italian attracted to innovation, jeans and sneakers, self-improvement, pizza every weekend and to the fantastic old Fiat 500 (yes, I even have a painting of an old Fiat 500 hanging in my living room). However, my true passion is, of course, interior design and more specifically spatial problem-solving.I think I got my ability to make the most of a space from my parents who have always tried to find creative and practical ways to maximize every single centimeter of our small Italian condo (800 sq ft for four, tall people) and from the fact that I have lived in Italy half of my life, where everything is smaller. I mean, seriously, even the pizza is smaller![More]
Best,Dan--Related Links✓ New Interior Solutions website✓ Francesca Tosolini on LinkedIn✓ New Interior Solutions on Facebook✓ Francesca Tosolini on Pinterest✓ New Interior Solutions on Instagram

Hi All,How might you mashup Matterport with other technology?On Thursday, 6 May 2021, Bellevue, Washington-based Tosolini Productions Founder and Director of Innovation, Paolo Tosolini (@Tosolini), did a show and tell:✓ WGAN-TV Training U: The Art of Matterport and XR Mash-Ups by Tosolini ProductionsPaolo shared how some of his mashups were made, including the technology and process. Many of Tosolini Productions mashups include Matterport. Some mashup other 3D-360-VR-AR-XR technologies.Tosolini Productions has created 50+ virtual tour mashups since 2015: many of which have been posted to the We Get Around Network Forum.Here is the Tosolini Productions PowerPoint Deck - with YouTube links - to the Matterport and XR Mash-Ups Paolo shared with us.Paolo previously presented Tosolini Matterport mashups on WGAN-TV Live at 5 three years ago (February 2021). A lot of new Matterport integrations have been created by Tosolini Productions since then.About Tosolini Productions (from their website)We are an award winning creative studio with a passion for business & storytelling. We proudly craft interactive digital experiences that help clients connect with their audiences. Built on a spirit of innovation and research, we leverage the latest technologies to deliver across a variety of platformsBest,DanTosolini Productions Links✓ Tosolini Productions website✓ Paolo Tosolini on LinkedIn✓ Paolo Tosolini on Facebook✓ Paolo Tosolini on Twitter✓ Tosolini Productions YouTube ChannelBest,DanVirtual Tour Mashups by Tosolini Productions

Hi All,What's the Future for 3D Tour technology for Real Estate Photographers?Watch (above) WGAN-TV: Imagining the Future for 3D Tour Technology for Real Estate Photographers on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 with Dr. Kelley Cours Anderson (@kcoursa), Researcher at Texas Tech University (and incoming Assistant Professor of Marketing at College of Charleston effective 14 May 2021).WGAN-TV Live at 5 Show Includes► Imagination is a driving force in market development, growth, and market futures.► Methodology: Qualitative, Socio-historical analysis. Including a historical review of Silicon Valley, starting from the early 1900’s and a historical review of over 8 years in the development of a 3D/VR-tour technology.► The Silicon Valley’s technoculture provides guidance for market futures, such as 3D tour tech, but also constrains the future market.► While developers use their imagination to launch this market, the photography customer (including those first experiencing as an end-consumer) are pivotal in expanding this media into multiple markets beyond developers’ expectations.Possible Futures:➨ Positive: wider legitimacy, targeted marketing, convenience➨ Negative: (tensions) – photographer customers’ creative rights and end-consumers’ privacy rights► Ethical growth and potential legitimacy is possible through external imagination.What is the future for 3D Tour Technology for Real Estate Photographers?Find out on this WGAN-TV Live at 5 show.Plus, we discuss:✓ why the data captured matters (and why it may be more valuable than the 3D tour)✓ does innovation come from "Silicon Valley" or photographers or elsewhere (and why)✓ the tension/constraint of who owns the 3D tour✓ verticals such as museums, insurance and mortgage documentation✓ tips for 3D Tour photographers such as diversify your portfolio (and why)It's fun to hear about the future given that many of us are focused on today, tomorrow or next week.By the way, Dr. Kelley Cours Anderson was previously my guest on WGAN-TV Live at 5:✓ Transcript: WGAN-TV Virtual Tour Super-Heroes at Your ServiceGot a follow-up question for Dr. Kelley Cours Anderson (@kcoursa)? Post it here.And, thanks to @kcoursa for participating in another WGAN-TV Live at 5 show.Best,DanP.S. It's likely that you are familiar with Dr. Kelley Cours Anderson. Her research is often quoted by Matterport regarding homes with virtual tours sell faster and at a higher price.✓ Matterport Blog (February 25, 2020) With 3D Tours, properties sell up to 31% faster and at a higher priceListings with a Matterport 3D tour statistic examples include:- Sold 20% faster (less days on market)- For 4.8% more (higher sale price)

Free 44-Page Stats Loaded Pitch Deck Added to WGAN Sample Forms LibraryHi All,Gilroy, CA-based Coldwell Banker Realty agent - and real estate photographer - Dave Avilla (@Dataventurer) has created a 44-Slide PowerPoint presentation for real estate photographers to communicate with real estate agents how buyer/seller/market conditions have changed in the last 12 months due to COVID and why real estate agents should adopt virtual tours.On WGAN-TV Live at 5 [5 pm EDT | GMT -4] on Thursday, April 22, 2021, Dave walked us though his real estate agent pitch deck:✓ Adoption of Virtual Tours for Real Estate MarketingExamples of statistics in the statistics-packed presentation deck include, listings with 3D tours:-- sell 20 percent faster-- sell for 9 percent higher sales price-- 55% of buys would buy a property sight unseen-- 82% would switch to an agent offerings 3D toursDuring the show, we talked about how WGAN Forum Members can get this Dave's deck (.pptx and .pdf) at no charge.Spoiler Alert: The 44-page PowerPoints is in the WGAN-Sample Forms Library.Please see:✓ How to Receive Free Access to the WGAN Forum Sample Forms LibraryThis WGAN-TV Live at 5 show is for you if you are having trouble handling objections such as: the house will sell anyway.Best,Dan

