subject: The Reasons For Having A Virtual Tour On Your Company Website [print this page] Why not use a virtual tour to introduce visitors to your website and impress them with a visually pleasing experience. In the old days, virtual tours were slow and cumbersome. As technology has come on in leaps and bounds, so have virtual tours. With lots of virtual tour companies to choose from, you can setup a brilliant virtual tour for your website.
You should consider a tour as a long term investment. With the cost not too disimilar to a professional website, you should consider the benefits of having one for your website. Also think about how virtual tours will impress more potential clients. Long term, a 360 tour will pay dividends.
360 tours allow potential visitors to visit your attraction from the comfort of their own home. It also allows them to get a feel of what it will be like to be there. For past visitors, they can show their friends and family and relive the moment. Having a virtual tour really does let your visitors get right near your venue.
Anyone browsing your website is going to be immediately grabbed by a 360 tour. Having finished the tour they are going to want to know more. Leaving them wanting to visit in the flesh. Your virtual tour can also be punctuated with information on the various hotspots.
As they say pictures speak a thousand words but a 360 tour will say ten thousand more. It is true that photos will give a good idea of your venue. However a 360 tour will allow users to zoom in and pan where photos are static. This is especially important for locations such as weddings and corporate functions where an organiser wants to get inside the venue from their seat at home. So don't fall into the trap of selling your fantastic venue short with static images.
Let your facilities show themselves off. Show your function room, cathedral, museum, manor house, country park off in the best light possible. Why waste people's time with a great piece of text about a place and some photos, where a panoramic tour can say everything in your text and more. A panoramic tour on a website will allow website visitors to walk right round. They'll be able to do everything from zooming in, to walking round your venue. For the more particular visitor, they can even check out your wallpaper!
Panoramic tours make your website more interesting and encourage users to return. However, the secret advantage of having a panoramic tour on your website is it is most likely your competitors will not! This is because most businesses don't understand the benefits of having a virtual tour. Luckily, you do now! Now you know that virtual tours are the difference between gaining a visitor. Virtual tours pay for themselves!