Teleseminars - Are You Charging Enough?

Posted on April 12, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment

If you’re involved with Internet Marketing you’ve probably settled into a comfortable rut of “free” teleseminars. After all, they’re used to promote products, services, and events.

So it may be a jolt to find out that the rest of the world isn’t doing them free. In fact, they are charging handsomely for them!

Take for example, SoundView Executive Summaries - the company that sends out the executive summaries of books for those of us too busy to read the full book. I just looked at one of their teleseminars. Keep in mind it’s a 90-minute audio conference with a best-selling author. Their prices:

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Holding A Teleseminar To Promote Your Business - What You Need To Know To Have Your Own Teleseminar

Posted on March 18, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment

Today I held my first teleseminar! The people on the call didn’t know if was my first one, or at least I hope they didn’t. But somebody had to be first, so I hope they felt honored if they knew. I had done two practice teleseminars before, but they didn’t count because I had no clue what to talk about on those calls. Today was different. I had an out and an agenda, and I invited about thirty people to listen to my teleseminar and six of them showed up. There is a replay line on the web site so I am hoping that many others will listen when it is convenient for them.

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Teleclasses, Teleseminars, Webinars: New Ways To Stay In Touch And Learn

Posted on March 13, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment

Thanks to modern technology, people have more ways than ever to stay in touch with each other and to continue learning in the comfort of their own home. There are many ways to communicate with others, and as the technology continues to advance, even more effective ways will be developed.

One of the earliest advances was the chat room, which allows people to talk to each other via their keyboards, but not verbally. The conversation is in real time, and many people can participate at the same time.

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Teleseminars That Sell: 3 Keys To Success

Posted on March 2, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment

Teleseminars are used by nearly all of the highly visible internet marketing *gurus* on the scene today, both to drive sales and to develop a great relationship with their lists. Yet surprisingly, the average internet marketer overlooks this vitally important tool, preferring to stick with familiar but costly pay-per-click ads or time consuming article research and writing. In fact, most of the successful internet marketers out there will rarely advise you to add teleseminars to your marketing mix, perhaps because they want to keep this super-effective tactic to themselves!

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Teleconference Etiquette

Posted on February 29, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment

Have you ever attended a teleconference call where there was background noise which made it difficult to enjoy the call? Have you been on a call where participants are talking over each other or someone is speaking and you have no idea what their name is? Maybe you could never contribute because every time the teleleader asked a question, there were one or two people who always jumped in and didn’t stop talking, and the teleleader didn’t have control of the situation.

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Teleseminar Suggestions - How To Make Yours Worthwhile

Posted on February 20, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment

In this article, I highlight what makes a teleseminar worthwhile. I include tips on keeping a teleseminar on track and meaningful, along with how to plan and give your own teleseminar.

Just as with all seminars and presentations, some teleseminars are better and more helpful than others. If you are planning to hold your own teleseminar, you will want it to provide top value to your participants. Following are some of my suggestions of what produces an excellent teleseminar:

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