Potential home buyers can now book an appointment with the listing agent within a Single Property Website lead generation form powered by WP3d Models WordPress Plugin.How do you activate this Calendly integration within WP3D Models?WGAN-TV Training U Free Course recorded on Thursday, 15 April 2021:✓ WP3D Models WordPress Plugin: Demo of Calendly Integration and How to Upgrade WP3D Models SoftwareWP3D Models Head of Product Daniel Bennion (@DanielBenion) and Head of Marketing Andrew Pincock ((@WP3D_AP) cover the following:1. WP3D Models: Overview of Features/Benefits2. Book an Appointment: Demo what the viewer sees3. Book an Appointment: Demo back-end4. How to do this WP3D Models Calendly integration5. How this works for photographer servicing multi-clients6. How to upgrade WP3D Models software7. FAQsWGAN Forum Membership BenefitWe Get Around Network Forum Members save 10 percent on WP3D Models WordPress Plugin with the WGAN Discount Code.Plus, when you use the WGAN Discount Code to buy WP3D Models, you also receive the 1st 12 months free of the WGAN-TV Training U in Matterport (includes WP3D Models Training!)Two Ways to Receive the WGAN Discount Code for WP3D Models1. Join the WGAN Forum (free) and look for the Welcome email from me (includes the discount code)2. Private Message @DanSmigrod with the Subject Line: WGAN Discount Code for WP3D ModelsWP3D Models is a WordPress Plugin. If you need WordPress, I recommend Ionblade WordPress Hosting Pro Plan with SSL Certificate.Best,DanWGAN Standard and Premium Members Receive1. Free Use of WP3D Models WordPress Plugin2. Free Use of WordPress powered by Ionblade

97-WGAN-TV - Advanced Outdoor Matterport Scanning Techniques and 9 Bonus Matterport Tips and Tricks with Los Angeles-based Home3D.us Founder Kevin Dole (@Home3D) | Thursday, 8 April 2021Hi All,Transcript below ...Hi All,1. How do you get the Matterport Dollhouse view to include pools (not black)?2. How, why and when to use SunSurveyor for your Matterport shoot?3. How to avoid issues switching between a Matterport Pro2 3D Camera, Ricoh Theta Z1 and a BLK360?On WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, 8 April 2021, Los Angeles-based Home3D.us Kevin Dole (@Home3D) - a Matterport Service Provider was back on WGAN-TV to show and tell his:✓ WGAN-TV | 10 Advanced Outdoor Matterport Scanning Techniques and Bonus Tips and TricksShow Topics1. Differentiate your Matterport virtual tours by mastering exterior shooting2. Using Matterport Pro2 3D Camera and Ricoh Theta Z1 together for better dollhouse models3. Advance time/sun planning using Google Maps and Apple Maps satellite 2D/3D views4. How, why and when to use SunSurveyor on location5. Using drone for lot mapping and improved Site Plans / Floor Plans6. plan your interiors for exterior scanning7. capture exterior areas partially in sunshine, shade and twilight8. issues switching cameras, Matterport Pro2, Ricoh Theta Z1, BLK360 - match scan position to last9. duplicate and remove Ricoh Theta Z1 scans to get floor plan made by Matterport10. MP2FP better solution:✓ use drone straight down to capture home and site layout✓ use county assessor’s map files for layout and measurements✓ send MP2FP: Matterport digital twin model; drone photo down; Google capture; assessor’s plat mapKevin Dole Bonus Tips and Tricks (Also Discussed During the Show)1. orientation of Matterport Pro2 3D Camera before 1st scan2. mark mirrors and windows as you enter a room3. use single-lever bowl tripod head for quick leveling4. Manfrotto tripod - with riser - to minimize legs5. use 360 pole tripod with ball base6. Matterport MatterTags for elevators: URLs to internal node positions - Cmd-U7. favorite iPad case8. favorite door stops9. favorite wheels (and issues)Examples of Tours by Home3D.us Kevin Dole with Exterior Lot Scanning / Yards and Pools✓ 14410VillawoodsPl.com✓ 4541Comber.com✓ 4523Grimes.com✓ 5115Allentown.com✓ 1576ElDorado.com (no water in pool)✓ 6451Chesebro.com✓ 15245Greenleaf.comWGAN-TV Training U (in Matterport) | Includes These Courses by Kevin Dole✓ 17A-WGAN-TV | Matterport Workshow 3.0 Training with Los Angeles-based Home3D.us Kevin Dole✓ 19A-WGAN-TV | Matterport Workshop 3.0 Mesh Training with Los Angeles-based Home3D.us Kevin Dole✓ 77A-WGAN-TV: Intro to 3DVista Virtual Tour Pro with Kevin Dole of Home3D.usGet a Text ReminderText Me 5 Minutes Before WGAN-TV is Live | WGAN-TV Live at 5 Text Alerts powered by SimpleTextingBest,Dan
---Kevin DoleHome3D.us | LinkedIn | FacebookMuch thanks to Los Angeles-based Home3D.us Founder Kevin Dole (@Home3D for his Advanced Outdoor Matterport Scanning Techniques and Matterport Tips and Tricks.If you want to take your Matterport scanning skills to the next level, this is a "much watch" WGAN-TV show.Plus, for the gear that Kevin recommends, please see the WGAN Matterport Gear and Accessories Web App under the section: WGAN Member Suggestions.

