I posted before on the Flip Ultra, a light, inexpensive and oh-so useful digital video camera.  I said that I was going to order it, I did, and I love it!

I opened the box, and the Flip Ultra was even smaller and lighter than I had imagined, fitting easily in my shirt pocket with room to spare.  I stepped out on the balcony and took my first video after only 5 minutes of experimenting with it.  The video quality was excellent, complete with zoom and sound.

Back inside, I  flipped out the built-in USB plug, plugged it into the USB slot on my notebook, and the software  in the camera automatically downloaded.  Once the software downloaded, I was able to (among other tasks):

    * Download the video to my computer…one click

    * Edit the video

    * Grab single frames to save as photos

    * Add music to the video

    * Email the video…with one click, which both compresses and emails the video

    * Upload the video to YouTube ….with one click! (You can one-click the video to other video sites or to your site)

I’m going to use the Flip Ultra on family occasions, when fishing, on trips, etc.

The main reason I’m mentioning it to you, however, is that it has any number of real estate uses.  Among them are:

• Video tours of your listings posted on your Web site
• Video tours of you area posted on your Web site or given to other agents at conventions or seminars as part of your campaign to build referrals
• Video tours of the neighborhood around your listing
• Video updates for out-of-town buyers who bought a new home
• Promotional videos to post on your site or on sites such as YouTube
• Video of your counseling interview or marketing presentation posted on your site or on YouTube.  To see a great counseling interview by CyberStar(tm) James Nellis, go here.)

You can think of many more uses for online video, I’m sure.  The Flip Ultra makes it easy to capture the videos you want to use in your marketing efforts.

I ordered my Flip Video Ultra, 60 minutes of storage, from Amazon.com: $139.99 + Shipping.

It’s a great day here on the lake in Reston….I hope it’s a great day wherever you are, too!

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