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What's Happening online? Look at these incredible statistics: *54% of home buyers who are searching for their next home on Realtor.com® will not even look at a home unless there is a featured tour. (National Association of Realtors, January 2006). *79% of repeat buyers & 84% of first time buyers use the Internet to search for a home.(2006 National Association of Realtors Survey). *In cyberspace, a site with a virtual tour and interactive media will receive 38% more views than a competitor's site that is lacking media. (2006 Pew Internet & American Life Study). *80% of consumers search for information online. That means at least 60% of your marketing dollars should be spent optimizing your company online. *The Incredible Growth in Online House Hunting estimates 40 million wired Americans have used the Internet to search for houses or apartments. *1.7 million Internet users sought housing information on an average day in March 2000. Current estimates are now around three million internet users are online on any given day searching for a new place to live. *Experienced Internet Users: 62% of Internet house hunters have been online for over three years. Some 46% of broadband users have house-hunted online and 58% of internet house hunters are daily internet users. *96.2% of travelers prefer to seek destination information on the internet.(Travel Trends Survey 2005) *83% of Travelers use the internet to research and book travel.(Consumer Preference Index poll by Prospectiv 2006). *Rich Internet content generates 4 to 5 time more clicks than static images.(DoubleClick 2004). *Leisure Travelers visit 4 to 7 websites when researching hotels.(DoubleClick 2005).
*** Anyone who wants to sell anything will be at a definite advantage if they use online virtual tours andmarketing. The daily cost of print advertising varies between $66-$150 per day and has a shelf life averaging around 30 days. Print advertising has a limited market penetration based on your distribution and does not allow the consumer to interact or engage with the advertisement. The cost of a virtual tour averages around 30 CENTS per day with a shelf life of 365 days 24/7 and WORLDWIDE access!
