Engage New Customers With 360 Virtual Tours

The first step on the pathway to your 360-degree virtual tour is to receive a free consultation so that we can get an understanding of your business and your needs. This will take just 15 minutes of your time over the phone. 

When it comes to pricing, we will discuss this with you as part of the consultation. But, of course, every business and premises are different, so we want to ensure you get the most cost-effective solution to suit your needs and layout. As soon as we’ve agreed on the price, we can start to arrange a photo shoot. As a ball park our tour prices are between £450- £800 per business location. 

When we arrange a date for the photo shoot, we’ll ensure you have plenty of time to get your premises prepared and looking the way you want it presented in the virtual tour. 

Of course, you’ll want the place to be tidy and clutter-free. We also have a few tips on presenting your premises the best way to maximise the impact of your virtual tour. So, we can discuss these things during our initial consultation to get your business looking as good as possible. 

We’ve got plenty of experience in making 360-degree virtual tours, so you can be confident that your business will give a great first impression. The whole photoshoot typically takes around 2-3 hours, and we’ll remind you of this during the initial consultation so that you can prepare accordingly. Payment is due on completion of the photoshoot.

Once we’ve completed the photoshoot, we’ll take the images away so our skilled editing team can stitch them together to make your unique 360-degree virtual tour. We use class leading software to create the bespoke virtual tours as well as using the StreetView software to ensure that your tour runs smoothly and integrates seamlessly with Google Maps Street View. 

Part of the editing process involves data security and privacy checks. Therefore, we will ensure that any personal identification markings, such as faces, phone, number, vehicle registration numbers, and so on, are blurred to make them unreadable. The editing process typically takes around 2-4 weeks to complete.

With our 360-degree virtual tour, we include integration into Google Maps and your Google My Business profile. This combination of resources will become your most powerful digital marketing asset, and it will generate considerable organic traffic to your site. We’ll ensure these resources are configured correctly and contain accurate and relevant information for your business.

The final step of your 360-degree virtual tour is getting published and going live on Google Maps. Your tour will start to appear on Google Maps and within organic search results when it is published. In addition, we’ll provide you with a URL for the bespoke virtual tour so that you can share your virtual tour as part of any marketing campaigns. You will also receive HTML code so that you can embed your virtual tour into your website. Deep linking to various sections of the tour are also possible. 

Yes, and that is the best solution, as you are the one who knows your business best and understands the areas to highlight. During the consultation, we will confirm the precise locations to photo and highlight for your virtual tour.

Indoor Areas: Ensure these are presented as you wish them to be photographed at the agreed time, as we have little scope to wait for this to be done after we’ve arrived.

Outdoor Areas: Shooting outdoor areas may be weather-dependent. For instance, you may wish to have a blue sky and bright sunshine to highlight a particular area. In this case, we may need to reschedule the outdoor area photoshoot.

There is no distinct need for you to be present for the photo shoot. However, many business owners like to see the process and have the last inspection of the place before the shoot commences.

Typically, a photo shoot will take between two and three hours. Of course, this is dependent on the size of the premises and the complexity of the area. Every location is unique, and during the initial consultation, we can advise you on the approximate time the photoshoot will take.

Local Search Gurus will create your 360-degree virtual tour using a series of high-resolution panoramic images. Customers can view your virtual tour anytime and on any device, thanks to it being hosted online and having a responsive design. 

Ease of navigation, hot spots, and additional embedded resources provide an excellent user experience. In addition, your tour will be viewable by all of Google Maps and StreetView’s one-billion-plus users. As a result, it will become the first point of contact for people new to your business, elevating you above your competition, boosting your brand, and increasing your bottom line.

Bespoke 360-degree virtual tours are just one of the local search services that Local Search Gurus can provide you. We would highly recommend our Google My Business management and optimisation services as well as our Citation building services. Both go hand in hand in ensuring your Google My Business listing with the newly embedded virtual tour gets maximum exposure. 

We will provide you with a tiny element of HTML code (approximately one line) that you can embed into your site on your chosen page. We also provide you with a guide filled with handy tips such as selecting a starting point and much more. We’ll also send you a link to your hosted virtual tour, and you can include this in emails, tweets, and other marketing resources.

Embedding your tour’s code on your website takes up virtually no space whatsoever. The reason is that the tour is hosted on Local Search Gurus servers, runs through a Google server, and streams on the fly. So rest assured, it will neither use much bandwidth nor slow down your website.