Free Ways to use Web Conferencing to grow your business
Web conferencing has become a popular means of commuincating with customers and potential customers over the internet. It reduces the need for travel and saves everyone time. There are a number of companies that provide these services. Some are free and many involve a fee. Here we define the terms used and includes a resource list for web conferencing, webinars, webcasts, and podcasts.
Web conferencing is when you conduct a LIVE meeting or presentation using the Internet (many to many interaction). In a web conference, you sit at your computer and are connected to others in the meeting via the internet.
A webinar is a one-way web conference (speaker to audience) but can include questions & answer sessions.
A webcast is the transmission of non-interactive audio or video content over the internet (speaker to audience).
A podcast is a series of audio or video files that are downloadable from the web. It is an acronym for Portable On-Demand Broadcast.
A teleconference or teleseminar is the live exchange of information among many remote people via a telecommunications system.
Tips for Web Conferencing:
Hold a live webinar.
Record your webinar and make available as a webcast or podcast.
Record your webinar and post the audio or slideshow to share with customers or potential customers.
Resources: Web Conferencing (most of these are fee based)
Vyew – FREE! With Vyew you can conduct meetings in real time using a shared workspace, webcam, voice over IP (VoIP), free teleconferencing, text chat and desktop sharing. In addition to uploading, sharing and presenting content you can invite participants to annotate and collaborate on content during the meeting. Participants can be allowed to navigate the workspace independently to collaborate on different portions of the content. You can also record the meeting for playback.
Glance – up to 100 guests see your screen…you can share your mouse and keyboard with guests, or even see and control their screens! Inviting a guest is as easy as a phone call, email or IM. There’s even free Glance phone conferencing available with every account.
Adobe Acrobat Connect – With Adobe® Acrobat® Connect™ Pro software, you can create instant, collaborative meetings with just a web browser and the Adobe Flash® Player.
InterCall – InterCall, the world’s largest conferencing provider,. Our integrated web, audio and video conferencing makes web meetings, webinars, audio conferencing, online training seminars and multi-point video conferencing easier and more productive.
Microsoft Office Live Meeting – Office Live Meeting is a conferencing solution that you can use to engage audiences in online meetings, training, and events. Learn how you can schedule, join, or present a Live Meeting by using newly available features,
