WGAN-TV Podcast

By Tom Sparks | www.WeGetAroundNetwork.com | www.WGAN-TV.comBusiness Entrepreneurship Technology

WGAN-TV Podcast episodes

November 23, 2020 85-WGAN-TV | Virtual Tour Super-Heroes at Your Service: How Business Communities Inspire Creativity to Mitigate Crisis | MSP | Matterport
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 Service

Among 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

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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)."

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Best,

Dan

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57 min
November 16, 2020 84-WGAN-TV | How to (Easily) Add Lights to Matterport Pro2 with LitraTorch 2.0 Reality Capture Lighting Kit
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 listings
2. fire/flood damaged homes and businesses for insurance documentation
3. Restoration
3. "As-Builts"
4. Construction Sites
5. Locations without windows
6. Basements
7. Crawl spaces
8. Tunnels
9. Caves
10 Mines
11. 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 Kit

Tony @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 Kit
3. 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 levelers
6. 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 have
12. What kind of Matterport scans are the LitraTorch 2.0 Reality Capture Lighting Kit nice to have
13. 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 Kit
18. Special Offer for WGAN Forum Members for the LitraTorch 2.0 Reality Capture Lighting Kit

What other questions should I ask Tony?

Special Offer for WGAN Forum Members

Save 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 Bundle

WGAN Forum Members | Use Litra Coupon Code: CYBERNOV

Best,

Dan
58 min
November 16, 2020 83-WGAN-TV | Top 10 Matterport Pro1, Pro2 & Pro2 Lite Camera Repairs with MatterFix Founder Mike Vorce
Wi-Fi | GPS | Housing | Batteries | Component Board | Charger Port | Stepper Motor | Rotator Gearbox | Sensor Errors | DIY Failed Repair Attempt | More
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 Vorce

On 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 antennas
2. Housing damage
3. Battery issues
4. Board level component damage (micro-soldering)
5. Failed DIY repair attempt
6. Charging port problems
7. Needs total disassembly, re-assembly and testing
8. Stepper motor and/or rotator gearbox
9. Sensor errors
10. Camera / sensor assembly

Our discussion will also include:

1. How and why Mike decided to offer Matterport Pro1, Pro2 and Pro2 Lite Camera repairs
2. Repair Pricing
3. One-year Warrantee
4. Free! 12 months of WGAN-TV Training Academy with MatterFix Repair of $250+ for WGAN Forum Members

About MatterFix

At 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 antenna
2) Damaged GPS antenna
3) Minor housing damage
4) Charging port problem
5) Needs re-assembly and testing

I 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
1 hr 18 min
November 09, 2020 82-WGAN-TV | Introduction to iGuide: a Deep-Dive Demo and Discussion
A Matterport alternative that Leverages your DSLR and Post Production Skills

Hi All,

Are you a busy, professional residential real estate photographer looking for a virtual tour platform alternative to Matterport that leverages your DSLR and post production skills; and can differentiate you from other real estate photographers offering virtual tours?

Then, plan to watch this WGAN-TV Live at 5 show that aired Wednesday, 4 November 2020:

✓ WGAN-TV Live at 5: Introduction to iGuide: a Deep-Dive Demo and Discussion

My guests on this show are:

✓ Michael Vervena, Planitar (iGuide) Vice President of Sales and Marketing
✓ Chris White, Planitar (iGuide) Marketing Manager

On this WGAN-TV Live at 5 show, we discussed:

✓ iGuide front-end: what the consumer sees (prospective home buyer)
✓ iGuide back-end: what the photographer sees / creates
✓ who is the sweet spot for new iGuide photographers?
✓ Camera/Gear discussion
✓ iGuide versus Matterport?
✓ 3rd Party Integrations: Google Sheet View; Floorplanner
✓ FAQs
✓ Pricing
✓ iGUIDE versus Matterport

Thanks to my guests, Planitar (iGuide) Vice President of Sales & Marketing Michael Vervena and Planitar Marketing Manager Chris White (@Chris_iGuide), for being on the show.

