Affiliate since: 05/06/2013, Power Rank: 2199 | Read Lawal's 156 other Ask SC answers

One of the toughest challenges for any business is finding qualified prospects.
Webinars are one of the most powerful and inexpensive marketing tools for finding qualified
leads and customers.

The fact is, approximately 65 percent of the population are visual learners. Since
webinars make use of audio and visual elements as well as prospect interaction,
they are a valuable tool for strengthening relationships with Sponsors and PSAs

A 30-second guide to webinars
Webinars (also called “webcasts”, “online events” or “web seminars”) are
simply real-time online events or presentations hosted through a conferencing
tool. Typically, the audience can interact with the host and/or moderator.
Webinars range in length from 30-90 minutes, with the average length being
65 minutes. This is to ensure you are not over stressing your points and ideas to your audience.

The most popular days for hosting webinars are Tuesdays and Wednesdays. It is discovered most login on net occur on this days. So you might want to use the opportunity on your PSAs.

Now that we’ve covered the basics, how can you use webinars in your business?
Let me show you how you can use webinars to generate highly qualified leads.
How to get qualified leads
The first way that webinars help you generate qualified leads is by allowing you
to capture a name and email address as part of the registration process. Since
most people that register for webinars do so based on the topic of the webinar,
you also have a targeted list of people who share a common problem or interest which in this case are your PSAs.
This is why effective webinar topics are those that solve a problem for the
attendee.
Your downlines can ask and answer questions as well as take polls and
surveys. All of these provide invaluable data for your marketing purposes.
Another benefit of hosting webinars is that they enable live, real-time, person-
to-person. You can decide to explain how a contest can be won in SFI or your team.

How to run a webinar for effectiveness in SFI business

Hosting webinars increases your visibility, credibility, trust, and expert status.
You can use webinars to educate, or to sell products and services to tripleclicks members and many more.
You can host several different types of webinars. Webinars featuring subject matter experts are high-value and generate high quality leads.
Following up with attendees after the webinar is a step many marketers
neglect. Use webinar follow up emails to promote further engagement and
convert leads into PSAs
If you can provide a solution or educate your downline on a topic of interest you should
make hosting webinars a part of your digital marketing strategy.

Hope it helps Cheers.
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One of the toughest challenges for any business is finding qualified prospects.
Webinars are one of the most powerful and inexpensive marketing tools for finding qualified
leads and customers.

The fact is, approximately 65 percent of the population are visual learners. Since
webinars make use of audio and visual elements as well as prospect interaction,
they are a valuable tool for strengthening relationships with Sponsors and PSAs

A 30-second guide to webinars
Webinars
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Affiliate since: 01/29/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Sandy's 13 other Ask SC answers

There are so many monthly paid membership based websites providing video and audio training programs regarding home-based online business, I have experienced some of them. These programs are normally run by so-called internet marketing "gurus".

Of course, I think if you can make or arrange webinars for your downlines free of charge, it would be great because it can build intimacy, solidarity and active teamwork etc. However, in this case, it may cost you a lot depending on your circumstances comparing with your own blog or cafe posting video training materials.

In my case, I am not in a position to utilize webinars, so as the second best option, I just introduce the following free of charge sources to my downlines to help them, particulary when they are newbies:

(1) SFI "Internet Income" in "Training" section in the main menu bar, and Forum articles which is so valuable in my experience to teach your downlines, far better than the other paid programs, in some sense.

(2) "YouTube" is the second largest search engine next to google. On YouTube, there are so many nice video tutorials about SFI, which you can download and transfer them to your downline PSAs and CSAs by email (To download, you may wish to use FireFox browser and it's relevant free add-on programs). Please just type the words, for example "SFI Affiliate Program", in YouTube search engine (www.youtube.com) then you will see many of them! Of course, you might wish to uploade your own video to Youtube, as I did.

I hope this would help you.

