Quick Tips:
Memory is Cheap … and Erasable
This rule is based on what all good photographers know … it takes a lot of pictures to get the right one.
In this day of digital cameras the excuse of running out of film is gone, so take a LOT of pictures.
Try different framings of the same room. Hold the camera up high without looking through it. Hold the camera down low without looking through it. Take a picture of the same room from all four corners.
If you take a LOT of pictures you really improve your chances of success. And it goes with out saying … make sure to save your photos into a “property folder” before you erase.
Open the Shades,
Turn on the Lights and
Turn on
the Flash
It’s Critical that every listing look light, clean and appealing to potential buyers.
Its not always easy but there are a few things you can do to improve your chances ... if there are blinds down and lights out NO Flash will do your listing justice.
Spend a moment and assess if you can let the light in and then snap away. It is the ONE RULE that every pro follows.
Organize Your Thoughts
If you have a library of great descriptions already written label them for easy identification (Town Home, Split Level, Horse property, etc.) and keep them in one folder. This can really save you time with minor adjustments and customization performed on them in the tour building window once you have pasted them there.
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TERMS OF USE/ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY,
BILLING TERMS & SERVICE AGREEMENT
1. GENERAL USE
We apologize in advance for creating this AUP. It was created only out of necessity to avoid billing and support assumptions and misunderstandings.
1.1 If customer does not understand or agree with this policy, you must contact us via phone within 14 days of activation to request clarification and/or termination without penalty. Continued use of our services after the initial 14 day account activation period constitutes acceptance of this AUP - there are no exceptions.
1.1a OnLineInASnap.com does not allow adult-oriented sites or the solicitation of illegal activities on any of its servers. Customers found distributing this type of materials will be terminated and billed $500 per incident.
1.1b OnLineInASnap.com does not allow software (freeware, shareware, third-party apps, etc) to be stored or downloaded from our servers. Any customer found re-distributing illegal software will be terminated and billed $250 per incident.
1.1c OnLineInASnap.com does not allow abuse of server resources of any kind, including but not limited to excessive disk space & bandwidth utilization, spamming, unsecured ASP/PHP/CFM scripts, illegal audio/video streaming or inefficient Access databases (over 10mb) causing high CPU utilization or overall server performance issues. Customers in violation of this policy may have their accounts suspended until they are in compliance.
1.2 Customer understands that OnLineInASnap.com’s equipment and/or vendor property is to be used only for lawful purposes. Customer takes full responsibility for any wrongful actions he or she commits or allows being committed using OnLineInASnap.com’s equipment or vendor-owned property. OnLineInASnap.com or other relevant authorities may determine inappropriate usage of this service and your user account may be revoked at OnLineInASnap.com’s discretion.
1.3 Customer shall indemnify OnLineInASnap.com against any and all damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from any negligent act or omission or misconduct of customer, or its employees, agents or sub-contractors, and for any breach by customer of any term or condition of this agreement.
1.4 In no event shall OnLineInASnap.com be liable for loss of profits, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or other similar damages, arising out of the performance of this agreement. In the event any remedy fails of its essential purpose, or in any other event, OnLineInASnap.com’s liability shall not exceed the amount of monthly fee paid to OnLineInASnap.com by customer under this agreement.
1.5 OnLineInASnap.com’s service is provided on an "as-is", "as-available" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. OnLineInASnap.com expressly disclaims any representation or warranty that the OnLineInASnap.com service will be error-free, secure or uninterrupted. No oral advice or written information given by OnLineInASnap.com, it's employees, licensors or the like, will create a warranty; nor may you rely on any such information or advice.
1.6 Limitation of liability. Under no circumstances, including negligence, will OnLineInASnap.com, or one of its affiliates be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages that result from the use of or inability to use OnLineInASnap.com or the Internet, including but not limited to reliance on any information obtained via the OnLineInASnap.com’s service or obtained from the Internet; or that result from mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletion of files or e-mail, loss of or damage to data, errors, defects, viruses, delays in operation, or transmission, or any failure of performance, whether or not limited to acts of God, communications failure, theft, destruction or unauthorized access to OnLineInASnap.com’s records, programs or services. You hereby acknowledge that this provision will apply whether or not OnLineInASnap.com is given notice of the possibility of such damages and that the provision will apply to all content, merchandise or services available from OnLineInASnap.com.
