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More Google Reviews using NFC

Touch and Transmit: How can Near-Field Communication (NFC) help you get more Google Reviews? Customers’ visibility on Google Maps Because of our work creating interactive 360 tours and their superb ability to help ramp up our customers’ visibility on Google Maps, I’m always looking for new ways to enhance how we help companies boost their […]

Photography tips for AirBnB

Photography tips for your AirBnB, why you might need them and how to achieve the best results. Suppose you have ever experienced that touch of anxiety when you’re booking a stay somewhere without being able to see inside beforehand. In that case, you’ll know how important it is as an Airbnb host to put your […]

Advantages of Using 3D Virtual Tours For Serviced Accommodation

Over the years, I’ve worked with clients who have been talking about the advantages of using the 3D virtual tours I create for their serviced accommodation. Recently the number of my serviced accommodation clients has increased. Here are some reasons and advantages of this growing trend, with 3D virtual tour examples. Brits turning to serviced […]

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Common Google Business Profile Challenges – And How to Tackle Them

I’m getting more and more enquiries from people experiencing common Google Business Profile challenges, so here’s a page about how to tackle seven of them. Google Places & Google Plus If you can remember the days of ‘Google Places’ and ‘Google Plus’, you’ll know that Google’s business listings were once straightforward. The earliest listings were […]

Photo sizes on a WordPress website

Standard portrait photo size Here’s a standard portrait photo size from Striking Places Photography. The measurements, in pixels, are 2048 x 3077. This is an aspect ratio of 2:3. The height is one and a half times longer than the width. You can have any aspect ratio you like! 🙂 Before the photo was uploaded […]

Using your Matterport virtual tour

Congratulations! You’re probably here because you have your very own 3D Matterport virtual tour. So, now might be a great time to find out more about using your Matterport virtual tour, or as Matterport like to refer to it, your ‘digital twin’. If Striking Places Photography created your 3D virtual tour, you will already have […]

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What is a Google Trusted Photographer?

Quick links Google market share Projects and products Google Maps Business View Becoming a Google Trusted Photographer Striking Places and the Google Street View project Our services You’ve heard of Google, right?! That globally renowned search engine that allows you to find anything or any answer in a flash. Not only that, but it continues […]

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Google My Business 2020

What is Google My Business? Are you using Google My Business to its full capabilities? Find out with this article detailing all my top tips and experience for those business people who want to be found on Google and improve their visibility. From posts to insights. Here’s the low down to help you get started. […]

3D Virtual Tours | Estate Agents

3D virtual tours for estate agents If you are an estate agent and you were listening to Robert Jenrick’s government briefing on Wednesday 13th May, you probably heard him say that all viewings of properties should happen virtually in the first instance. Not quite sure what that means for your business? We’ve got everything you […]

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Facebook 360s

What’s a Facebook 360? A while ago Facebook posts were configured to recognise equi-rectangles or as they call them Facebook 360s. These images are twice as wide as they are deep. When they are wrapped around all the edges meet seamlessly. They are partly created by the process we use to create Google Street View […]

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Happy Birthday Westminster Abbey

Her Majesty the Queen Happy birthday Westminster Abbey! As you may have seen recently, Her Majesty the Queen attended a ceremony at Westminster Abbey celebrating the 750th anniversary of its rebuilding by Henry III in 1245. The building was first formed by Benedictine monks in 960.   Royal Peculiar Westminster is not your usual church but […]

A great offer from G Suite exclusively for Striking Places customers and contacts!

We are pleased to announce that as a Google Trusted Partner, we’re able to offer our contacts and clients a fantastic deal on G Suite, which is Google’s email, cloud storage and hosting platform for businesses. If you like Gmail for your personal accounts, or you’re looking for a seamless online business solution, then this […]

Recent Posts

More Google Reviews using NFC
Photography tips for AirBnB
Advantages of Using 3D Virtual Tours For Serviced Accommodation
Common Google Business Profile Challenges – And How to Tackle Them
Photo sizes on a WordPress website
Using your Matterport virtual tour
What is a Google Trusted Photographer?
Google My Business 2020
3D Virtual Tours | Estate Agents
Facebook 360s
Happy Birthday Westminster Abbey
A great offer from G Suite exclusively for Striking Places customers and contacts!
Striking Places sponsors Borrow My Garden
Augmented reality and why your business needs to be prepared for it…
Product Listings, Followers and more! New updates to Google
Top 5 places to explore with Google Street View Inside
Christmas Professional Profile Pic Headshot!
How to embed your new 360 tour into WordPress
Matterport at Windy Nook Cottage
KickOff@3 Walthamstow 2018
KickOff@3 Initiative
Google My Business page posts
6 Email Marketing Ideas
Announcing the Charity Ball Auction List!
Exciting Charity Black Tie Ball – February 2017
CEO Sleepout – A Night Sleeping Rough
How to Add or Claim your Google My Business Listing
CEO Sleepout London 2016
Why is Google My Business essential for all business owners?
Striking Places Summer Part Two – The BBC Interview at Westminster Abbey
Striking Places First Birthday since our Rebrand
Striking Places Summer Adventures – France, Westminster Abbey & BBC London News
HTA National Plant Show 2016
World-famous landmark Westminster Abbey gets a virtual tour
Google Street View Trusted Virtual Tour
Educational Funding Company Martial Arts Summit
Striking Places Announce Partnership with the HTA
Striking Places Sponsor MK Dons Striker Alex Revell
HTA Technology Conference
How to use Google Cardboard
North London Deli gets a 360 Virtual Tour
Product Photography shoot for Wandsworth Lighting Company
Aylett Nurseries Dahlia Field | Google Street View Trusted Tour & Overlay
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Fiona Rae Stable Yard 360 Google Virtual Tour
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360 Virtual Tours at Animal Hospitals across the South East
London Osteopathy School gets Street View Inside
London-based Hammond Organ Trio through Striking Places’ Lens

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