Photos from Mike O'Neill
Knoxville's 1982 Worlds Fair Sun Sphere, located in Knoxville's downtown Worlds Fair Park.Located in: Knoxville, TN
2008 was quite a year for knoxtours.net. Our virtual tour sales went down a bit. I'm sure the credit crunch, the plunge of the Stock Market, and the collapse in housing values all contributed, but there's also the Knoxville real estate market where virtual home tours isn't yet the widely chosen choice for property marketing. I've been able to expand my photography to bring in a few extra dollars. I've taken on antique portrait photography; I'm gone most weekends, and who I'm photographing isn't always the most cooperative. Ever tried photographing small children? It's a discipline where I'm forced to be creative. When I shoot, each time its got to be different. I have a routine when I go in to shoot a property; A certain way to ensure I don't miss anything! I make sure that the shot I'm about to take and deliver to my client is my best, I take that second look, I at least try to find that different angle. These days, these conditions we're all working under, we have to provide that extra something. We have to make what we do special.
Knoxtours.net wants to wish all the dealers and everyone at Real Tour Vision the very best in the new year.
Mike O'Neill
For a few years now I'd concentrated my virtual home tour efforts toward real estate agents. A lot of my work came from referrals so I really didn't have to do a lot of marketing. The market I started my business in is still, a very hot virtual tour market.
It has been very different since I moved to Knoxville, Tennessee. There's not that "want it" for virtual tours as there was in Houston. The virtual tour work I found so easy before is now hiding in and around Knoxville and East Tennessee and its waiting for me to come and find it.
RTV has been a great business partner. Their support system encourages us to get out of the Real Estate box and find another box that can benefit from our virtual tours and marketing.
This is really a great time for Real Tour Vision dealers, the markets are all suffering, causing us all to worry about what the future will bring, but we have to believe in America and be optimistic about what the future holds.
Right now our markets are having to change and evolve and there are many places looking for new and different ways to market what and how they sell their products. We all have the knowledge and experience and the tools, and all we need to do is go out and get it.
I'm going to the places I had thought about approaching before but I never acted on it. Everyday or so I receive the emails, and I read about RTV dealers and how they're getting the commercial work thats out there, its all very encouraging. It seems to be just a matter of just doing it!
Knoxtours.net purpose is to provide Businesses, Real Estate Professionals and Companies with the highest quality virtual tours and images and provide the best in customer services.
I'm a professional photographer with over 30 years of experience. I've provided photography for many local as well as International businesses and corporations. I volunteer my services to many causes, such as Diabetes, and Cancer. I especially enjoy architecture photography, which has led me to the creation of Knoxtours.net (http://www.knoxtours.net). We provide photography services along with effective marketing products to the real estate professionals in East Tennessee as well as the Knoxville and Sevierville areas. I have a wonderful wife, who is a professional technical writer, a daughter who is studying to become a teacher and a house full dogs and cats. I have the talent: photography is my art and it translates well into the business side of my life. I have the desire: I strive to take the best photography I can and a want to help my clients reach their goals and meet their expections.
I deliver professional quality photography, I believe in providing the Best in Customer Service that I can, while providing the best photography I'm able to. I provide marketing services, including virtual home tours, for the East Tennessee real estate market professionals. I believe that providing good customer service is what will hold my business together, especiallly these days, I provide a great product and I fully stand behind it!
I have the experience: I have well over 25 years working with many aspects of commercial and creative photography. I have the talent: photography is my art and it translates well into the business side of my life. I have the desire: I strive to take the best photographs I can that will help my clients reach their goals and meet their expections.
"Virtual Tours are a fantastic way to attract attention and get homes SOLD! Mike makes the process easy! He does it all for you. Mike is one of the only local vendors offering real 360 degree virtual tours plus wonderful wide-angle professional photography. Mike has inexpensive packages that make it easy to have virtual tours and above grade photography as part of a marketing plan for all of your home listings. Your clients will love it!"
Gina Mills
Coldwell Banker
"Mike O'Neill worked with me for several years, taking still photos and virtual tours. He was always very courteous to both the home owner and myself, timely and professional. Neither myself nor my sellers were ever disappointed in his work. Partnering with Mike gave me one less thing I had to deal with, as I knew my listing photos/virtual tour was in great hands! Mike was always my first call when I accepted a new listing and would be again if he ever decides to return to this area!"
Rosie Thomas
Texas Realtor
"Mike O'Neill Photography has been the best marketing tool for my listings. I had several listings and they weren't getting shown. As soon as I used Mike O'Neill I started getting showings and now I have sold the majority of my listings. Having the right equipment and the right lens makes such a huge difference. Investing in Mike O'Neill was the best thing ever for my business. Plus it's a tax write off!"
Amy Patton
RE/MAX W Houston Professionals
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