1.7 OnLineInASnap.com is not liable for backups of content or images for any person or company who we provide website building and hosting services for. It is the customers' responsibility to make backups of your materials (text, images, databases) on a regular basis (or as often as you feel necessary). Although we perform routine backups internally, we cannot guarantee any restoration of lost customer data. OnLineInASnap.com assumes no legal or monetary liability for website content or database materials housed on our virtual servers that is lost for any reason unless the individual client contract specifies otherwise.
1.8 OnLineInASnap.com strongly recommends that customers practice common-sense security procedures by refraining from storing credit card information or any proprietary data within their web/ftp space without the use of very strong encryption software. The Internet is a shared public network with access by hundreds of millions of people - therefore we assume no responsibility for the loss or theft of credit card or propriety information unless otherwise specified in your monthly or annual service contract.
1.9 The Online In A Snap Site Building Application
The site building application is intended for the exclusive use of the original purchaser on one website only.
2. Web Site Hosting Services
You are responsible for insuring that your web site conforms to all local, state, federal, and international laws. Further, you are responsible for insuring the legal copyright to any images, text, or other web site elements that are not provided by the company.
3.1 RESTRICTIONS
You shall not have the right under this Agreement to (2) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, re-engineer or otherwise create or attempt to create or permit, allow or assist others to create the source code of the Website or its structural framework; or (3) to Use the Website in whole or in part for any purpose except as expressly provided under this Agreement.
3.2 OWNERSHIP
You acknowledge and agree that all right, title, and interest in and to the Website and the OnLineInASnap.com name and logo, our product names, including all patents, copyrights, and trade secrets and other intellectual property rights granted herein are and will remain the property of OnLineInASnap.com, subject only to the licenses granted to you under this Agreement. This Agreement is not a sale and nothing contained herein will be deemed to grant you any right, title, or interest in or to the Website, Library of Images, the OnLineInASnap.com name or logo, our product names or any patent, copyright, trade secret, trade name, trademark or other proprietary or intellectual property rights related thereto.
3.3 COPYRIGHTS AND TRADEMARKS.
The client represents to OnLineInASnap.com and unconditionally guarantees that any elements of text, graphics, photos, designs, trademarks, or other artwork FURNISHED OR POSTED to OnLineInASnap.com for inclusion in web pages are owned by the client, or that the client has permission from the rightful owner to use each of these elements, and will hold harmless, protect, and defend OnLineInASnap.com and its subcontractors from any claim or suit arising from the use of such elements furnished by the client.
3.3aTo assist you establishing rights OnLineInASnap.com suggest the use of The Digital Image Rights Computator (DIRC) program. This on-line program is intended to assist the user in assessing the intellectual property status of a specific image documenting a work of art, a designed object, or a portion of the built environment. Understanding the presence or absence of rights in the various aspects of a given image will allow the user to make informed decisions regarding the intended educational uses of that image.
Website Address - http://www.vraweb.org/resources/ipr/dirc/
3.4 COPYRIGHTS TO WEBPAGES
Copyright to the finished assembled work of web pages produced on nLineInASnap.com is owned by client. Upon registration and payment, the client is assigned rights to use as a website the design, graphics, and text contained in the finished assembled website. By using any OnLineInASnap.com Library Image or Design, you accept that OnLineInASnap.com is the sole owner of the intellectual property represented by that Image and accept the terms of use set forth below. Rights to photos, graphics, source code, work-up files, and computer programs are specifically not transferred to the client, and remain the property of their respective owners. OnLineInASnap.com and its subcontractors retain the right to display graphics and other Web design elements as examples of their work in their respective portfolios.
3.5. LICENSE Our website grants you a nonexclusive limited license to use the web templates* and other products sold through our web site by independent content providers (the "products") in accordance with these Terms and Conditions (the "license") issued by our company.
3.5a *A Web Template is a ready-made website design created to use it as a basis for fast and high-quality website development. Our website templates can be used to build your personal or professional website, a corporate site or an online shop.
3.6 LIMITED USAGE GRANTED You may only use each individual product on a single website, belonging to either you or your client.
3.6a MODIFICATIONS You are authorized to make any necessary modification(s) to our products to fit your purposes.