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Hi All,On this WGAN-TV Podcast, my guest is Ft. Worth, Texas-based Norman & Young Founder Eli Jones. Norman & Young is a real estate photography agency (including Matterport) and has 18+ employees. Eli is also the Creator of four real estate photography courses. This interview aired live on Thursday, 25 March 2021:✓ Four Real Estate Photographer Pro Courses: Which is Right for You with Courses Creator Eli Jones==> WGAN Free Service: Text Me 5 Minutes Before WGAN-TV is LiveSucceed faster with the training that is right for you: (watch this WGAN-TV Podcast for help deciding)1. Real Estate Photographer Pro - Save $400 with Coupon Code: WEGETAROUND2. Crash Course 1 | The 5 Day 3D Tour Professional - Save $50 with Coupon Code: WEGETAROUND3. Crash Course 2 | The 5 Day Real Estate Photographer - Save $100 with Coupon Code: WEGETAROUND4. Business and Finance Pro for Photographers Course by Eli Jones | Save $400 with Coupon Code: WEGETAROUNDUse the WGAN affiliate links (above) and receive a bonus of an all access pass for 12 months to the WGAN-TV Training Academy.Succeed faster with these training courses (above). (And save - and receive the all access pass - with WGAN Affiliate links (above). Each course includes a 30 day money back guarantee from Course Creator Eli Jones.Best,DanP.S. Eli Jones previous guest appearance on WGAN-TV Live at 5✓ Transcript: WGAN-TV MSPs: How to Price Matterport, Photos, Video and Drone with Eli Jones

PocketBuildings Links within the Show1. https://www.PocketBuildings.com2. https://app.pocketbuildings.com/building/PBHQ-Demo
Hi All,✓ Part 1: Intro to PocketBuildings for Matterport Service Providers✓ Part 2: How Matterport Service Providers can Make Money with PocketBuildingsPocketBuildings Links within the Show1. https://www.PocketBuildings.com2. https://app.pocketbuildings.com/building/PBHQ-DemoPocketBuildings Co-Founder and Senior Vice President Gregory Moulton (@GregMoulton) for his help understanding PocketBuildings and how Matterport Service Providers can make money with PocketBuildings.---How do you add value to commercial real estate prospects so that they engage you to shoot ...✓ Matterport digital twins✓ photos✓ video✓ provide 2D schematic floor plans✓ provide other digital assetsAnswer: PocketBuildings!On WGAN-TV Live at 5 that aired Wednesday, 3 March 2021 watch:✓ Intro to PocketBuildings for Matterport Service Providers (How to Make Money!)PocketBuildings Co-Founder and Senior Vice President Gregory Moulton will demo the PocketBuildings platform for bundling, curating and sharing:✓ Matterport digital twins (as well as RICOH Tours, HaloBuilder and other 3D/360 content)✓ Photos (jpg)✓ Video (YouTube, Vimeo, mp4)✓ Floor Plans✓ AEC Files (SketchUp, Revit, AutoCAD, Point Clouds (las, rcs, e57), Visio and DWG files)✓ Description (Text, doc, ppt, xls, pdf)Big Picture Discussion1. problems PocketBuildings solves for commercial real estate2. Opportunities for Matterport Service Providers3. Demo PocketBuildings - front-end user experience4. Demo PocketBuildings - back-end for bundling, curating and sharing digital assets.Plus, sharing by Portfolio, Building and Content Bundles for use cases such as:✓ leasing info for Broker✓ sales info Broker✓ marketing (advertising, social media marketing)✓ AEC (Architects, Engineers and Construction)✓ Facilities Management✓ Building Plans✓ As-BuiltsPocketBuildings Back-End Demo✓ How to Create a Portfolio✓ How to Create a Building✓ How to Upload1. Matterport2. Photos (also via seamless integrations with: Dropbox, OneDrive and Box)3. Video4. Floor Plans5. AEC Files6. Description / Text7. LinksAnd, Sharing Permissions (Viewer, Subscriber, Member and Contributor)By the end of WGAN-TV Live at 5, you will understand how to leverage PocketBuildings to add value to commercial real estate prospects so that they engage you to shoot Matterport digital twins; photos and videos and to provide 2D schematic floor plans and other digital assets; and how to upload and share the digital assets to help your commercial real estate clients.

==>Start at 1:20:03 for Augmented Reality of Matterport Spaces powered by CAPTUR3D
--Receive 6 free CAPTUR3D 2D Floor Plans and 6 free CAPTUR3D Site Plans when you use this WGAN Affiliate Link to create a free CAPTUR3D account.---Hi All,==>Start at 0:30:05 for DIY Virtual Staging of Matterport Spaces powered by CAPTUR3D==>Start at 1:20:03 for Augmented Reality of Matterport Spaces powered by CAPTUR3DCAPTUR3D adds HUGE value to Matterport Service Providers, clients and the entire Matterport Eco-System (across verticals, across the country and around the globe.)This WGAN-TV Live at 5 show covered:1. DIY Virtual Staging of Matterport Digital Twins powered by CAPTUR3D2. Augmented Reality (AR) Mashup of Matterport Spaces powered by CAPTUR3D ARConnect App3. How to participate in the free beta programs for CAPTUR3D Virtual Staging and Augmented Reality4. High-Level Overview of CAPTUR3D platform5. What's New in CAPTUR3D: UX/UI6. CAPTUR3D Template Creator7. CAPTUR3D White Label on ARConnect8. CAPTUR3D White Label of Single Property Websites (your domain and SEO benefiting your website)9. CAPTUR3D Coming Soon: Credits for Payments of CAPTUR3D Services10.Impact of Matterport Going Public on CAPTUR3DThanks to PHORIA Co-Founder and COO Steven Kounnas for providing WGAN-TV with the world premiere of DIY virtual staging of a Matterport space powered by CAPTUR3D.---Receive 6 free CAPTUR3D 2D Floor Plans and 6 free CAPTUR3D Site Plans when you use this WGAN Affiliate Link to create a free CAPTUR3D account.Best,DanP.S. Look for the elephant in the room!

