How Virtual Tours Can Help Businesses During COVID-19 Pandemic?

While social distancing is a major way out of the COVID-19 pandemic, it can be disastrous to businesses that require people to meet in order to check out products and services and seal the deal.

Let’s face it. The fear of contracting the virus is making people stay at home. There’s no other way out other than you changing how your business used to run. Don’t worry, we have the perfect solution for you.
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It’s called a Virtual 360° Tour. Let’s get into the content to figure out what it is and how you can benefit from it during COVID-19.

What is a Virtual Tour?
No. It’s not a video tour. We are talking about a sequence of videos and still images that allows prospects to view the product in subject without having to be physically present. The virtual tours have background music or voice-overs that helps the viewers understand the product better and know the points of interest. The virtual tours can be controlled by the potential customer with the help of play/pause buttons. A virtual tour is essentially a 360° image of the area or the product on sale. Why shouldn’t it be confused with a video tour? Well, video tours make the viewer focus on a single viewpoint at any given time. Virtual tours provide a panoramic view of the area and the ability to zoom in to look closer.

How Virtual Tours can Help Your Business Grow During COVID-19?

Here are the reasons why we highly recommend creating a virtual tour for your business in 2020.

1. Saves Time and Money = A significant amount of time and money can be saved while dealing with a prospect using a virtual 360° tour. In times of social distancing, you can keep the flow of customers intact using a virtual tour. No commute, no unnecessary babble, no need for last-minute maintenance - virtual tour keeps it sweet and simple.
2. Helps Leverage Bleeding-Edge Technologies = With technologies like AR and VR storming in the market, virtual tours can really make your business future-ready. It can help your potential customers have a realistic experience that creates a sense of ownership. The tours are available 24/7 and thus can be accessed at all times.
3. Increase Interest of Customers = Prospects are 130% more likely to book if they find the virtual 360° tour interactive and satisfying. People are not looking to get out of their homes due to social distancing but can use virtual tours to plan their future reservations.
4. Get More Website Traffic = People are more likely to click on the results that provide a virtual tour. This gives them an idea of what the place looks like and if it is worth giving a shot. If you make this simple addition to your website and promote it on Google Network and other websites, you will receive a strong stream of online traffic. 
5. Go Viral on Social Media = We have seen many high-quality virtual 360° tours getting viral on social media. This is your perfect opportunity to get in front of millions of people using social media during social distancing, because, well, what else are we doing these days anyway other than scrolling through the social media newsfeed?

Over to You
There you have it. We have shared some of the most important things you need to know about virtual tours. Your business can really stand out during COVID-19 pandemic if you provide your potential customers with a virtual tour. What are you waiting for then? Connect with us to take the first step towards creating a virtual tour!

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