3.7 UNAUTHORIZED USE You may not place any of our products, modified or unmodified, on a diskette, CD, website or any other medium and offer them for redistribution or resale of any kind without prior written consent from our company.
3.8 ASSIGNABILITY You may not sub-license, assign, or transfer this license to anyone else without prior written consent from templatemonster.com.
3.9 OWNERSHIP You may not claim intellectual or exclusive ownership to any of our products, modified or unmodified. All products are property of independent content providers.
3.9a Our products are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. In no event shall our juridical person be liable for any damages including, but not limited to, direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages or other losses arising out of the use of or inability to use our products.
4. LAWS AFFECTING ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
From time to time governments enact laws and levy taxes and tariffs affecting Internet electronic commerce. The client agrees that the client is solely responsible for complying with such laws, taxes, and tariffs, and will hold harmless, protect, and defend Wilson Internet Services and its subcontractors from any claim, suit, penalty, tax, or tariff arising from the client's exercise of Internet electronic commerce.
5. BILLING AND PAYMENTS
5.1 One-time account activation and/or new domain registration set up fees are non-refundable. Additional service upgrades and options are assessed a nominal one-time activation where applicable.
5.2 Billing for services begins at the time your request for service is activated on our servers. There are no exceptions. We send out confirmation messages via e-mail, fax or phone immediately after the account is established notifying the client that the account has been activated.
5.3 Payment is due at the time service is requested. Your username and password will be sent to your or your webmaster when payment is received and confirmed. Payment must be made via credit card.
5.4 Customer is responsible for any/all fees associated with collecting monies owed to OnLineInASnap.com. These fees include late charges of $10/per month or 1.75% of the amount owed (whichever is greater), collection agency fees, attorneys fees and court fees. Your account will remain open and billing will continue until the entire balance & fees are paid.
5.5 OnLineInASnap.com has a automatic monthly billing policy for all of it’s customers. Payment is billed automatically on the date indicated on the sign-up invoice. Non-Billable payments (invoalid car, expired card, over limit, Etc.) will be considered late and are subject to a minimum $10 service fee or 1.75% of the total outstanding monthly balance (whichever is higher). Accounts that go 7 days past due will be automatically placed on administrative hold ("suspended"). Web sites will be re-activated only after payment in full is received.
5.6 Customer is responsible for any and all bank charges incurred by OnLineInASnap.com - plus a $20 handling/processing fee - as a result of an inability to process the transaction though your credit card account.
5.7 In the event that OnLineInASnap.com is sold or acquired, we will make every effort to ensure the new company honors your current service contract rates and terms.
5.8 Customers who have pre-paid for service can upgrade their account plans at any time. OnLineInASnap.com will review your current account balance, apply the new rate plan, and will adjust the amount of pre-paid time remaining on your service contract.
5.9 Additional Disk Storage Space per month is billed at $25/1000MB block.
5.10 Additional Monthly Data Transfers are billed at $12/GB bandwidth.
5.11 Customer accounts requiring higher than normal CPU, disk, bandwidth and server memory allocations are subject to additional resource utilization fees ranging from $125-225 per month. Customer will be contacted a minimum of 30-days in advance to notify of any pending increases and/or to discuss managed dedicated server options.
5.12 Any additional services requested outside the scope of the services offered as part of your website hosting service plan are available at a rate of $35-125/hour. These services include, but are not limited to, training, consulting services, troubleshooting & repairing broken code, file retrieval from tape backup ("archives"), uploading HTML or graphic files which you provide on ZIP diskettes or CD-ROM to the OnLineInASnap.com servers.
5.13 Some service upgrades and options (add-ons) may require a nominal one-time activation fee. Refer to your specific plan for options and applicable rates.
6. SERVICE CANCELLATION
6.1 OnLineInASnap.com has a reputation for delivering exceptional customer support services. However, if a customer is not completely satisfied with the service(s) we provide directly or through our outsourcing partners, you have the right to cancel your service without an early termination penalty. Customer MUST make us aware (via phone or e-mail) of any technical issues and more importantly, give us an opportunity to validate and correct the issue(s). OnLineInASnap.com takes a great deal of pride in our product and will do whatever we can to earn your business long-term.
6.2 Customer agrees to notify OnLineInASnap.com via e-mail, US Mail or facsimile 30 days prior to account cancellation and agrees to pay any remaining account balances via credit card the same day the termination request is received in our office.
