How to Place an Order
0:00 Alright, the Client Portal. Let's talk about it. So, you will go to blackoakmedia.net, as you can see right there, and you are going to click on Client Login in the top right corner.
0:14 When you click on that, it will take you to a page that looks like this. If you have placed an order with Black Oak Media, whether, you know, it was through the online portal, or with myself, or a team member, you will already have an account.
0:29 If you ever placed an order before, what you are going to do is you are going to go, uh, create an account, right here, and you are going to input your info, and then you will have an account set up.
0:39 So, if you already have an account, you are going to select whether you want to use your phone number or your email, and you are going to put in that information, and then it is going to send you a PIN, and you will input the PIN in a box that pops up here, and, uhm, once you input the PIN correctly,
0:55 it will allow you to access your account so you don't have to remember any passwords or anything. It makes it really simple.
1:01 So, this is the home page of the client portal. It is the order page. Let's say, you know, you have a listing coming up, you want to order your media, this is the simplest way to do it.
1:12 So, let's do it. So, let's say we want to go with a professional package. So, we are going to click select. 1:18 We are going to input an address. Let's do an address of a listing I have done recently that is easy to remember.
1:22 Remember, under admission, drive San Mateo. Okay, I don't remember what the square footage is, but we're just gonna say it was 2800.
1:31 And, it was vacant. And, you know, do you want the garage shot? That's up to you. Yes, shoot. Do not shoot the garage.
1:39 Let's go do not shoot the garage. So, we'll click next. Uhm, this package already comes with a 30 second cinematic video.
1:48 If you'd like to upgrade to a 60 cinematic video, that'll be an additional 100 bucks. So, you can just click that on.
1:55 You know, this package already has quite a bit of services in it. So you're not going to see everything here in the add-on.
2:01 But, you know, it also comes with some virtual twilights. Let's say you don't want virtual twilights. You want the real deal.
2:06 So, you click on real twilight shoot upgrade. You'd select that and then you'd click next. Uh, I'm just going to turn them off for the sake of the video.
2:15 You'd click next. And then, your information is going to be already populated here because the information is getting pulled from your account.
2:25 So if the homeowner is living in the home and you know they need to have the of the booking, you can add them right here.
2:33 And it's going to ask you for their information, the name, and the number. It's going to send them the information associated with the listing, um, not including the price so they won't know how much you paid for the media.
2:45 Um, but it will also send them a getting ready guide which looks like this. Which is a great thing for them to have because it lets them know what needs to happen in order for the to be in its most show-ready photographed.
3:01 state. So, once you've added the homeowner, if you wanted to, um, you could also add a co-agent or a team member, um, to the, to the listing.
3:14 So, you would go here, you'd input the first and last name, email, number. They'll get all the same information that you received.
3:22 So, if you have a, if you're co-listing with a different agent, if you have a marketing person that you want to have this information, if you have an assistant or a VA, any of them that need this information, that's where you would add them.
3:34 So, you'll click next and, um, if this is a property that, you know, maybe it's in an apartment building or it's in a big community that has a lot of amenities, you can add amenities for an additional 50 bucks.
3:49 You could click yes, add the amenities, um, and then you're going to, to tell me what amenities you would like.
3:57 So, you can do up to three. So, let's say, You know you want the pool shot, you want the tennis courts shot, and you want the basketball court shot.
4:11 So, you write it there. The floor plans that come complementary with the standard photo pack in all orders, um, they do not include square footage or dimensions.
4:24 If you would like square footage and dimensions, you're welcome to. Um, you're going to select right here yes or no.
4:31 If you do, it is a $20 upcharge. Let's go with no. The purpose of the floor plan for me and for Black Oak Media, what we deliver is it's just supposed to show the layout of the home, but, you know, if you want it to have that dimensions and square footage info, you can make that happen.
4:52 So, this package comes with a 3D tour. You get to choose what brand of 3D tour you want to use.
4:59 So do you want to go with 3D Matterport? Or do you want to go with Zillow 3D? So let's go with Matterport.
5:05 And then you can, um, with this package, you will also get a custom forwarding domain. So for this property, let's say top choice is 100mission.com.
5:19 And let's say our next best choice is 100missiondrive.com. So, put in two variations of the domain that you would like.
5:31 Make sure that the top one is the one that you would prefer. And we'll try to make sure that the top choice is the choice that we get for you.
5:41 So, um, if it's staged, please give me the name of the stager. Sean's Fabulous Staging. If it's not staged, do you want to add virtual staging?
5:53 Yes. If not, just say NA. So then you'll click next, and then the entry method. So, how are we going to access the property?
6:07 Are you going to let us in? Is the owner going to let us in? Or is there a lockbox? If there's a lockbox, go ahead and select lockbox, input the code, 1, 2, 3, 4, uhm, you know, or whatever the code is for you.
6:21 And then you're going to give us, if there is a lockbox, definitely let us know where that's located you know to left of door on drain pipe.
6:32 Uhm, and then, you know, any additional comments about the property. So, if there are things that you want to make sure, like definitely get a photo of that or please exclude this from the photos or the video or whatever, whatever you need for us to know that are additional comments about this order,
6:52 this property, this is where you would put that in right here. So, it's going provide you for three different times that we could set up a booking for you.
7:02 If none of those times work for you, you can click let me see all options. We are right before Thanksgiving, so there is not a lot of availability, as you can see.
7:12 But, uh, let's just say that we want to do Tuesday at 10 15 and that's the time that you want to pick.
7:20 So, you click next and then that's the order. So, you click agree to terms and conditions. if you have a coupon or a referral code.
7:31 Oh, this is where you could put it in. But, uhm, yeah, so agree to terms and conditions and then you click submit order.
7:39 And you're done. So, this process actually really only takes like 3 to 5 minutes. You are welcome to call me, text me, email me, uhm, or any of my team members at Black Oak Media to place your order.
7:54 I mean, if you want to send us smoke signals, we will take your order that way. But this is the most efficient way for for you to submit your order.
8:01 And for us to receive it. So, that is the way I would recommend. And then, uhm, you can also go to, we have a referral program.
8:09 You'll click on referral program up here. You can send people this link. They will receive a $100 discount. And more importantly, you will receive a $300 credit to your account.
8:22 So, you know, this is an amazing way to get free media. If you wanted, you could never pay for media ever again for another listing that you do.
8:29 all you have to do is keep referring your friends. So, yeah, so this, you copy this link, you know, you can text, email it.
8:38 There is a text message option or you could email it, whatsapp, message, copy link, yada yada. I hope this was helpful.