==>Start at 0:30:05 for DIY Virtual Staging of Matterport Spaces powered by CAPTUR3D
--Receive 6 free CAPTUR3D 2D Floor Plans and 6 free CAPTUR3D Site Plans when you use this WGAN Affiliate Link to create a free CAPTUR3D account.---Hi All,==>Start at 0:30:05 for DIY Virtual Staging of Matterport Spaces powered by CAPTUR3D==>Start at 1:20:03 for Augmented Reality of Matterport Spaces powered by CAPTUR3DCAPTUR3D adds HUGE value to Matterport Service Providers, clients and the entire Matterport Eco-System (across verticals, across the country and around the globe.)This WGAN-TV Live at 5 show covered:1. DIY Virtual Staging of Matterport Digital Twins powered by CAPTUR3D2. Augmented Reality (AR) Mashup of Matterport Spaces powered by CAPTUR3D ARConnect App3. How to participate in the free beta programs for CAPTUR3D Virtual Staging and Augmented Reality4. High-Level Overview of CAPTUR3D platform5. What's New in CAPTUR3D: UX/UI6. CAPTUR3D Template Creator7. CAPTUR3D White Label on ARConnect8. CAPTUR3D White Label of Single Property Websites (your domain and SEO benefiting your website)9. CAPTUR3D Coming Soon: Credits for Payments of CAPTUR3D Services10.Impact of Matterport Going Public on CAPTUR3DThanks to PHORIA Co-Founder and COO Steven Kounnas for providing WGAN-TV with the world premiere of DIY virtual staging of a Matterport space powered by CAPTUR3D.---Receive 6 free CAPTUR3D 2D Floor Plans and 6 free CAPTUR3D Site Plans when you use this WGAN Affiliate Link to create a free CAPTUR3D account.Best,DanP.S. Look for the elephant in the room!

