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Ways
to
Monetize
Your
Webinar
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21
Ways
to
Monetize
Your
Webinar
© 2013 by Dr. Caron Goode
Academy Coaching Parents International, LLC
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Ways
to
Monetize
Your
Webinar
It’s
a
well-‐known
fact
that
some
methods
work
better
for
certain
people
than
others.
Here
are
twenty-‐one
ideas
for
monetizing
your
webinar
to
make
sure
you
don’t
miss
any
methods!
1. Charge
for
the
Recording
If
you
know
your
webinar
content
is
going
to
be
helpful,
dynamic
and
powerful,
then
you
shouldn’t
be
hesitant
to
charge
a
fee
for
the
recording
–
even
if
your
webinar
was
free.
If
you
want
to
avoid
antagonizing
people
when
you
monetize
the
recording,
make
a
big
thing
of
allowing
access
to
the
recording
for
free
for
twenty-‐four
hours
after
the
webinar.
But
clearly
let
them
know
that
after
that
grace
period
they
will
have
to
purchase
online
access
or
purchase
the
.MP3.
What
is
the
psychology
behind
the
Free
Grace
Period
method?
Most
people
are
so
busy
they
will
not
to
access
the
recording
during
the
twenty-‐four
hour
grace
period.
But
they
will
not
feel
forced
to
buy
the
recording,
as
they
might
if
you
charged
for
it
straight
away,
because
they
know
it
was
their
choice
not
to
listen
within
the
twenty-‐four
free
hours.
If
they
really
want
the
recording,
they
will
pay
quite
happily
–
particularly
if
you
sweeten
the
deal
with
a
bonus
such
as
a
transcript,
worksheet,
tip
sheet,
or
highly
relevant
short
report.
Just
remember:
If
your
content
is
dynamic,
unique
and
helpful
enough,
you
won’t
have
to
use
free
strategies
at
all:
People
will
scramble
to
click
the
“buy”
button
–
but
your
webinar
had
better
be
on
something
valuable
no
one
else
has
touched.
2. Make
Your
“Bonus”
Short
Report
Extra-‐Appealing
If
you
add
a
bonus
Short
Report
to
your
webinar
that
is
“free”
with
the
paid
recording,
increase
its
value
by
making
sure
it
covers
one
highly
active
area
aligned
with
the
webinar’s
general
topic
that
you
deliberately
didn’t
touch
on
during
the
webinar.
If
people
want
the
“extra”
information
badly,
they
will
happily
pay
for
the
recording.
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3. Offer
a
Discount
for
Webinar
Attendees
If
you
are
promoting
a
product
during
the
webinar
(especially
a
high
end
product)
don’t
just
sell
it
at
full
price.
Make
sure
there
is
an
attractive
discount
on
the
product
–
and
make
sure
this
discount
is
exclusive
to
webinar
attendees.
This
strategy
can
work
well
whether
or
not
the
product
is
yours
or
belongs
to
someone
you
are
affiliated
with
or
JV
partnering
with.
4. Time-‐Limit
Your
Paid
Webinar
Offers,
Discounts
and
Bonuses
Don’t
just
create
a
discount
code
–
set
a
limit
on
how
long
your
“special
price”
will
stay
in
effect.
People
become
more
anxious
to
buy
when
they
know
a
great
deal
is
only
available
for
a
short
time.
They
will
automatically
value
the
offer
more.
5. Time
Your
“Special
Offer”
Period
Carefully
It’s
not
enough
to
create
a
time-‐limited
discount
or
special
offer:
Tailor
the
duration
of
the
offer
to
your
audience’s
budget.
As
a
general
guideline:
If
you
commonly
sell
to
people
with
stressed
budgets,
be
generous.
Let
your
offer
extend
over
a
Friday,
to
give
those
dependent
on
weekly
paychecks
a
chance
to
free
up
the
cash.
