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Virtual Event Delivery Platforms, Day 3
Once you know the benefits and have put your plans in plans, it's now time to choose the platform you'll use to host your virtual event. You can choose to lease a virtual event platform or you can rent a conference bridge line for less than $100 per month. Use the...
Planning Your Virtual Event, Day 2
To be successful at producing a virtual event, you need to put some plans in place. A plan helps to direct where you're going and how you'll get there. The resources below give you a great overview on how to plan your virtual event for optimal success. Cece...
Benefits of Hosting a Virtual Event, Day 1
To understand why virtual events are valuable, it's important to know the benefits to hosting one. The links below will provide a mountain of reasons why your business must consider hosting a virtual event. Leesa Barnes on Recession Proof Your Business Hosting a...
5 Ways to Profit from Virtual Events Beyond Charging for Admission
Charging for admission is the most obvious way to make money from your virtual event. However, they are many unique ways to profit from your virtual event that go beyond charging at the virtual door. Here are a few ideas on how to make money from your virtual event:...
10 Days to Producing a Better Virtual Event, Intro
I've been digging around the web looking for blog posts and tips on how to host and produce a more profitable virtual event. I know that many of you who are anxious to host your own virtual events could use these tips as well, so over the next 10 business days, I'll...
Michael Jackson & Farrah Fawcett’s Passing Is a Lesson In Leverage
There was a 4-hour memorial service on television today to commemorate the life of Michael Jackson (pictured right), one of the greatest entertainers in the last 50-years. I didn't get a chance to watch it, not because I didn't care, but as a self-employed business...
Virtual Events Aren’t Offline Events Shoved Online
One of the mistakes that people make when organizing a virtual event is that they think that you can replicate what you do for offline events online. Unfortunately, that's not the case. This was pointed out by David Tebbutt in a blog post entitled Virtual events...
Success for Your Virtual Event Rests With Your Team
Anyone who uses basketball as an analogy for any business strategy gets a gold star in my book. And that's what Dennis Shiao did in a recent blog post on how you can draft the right team to help you pull of a successful virtual event or virtual show. His blog post is...
How Do You Engage Attendees During Your Virtual Event?
I was just reading a post by Heather Morford who recently attended a virtual event. While she loved the convenience of plugging into the event from the comforts of her office, she was disappointed that most of the sessions were practically sales pitches and were...