Mar 272012
There are loads of webinar software out there, not all of it works well and if you’re in a country with a lower level of broadband speed there can be even more challenges to get it to work smoothly.
However, there are some that are just a cut above the rest and if you have decided that webinars are for you, this list will help you make the decisions you need to make and get the best out of your webinars:
Free or almost free Webinar Software
- Anymeeting – Supports larger or smaller web conferences and webinars, live video conferencing, screen sharing, custom registration forms, conference recording. How can it be free? AnyMeeting provides its services at no cost because the software is supported by advertising, so you will have to be happy with showing ads for other advertisers on your screen to all your attendees. But if all you can afford for now is free this is a great option and truthfully people are usually so focused on what you are showing them they hardly notice the ads.
- Meetingburner – this one is also recommended by Mari Smith social media star, who does webinars often and this is a great recommendation! Meetingburner is free with some exclusions from their paid services the most challenging for me is no option to record your webinar in the free option. However everything else works well and it is easy to use.
- Zipcast – Upload a slidedeck and then narrate it on webcam or for a nominal fee, you can password protect it and use it as a product.
Paid
- Instant Presenter – This is the one highly recommended by Mari Smith and other top web marketers, and it comes feature packed and is not only very stable (a must in slower broadband areas like Australia) but it also simple to use. although not free there is a trial version that allows you to get a feel for the software and host at least one webinar for free before signing up. They also offer a discount for those who pay for a year of webinars up front and starting at $39 per month for a year with the 20% discount this works out at just over $420 for the whole year.
- Go To Meeting – this link will take you to the Australian version however it is based in the US and is another highly recommended webinar program used by lots of businesses. Again this software is feature rich and stable which is a must for those doing webinars with slower broadband speeds.
- Evergreen Business System – now I haven’t trialed this one at all myself, however some of the people I know do use it and love it. This one you purchase to use outright with no monthly or annual fees and is definitely worth a good look as not only is the ‘once only’ cost about the same as some of the others annual costs, it is feature rich with some options none of the others have all together including: book your webinar in local time (this prevents attendees having to figure out what time zone you are in and what time zone they are in and what time your webinar is in their time.. a huge challenge for most webinars). Definitely worth a look!
Annie Infinite
Hi I'm Annie Infinite - I love the internet and all it's digital media have been online for many years, joined Facebook just 4 months after it went public, Twitter had only 500 people on it when I signed up, basically I am a walking encyclopedia of digital and social media just ask anyone. I help people find their authentic voice and project it out into the world with integrity, passion and authenticity. I am an Event Promotions Strategist and I strategise, manage and train business owners just like you to use digital and social media intelligently. I am the Digital Media Sourceress of Oz and Goddess of Geek lol. About Annie Infinite6 Responses to “6 Best Webinar Software Programs 2012”
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Annie I’ve been using GoToMeeting for a few years now. They have absolutely the best support I could possibly imagine. I was having trouble loading the desktop app and they spent over an hour on the phone with me isolating the problem – which ended up being a conflict with some software I’d just recently downloaded. Apart from that the webinar experience is excellent. Any issues I’ve had, they were right there to fix them.
There may be less expensive options but if webinars are important to your business, they are well worth every penny!
Thanks Kim great information for our readers and it’s good to know that you have had such excellent customer service from them
Thanks for providing this list Annie. One of my criteria is that it is easy for the end user to access the webinar. Most software seems to have a download process that can seem complicated for those with techno-phobia! This is one of the reasons I use Instant Teleseminar, which restricts me to slides only for the visual element, but is a simple click on a link, and incredibly easy to use for the host and guests. No downloads required (perfect for interviews which are great list builders). In saying that, I am needing to share my screen for online wordpress training, so I’m off to have some fun with your list!
Yes we need to have a versatile list of options available to us as we grow and our businsses need to keep up with the times don’t we Krishna – have fun playing xx
Thanks Annie. Good information here. Have filed for later use.
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Madonna
Hey. It is a nice article regarding various free web conferencing tools. In addition to above, one can even use trial versions of other web conferencing services such as WebEx, gomeetnow, gotomeeting etc. in order to conduct web conferences, webinars, online presentations, demos etc.