If
you
commonly
sell
high-‐ticket
items
to
a
wealthier
audience,
shorten
the
deal
to
twenty-‐four
hours.
And
don’t
set
your
webinar
just
before
the
end
of
the
month
–
many
people
on
pensions
or
limited
incomes
find
this
their
lowest
solvency
period,
with
the
least
amount
of
cash
free
for
“impulse”
or
extra
purchases.
6. Throw
in
a
High-‐Value
Unannounced
Bonus
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Webinar
Do
you
have
another
high-‐end
product?
Throw
that
in
as
an
unannounced
bonus,
if
you
are
promoted
a
product
during
the
recording.
It
should
be
something
of
equal
value
to
the
paid
product
–
and
you
have
the
additional
option
of
limiting
it
to
the
“first
XX
callers,”
thus
adding
a
pinch
of
exclusivity
to
the
deal,
to
get
the
ball
rolling.
This
is
particularly
effective
if
you
are
being
generous
and
giving
people
a
longer
period
to
raise
funds
or
think
about
it
before
your
discounted
offer
ends.
The
exclusive,
high-‐value,
number-‐of-‐sales
limited
unannounced
bonus
means
people
will
be
anxious
to
buy,
so
they
can
be
one
of
the
“first
XX
callers.”
It’s
also
a
great
way
to
sweeten
the
deal
if
your
webinar
is
promoting
a
high-‐ticket
item.
7. Get
Other
People
to
Give
the
Discount
or
Bonus
If
you
are
closer
to
starting
out
yourself,
you
may
not
have
a
high-‐ticket
item
to
throw
in
as
a
bonus.
This
is
also
true
if
you
are
JV-‐partnering
with
a
product
creator
as
his
or
her
affiliate.
You
do
the
promotion
–
and
let
the
product
creator
throw
in
both
the
discount
and
the
bonus.
8. Ask
Successful
Niche
Peers
to
Donate
Bonus
Items
If
you
have
close
networking
connections
among
successful
people
in
your
niche,
you
can
also
ask
them
to
donate
a
bonus.
Many
will
agree
because
with
barely
any
work
at
all,
they
can
capture
opt-‐ins
and
build
their
list
when
your
attendees
claim
the
bonus.
What
you
do
need
to
show
the
potential
donor
is
how
your
webinar
will
benefit
their
own
subscribers
and
increase
their
list.
Do
that,
and
your
donor
may
end
up
promoting
your
webinar
too!
9. Stay
on
the
Line!
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If
there
are
lots
of
questions,
stay
on
the
line
to
answer
every
last
one.
Sure,
you’ll
have
people
leaving
every
few
seconds
–
but
what
does
that
matter,
as
long
as
there
others
eagerly
remaining,
anxious
to
have
their
questions
addressed?
Studies
have
proven
that
the
longer
you
stay
on
the
line
openly
answering
questions
after
a
webinar,
the
more
people
will
buy
during
that
period.
Ever
wondered
why
public
television
stations
hang
on
and
hang
on,
still
asking
for
money,
in
those
interminable
fund-‐raising
breaks
during
popular
shows?
Public
TV
stations
are
most
likely
the
first
ones
who
discovered
that
if
you
keep
talking
–
especially
with
famous
celebrities
–
donations
keep
coming
in.
Your
guest
may
not
be
Oprah
Winfrey
or
Dame
Maggie
Smith,
but
they
will
still
be
a
respected
figure
in
your
niche/
10.Bundle
your
Webinars
Offer
the
first
one
for
free:
Then
offer
the
rest
in
your
series
as
a
Package.
You
can
play
around
with
this
too
and
see
what
works
best:
Adding
the
option
to
pay
a
higher
price
per
single
webinar…
and
offering
a
deeply
discounted
deal
if
people
buy
the
whole
package
up
front
(which
would
include
the
first
free
webinar).
11.Post
your
Webinar
on
your
Website
and
Make
it
Pay-‐Per-‐View
This
is
just
an
extra
way
to
monetize
your
webinar,
after
the
fact.