Best,

Dan

WGAN Related Links

✓ All WGAN Forum discussions tagged: iGUIDE
✓ Free WGAN Cheat Sheet: Which Virtual Tour Platform is Best (for Me)?
✓ WGAN MarketPlace: iGUIDE
1 hr 28 min
November 03, 2020 81-WGAN-TV | Matterport Service Providers: How to Price Matterport, Photos, Video, Drone (and More) | Training | MSP | Real Estate Photographer Pro | Getting Started
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 Jones

Hi All,

Must watch show (above) if:

1. you are new to real estate photography
2. you are new to virtual tour photography
3. you are deciding your pricing strategy
4. you are deciding on your pricing
5. you are revisiting how you price your services
6. wondering what are best practices for pricing strategies and best practices for pricing
7. wondering how to simplify your service offering
8. wondering how to simplify your pricing

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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 Tours
2. how to price real estate media services

That'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 Pricing

This 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 services
3. 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,

Dan

P.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.
1 hr 8 min
October 23, 2020 80-WGAN-TV | How MSPs can Make Money with AgentRelay as an Add On | Live Guided Tour | Matterport
Deep-Dive Demo and Discussion of the AgentRelay Reseller Program
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Hi All,

Below is the transcript ...

If you are a busy and successful Matterport Service Provider, it's likely that you already offer your clients Add Ons such as 2D schematic floor plans.

You can offer Live Video Chat on Steroids within a Matterport tour as an Add On via the AgentRelay Affiliate Program and earn 25 percent commission on the recurring AgentRelay subscription revenue by your clients.

On WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Wednesday, 21 October 2020, my guest was AgentRelay Founder and CEO Dan Cattermole whom gave us a demo to show how Matterport Service Providers can make money with AgentRelay as an Add On service.

✓ WGAN-TV Live at 5: How Matterport Service Providers Can Make Money with AgentRelay as an Add On: Deep-Dive Demo and Discussion of the AgentRelay Reseller Program

Dan Cattermole showed how agents can leverage AgentRelay to win more and bigger premium listings. And, why prospective home sellers can see how their real estate agent will help them get the most offers; for the most money - sooner - with the least amount of stress for the home seller.

AgentRelay Features Demonstrated on WGAN-TV Live at 5 Included

1. Full in-viewing audio-video-chat integration within a Matterport Virtual Private Tour Viewing
2. Full in-viewing audio-video-chat integration within a Matterport Virtual Open Houses for unrelated buyers
3. Lead generation: Automatically register visitors on self-guided viewings
4. Instant and scheduled private viewing options
5. Scheduled Open House public viewings
6. Automatic viewing notifications and calendar integrations
7. Effortlessly switch control to participants in agent-guided viewings
8. Explore multiple properties in a single guided viewing

So that you are intimate with AgentRelay, I encourage you to:

✓ You can book an AgentRelay demo here.
✓ You can sign-up for an AgentRelay 14-day free trial here.
✓ Join the AgentRelay Reseller Affiliate Program (WGAN Affiliate Link)

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Receive free - a 12 months Membership to the WGAN-TV Training U (in Matterport) Course when you:

1. sign-up for an AgentRelay Affiliate Program using the WGAN Affiliate link for AgentRelay
2. Email me your first AgentRelay Affiliate commission payment (screen shot from AgentRelay Affiliate Dashboard Payouts) ([email protected])
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Thanks for watching WGAN-TV Live at 5!

Best,

Dan

P.S. Real Estate Agent? Just want to sign-up to use AgentRelay? Here is the WGAN Affiliate Link for AgentRelay.

1 hr 2 min
October 07, 2020 79-WGAN-TV | Asteroom Virtual Staging with Asteroom Co-Founder and CEO Eric Tsai
Asteroom Virtual Staging is $49.99 Per 360 Panorama: 48 Hours Turnaround
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Hi All,

Asteroom Virtual Staging Demo and Discussion with Co-Founder/CEO Eric Tsai

Asteroom Virtual Staging for WGAN Forum Members is $49.99 per 360 panorama with 48 hours turnaround and available in four different styles, Asteroom Co-Founder and CEO @EricTsai announced Wednesday, 30 September 2020. [Join WGAN Forum (free)]

As few as one (1) virtually staged 360 panorama can be ordered, though Asteroom anticipates that WGAN Forum Members will want to order virtual staging for three 360 panoramas:

✓ Entrance
✓ Living Room
✓ Big Bed Room

Asteroom Virtual Staging can be done either for:

✓ Spaces without furniture
✓ Spaces with existing furniture (Asteroom "removes" the existing furniture and then re-stages the space)

Asteroom Also Announced Wednesday, 30 September 2020

✓ The first Asteroom Pay Per Tour Bundle is free for WGAN Forum Members with promo code WGANAsteroom on this special Asteroom landing page - for a limited time - effective today (Wednesday, 30 September 2020).
✓ Additional Asteroom Pay Per Tour Bundles are now $49.99 each for WGAN Forum Members.

The free and special pricing offers for WGAN Forum Members are made by WGAN Gold Member, Asteroom Co-Founder and CEO Eric Tsai.

Physical staging is not a cost-effective option for many sellers, with the service’s high price bracket keeping it nearly exclusive to the high-end luxury market. The average cost for physical staging can range from $300 to $600 for an initial consultation, and upwards of $500 for each staged room each month the property is staged, often costing thousands of dollars per month.

Virtual staging looks as good as real-life staging and costs much less: about 10 percent of physical staging.

According to the 2019 National Association of REALTORS (NAR) Home Staging Profile report:

✓ 83% of buyers' agents noted that staging made it easier for buyers to visualize the property as a future home.
✓ 25% of buyers’ agents said that staging a home increased the offer between 1% and 5% compared to un-staged listings.
✓ 17% of sellers’ agents said that staging increased the dollar value of a home between 6% and 10%.

Learn more about Asteroom Virtual Staging in this WGAN-TV Training U in Asteroom Course with guest @EricTsai.

Below are Asteroom BEFORE and AFTER examples used during the course. (See bottom right corner for BEFORE and AFTER buttons.)

Contemporary Style Virtual Staging

1. Bedroom (Shot with no furniture)
2. Living Room (Shot with one existing table and chairs to be removed)
3. Entrance (Shot with room-full of furniture) Matterport digital twin by North Idaho and Eastern Washington Matterport Service Provider CaptureNW Photographer Jeff Nitschke

Traditional Style Virtual Staging

4. Living Room (shot with a room-full of furniture that needed to be replaced)

Farm House Style Virtual Staging

5. Living Room (Shot empty)

Industrial Style Virtual Staging

6. Living Room (Shot with a room-full of furniture to be replaced)

Plus, I included WGAN-TV Live at 5 show (above): Deep-Dive into Asteroom Virtual Staging with Asteroom Co-Founder and CEO @EricTsai.

Related WGAN Forum Discussions

✓ Asteroom Virtual Staging is $49.99 Per 360 Panorama: 48 Hours Turnaround
✓ All WGAN Forum discussions tagged: Asteroom

Two Free Offers

Two free offers for Asteroom 24/7 Open House Virtual Tours incentive taking Asteroom for a Spin:

Offer 1 by Asteroom: 1st Asteroom Pay Per Tour Bundle is Free for WGAN Forum Members
Offer 2 by WGAN: 1st Asteroom Virtual Staging of a 360 is free for WGAN Forum Members in October 2020

Best,

Dan

P.S. Please note that the "Player" used to display the BEFORE and AFTER views in examples #1-6 (above) is not presently available as an Asteroom option.

LinkedIn: Eric Tsai
58 min
September 16, 2020 78-WGAN-TV | Deep-Dive Demo of Asteroom Desktop Editor Features with Asteroom Founder and CEO Eric Tsai
Also Includes Asteroom 2D Schematic Floor Plans
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WGAN-TV Live at 5: Deep-Dive Demo of Asteroom Desktop Editor Features with Asteroom Founder and CEO Eric Tsai

Hi All,

On WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, 10 September 2020, Asteroom Founder @EricTsai did a deep-dive demo of how to use all the Asteroom Desktop Editor features (and discuss Asteroom 2D Schematic Floor Plans). Please see transcript below for the show above.

I found the Asteroom Desktop Editor learning curve to be super-easy and super-fast. Nearly all Asteroom Desktop Editor features work like you would expect them to work. For the most part, there is very little post production to actually do (because Asteroom assembles the tour for you). That said, for those that want a lot of control, there are Asteroom features for that!

