Virtual
tours are no longer a novelty but an invaluable tool
on your Web site. Panoramas have the unique ability
to give people the true 'feel' of a location. Done properly,
combining several panoramas of a location to make a
virtual tour means it is 'ready' for visitors 24 hours
a day 365 days a year. That factor gives the viewer
the ability to 'visit' your location from anywhere in
the world, day or night at their convenience. Using
panoramas and virtual tours on your web site is truly
a "win-win" situation.
Having said all
that ---- having virtual tours on a web site is one
thing, but having them work 'for' you rather than 'against'
you is another matter. There are four essential factors
that decide the success or lack of success of a site
featuring panoramas. In no particular order, they are:
1) Top quality images; 2) fast load time of the image
3) a high quality 'viewer', to display the images and
4) a viewer that is simple and easy to use. i.e. User
Friendly!
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