Let's ask a real estate agent whom has created virtual tours and now outsources virtual tours.
---Hi All,Please Note: the original title of the show was 7 Reasons Real Estate Agents Buy Virtual Tours.(We actually discussed 74 reasons! Please see list below.)---New to virtual tours for residential real estate?Why do real estate agents buy virtual tours?We think we know, but do we really know?!1. win more listing presentations?2. win bigger premium listings?3. have a competitive advantage for listing presentations?4. be on par with other REALTORS?5. sell homes faster?6. reduce days on market?7. sell homes for more money?8. love technology?9. help real estate photographers retire in Hawaii?Let's ask a real estate agent whom has created virtual tours and now outsources virtual tours.✓ WGAN-TV 74 Reasons Real Estate Agents Buy Virtual ToursOn WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, 18 February 2021, my guest was REALTOR® Brandon Doyle. Brandon is Team Leader at Doyle Real Estate Team with RE/MAX Results in Maple, Grove, Minnesota.Brandon is also a frequent contributor to Inman and an early adopter of virtual tours. (Brandon - @DoyleRealtor - was among the first to join We Get Around Network in August 2014.) Brandon is also Co-Author of Mindset, Methods & Metrics; Author of Real Estate Marketing Playbook and Success Rate Marketing (Book Descriptions)Brandon is also on the Board of Directors of Minnesota Realtors®.Best,DanAbout Brandon DoyleBrandon Doyle is a real estate industry consultant, bestselling author, and a nationally recognized speaker.He’s known for implementing cutting-edge technology like aerial photography, video, 3D tours and smart home technology into the day-to-day operations of real estate sales. He even conducted the world’s first virtual broker open using VR goggles.In 2014, Doyle was nominated for the Inman Innovative Realtor of the Year and has been recognized as one of the most influential people in the industry according to Inman News. Success Rate Marketing: How Small Businesses Can Leverage KPIs and Stop Losing Money is his third book.Brandon's Links: LinkedIn | Facebook | Doyle Real Estate Team | Success Rate Marketing | Inman | REALTOR Magazine | The Real Estate Tech Institute---List: 74 Reasons Why Real Estate Agents Buy Virtual Toursby REALTOR® Brandon Doyle (@DoyleRealtor) Brandon is Team Leader at Doyle Real Estate Team with RE/MAX Results in Maple, Grove, Minnesota. From WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, 18 February 2021 (video above)1. Differentiate the real estate agent (marketing yourself)2. COVID: Fewer in person showing appointments available (due to social distancing)3. Showcase properties4. 1st showings are done online5. Sell for more money6. Sell faster7. Many examples to show prospects8. Save everyone time (if not the right property for the buyer): seller not leaving the house unnecessarily9. Safe way for prospective buyer to tour the house10. Sight-unseen offers11. Enable the homeowner to share the virtual tour on their Facebook and with their friends12. Steers the listing presentation conversation away from discounting commission13. Steers the listing presentation conversation away from pricing the listing14. Keep the higher commission (despite the competitors discounting their commission)15. Prospects see our virtual tours (on our website, elsewhere) (even before our listing presentation)16. In-bound leads17. Synergy from using virtual tours on all listings; regardless of price18. Advantage of putting your best foot forward every time19. Use for Coming Soon window20. Multiple offers happen sooner21. Including virtual tours on every listing results in in-bound requests from home sellers22. Consistent marketing for all listings. Prospective home sellers pick up on that!23. Helps with repeat business24. Helps with referral business25. Streamlines the workflow to include a virtual tour in the same digital package for every listing26. Helps with the heavy listing that the internet does to market a listing27. Now I have a 24/7 Open House that gets syndicated to all the listing services28. Virtual tours move the needle; easy to justify the cost29. Invest in marketing the property; not the ego of the agent30. Money spent on marketing the property is a good reflection on the agent’s brand31. Win more listings32. ½ of virtual tour investment is getting listings; ½ is marketing the property33. Half our time is working on getting business. Virtual tours help generate more business.34. Text this code to see the virtual tour.35. Popcorn Effect: Sell one house in a neighborhood and more popup36. Virtual tours are like an online digital resume.37. Win bigger listings (average price point increases)38. To get million dollar listings, you need to be dining virtual tours for your other, lower price-point listings.39. Getting million dollar listings starts out with virtual tours for everyday listings.40. Your fiduciary duty you your seller: you owe it to the seller to use virtual tours! As agents, we are obligated to use the best tools possible41. “Digital resume” every time we sell a house.42. Virtual tours are a no brainer43. Missing out on future opportunities if you are not including a virtual tour44. It’s too expensive not to do virtual tours45. Virtual Tours helps you win business from other agents that feel that they are entitled to a listing.46. WOW factor gets you more listing presentation opportunities and to win more listings.47. Make it easy for home sellers to tell their friends about you (and your virtual tours).48. Homeowners can share the virtual tour (before it goes live on MLS); which agents can not do.49. Stats say houses sell for more money and faster if they have a virtual tour. The percent increase helps pay for the virtual tour.50. Virtual tours help you get more than just family and friends’ listings51. Virtual tours help buyers with that second look (after they have visited multiple listings)52. Virtual tours help buyers with friends/family that are helping the buyer make a decision.53. Virtual tours reduce the number of times the buy needs to keep visiting the property for measurements.54. Virtual Tours can increase touch points with prospects; particularly when using other tools to automate.55. Virtual Tours enable the real estate agent to be efficient with his/her time.56. Virtual Tours help eliminate tire-kickers.57. Virtual Tours help pre-qualify buyers for in-person showing.58. Virtual Tours help the real estate get full-commission.59. Virtual Tours help you justify your full-commission.60. Virtual Tours help you also get the house seller as a house buyer; typically at a higher price point.61. Virtual Tours help you get more referrals (from the home seller; from the home buyer and home buyer prospects.62. Virtual Tours are a small portion of the marketing budget for a listing.63. Virtual Tours help an agent not miss out on getting the listing; getting more leads and more referrals.64. Are you winning 100 percent of your listing presentations? (Virtual Tours will help you win more listings!)65. Are your listings as big as you would like? (Average sales price). Virtual Tours will help you get more.66. Getting a higher average sales price is a huge value for real estate agents. Virtual Tour will help get there.67. Did you lose a listing presentation in the last 60 days? Virtual Tours will help you win listings.68. Would you like to have a higher average sales price? Virtual Tours will help you achieve this.69. While the house will sell anyway, not statistically for as much money with a virtual tour.70. While the house will sell anyway, how does that reflect on your brand (versus agents using virtual tours)?71. While the house will sell anyway, you may not get as many referrals from the home seller, had you WOWed them by getting the most offers sooner and for more money.72. While the house will sell anyway, you are missing a key piece of your digital resume.73. While the house will sell anyway, when you use virtual tours, you are making a digital marketing resume that says, “I am an agent that uses the best marketing possible to get the highest price possible.”74. Virtual Tours help you avoid competing on price

How does a public insurance adjuster and restoration contractor use Xactimate and Matterport to help clients receive an accurate estimate on their insurance claim? Why does this matter to Matterport Service Providers?
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Hi All,How does a public insurance adjuster and restoration contractor use Xactimate and Matterport to help clients receive an accurate estimate on their insurance claim?Why does this matter to Matterport Service Providers? (1. accurate measurements; 2. eliminates sketching a space by hand; 3. eliminates photos; 4. saves money/time related to travel)Now that Matterport offers its TruePlan Service to create Xactimate models (TruePlan public beta), Matterport Service Providers have a powerful tool to offer for insurance claims of properties that have experienced fire and flood damage.Find out much more on WGAN-TV Live at 5 that aired Thursday, 28 January 2021. My guest was: Omaha, Nebraska-based Property Damage Estimating Services Owner Jacek Kazimierz Latarewicz (@Jacek):✓ WGAN-TV | MSPs: Understanding Matterport & Xactimate for Insurance AdjustingLearn the lingo and value propositions from an experienced Xactimate insurance estimator so that you can develop new business with:1. Public Insurance Adjusters (PAs)2. Renovation and Remediation companies3. Insurance companies4. Law Firms (litigation of property damage)5. Claim consultants for insurance companies ($1+ million claims)6. Other companies that find the Matterport TruePlan Xactimate helpfulJacek walks us through an Xactimate plan and a Matterport digital twin of a house fire to show how the Xactimate and Matterport tour are used for insurance claims (and why these tools are much better than just photos for documenting claims).Jacek has 20+ years of experience using Xactimate to help policy holders get the most money back on an insurance claim by having an accurate estimate. @Jacek previously worked as a Senior Xactimate Estimator estimating insurance claims.I met Jacek in 2016 in Atlanta when he helped my wife and I with insurance adjusting for water damage in our home (when we were not getting as much money as we thought we should have from the insurance company).What questions do you have about marketing your services for Matterport and Xactimate for insurance adjusting?Best,DanWGAN Forum Related Discussion✓ Transcript: Matterport Webinar: Matterport TruePlan™ (Xactimate)✓ Transcript: Matterport Insurance Claims: Flood/Fire Remediation/Restoration✓ Transcript: WGAN-TV | How to (Easily) Add Lights to Matterport Pro2 Camera✓ Transcript: WGAN-TV: Matterport Meets Insurance Underwriting and Risk MgmtWGAN Forum Discussions Tagged✓ TruePlan✓ Xactimate✓ Insurance✓ Insurance Adjusters✓ Insurance Claims Settlement✓ Flood✓ Fire✓ Remediation✓ Renovation