With thanks and best regards,
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There are so many monthly paid membership based websites providing video and audio training programs regarding home-based online business, I have experienced some of them. These programs are normally run by so-called internet marketing "gurus".

Of course, I think if you can make or arrange webinars for your downlines free of charge, it would be great because it can build intimacy, solidarity and active teamwork etc. However, in this case, it may cost you a lot depending on your
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Webinars are great tools when you have something valuable and useful to say. Plan these out first, and, where possible, work with someone who does copy editing because he or she will be able to take out elements that bore listeners or help you expand parts that are not fully explained. A webinar has to be put together cleanly, preferably with outlines and transitions that keep the people on the other end listening and interested. That's why so many of those loud presentations totally fail, and why so many of the long, quiet ones have their people drop off before the end.

When it comes to training your downline, there are two separate segments: specific items of importance (skills, business details, legal information), and items related to the motivation of your affiliates. The former are most suitable for webinars. The latter items are not because they are more personalized, and chances are, your affiliates are going to want to keep their personal stuff *personal*. For this, you are better talking with them directly because training and motivation of this type go hand-in-hand.

Now, this may seem obvious to you, but I have met people who have made the following mistake: They used the same webinars and presentations for both their marketing efforts and their training efforts, despite the fact that these two audiences can be significantly different. Keeping that fact in mind will result in better training for both groups, and is worth any extra work on your part.
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Webinars are great tools when you have something valuable and useful to say. Plan these out first, and, where possible, work with someone who does copy editing because he or she will be able to take out elements that bore listeners or help you expand parts that are not fully explained. A webinar has to be put together cleanly, preferably with outlines and transitions that keep the people on the other end listening and interested. That's why so many of those loud presentations totally fail, and
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Affiliate since: 07/26/2007, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Williams's 638 other Ask SC answers

If you are interested in doing webinars be sure that you do all of your homework on the subject. There is plenty of information and tools out there. Don't forget Youtube has training videos for many topics to build your business. All technology is not created equal so Google Hangouts will work differently than skype group conferences and so will GoToMeeting software. They have limits and you should be familiar with the limits.

Always be prepared for the worst during your presentation. I've been on many webinars that were a complete disaster because of technical issues. Be aware of these nuances. I say ultimately your webinar should be to educate and not to entertain. People have things to do so don't waste folks time with tired jokes and your favorite music tunes. They are on that webinar to get the 'meat and potatoes' so give it to them! Answer all of their questions at the end of the webinar.
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If you are interested in doing webinars be sure that you do all of your homework on the subject. There is plenty of information and tools out there. Don't forget Youtube has training videos for many topics to build your business. All technology is not created equal so Google Hangouts will work differently than skype group conferences and so will GoToMeeting software. They have limits and you should be familiar with the limits.

Always be prepared for the worst during your presentation.
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Affiliate since: 10/01/2013, Power Rank: 75 | Read Aina's 157 other Ask SC answers

"I am interested in utilizing webinars in my marketing and training my downline. How should I go about this? "

Webinars has become part of an overall strategy to promote your products or services. Promoting SFI to your downlines or using webinars either as part of your live training or to convert your contacts as your customers.
Organizations are increasingly challenged to get “permission” to interact with buyers, hence webinars offer a unique opt-in opportunity. A webinar registration is in many ways a declaration of downlines/prospect’s desire to engage and interact with you.
To optimize the value of webinars as a conversion tool, consider these “Dos and Don’ts” for converting webinar attendees into downlines/customers:

• DON’T treat the webinar registration page as a sales qualification tool.
• DO frame information in terms of your audience’s very personal and selfish self-
interests.

• DON’T think so hard about the facts and data you want to present.
• DO think about how your audience would use the data and why they’d care about the
information.

• DON’T get caught up in the product specs, functionality or competitive advantages.
• DO convey why they should be enthusiastic about the concepts, products or services
you are presenting.

