People check a cafe, gym or clinic on Maps before they go. A 360 tour shows them the inside, not only the shopfront.
A tour helps most where customers choose a place by what it looks like inside.
Groups and diners see the seating, the counter and the outdoor area before they book or walk in.
What customers check space for a group, prams and outdoor tables
New members see the floor, the equipment and the change rooms before a first visit.
What customers check equipment, class rooms and parking
Patients see the waiting room and the entry, which helps people who are anxious or have access needs.
What customers check entry, ramps, waiting area
Families compare rooms and play areas from home before they arrange a visit.
What customers check rooms, outdoor play, drop-off
Shoppers see the range and the layout, which suits showrooms and specialty stores.
What customers check range, layout, parking
Planners shortlist rooms by layout and capacity before they make contact.
What customers check room layout, bar, outdoor areas
Shoots are booked before opening or after closing, so customers and staff are not in the way.
Send the business name, the address and the rooms or areas customers use.
A fixed quote based on the size of the premises, with the shoot time agreed in advance.
A small premises is usually captured in under an hour, outside trading hours.
The images are connected into a tour and published to the business's Google Maps listing.
A tour adds the most value when the Business Profile is found in the first place. Growing Digits also provides local SEO and Google Business Profile management, so the two can be quoted together.
The business receives the original 360 image files and can keep and reuse them. Images published to Google Maps are also covered by Google's terms for contributed content.
A tour can be updated after a fit-out or a refurbishment by publishing new images over the old positions.
In these cases the quote will recommend photos or Business Profile work instead.
Anything not covered here can go in the enquiry form below.
A small premises such as a cafe, clinic or shop is usually captured in under an hour. Larger venues take longer and are scheduled outside trading hours.
No. Publishing 360 images to a Google Maps listing does not carry a Google fee. The quote covers the shoot, the editing and the publishing.
Shoots are booked before opening or after closing so the space is clear. Anyone caught in shot is blurred before the images are published.
Yes. After a fit-out or a refurbishment, new images can be shot and published over the old positions.
The same tour can be embedded on the business website, and stills from the shoot can be used on social media and in the Business Profile photo gallery.
Businesses in Wollongong and the northern suburbs, Shellharbour, Shell Cove, Albion Park, Dapto, Kiama and Gerringong.
Growing Digits is taking its first virtual tour clients in the Illawarra. With the client's permission, early tours are published on these pages as worked examples, with the business name and suburb.
Featuring a tour is optional and agreed in the quote.