What are Stories, and Why Should I Use Them in my Real Estate Marketing?

Stories on Facebook and Instagram are a great platform for real estate marketing. As a real estate agent, you are surrounded by your products daily. You’ll always have a visual story to tell. That means more SALES and more CLIENTS!

Basically, stories are photos or short videos of 5-15 seconds, and they’re changing how we communicate both personally and business. Instagram and Facebook Stories are growing 15 times faster than feed posts, thanks to the 842% growth since they launched in 2016.

They’re only up for 24 hours, so there’s that element of intrigue. Moreover, stories are more advanced than regular feed posts and give you more options to customize them. For example, you can add text, music, or stickers to your story!

Why not take advantage of the amazing products you are already getting from Collabra Technology and use them in your real estate marketing, but in new and exciting ways? It’s so simple!

Let’s Leave it to the Pros: Facebook and Instagram Tell Us How It’s Done!

 

Let’s learn how it’s done. Look below for Facebook and Instagram instructions on how to add to your story.

 Facebook Business page – click here.
Facebook Personal page-  click here.
Instagram account –  click here.

 

PRO TIP: You must have your Flashcard Listing Video downloaded before following the instructions above! Don’t have it downloaded yet? Don’t worry! Click here to learn how to download.

The final product will be a stunning listing video that automatically plays through for anyone who views your story! It will look similar to the images below:

 

                                    Facebook Story Example                                                                                                                   Instagram Story Example

                                                                                                        

Benefits of Using Flashcard Listing Videos in your Stories

 

In our previous post, we discussed the benefits of using Flashcards Listing Videos in your regular social media marketing. To put it simply, using videos in your social media post attracts more viewers. The same applies to your Stories! Adding videos into your Stories brings you more brand awareness, gives you another way to interact with your followers, and make viewers pay more attention than just a normal photo.

Some of our long-term customers, Stratton and Lisa Cyrus with Cyrus Properties recently sang the praises of using our Flashcards Listing Videos in your marketing. Check out what they said!

 

Got It! What Else Can I Do with Stories?

 

Instagram stories offer the ability to connect with your audience in a more authentic way. It’s a fantastic way to not only show off your properties but also your personality. Today’s buyer wants to see the human behind the brand, and this platform allows you to market in a genuine and candid way.

Here are a couple of fun ideas on how you can use Stories to reach your followers:

• Create engagement with polls

Polls are a great way to interact with your viewers while also giving them a taste of your personality. The possibilities are endless when it comes to how you can use polls, but here are a few ideas:

Which Living Room do you prefer?

Do you like the Twilight or Daytime photo better?

Is anyone else as obsessed with this backyard as I am?

Use photos from one of your current or previous listings. Using your listing photos is a great way to get eyes on them in a very subtle, professional way while also promoting yourself to potential clients.

•  Special “behind-the-scenes footage” of listings

Make your followers feel exclusive! You can promote yourself and your brand by telling your followers, “Follow me for special, behind-the-scenes footage of my new listings right when they hit the market!” Or, you could provide a fun shot of your listing getting staged, photographed, or at a showing!

Besides some ideas listed above, another interesting feature of Stories is that you can add any of the following stickers to your Stories:

• Text stickers
• Location stickers
• Event stickers
• Fundraising (“Donate”) stickers
• Music stickers

Using stickers in your Stories opens up so many opportunities to incorporate your authentic self in your real estate social media marketing. That is key when not only gaining followers but gaining potential clients!

 

Sounds Good! I’m in.