sizzledraft

Turn your agency profile into a local property ad

Sizzledraft turns an estate agent's Google Business Profile into a short video ad using visible photos, rating, hours and review snippets. The first video is cut from the profile alone, while later videos can follow a prompt about listings, neighbourhood knowledge or vendor services.

Opening lines that work here

  • Selling in this postcode? Start with the agent locals already review.

    It connects vendor intent with the profile's strongest trust signal: its visible review count.

  • Before you book a viewing, see what buyers say about this local agency.

    It uses review snippets to frame the agency as part of the property search, not just the listing.

  • What can this estate agent tell you about the area that a floor plan cannot?

    It opens a local-knowledge angle that complements listing photos and property details.

How can an estate agent turn a Google Business Profile into a video ad?

Sizzledraft opens the estate agency's profile in a headless browser and captures the visible photos, rating, opening hours and review snippets. It then uses colours and other brand tokens from the source to author a short scene and render it frame by frame. For an estate agent, the clearest first video usually leads with local trust: the agency name, service area, review count, rating and a concise review excerpt. Photos can establish the branch and team, but they should not be presented as a listing walkthrough unless they genuinely show one property in a useful order. The finished video can be vertical at 1080x1920 or horizontal at 1920x1080, rendered at 30fps in H.264.

Should a property video lead with listings or local reviews?

Lead with the asset that best supports the claim you are making. For a specific home, a coherent set of property photos can support a simple walkthrough, moving from exterior to main rooms and then to the viewing call to action. A Google Business Profile often lacks that sequence, so its review count, rating and review snippets may provide the stronger opening. Those details can support messages about valuation appointments, buyer guidance or knowledge of a particular area. Avoid implying that a general branch photo shows the advertised property. If the profile mainly proves local reputation, make that the subject of the video and use a later prompted version when you have a listing, postcode or vendor message to feature.

Can a Google Business Profile video use trending sounds correctly?

Yes, but the sound should be attached inside the social platform when the post is published. Sizzledraft can hand over a link to a relevant trending sound rather than baking that track into the exported video. This matters because baked-in audio does not count as using the platform's native sound. The rendered ad can still include synthesised audio, scored with the visuals and normalised to -14 LUFS. For an estate agent, match the pacing to the material: a listing walkthrough needs enough time to read room details, while a local-reputation ad can move faster between the rating, review count, opening hours and review snippets. Keep the spoken message focused on one action, such as booking a valuation or arranging a viewing.

What the browser actually gets

Our browser captures the estate agency's visible photos, rating, opening hours and review snippets from its Google Business Profile. These assets support trust and local-service scenes, but they rarely form a complete room-by-room listing walkthrough. The review count is often more persuasive than the available office or team photos, so the edit should give that proof enough screen time.

The common mistake

A common mistake is cutting unrelated branch, team and property photos together as if they form one listing walkthrough. Fix it by making the first video about local trust when the profile lacks a coherent property sequence, then use a prompted later video with listing-specific assets and copy.

  • Listing walkthroughs need a clear sequence, but profile photos rarely follow the order of a property tour.
  • Local knowledge is difficult to show when a Google Business Profile contains office details and reviews rather than neighbourhood footage.
  • A strong review count can establish trust quickly, yet estate agents often give more screen time to weaker office photos.

Questions

What information can you capture from an estate agent's Google Business Profile?
The browser can capture visible agency photos, the rating, opening hours and review snippets. These elements work well for a branch-awareness or local-trust video. They do not automatically provide a complete property tour, so listing-specific claims should only use images and details that clearly belong to that home.
Can the first video focus on a particular property listing?
The first video is cut from the Google Business Profile alone. If the profile contains a clear, coherent set of photos for one property, the edit can use them carefully. If it mainly contains branch, team or mixed listing images, a local-reputation angle is more accurate. Later videos accept a prompt for a specific listing message.
Which format should an estate agent use for the finished ad?
Use 1080x1920 vertical video for feeds built around portrait viewing and 1920x1080 horizontal video where landscape presentation suits the placement. Both formats render at 30fps in H.264. Choose based on where the agency will publish, not on whether the video promotes a viewing, valuation or local area guide.
How should reviews appear in an estate agency video ad?
Use the visible review count and rating early when they are stronger than the available photos, then show a short review snippet with enough time to read it. Keep the wording faithful to the captured profile. Do not turn a review about service into a claim about sale price, speed or a particular neighbourhood.

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