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How to Host A Successful Free Teleseminar

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Free teleseminars add value to your customers and highlight your expertise
Free teleseminars add value to your customers and highlight your expertise

Hosting free teleseminars create a multiplicity of opportunities to exhibit your expertise, add value to your database subscribers and build your business. To succeed you have to have a good system in place, this is the story of making it successfully happen for you.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Expertise
  • Topic(s)
  • Computer
  • Internet connection
  • Teleconference line
  • Phone
  • Session handout
  • Registrants
  • Create & sell info products
  1. Step 1
    Know what your target market needs before you schedule a free teleseminar, conduct surveys
     
    Know what your target market needs before you schedule a free teleseminar, conduct surveys

    The first step in the process of hosting a free teleseminar is to define what your target market needs. Until you find out what your target market needs, you'll be spinning your wheels in regards to what kind of teleseminar to host. One way to discover your target market needs is to provide them with a short survey, for example asking specific questions about a topic such as internet marketing. Review the survey responses and proceed when you receive a favorable response from the majority of your database subscribers. Adding value to your target market is the key to free teleseminar success and building your business.

  2. Step 2
    A laptop computer help you and your listener's manage, ask questions and listen to the teleseminar session.
     
    A laptop computer help you and your listener's manage, ask questions and listen to the teleseminar session.

    Now that you know what your free teleseminar topic is going to be, you have to market it to your subscribers and others. An effective way to promote your successful teleseminar is to provide a email campaign using Constant Contact, press release and or use social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, Linkedin and many others. You can also collaborate with internet marketing joint venture partners to secure their database as well. You will also need to have a laptop computer with internet connectivity, so you can promote your free teleseminar. You'll also need a teleconference service to host your registrants, perhaps Free Conference Call and or others with 200 lines and or others with 500 and higher.

  3. Step 3
    Use a high quality landline telephone for crisp and clear reception
     
    Use a high quality landline telephone for crisp and clear reception

    As you draw closer to the date for hosting your free teleseminar, you will need to have a landing page or a automated system set up to capture registrants contact information such as their name and email address, for example you can use Event Brite, since you're hosting a free teleseminar it does cost a penny. A day or two prior to your free teleseminar, you will have to provide a follow up email and or call registrants to remind them of your free teleseminar, the conference dial in number and access code. You can't leave this important issue to chance, otherwise you may not have anyone on the teleconference call. Use a land line telephone to avoid dropped calls, cell phones, especially voice on protocol (VOIP) service may not be the best type of phone service to use. Lastly, ensure registrants have the correct dial in number and access code for your free teleseminar, its amazing how this aspect of the teleseminar process is overlooked.

  4. Step 4
    Congratulations, you are going to be a successful teleseminar entrepreneur
     
    Congratulations, you are going to be a successful teleseminar entrepreneur

    All systems are go, your free teleseminar has begun and you have a large number of participants and is providing content rich information for your listener's and the call is being recorded. People asked amazing questions that track to the outstanding handout you provided. You answered all questions with authority and eloquence. You have achieved many things during your free teleseminar, specifically you increased your database subscriber list, you're recognized as an expert, your content was superior and you recorded the call and now you have a product you can sell to people. The product can be a cd, transcript, MP3 downloadable file, and or an ebook. Review what worked and what didn't and schedule another free teleseminar, build a training program, home study program and or live seminar. Success will not only be measured in dollars and sense, it will also include you being in demand for future revenue generating teleseminars. Get started today!

Tips & Warnings
  • Conducting free teleseminars position you to become an expert
  • Prior to hosting a teleseminar provide a short survey to your subscribers
  • Ensure you're passionate about your topic, know what you're talking about
  • Promote your teleseminar via email campaign and social networking sites
  • Provide a clear and concise handout for your teleseminar
  • Deliver a dynamic content-rich free teleseminar
  • Use a land line phone and a good quality teleconference line
  • Ensure you remind registrants of the teleseminar 24 hours prior to the event
  • Answer all questions and follow up if need be with the registrant
  • Thank everyone for being on the call and follow up with an email
  • Prepare and offer cd, transcript, MP3 and ebook of the teleseminar
  • Don't haphazardly approach free teleseminars as an afterthought, give 100%
  • Schedule well in advance of your free teleseminar
  • Remind registrants of the date, time, dial in number and access code
  • Be prepared, be professional and be good
  • Follow up with guest after the teleseminar, fight for feedback
  • Be courteous and respectful of your registrants time
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