Save 15% with this link for Virtual Tour Pro and Coupon Code: WGANVTP
Hi All,Thanks to Ben Claremont for his 10 Tips for Building a Profitable Virtual Tour Business on WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Wednesday, 16 December 2020. (video above).This is a "must watch" show if you are:1. new to 3D/360 virtual tours2. need help with business developVirtual Tour Pro Course by Ben Claremont will help you succeed faster if you are:1. new to 3D/360 virtual tours2. need help with business development3. need help with advanced editing and other post production techniquesSave 15 percent on Virtual Tour Pro Course by Ben Claremont - and get 1-Year WGAN-TV Training Academy Membership - with coupon code: WGANVTP using this WGAN Affiliate Link for Virtual Tour Pro Course by Ben Claremont.Best,Dan

How to protect and transport your Matterport Pro2 3D Camera
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Free Course: WGAN-TV Training U: Four Hard Cases for Matterport Pro2 3D Camera and How to Customize Foam with the My Case Builder AppHi All,1. Need a hard case for a Matterport Pro2 3D Camera?2. Need custom foam for an existing hard case?3. Got questions about Pelican cases versus other hard cases?This free WGAN-TV Training U Course is likely to answer many of your hard case/custom foam questions:✓ Four Hard Cases for Matterport Pro2 3D Camera and How to Customize Foam with the My Case Builder AppPlus ...Special Offer for We Get Around Network Forum Members✓  Free MyCaseBuilder ground shipping in the Continental U.S. on this (and all) MyCaseBuilder cases✓ Private Message me for the Promo Code✓ Free! 12-Months WGAN-TV Training U n Matterport w/ $150+ MyCaseBuilder CaseSpecial Offer for We Get Around Network Standard and Premium Members✓ Free MyCaseBuilder ground shipping in the Continental U.S. on this (and all) MyCaseBuilder cases✓ 15 percent WGAN rebate on all MyCaseBuilder cases (on before tax and shipping price) with WGAN Promo Code✓ Private Message me for the Promo CodeBest,Dan
 
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Up to 9 percent of MLS listings with a 3D tour sell at a higher price
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WGAN-TV Live at 5: Virtual Tour Super-Heroes at Your Service: How Business Communities Inspire Creativity to Mitigate Crisis with Texas Tech University Marketing PH.D. Candidate Kelley Anderson, M.S.Hi All,If you are a Matterport Service Provider, you are a Super-Hero and it's likely that your virtual tour business has increased as a result of COVID-19, concludes a survey of WGAN Forum Members conducted by Researchers Kelley Anderson, M.S., PH.D. Candidate and Ashley Hass, MBA, PH.D. Student at Texas Tech University.71 percent of WGAN Forum Members saw their virtual tour business increase, according to the research paper. While ALL services - photography, video, drone, 360 imagery, Virtual Tours - increased - virtual tours increased the most. 90 percent of those surveyed anticipate that virtual tours will be more essential following COVID-19 too.On WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Wednesday, 18 November 2020, I will interview Researcher Kelley Anderson, M.S., PH.D. Candidate at Texas Tech University✓ WGAN-TV Live at 5: Virtual Tour Super-Heroes at Your Service: How Business Communities Inspire Creativity to Mitigate Crisis with Texas Tech University Marketing PH.D. Candidate Kelley Anderson, M.S.WGAN Forum Members are Super-Heroes according to the Summary of the research paper titled:✓ Super-Heroes at Your Service: How Business Communities Inspire Creativity to Mitigate Crisis"[WGAN Forum Members took on] a new identity of a ‘super-hero,’ where they assist to bring normalcy and sustain the market while keeping others safe," according to the study's authors that researched the impact of COVID-19:1) How do [virtual tour photographers] react and modify strategies to maintain services during a crisis?2) How [does the We Get Around Network Forum] influence strategic changes?"76% participated in [the WGAN Forum] because of information exchange is beneficial for them and their businesses, concludes the researchers.The researchers methodology also included content analysis of the We Get Around Network Forum: "1001 total posts; 221 discussions from [WGAN Forum was] scrapped (NVivo NCapture January to June 2020)," according to the Summary Report.The 14-page Summary Report - Super-Heroes at Your Service - is available free to WGAN Forum Members. (When you join the WGAN Forum, you automatically receive a link to this Summary. Or, Private Message me - @DanSmigrod - with the Subject Line: Super-Heroes at Your ServiceAmong the quotes from the WGAN Forum included in the 14-page Summary Report:Ambiguity and Role Conflict - I live in a state that has a stay at home order....but.... Real Estate is considered critical...Photos/VR-tours are very important right now, under the circumstances. I’m just not sure if they are legally "essential" since Realtors can, technically, do them without a professional photographer. One of my clients thinks this is the exact time that you NEED professional help. (WGAN Forum post)Creative Community-Driven New Identity Practices - feel like people in the neighborhood look at me wearing a mask and going into the house. They know that I'm a service provider, and they respect that. Some of them even wave at me. ... It's nice. And it's also respecting their community because I don't want to be the guy that brings the virus to their community where they live, where their kids are... (WGAN Member interview)Outcomes of a ‘Super-Hero’ (or Villain?) Identity - ... Before the coronavirus, VR-tours were seen predominantly as a cool gimmick that many companies could live without. But since the virus started getting out of hand, and nation-wide quarantines began, VR-tours have become essential to businesses, which gives us VR-tour makers plenty to be optimistic about. (WGAN Forum post)This virus is beyond any global research and is evolving faster than any testing against it. It is self-weaponizing. The United States is now the largest carrier and sufferer. No money nor business acumen will stop it unless people stop spreading it. Stop scanning. Stay home. Save lives. (WGAN Forum response)And, this from the Study's section titled:Implications● This study helps to answer calls for how [virtual tour photographers] can help others cope with the crisis and support the economy (Pantano et al. 2020).● We find specifically that online business communities [WGAN Forum] can build creativity to manage a crisis and that there is an opportunity for business [virtual tour photographers] innovation to be a positive result emerging from COVID-19.Stakeholder Implications● [virtual tour photographers] engage in [the WGAN Forum] to gain creative inspiration to pursue productivity● Collaborative networks - there is a more significant role beyond information-offering, including prompting creative strategies● Policy makers - play a greater role in protecting our service ‘super-heroes’ as they protect our community and the marketplace---It's sweet to have independent researchers do a deep-dive into WGAN Forum posts and reach out to WGAN Forum Members to speak to at length.In an email to schedule her WGAN-TV Live at 5 appearance, Kelley writes, in part:"... I wanted to let you know that the paper we presented this week was the piece where we used the “data” that came from your amazing Forum. It is de-identified purposely to maintain anonymity for the conference until this is accepted as a publication.""We’re still working to get this published formally in an academic journal, but I wanted to let you know of this progress. It received amazing feedback: This working paper won the best services paper for the conference – an amazing honor and a testament to the importance of your communities’ work! So thank you again for all of your support on this project. I will be adding a proceedings paper to my website in a week or two, but don’t want to do so before sharing some of the managerially important insights with the Forum as we agreed.""Again – I am still excited to share insights of this and any other insights related to this research stream with the community via the WGAN-TV Live at 5. Nonetheless, I would like to share a report summary ahead of this. I’ve attached a report that you can share with the WGAN community. If you have any questions or suggestions related to this report, let me know. This report from the working paper should only be shared with your WGAN Community (and not shared without prior approval from us)."---Best,Dan---Free Text Reminder: Text Me 5 Minutes Before Air!

