Host A Webinar? Yes, You Can!

Want to host a webinar? Great! There are three things you must do in order to successfully hold a webinar… 1. Host a webinar 2. Conduct a webinar 3. Produce a webinar

Host a Webinar Before you can show your information to hundreds of people at the same time, you have to choose a webinar hosting company. There are several including GoToWebinar, Web Ex, Omnovia, Adobe Connect and so on.

Most webinar hosting companies require your attendees to \”register\” for your webinar. You decide how much information you require for the registration, but here is a million dollar tip. If you require FULL CONTACT information, then you can remind your attendees the day of the webinar with an email …or even an automated phone call using VoiceShot. How cool is that!

And if you have required their address as part of the registration, you can send them a piece of direct mail after the webinar to encourage more sales. You could even pick up the phone and call a few of your attendees to generate more sales!

In addition to registering your viewers, webinar hosting companies also handle the technology behind your webinar: your computer presentation and your voice, whether by phone or computer mic.

Conduct a Webinar After you have chosen your hosting company and gotten all the details set up, you will next conduct your webinar. Most people use a powerpoint in either slide show or presentation mode, but you can also use a spreadsheet, web sites on the internet, or even a video.

Be careful with videos. While the sound will come through fine, a full-motion video can fall behind. So your viewers might hear the person talking but not see them moving. As an alternative, you could post a still picture of a successful client or student giving a testimonial, and that can do wonders for your sales.

Another tip when conducting a webinar is to use the \”polls\” feature. Your attendees will love the interaction and you will get a good sense of where their obstacles are. If you identify their problem and then offer the solution, you will have a VERY successful webinar!

Produce a Webinar From your live webinar, you cna make a recording for a replay. This is not only courteous for those who could not watch your webinar, but it\’s also strategic. Those who did not originally see it, can watch it and can even share it with others. By making a recording, you can increase your sales.

So, to produce a webinar replay, you need to record the webinar on a separate computer using a software called Camtasia. The second computer logs in as an attendee, hit the record button and away you go.

As you record, keep the chunks short, only 8 to 10 minutes each. This will help you avoid buffering issues. Save these chunks in a swf format. Camtasia will let you do this and even let you arrange them into an easy-to-read table of contents for replays

So there you have it…host a webinar, conduct a webinar and produce a webinar. It is really not that complicated and can make you a ton of money if you do it right!

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3 Objections to Webinar Planning – Answered

What would prevent you from conducting webinars if there was a way to start planning and implementing them into your business immediately? In planning webinars you open the door of knowledge to reach hundreds of people worldwide without having to leave your home. You can also learn from others around the world and open your business to a variety of new contacts and potential customers.

Many people, however, hesitate to take the necessary steps for hosting webinars. They deny themselves the opportunity of making money online because they assume one of the following objections is true:

1) The costs that are attached to planning and conducting webinars are too high. I will not deny that there is an initial investment in creating webinars, including the time that is necessary to learn vital facts and information; however, the overall returns are far greater than the investment. For example, our profits have always fallen between $3000-$5000 when we planned one if we have more than 50 people at the webinar. I always ensure that I do not have less than 50 people on my webinars because that means I will be targeting a smaller audience and making less money. Once you have conducted your first webinar, you will be able to see the monetary returns.

2) Only big-ticket items will be worth the effort when planning webinars. This is not true. It is possible to make a good amount on money by selling small ticket items such as e-books that cost $29. These are excellent for those that have very little start-up capital. My wife Kerry planned a webinar with her \”Raising Leaders, Not Followers\” ebook, which only costs $37, and she was able to make $16,000 on that webinar alone. Therefore, it is not workshops nor expensive courses that will generate high returns.

3)There are complex technical issues involved with webinars. There are certain technical issues that one has to consider when planning and running you own webinars. But this does not mean that you cannot learn the details behind them. I have a course that outlines all that is involved when planning webinars, and this information is in high demand. However, if you do not want to learn the content, then you can save yourself the trouble by having someone else do it for you. That way your presentation will be the main issue that you have to think about.

These are all the reasons why people deny themselves the high returns that are possible from hosting webinars. If, however, you are ready to give them a try, then it is time to get started. You will be in awe of the results.

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