6.3 Requests for service cancellation will be honored as soon as the account is paid in full - which is equal to a minimum of one monthly billing cycle.
6.3.a All services will be terminated immediately or according to the specific termination instructions on your fax or e-mail. Account cancellations that do not provide 30 days advance notice are subject to one monthly billing cycle - payable via credit card.
6.3b All requests for termination must include the effective date of termination. If a termination date is not included, services will be de-activated on the day the request is received by our staff. Accounts which are not terminated in accordance with the above procedures shall remain active and continue to incur service charges until properly terminated. Billing for services will continue and your account will remain open until all payments are received. The effective date cannot be retroactive.
6.4b OnLineInASnap.com assumes no responsibility for loss of data (web/mail) as a result of improperly terminated accounts.
6.4c Customer reserves the right to cancel the initial termination request. In such cases, customer MUST send a written request (fax or e-mail) requesting that OnLineInASnap.com re-activate all services specified in such message. It sounds odd...but it does happen. Customer will be responsible for paying a one-time re-activation fee ($199) and agrees to re-establish service for a minimum of one monthly billing cycle - payable via credit card.
6.5 Modifications - OnLineInASnap.com reserves the right to modify this AUP without notice and at our sole discretion. Such modifications shall be effective when posted. A link to this AUP is printed on all invoices and it is the customer's responsibility to make sure they understand and agree to it while they remain an active customer. Your initial payment received from you for services indicated on your billing statement constitutes acceptance of these terms.
6.6 In the event of any termination for breach of this agreement you may not establish a new subscription with OnLineInASnap.com for six months from the date of termination. Upon and after termination, OnLineInASnap.com will not be obligated to provide you with access to any stored e-mail or content related to your account.
7. WEB STATS AND OTHER TECHNICAL SUPPORT ISSUES
7.1 OnLineInASnap.com is not responsible for poorly written applications and coding errors that cause performance problems. Our software engineering staff is available (for a fee) to assist with with coding and database issues. Please contact us for support.
7.2 Customer understands that OnLineInASnap.com is a website hosting provider and that we are not responsible for technical support issues relating to your Internet Service Provider (i.e.: slow access speeds, old software, connection issues, etc.)
7.2b Some of our hardware/software and backend infrastructure as well as system administration support services may be contracted out to our data center staff. There may be instances when you will be referred directly to them for support issues beyond our immediate control. Rest assured, your satisfaction is always guaranteed. If you feel you are not getting an issue resolved in a timely manner, please contact management immediately.
7.3 Upon request, OnLineInASnap.com will set up web statistics viewing for our clients. If you would like OnLineInASnap.com to configure web site statistic viewing, you must contact us to request it. Customers can review their site statistics anytime, 24 hours a day and have the option of downloading/saving the results directly to their computer for future review and manipulation or simply printing them for future review.
7.4 OnLineInASnap.com strongly urges clients to download or print your web stats on a regular basis. Although our web stat policy only guarantees access to your web site statistical data for a maximum of 90 days, OnLineInASnap.com may often times offer stats for longer periods of time as disk storage space and personnel resources allow.
7.5 OnLineInASnap.com can provide support for third party software cgi-enabled products like bulletin boards, shopping carts, guest books, hit counters, etc. However, there is a nominal system administration set up fee to install these. It's always best to ask first.
7.6 OnLineInASnap.com reserves the right to not install or discontinue use of any third-party scripts or databases that we feel pose a security risk or that require high than normal CPU resources on our servers. Effective March 18, 2005, additional fees of $20-50/mo for bulletin board or discussion board software may apply due to heavy CPU server loads.
7.7 OnLineInASnap.com offers free and unlimited technical support via phone for the first 90 days. After 90 days, all non-emergency support must be submitted via e-mail. Advanced hourly or monthly retainer support packages are available.
8. DOMAIN NAMES & REGISTRATION
8.1 OnLineInASnap.com does not charge a fee to transfer your existing domain or to set up a new domain for your "virtual" web site at the time your new account is activated. However, we will charge a one-time $10 domain-processing fee to register additional domain name(s) for your business. There is no limit to the number of domains you can register.
8.2 OnLineInASnap.com will help register or transfer a domain name to our servers per your request. Network Solutions, DomainSite, GoDaddy, Register.com and OpenSRS are reputable registrars and their fees can range anywhere between $9-35 per year.