• DON’T present the usual company overview information in the beginning of the webinar.
• DO realize that this doesn’t so much establish credibility as it violates
expectations. The audience has signed up because they were promised specific value
propositions for them. Company background should almost always be a part of the
sales process rather than the marketing process.

• DON’T underestimate the conversion power of the archived webinar.
• DO take advantage of the many ways to promote an archived webinar and the archived
webinar is probably the best way to reach a global audience.

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"I am interested in utilizing webinars in my marketing and training my downline. How should I go about this? "

Webinars has become part of an overall strategy to promote your products or services. Promoting SFI to your downlines or using webinars either as part of your live training or to convert your contacts as your customers.
Organizations are increasingly challenged to get “permission” to interact with buyers, hence webinars offer a unique opt-in opportunity.
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Webinar give people an opportunity to ask questions to experts and get immediate answers.


There’s a number of ways to present your Webinar to your audience, you might want to send to everyone you know a relevant email, and let them know about your Webinar.


If you already got an Auto responder you could invite your entire follower *Leads* to your Webinar, with good info’s you could catch some interested peoples. The auto responder allows you to add a call-to-action.


Use your Social Media URL you created, and post the webinar on your social networks. Ask your team to do the same.


**I can't stress enough how imperative it is to get your audience excited before the webinar!


**A webinar creates a sense of urgency, and gives viewers a chance to ask questions.


**Ask people to post their questions beforehand.


If you have a blog, write a blog post about what people can expect to learn if they attend. This is not a sales pitch. It’s all valuable and educational content that motivates people to register.


You can also go and send an E-Card to your Down-line. It can be pretty effective.


Just make sure your URL is specific to direct mail so you can track whether or not it works.


In your follow up email you’ll include:



• A quick recap, How the webinar went and what was covered


• The webinar recording links, it’s a landing page you create above for your members, very in demand, if one follower can’t assist the Webinar he could watch it after.


• The webinar slides, you’d be surprised how many times we’ve been asked for these.


• Resources mentioned during the webinar.


• A request for feedback about the webinar, Start a conversation!


• A promotional offer for your guest.


Now it’s time for the webinar.


Make sure you record it because a good 50 % of those who register will not show up.


After the webinar send an email to everyone who registered with a link to the recording.


Put the recording on your website so you can track who visits and downloads.


You can also put it behind a landing page so anyone new has to enter their email address to download it.


Good Luck with your Webinar!





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Webinar give people an opportunity to ask questions to experts and get immediate answers.


There’s a number of ways to present your Webinar to your audience, you might want to send to everyone you know a relevant email, and let them know about your Webinar.


If you already got an Auto responder you could invite your entire follower *Leads* to your Webinar, with good info’s you could catch some interested peoples. The auto responder allows you to add a call-to-action.


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Affiliate since: 04/13/2012, Power Rank: 785 | Read Andrew's 330 other Ask SC answers

The classic webinar is being replaced by free tools from Google and Google Plus.

Comparing features a Google Plus Hangout gives you the tools you really need to hold successful live conferences and you can use Hangouts on the Air to broadcast live on Youtube to extend your audience beyond you professional network on Google Plus.

You even have the option to save a video to your Youtube Channel where is can earn you money from ads shown to viewers and get an embed code to add the webinar archives to your blogs and websites where you control the advertising your viewers are exposed to.

How good is the service?

Fortune 500 Companies are now using Google Plus Hangouts on Air and the genre is growing faster than that of pod casting and standard webinars. I have around 2,000 G+ connections and get 1-5 Hangout invites a day and can learn about marketing, SEO, home business management, art, culture, business economics, engineering, tech and gadgets, and so much more.

So don't go buying out of date equipment, be ahead of the curve and go social with your webinars.
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The classic webinar is being replaced by free tools from Google and Google Plus.

Comparing features a Google Plus Hangout gives you the tools you really need to hold successful live conferences and you can use Hangouts on the Air to broadcast live on Youtube to extend your audience beyond you professional network on Google Plus.