Asteroom Desktop Editor Features

1. Add New Tour (Tour Settings: | add panos | Tour Name | Description | Location | Display Profile | Tour Music)
2. How to order Services: Pro Editing of 360 panos | 3D Dollhouse | 2D Schematic Floor Plans | Virtual Staging
3. Change thumbnail Order in Highlight Reel | Change Thumbnail Label ( such as "Bedroom" )
4. Change Tour Cover Thumbnail
5. How to change Thumbnail | via Snapshots | Uploading (if no 3D Dollhouse)
6. Upload/Download Floor Plan
7. How to Create Interactive Floor Plan (Property Map): Edit Pin Location | Orient Pano
8. Tour Assistant: Enable: Autoplay (Preview, Play and Loop) | Rotation Period | Opening Audio |
9. Add Camera Lens Height (to add measurements to Tour) | enable Display Measurements to Viewer
10. Add Objects to Tour: Tag | Image | Video (link or file) | 3D Overlay | Tripod Over Lay (by pano or All Tour; Resize)
11. Adjust: Straighten Panos | Brightness | Contrast | Various Filters (7) such as Sharpness
12. Edit "Walk-Around" experience | Add/Delete/Move linking of panos | View within pano
13. Change the "View" going from pano to pano
14. How to use the blur tool (placement | Size of Blur | Undo)
15. How to add a Floor Plan
16. How to take Snapshots | How to download Snapshots
17. Sharing: Enable/Disable | Display My Profile | Auto-Rotate | 3D Dollhouse as Welcome Screen | 3D Dollhouse Room Labels
18. Asteroom Embed Code: Cover Photo on Welcome Screen | No Cover Photo on Welcome Screen
19. Asteroom Statistics Dashboard: Visits | Unique Visitors | Average Time on Page | Average Number Rooms Engaged | Popular panos | tour Traffic - Last 7 Days | Tour Traffic - Last 8 Weeks | Referring Sites | Locations of Viewers - Top 10 (with View count) | Leads
20. Transfer Asteroom Tour (Client's account, for example)
21. Asteroom Tour Dashboard
22. What's coming soon

Asteroom 2D Schematic Floor Plans

1. Options (with or without measurements) | Interactive
2. Pricing
3. How to order

Asteroom Pricing

1. Pricing of Add On Services: Pro Editing of 360 panos | 3D Dollhouse | 2D Schematic Floor Plans | Virtual Staging
2. Option 1: Asteroom Pay Per Tour Bundle
3. Option 2: Asteroom Subscription
4. Three Special Offers for WGAN Members

WGAN Gold Member - @EricTsai with Asteroom – enables these special offers for WGAN Members:

✓ Three Asteroom Virtual Tour Special Offers for the WGAN Community

Best,

Dan

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Related WGAN Forum Discussions

✓ Three Asteroom Virtual Tour Special Offers for the WGAN Community
✓ 24 Reasons Matterport Service Providers should Add Asteroom
✓ 6 Reasons Asteroom Virtual Tour Virtual Staging ROCKS Residential Listings!
✓ How to Create an Asteroom using 360s Shot by a Matterport Pro2 3D Camera
✓ Asteroom Virtual Tour Platform Automatically Edits 360s for WGAN Members
✓ Transcript: WGAN-TV Introduction to Asteroom with Founder and CEO Eric Tsai
✓ Free Course: Introduction to Asteroom with Founder and CEO Eric Tsai
✓ WGAN-TV: Introduction to Asteroom by Asteroom Founder & CEO Eric Tsai
✓ Five Asteroom specific excerpts from this lengthy article by TheRealDeal
✓ Identical Tours: Matterport (73 scans) Versus Asteroom (20 360s)
✓ WGAN Forum discussions tagged: Asteroom
1 hr 40 min
August 19, 2020 77-WGAN-TV | Introduction to 3DVista Virtual Tour Pro Software with Kevin Dole of Home3D.us
3DVista Virtual Tour Pro Software

WGAN-TV: Introduction to 3DVista Virtual Tour Pro Software with Kevin Dole of Home3D.us

Hi All,

✓ Having you been thinking about getting started with 3DVista Virtual Tour Pro Software?
✓ Are you seeking a way to differentiate yourself from other 3D/360 Virtual Tour photographers?
✓ Are you wondering about the 3DVista features?
✓ You have seen many posts in the WGAN Forum about 3DVista and were thinking about checking it out?