It
doesn’t
matter
whether
or
not
your
initial
webinar
was
paid
or
free.
Archive
it
on
your
site
and
promote
or
simply
offer
a
paid
option
to
view.
Incidentally,
this
takes
care
of
another
problem.
Yes,
it’s
important
to
stick
to
what
you
promise
and
take
down
a
replay
after
so
many
hours,
if
that’s
what
you’ve
said
you’ll
do…
but
nothing
is
more
irritating
than
getting
an
email
about
a
webinar
late
or
coming
across
it
via
a
search
–
then
seeing
a
“slap”
type
message
chastising
you
for
“missing
the
replay”.
Don’t
copy
this
approach.
You’ll
lose
customers
-‐-‐
permanently:
Not
because
you
took
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Ways
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Monetize
Your
Webinar
down
the
webinar,
but
because
of
the
“slap”
indicating
they
were
stupid
to
miss
it.
Instead,
simply
say:
“We’re
sorry
you
missed
the
webinar,
but
you
can
access
the
recording
here
for
$XX.XX.
Thanks
for
your
interest
in
[your
topic
or
webinar
title]
and
we
look
forward
to
seeing
you
at
our
next
webinar.
(Be
sure
to
leave
us
your
email
address,
below,
if
you’d
like
to
attend
future
webinars.)”
12.Monetize
Your
Webinar
at
the
Back
End
Giving
a
free
webinar
becomes
profitable
when
you
use
it
to
monetize
your
webinar
at
the
back
end.
This
means:
• Selling
a
product,
course
or
membership
at
the
end
of
the
webinar
• Selling
the
recording
and/or
transcripts
• Sending
people
to
alternate
offers,
if
they
can’t
afford
your
big-‐ticket
item
In
fact,
any
way
to
add
extra
monetization
you
can
think
of!
13.Re-‐Purpose
Your
Webinar
Get
extra
mileage
out
of
your
webinar
by
(a)
hiring
a
transcriptionist
and
(b)
selling
the
transcription;
or
adding
it
to
a
“package”
including
the
webinar
that
you
charge
more
for.
You
can
also
repurpose
it
into:
• An
eBook
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• A
Short
Report
• An
.MP3
• A
paid
email
series
These
are
all
ways
you
can
get
paid
twice
for
the
same
raw
material.
14.Offer
Webinars
as
Part
of
Your
Membership
Sites
Increase
the
value
–
and
the
ticket
price
–
of
your
Membership
sites
by
offering
Webinar
training
as
a
bonus
or
as
an
integral
part
of
your
resources.
(It
will
also
make
your
membership
site
stand
out
from
the
crowd.)
Delight
your
members
by
throwing
in
extra
webinars,
if
something
changes
within
your
industry
or
within
the
niche
culture
or
technology.
The
value
of
this
up-‐to-‐the-‐minute
help
will
help
you
retain
members
as
recurring
customers
for
a
much
longer
period.
15.Focus
on
Attracting
Repeat
Customers
Speaking
of
which,
gaining
recurring,
loyal
customers
who
are
only
too
eager
to
buy
from
you
again
and
again
is
where
the
real
money
comes
in.
Your
webinars
help
them
connect
with
you
as
a
real
person;
not
just
a
bunch
of
words
they
read.
Even
if
you’re
shy,
and
prefer
to
let
them
hear
only
your
voice
while
you
show
slides
instead
of
speaking
directly
to
a
web
cam,
they
will
experience
a
much
deeper,
warmer
connection
with
you.
They’ll
gain
a
real
idea
of
your
personality
and
feel
as
if
they
know
you.
If
your
webinars
consistently
carry
quality
content
and
directly
address
needs,
they
can
increase
your
credibility,
memorability
–
and
create
repeat
customers
who
love
your
offerings.