You even have the option to save a video to your Youtube Channel where is can earn you money from ads shown to viewers and get an embed code to add
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Affiliate since: 10/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ronelle's 268 other Ask SC answers

I would think the first step would be to send team mail, requesting their response to questions about their interest level in a webinar.

If they are interested, next step would be contacting a webinar-hosting site. I have only experience with one webinar; they had phone numbers you could call in on for free. I'm sure someone, somewhere, was paying for it. I do not know the technicals, only that I always used the free #s, since webinars are frequently as long as an hour.

Having visual contact frequently gets points across better, so they can be quite helpful in training.

Before you inquire as to your team's interest, though, seems it might be best to get all the info, including times and costs, before mentioning to your team. You also need to bear in mind time zones. A couple hours spread would not be too hard to accommodate, 8-10 could be difficult. You would probably need to run another webinar later in the same day to cover everyone, making your day very long!

Food for thought. A good idea, might end up being a large bite to chew!!...
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I would think the first step would be to send team mail, requesting their response to questions about their interest level in a webinar.

If they are interested, next step would be contacting a webinar-hosting site. I have only experience with one webinar; they had phone numbers you could call in on for free. I'm sure someone, somewhere, was paying for it. I do not know the technicals, only that I always used the free #s, since webinars are frequently as long as an hour.

Having
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Affiliate since: 01/08/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ferdinand's 29 other Ask SC answers

Utilizing webinars in your marketing and training your downline is a great idea.

Webinars are web-based seminars. It may be done by using a telephone and the internet, a broad audience of attendees can participate in a seminar without having to leave their desks. Webinars are as effective as on-site presentations without the travel expense.

Instruct-online re-formats slide presentations into attractive, professional web pages, using your exclusive software available at hand. This web presentation combined with a phone-bridge (traditional tele-conference) allows your audience to listen and interact with the teacher/speaker.

In webinars it allows your audience to ask questions any time by submitting them on-line; if desired, other than live on Skype, the phone lines can be opened up for questions and discussion. Also during the presentation you can poll the audience for pre-determined or impromptu questions to gather information to assure that your message is being understood.

On the other hand, there is the ability to take the audience to another pre-determined website or to add a slide with new information during the presentation. The moderator advances the slides of the Webinar for your audience.

Those are the advantages of an on-site presentation with no travel expenses, however, you have to upgrade all your lines and facilities of internet connections to make the webinars clear to have a proper interactions with the participants.

Hope it helps. Have a nice day and God Bless!

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Utilizing webinars in your marketing and training your downline is a great idea.

Webinars are web-based seminars. It may be done by using a telephone and the internet, a broad audience of attendees can participate in a seminar without having to leave their desks. Webinars are as effective as on-site presentations without the travel expense.

Instruct-online re-formats slide presentations into attractive, professional web pages, using your exclusive software available at hand.
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

All of us firstly need EA's and they are the top goal of what we do. For webinars i would utilize these 2 options:

1. Using webinars to recruit signups and generate EA's. You can advertise free webinar for marketing and sales and then have your visitors register and go trough launchpad on the spot, with your guidance. Depending on the technical method you choose to perform a webinar, i would add a skype group chat in which you can keep face-to-face contact with your visitors and answer questions.

2. Weekly webinars for your actives were you can guide them trough work and introduce them to methods of advertising, tools, techiqes and options LIVE- meaning you provide a software that shows your current activites on desk top as you work. This means leading by example and being able to answer face-to-face questions.

I hope this is helpfull!
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All of us firstly need EA's and they are the top goal of what we do. For webinars i would utilize these 2 options:

1. Using webinars to recruit signups and generate EA's. You can advertise free webinar for marketing and sales and then have your visitors register and go trough launchpad on the spot, with your guidance. Depending on the technical method you choose to perform a webinar, i would add a skype group chat in which you can keep face-to-face contact with your visitors and answer
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