Friday, January 8, 2010

Webinar Strategy - Four Ways to Promote Your Business

By Stephen Beck

So you've decided to hold a webinar as part of your marketing plan, but where do you start? It is important to define your goals and desired outcomes for your webinar. Once you have done this, you can select the right webinar strategy to achieve these objectives. There are four major models for webinar strategy, each with its own benefits. Read the brief overview below to get an idea on which one is right for you.

The first webinar strategy is to hold a free webinar. The majority of this presentation should contain quality information although it is of course acceptable to include a sales piece near the end. This type of webinar should be full of good content and seek to educate your viewers. By sharing your knowledge, you can also feel free to show the participants how you or your product can help them.

In the second webinar strategy, you sell your services for what may be an intimidating process. Take a complex topic and break it down to educate your viewers. Explain all the steps involved in achieving what they want or need. This will help them understand what they do and do not know about the process. At the end, you can then show how you will be able to make the procedure easier for them.

The third webinar strategy uses the free webinar to hook viewers into purchasing webinar classes. If provide enough information in your free webinar, you will be sure to intrigue them. Make them realize that by purchasing further courses they will have access to even more of your knowledge and expertise.

The fourth webinar strategy involves showing your webinar to several groups of people. Although the content of each webinar is the same, the audience for each viewing is different. This allows you to promote your goods or services multiple times.

Armed with the knowledge of the various webinar strategies, you are now prepared to make the right choice for your business! I will cover each strategy in greater detail in future articles.

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