My guest on WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, 13 August 2020 will be Los Angeles-based Home3D.us Kevin Dole (@Home3D) - a Matterport Service Provider that uses WP3D Models WordPress Plugin, Nodalview, drone - and other solutions for real estate photographers ...

✓ WGAN-TV Intro to 3DVista Virtual Tour Pro Software with Kevin Dole of Home3D.us

Kevin will do 3DVista show and tell from tours that he created using 3DVista Virtual Tour Software.

Among the questions that I will ask Kevin include show and tell us:

✓ a 3DVista only tour
✓ his mashups with matterport digital twins
✓ his mashup with WP3D Models WordPress Plugin
✓ his mashup with drone-shot video
✓ his uses cases for 3DVista in residential and commercial real estate sales and leasing
✓ his uses case for leasing company; office park; vineyard; large park; vacant land and more

I will also ask Kevin about:

✓ 3DVista hosting versus self-hosting
✓ learning curve (for a professional real estate photographer that uses Lightroom, Photoshop)
✓ does he charge a premium for 3DVista created tours?
✓ 3DVista features that he would like to learn/use
✓ show us some of the backend of 3DVista

The majority of this show will be show and tell of your various tours showing what’s possible with 3DVista Virtual Tour Software, as well as integrations that Kevin does with WP3D Models, Matterport, drone and other solutions that real estate photographers uses.

While Kevin will show us some of the backend of 3DVista, this WGAN-TV show is not intended as a tutorial on how to use 3DVista.

Best,

Dan

WGAN-TV Training Academy includes the following course taught by Kevin Dole:

✓ WGAN-TV | Matterport Workshop 3.0 Training with Los Angeles-based Home3D.us Kevin Dole-Watch "Over-the-Shoulder" While Kevin Edits His Matterport Space in Matterport Workshop 3.0
✓ WGAN-TV | Matterport Workshop 3.0 Mesh Training with Los Angeles-based Home3D.us Kevin Dole | Understand the Matterport Mesh so that it does 'Mesh' You Up!
1 hr 24 min
August 10, 2020 76-WGAN-TV | Matterport Service Partners’ Class Action Lawsuits Against Matterport, Inc. | MSP
How will the Class Action Lawsuits again Matterport Affect You?

Hi All,

✓ Why did two Matterport Service Parters (MSPs) file class action lawsuits against Matterport?
✓ What do they say Matterport promised and failed to deliver?
✓ What do they hope to gain as a result of their lawsuits?
✓ What was the Illinois lawsuit and why was that dismissed in favor of refilling as a class action lawsuit?

On WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, 6 August 2020, my guest is one of plaintiffs' shared co-counsel, Tom Zimmerman, with Zimmerman Law Offices, P.C. in Chicago.

WGAN-TV Live at 5: Matterport Service Partners' Class Action Lawsuits Agains Matterport

✓ Are you a Matterport Service Partner? How will these lawsuits affect you?
✓ If you are thinking about buying a Matterport Pro2 3D Camera? Should you be concerned about these lawsuits?

Both complaints include:

1. Violations of Seller Assisted Marketing Plan Laws
2. Violations of California's Unfair Competition Law
3. Violations of California's False Advertising Law

What do these law say; how did Matterport allegedly violate them? And, how does this affect you?

Watch WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, 6 August 2020 at 5 pm EDT (GMT -5) when we do a deep dive into Class Action Lawsuits Against Matterport.

Want to read ahead? Here are the Class Action lawsuit Complaints by:

✓George Kenner filed 15 July 2020 in Superior Court of California. (Case: 19CV350887)
✓John Stemmelin filed 24 June 2020 in US District Court, Northern District of CA. (Case: 5:20-cv-04168)

What additional questions should I ask our guest?

Best,

Dan
1 hr 1 min

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