Business Operation: This will be an outline of how to operate your business, for full details and to download the operating manual, (this contains step by step instructions) you will need to access  the members area. Simply Register for full access. Equipment needed A digital camera of 6mp,  a tripod and a "one shot" lens ( you can "stitch" your photos instead of using this lens, but it takes much longer to build a tour and the resulting file size may be too large to be practical for a web based tour ). Full details of suitable cameras, where to buy one at a great price (if you need to), where to obtain your  lens and other resources are all in the "Business Operation Manual" You will also find a resource list on the resource page with recommendations The "One Shot" Lens This makes the whole operation of constructing a tour a breeze. Full details of how to use it to give really good results, are in the manual Once you have taken the required images, you simply send them to us, along with the details of the property  (full instructions are in the manual on how to do this). We then process those images and construct the Virtual Tour. You do not need any special knowledge or software. You do not need a hosting account, knowledge of HTML, or to learn how to use photo processing software. If you can send an email, you can operate this business You will  need to decide on the style of  Tour Skin, just pick one from the gallery, go to the order page, buy the tour via PayPal. Once the Tour is constructed we will e-mail you the URL of that tour, which will take the form of  e.g.   www.thevirtualviewcompany.com/56theavenue (again you will find step by step instructions in the manual). Selling your tours The great thing about Virtual Tours is that they sell themselves!  All you need to do is show an example of the tours you are offering to anyone that is selling a house, boat or car. There are literally thousands of people who will benefit from your service. Just think about your own neighborhood, how many houses are for sale, how many people  are moving in from out of town, they will not see the houses that are for sale in the local paper or real estate agent window. They will be looking on the Internet. If you have ever done the same, then you will know that ordinary photos do not do justice to a property, you try and work out which room leads where, but of course a Virtual Tour changes all that and can sell a house much more quickly. If your client does not have an Internet presence, then you can offer to list their property on eBay or any other site that has a large exposure as part of a package that includes your Virtual Tour. Anyone can see the potential and because you can offer these tours at a low cost, the market is wide open for you. If you live near a Marina, have a look at the boats that are for sale. Internal photos never do the boat justice, but again a 360 degree view changes all that. What about car interiors? if there are custom cars for sale the interiors may be unique. Are there any custom car clubs in your area? If you are approaching Real Estate Professionals or businesses, think of the potential here. As you gain a reputation in these circles, your services will constantly be in demand. To demonstrate a Virtual Tour you can send your prospective client to the Demo Page on this site, or better still, to keep in complete  contact with your client and ensure that they remain "your" client, then for a small cost,  we recommend the "Gold" membership. With this membership you will get your: Own Personalized Web Site (yourname.thevirtualviewcompany.com). You can see an example here. If you were specializing in boats or cars then we can add a demo tour to match E-mail  yourname@thevirtualviewcompany.com  To make things simple, there will be a re-direct on this email address to your usual email client e.g. hotmail, yahoo etc.  (saves you time checking more email boxes than you need to) Hosting  There are no ongoing costs to you, everything is include in your membership How to expand your business by offering  services that complement your Tours  Once you have established yourself  in the Virtual Tour market, this business method will show you how to expand your business by offering additional marketing tools to your clients.