8.3 If requesting the registration of a domain name, you certify that to the best of your knowledge the use of this name does not violate the trademark, service mark, or other proprietary name or mark of any other person or entity. Registering a domain name does not infer any legal rights to that name and any disputes between parties over the rights to use a particular name are to be settled between the contending parties.
8.4 Additional domain "pointers" in excess of your account package may be purchased. Please refer to our Domain Name "pointing" service for specific details.
9. SSL
9.1 Customers can request a Private SSL certificate (required for secure server-browser communications). First year fee is $275 and includes a one year certificate from Thawte Consulting/Verisign or GeoTrust. Annual renewal fees are $125-$175.
9.2 The SSL certification application process involves the completion and submission of a lot of paperwork. This paperwork is required to authenticate your business and is mandatory before a certificate will be issued. The normal process can take up to three weeks - but can be expedited if you have a Dunn & Bradstreet number (DUNN).
9.3 Unless otherwise requested, all SSL certificates are regular strength. If you require 128k strong encryption, the certificate authority (CA) does charge a bit more.
9.4 Customer understands that simply having an SSL certificate does not necessarily protect data submitted via form-mail scripts. Only the data communications between the clients web browser and the server is encrypted. Form scripts that capture data and save it to the server as a file or scripts that encrypt the email via a "wrapper" are considered "secure". Customer is responsible for protecting their websites accordingly.
9.5 Customer understands that they should not store or maintain credit card information on a shared web-hosting server. Customer is responsible for protecting their client’s credit card or personal information. If you need to store or maintain credit card information, you should consider a "dedicated" server with dedicated firewalls, etc. These services are available to you, please contact us for a quote.
10. PROMOTIONAL OFFERS, DISCOUNTS & AND PREPAID ACCOUNTS
10.1 OnLineInASnap.com does not allow clients to combine advertised or non-advertised specials, promotions or discounts with any other special, discount or promotion.
10.2 Customer understands that some pre-paid promotional offers may be non-refundable.
10.3 Promotional discounts and offers are only available to first-time customers or customers who have not had service with us for at last 12-months.
11. WEB SITE BILLING
11.1 OnLineInASnap.com does not allow clients to combine advertised or non-advertised specials, promotions or discounts with any other special, discount or promotion.
11.2 Customer will be billed at a monthly rate of $29.95.
11.3 OnLineInASnap.com is not liable for any loss of website data resulting from viruses, system hardware/software crashes or incompetence on your end. If backups or archives are required, you must contract to have this service provided on a regularly scheduled basis.
11.4 Customer acknowledges the current rate plans and understands that they are responsible for any and all charges incurred beyond the original proposal. No additional work (text changes, graphic images, etc) will be provided free of charge.
12. IMPORTANT INFORMATION
You should carefully read the proceeding terms and conditions. Your purchase or use of our products implies that you have read and accepted these terms and conditions.
12.1 OnLineInASnap.com reserves the right to modify this agreement and/or hosting packages at any time and without notice. A link to this AUP is provided at the bottom of every invoice and it is your responsibility to review and agree to the terms and conditions set forth above prior to initiating or continuing service. Current customers will be notified of any policy violation and will be given an opportunity to correct the situation.
12.2 All of the terms & conditions mentioned above are a matter of policy and intended to avoid any possible misunderstandings that may arise. After you have read, understand and agreed to the above terms and conditions, then you may: SIGN UP
13. OUR REFUND POLICY
Since our company is offering non-tangible irrevocable goods we do not issue refunds after the product is purchased, which you are responsible for understanding upon purchasing any product at our site.
14. ANTIFRAUD CHECK
Customer purchase can be suspended for manual antifraud check for 10-20 minutes as well as it can be suspended for longer term (around 20 hours) for more serious investigation. Antifraud check occurs because of growing number of fraud transactions from persons who are not actual cardholders of the credit cards used during purchase.
Our company reserves the right to change or modify these terms with no prior notice.
15. SOLE AGREEMENT
The agreement contained in this "Website Design Contract" constitutes the sole agreement between Wilson Internet Services and the client regarding this website. Any additional work not specified in this contract must be authorized by a written change order. All prices specified in this contract will be honored for six (6) months after both parties sign this contract. Continued services after that time will require a new agreement.