Struggle with Matterport scans in spaces with subpar or no lighting? Need consistent, predictable lighting?
Hi All,Do you struggle doing Matterport scans in spaces with no subpar or no lighting such as:1. real estate listings2. fire/flood damaged homes and businesses for insurance documentation3. Restoration3. "As-Builts"4. Construction Sites5. Locations without windows6. Basements7. Crawl spaces8. Tunnels9. Caves10 Mines11. Other spaces ....Simsbury, CT-based Matterport Service Provider Tony Healy with Capture, LLC did struggle with Matterport scans that needed additional light - until he helped pioneer a solution that Litra now sells: LitraTorch 2.0 Reality Capture Lighting KitTony @Capture will be my guest on WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, 12 November 2020:✓ How to (Easily) Add Lights to Matterport Pro2 Camera"The LitraTorch 2.0 Reality Capture Lighting Kit is a professional solution as it has a lot more than simple add on and pointing light," Tony emailed me in prep for this live WGAN-TV show. "It's well thought out to really tackle insurance and restoration but can be simplified to meet the needs of someone just needing light, too. With the LitraTorch 2.0 Reality Capture Lighting Kit, you can easily create consistent, predictable lighting for your Matterport Pro2 Camera."Among the questions that I will ask Tony:1. What lighting problems did you experience as a Matterport Service Provider that motivated you to help pioneer what is now known as the LitraTorch 2.0 Reality Capture Lighting Kit?2. Show us Matterport scans before and after adding LitraTorch 2.0 Reality Capture Lighting Kit3. What's included in the LitraTorch 2.0 Reality Capture Lighting Kit? [I will do an unboxing of the kit.]4. Show how to mount the Litra lighting to a Matterport Pro2 3D Camera (What is a 3M Dual Lock mounting tape?)5. Show how to use the built-in levelers6. Why did you focus on a lighting solution that uses Litra lighting?7. Why did you decide to work with Litra to manufacture and sell the kit?8. Tell us more about the LitraTorch 2.0 lighting (lighting wide/tall enough for Matterport?)9. How long will the LitraTorch 2.0 lighting last on a charge? (How to charge?) (External power?)10. Can/Should the LitraTorch 2.0 Reality Capture Lighting Kit be used during everyday scans?11. What kind of Matterport scans are the LitraTorch 2.0 Reality Capture Lighting Kit a must have12. What kind of Matterport scans are the LitraTorch 2.0 Reality Capture Lighting Kit nice to have13. What about Litra filters?14. How important are these lights for Building Information Management (BIM) projects (and why)?15. Water proof?16. How does the weight of the LitraTorch 2.0 Reality Capture Lighting Kit affect the Matterport Pro2 Camera?17. Pricing for LitraTorch 2.0 Reality Capture Lighting Kit18. Special Offer for WGAN Forum Members for the LitraTorch 2.0 Reality Capture Lighting KitWhat other questions should I ask Tony?Special Offer for WGAN Forum MembersSave 20 percent – and free shipping over $50 in USA –  now through 30 November 2020 on:✓ LitraTorch 2.0 Reality Capture Lighting Kit✓ Litra 360 Mount BundleWGAN Forum Members | Use Litra Coupon Code: CYBERNOVBest,Dan