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16.Use
Webinars
to
Sell
Your
High-‐End
Programs
While
you’ll
still
have
to
put
up
a
sales
page,
countless
top
marketers
will
readily
tell
you
that
webinars
are
one
of
the
best
tools
to
use
if
you
have
a
high-‐end
product,
coaching
package
or
membership
to
sell.
But
make
no
mistake:
You’re
not
selling
your
product…
you’re
selling
you.
Your
“live”
webinar
will
come
across
much
the
same
as
a
one-‐on-‐one
session
(without
the
pressure)
–
a
“try
before
you
buy”
glimpse
of
what
your
potential
purchaser
can
expect.
And
if
you
have
any
type
of
coaching
business,
you
can
really
showcase
your
coaching
technique
in
the
way
you
deal
with
audience
questions.
A
webinar
will
sell
your
high-‐end
product
far
more
firmly
than
the
longest
sales
page
in
the
world.
17.Create
a
Contest
for
Your
Affiliates
Running
a
contest
for
the
affiliate
who
gets
the
most
sign-‐ups,
for
example,
can
really
motivate
people
to
promote
your
webinar
with
extra
enthusiasm
and
persistence.
Create
resources
specifically
for
the
webinar
that
they
can
use.
Include
materials,
content,
graphics
and
extremely
clear
instructions
so
they
can
promote
your
webinars
dynamically.
The
more
enthusiastic
your
affiliate,
the
more
people
will
sign
up.
18.Review
Your
Results
Testing
and
post-‐webinar-‐analysis
are
crucial
components
in
getting
the
most
profit
out
of
your
webinars.
You
can
test
even
while
promoting
your
webinar.
If
your
first
email
or
post
doesn’t
bring
in
the
sales
you
want,
add
another
incentive
or
component
to
the
next
email
or
post:
And
it
doesn’t
have
to
be
an
actual
product
or
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bonus.
It
can
be
a
personal
story
you
add,
sharing
something
important
but
private,
or
showing
them
an
advantage
to
investing
in
your
webinar
neither
you
nor
your
audience
had
previously
thought
of.
19.Finish
Your
Posts
With
A
Question
The
question
should
be
slanted
towards
their
concerns,
inviting
them
to
share
these
with
you.
One
enterprising
entrepreneur
finished
his
promotional
post
off
with:
“If
you
can’t
attend
the
webinar,
ask
your
question
about
[topic]
here
and
I’ll
do
my
best
to
answer
for
you.”
He
received
a
flood
of
questions,
which
he
promptly
answered
right
in
the
comments
section
of
his
blog.
He
admitted
he
had
been
hoping
for
ideas
for
webinar
points
to
discuss
–
which
he
got
in
spades
–
but
added:
“The
funny
thing
was,
almost
everyone
who
had
a
question
answered
actually
ended
up
signing
up
for
the
webinar.”
20.Offer
Access
to
an
Exclusive,
Closed
Facebook
Group
Use
this
as
an
incentive
for
investing
in
your
webinar.
(“All
participants
will
gain
access
to
a
private
Facebook
Group
on…”)
Facebook
closed
Groups
have
suddenly
exploded
as
the
latest
“hot”
trend
–
mostly
because
of
all
types
of
Facebook
feeds;
Groups
are
the
only
ones
guaranteeing
that
every
member
will
see
every
post
(plus
they
are
easily
accessed).
21.Include
calls-‐to-‐action
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Monetize
This
may
seem
obvious,
but
it
pays
–
especially
if
you
are
new
to
hosting
webinars
–
to
have
a
little
index
card
reminding
you
when
to
insert
your
calls-‐to-‐action
and
what
to
say.
After
all,
if
you
don’t
ask,
they
won’t
buy!
The
most
important
monetization
steps,
however:
Making
sure
your
webinar
is
perfectly
tailored
to
your
target
audience,
promoting
it
and
spreading
the
word
–
and
following
up
to
build
an
excited,
active
community
around
you
and
your
services
or
products.
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