Webinars - Are You A Fan?

by robestrong

Posted: 11 years ago 17 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

Something I've always wondered. I never saw the appeal, but supposedly they convert quite well. But from an end user perspective, do you like them as a format for learning things?

#fan #webinars

Jon Martin 11 years ago

I'll often listen in on webinars for telemarketing & other offline concepts. Sometimes you'll get some good information but other times it'll just be an hour of regurgitated stuff I've heard a million times. Really depends. I personally enjoy them generally.
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- agmccall 11 years ago
  
  I like webinars, but, only recorded. I like to be able to pause take a break etc.
  
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  retirewithsandie 11 years ago
  
  Some I've been on & it's been a waste of my time. Most I sign up for & wait for them to post the replay. While I know they're all sales pitches, being a n00b, have picked up some nuggets.
  
  In fact, one I was in yesterday just revitalized my quest to be successful online. I was really interested in the offer, but even with the payment plan, didn't have the money. So it made me refocus to say...hey I want this beyond badly & when an offer, sale (not just online but IRL too) is presented, I want to be able to do it. Not wish I had the money, but be able to pull out my card and get it.
  
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  professorrosado 11 years ago
  
  I don't like them because they are grossly limited. I use my own classrooms full of slides, related video embeds, online document reader, integration with web 2.0 properties, resources galore and many, many opportunities to upsell my attendees.
  
  My classrooms are engaging and there is always a lot to do and to learn other than what is tendered on the screen. With skype integration and standalone chat capabilities, my classrooms a lot more interesting and geared more for educating your audience which most webinars really do not come close to.
  
  They're good for limited content but then it becomes just a glorified sales page or a glorified blog post.
  
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  JohnMcCabe 11 years ago
  
  I don't like them.
  
  Not because of the format, but because a well-done webinar is extremely rare.
  
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dennis09 11 years ago

I don't like webinars or video courses either for that matter. I still prefer the old school PDF document so that I can quickly scan through that sh*t and be DONE. I once had to watch a 27 minute video just figure out how to change an option on a stupid program. Little to say I was pissed.
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moneymakerway 11 years ago

I like webinars! And yeah there is always some promotion
in the end!
This is not a problem for me if person who organize webinars
provides great free info too!
In the end it's all about value!
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- sonas 11 years ago
  
  If it's a live webinar, I like it once it gets to the point quickly, no endless waffle and chit chat between the hosts, they present the product / facts / information, the offer if there is one and don't make you wait for ages to spot the catches or drawbacks.
  
  For the above reasons, I prefer recorded webinars with the option to jump through or skip ahead past the time wasting parts.
  
  I find most webinars are hugely time consuming for just snippets of information that you'd have got to way more quickly in a sales page or pdf document.
  
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John Rogers 11 years ago

Originally Posted by robestrong

from an end user perspective, do you like them as a format for learning things?

No. They are a massive time suck!
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retsced 11 years ago

I'll register for a webinar but never intend on watching it live. I wait for the recording to go up and then I'll download it. I seriously have yet to see a live webinar that has been worth my time.
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jaymowa 11 years ago

I watch many webinar replays. I rarely watch live webinars because too much time is wasted on banter and fluff. With the replay I can pick what I want to watch and skip the rest. I only buy a product if the price is low and it is of serious use to me. JM
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elperuanito 11 years ago

Nope. Waste of time. I only watch something on video if it's to show me how to do a very specific task that's difficult to explain in text. Otherwise I just prefer a PDF.
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thedanbrown 11 years ago

I think webinars are cool and an effective medium for learning/teaching...

If you don't like webinars it's probably because you only watch the "pitch-fests" that people are constantly mailing out for.

Watching a quality webinar that isn't about pitching a product is MUCH different.
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tomerep 11 years ago

I'm a fan of webinars. They are a great way to stay current on lots of issues. I sign on for a few each month, many free, and some paid, and I'm used to mixed results.

Call me picky, but when I'm investing my time, my expectations are high, regardless of whether the webinar presenter is offering a free session or charging for it.
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J Bold 11 years ago

Some I do. Some I don't. It depends on the content and the presenter.

The way I look at it, it's like saying, "Do you like TV shows?"

Well, yes of course I do, but only the few that actually interest me. Most TV shows I would probably feel bored watching. Probably the same for many.
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moneyman2010 11 years ago

Yes i like webinars..And you can make a killing doing them...
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rmolina88 11 years ago

I like them and I used to watch a lot when I first started.

I don't watch them anymore, but I highly recommend newer marketers to watch them.
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