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Hi All,Before your Matterport Pro 3D Camera fails, learn how to identify "what went wrong - hardware issues" and if you will need to get it repaired.✓ WGAN-TV Live at 5: Top 10 Matterport Pro1, Pro2 and Pro2 Lite Camera Repairs with @MatterFix Founder Mike VorceOn this show on Wednesday, 11 November 2020, MatterFix Founder Mike Vorce will help you identify these Matterport Pro Camera failures:1. Damaged WiFi and/or GPS antennas2. Housing damage3. Battery issues4. Board level component damage (micro-soldering)5. Failed DIY repair attempt6. Charging port problems7. Needs total disassembly, re-assembly and testing8. Stepper motor and/or rotator gearbox9. Sensor errors10. Camera / sensor assemblyOur discussion will also include:1. How and why Mike decided to offer Matterport Pro1, Pro2 and Pro2 Lite Camera repairs2. Repair Pricing3. One-year Warrantee4. Free! 12 months of WGAN-TV Training Academy with MatterFix Repair of $250+ for WGAN Forum MembersAbout MatterFixAt MatterFix.io we provide fast and professional repair services for Matterport cameras. Being Matterport technicians ourselves we understand the importance of getting your camera back in service as soon as possible!We can quickly repair any of the most common problems that cause a Matterport camera to stop functioning correctly. Our staff has a combined 20 years of experience repairing electronics. We also buy broken, damaged and non-working cameras.1-Year Warranty included on all repairs.Free! 12 months of WGAN-TV Training Academy Membership with repairs of $250 or more.Flat Fee $250 Repair! - Introductory special - Flat fee repair price of $250! If your camera has one or two of these common problems, we will repair it for $250: (If we cannot fix your camera, we do not charge you anything (some issues can only be taken care of by sending your camera to Matterport).)1) Damaged WiFi antenna2) Damaged GPS antenna3) Minor housing damage4) Charging port problem5) Needs re-assembly and testingI will also ask Mike how and why he got started; including his repair history and Matterport expertise)Questions that I should ask @MatterFix Founder Mike Vorce?Best,Dan

Why you should offers Real Estate Photos Before Virtual Tours | WGAN.INFO/repp | WGAN.INFO/reppwebinar✓ Real Estate Photographer Pro Course by Eli Jones✓ Webinar (Pre-Recorded): How to Get Started as a Real Estate Photographer by Eli JonesHi All,Must watch show (above) if:1. you are new to real estate photography2. you are new to virtual tour photography3. you are deciding your pricing strategy4. you are deciding on your pricing5. you are revisiting how you price your services6. wondering what are best practices for pricing strategies and best practices for pricing7. wondering how to simplify your service offering8. wondering how to simplify your pricing---If you are just starting in real estate photography, you likely have questions about:1. which media services to offer first? For example: photos, video, drone, 24/7 Open House Virtual Tours2. how to price real estate media servicesThat's why I invited Real Estate Photographer Pro Course Creator Eli Jones to be my guest on:✓ WGAN-TV Live at 5: Real Estate Media Services and PricingThis WGAN-TV Live at 5 show aired live: 5 pm EDT Wednesday, 28 October 2020.Eli is also the founder of Norman & Young. His real estate photography business has grown to 18+ employees.When it comes to pricing, Eli's mantra is: Simplify! Simplify! Simply!Among the questions that I asked Eli on WGAN-TV Live at 5:1. You are the Founder of Ft. Worth, Texas-based Norman & Young, a $1 million; 18+ person real estate photography agency. How did you get started?When first starting out as a real estate photographer, which media services should you offer and why?2. Simplify! Simplify! Simply! What does that mean regarding real estate photography services3. How do you charge for real estate photos?4. How many packages to offer for photos? (For example, 25 photos; 36 photos and 50 photos?)5. How to charge for drone photos?6. How do you charge for real estate video?7. How many packages to offer for videos? (For example, 25 photos; 36 photos and 50 photos?)8. Why does it make sense to also offer video?9. How do you charge for drone video?10. 20. How to charge for Matterport 24/7 Open House Virtual Tours? Does that include floor plans?11. How to charge for Twilight photos? (virtual or real twilights?)12. If you are new to residential real estate, is it okay to begin with 24/7 Open House Virtual Tours?13. How to structure pricing for each media service: photos, video, drone, virtual tours, other?14. 12. How many photos should be included in a photo package?15. Should you do your first (media) free?16. How to differentiate from competitors?17. How might pricing vary based on markets? For example, Los Angeles, New York or Waco, Texas?18. How long should it take to shoot photos inside a typical listing?19. How important is it to be the best real estate photographer?20. How important is editing of photos? Do yourself or outsource?21. What's the different between offering a "service" and offering a "product" [productising]?22. How do you make services into products or packages?23. What is a MLS and how does that affect packages?24. Your thoughts on charging by SQ FT for a Matterport tour: says, 2,500 SQ FT or 3,500 SQ FT?25. Do you include floor plans with a Matterport tour or offer as an Add On?26. What are the best Add Ons and why?27. How to charge for video?28. What are your thoughts about charing distance fees?29. Why do real agents switch to you from other photographers?30. What pricing strategies to avoid and why?Best,DanP.S. WGAN Forum Member? Save 70 percent on Real Estate Photographer Pro course when you watch this free video: How to Get Started as a Real Estate Photographer by Eli Jones.