#SocialCafe 8.31 Chat Transcript

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— NooBot(@noobot9)

I'm heading over to #SocialCafe to have fun, make friends, and find ways to be relentlessly helpful.Would love fo… https://t.co/6TydqZoo8o

— Kathryn Lang(@Kathrynclang)

Welcome to the #SocialCafe Chat at our weekly Tues 6pm PDT / 9p EDT slot

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

Our topic for this #SocialCafe : Webinars, Webinar Software, and Business 8.31 #chattingNow

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

2 Tips to Help Us Build and Grow: 1) Please follow each other on Twitter; and 2) Please retweet the questions. #SocialCafe Thanks!

— #SocialCafe Team(@socialcafechat)

@socialwebcafe Webinars can be a way to serve others - which is one way to create a legendary impact according to o… https://t.co/Wue21siVvM

— Kathryn Lang(@Kathrynclang)

Last week: Caught Up in Busy - Breaking the Chains of "Much Doing" 8.30 #SocialCafe

— #SocialCafe Team(@socialcafechat)

Tonight: Webinars, Webinar Software, and Business 8.31 #SocialCafe

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

Joining #SocialCafe to talk about webinars, software, and business.

— Tom Reid(@_TomGReid)

Q1 How important is reliable webinar software to an online business? Take it or leave it? Very important? Other? #SocialCafe

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

Q1 (rephrase) How essential is webinar software to a business? #SocialCafe

— #SocialCafe Team(@socialcafechat)

Yay! Yes, I used to be heavily active (and a pioneeress) in that field of webinars back before I had the crazy not… https://t.co/QhgDjx5S87

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

A1: Webinars can be a powerful tool for the online business.If you are going to add that to your system then reli… https://t.co/HQ3sgSj82m

— Kathryn Lang(@Kathrynclang)

Hey people - my Tweetdeck is a bit slow so my responses may be more delayed tonight in #SocialCafe (and now that I… https://t.co/6nNT0S1iOc

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

A1 Reliability - essential. But, as far as the software, I have always created my own - except when I used Webinar… https://t.co/JkQjPLmh9J

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

@socialwebcafe As long as the software you build is reliable - if I built my own software it would be two tin cans… https://t.co/XrneFmZQxm

— Kathryn Lang(@Kathrynclang)

A1) It depends on the nature of the online business. I am not really an online business at all, but webinars are an… https://t.co/jwXRIetR3j

— Tom Reid(@_TomGReid)

@Nightwolfwriter Feel free to join us over at #SocialCafe - we are talking webinars, software, and business :D#writestuff

— Kathryn Lang(@Kathrynclang)

Start getting those #ShamelessPlug tweets ready > We will tweet them later in #SocialCafe

— #SocialCafe Team(@socialcafechat)

Q2 What options do you use for hosting webinars (or have researched using)? #SocialCafe

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

@Kathrynclang @socialwebcafe Same. It would turn out to be something completely different. #SocialCafe https://t.co/FecwYfqzJb

— Tom Reid(@_TomGReid)

Q2 (rephrase) What would you use for hosting a webinar? #SocialCafe

— #SocialCafe Team(@socialcafechat)

A2: I've been looking for a good multipurpose software - to host webinars (with chat) and also do live streaming.… https://t.co/mAPCa3a3jZ

— Kathryn Lang(@Kathrynclang)

@_TomGReid @socialwebcafe And not a pretty completely different either :D#SocialCafe

— Kathryn Lang(@Kathrynclang)

A2) I use @GoToWebinar Not as impressed with WebX or Zoom. #SocialCafe

— Tom Reid(@_TomGReid)

A2 I program my own and generally piggy back on the Google Hangout software (henceforth the nickname “Hangout Queen… https://t.co/sbyf9NGYEh

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

@socialwebcafe If someone could recreate #blab with easy search function (for people to find an watch), the chat fu… https://t.co/4O0Gjx7HKa

— Kathryn Lang(@Kathrynclang)

Good point of distinction, @_TomGReid ! #SocialCafe https://t.co/TfOCnEoMTr

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

You crack me up, Kat.See, I am weird ... I love programming and probably why I chose that as my first degree... B… https://t.co/0xevpaKq3a

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

Q3 What are the most important features for webinar software? #SocialCafe

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

@socialwebcafe My degree is in #leisureservices . . . if you want me to program a party or social gathering, I"m yo… https://t.co/ghxil5ipgE

— Kathryn Lang(@Kathrynclang)

Q3 (rephrase) What webinar features do you like? #SocialCafe

— #SocialCafe Team(@socialcafechat)

Chats can be done with live streaming or with replays of pre-recording or something that was live streamed (and rec… https://t.co/NpbprZUrf5

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

@Kathrynclang See - that is why you are so gifted at these Twitter Chats, Kat :). And, you are gifted! #SocialCafe

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

A3: A chat block for participants to talk with each other is important to me.Ability to livestream to multiple pl… https://t.co/B1Krk4B8kX

— Kathryn Lang(@Kathrynclang)

A3 ROI - I don’t mind paying the price if the quality is there and it is not so expensive it puts me in debt. But,… https://t.co/v31atbnK4F

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

@socialwebcafe Thanks - definitely something I love doing.#SocialCafe #letshaveaparty

— Kathryn Lang(@Kathrynclang)

A3) Easy to use, allows distribution of handouts, automatically records, and easy scheduling and registration. And… https://t.co/rLlTqSHkTX

— Tom Reid(@_TomGReid)

@_TomGReid More great components of the perfect webinar/livestream software.#SocialCafe

— Kathryn Lang(@Kathrynclang)

Thanks @commun_it for helping us create #Twitter relationships https://t.co/fC7zsYXbPq please RT #SocialCafe #ad

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

Q4 How important is price when it comes to webinar software? Or, does it depend on what you get? #SocialCafe

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

Q4 (rephrase) What about webinar software pricing? #SocialCafe

— #SocialCafe Team(@socialcafechat)

A4 Price is pretty important. It needs to have a reasonable return on investment (ROI) #SocialCafe

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

A4: Price doesn't matter as much as quality.Although I would like to have a way to make money with the software (… https://t.co/kb8nk8YGDI

— Kathryn Lang(@Kathrynclang)

Ok - here is a chart of the comparison between software options "back in the day." I found it to be an interesting… https://t.co/pJrlJl4ffN

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

A4) It depends on what you get and for dinosaurs, strong real-time customer support is CRUCIAL. #SocialCafe https://t.co/wjst3RDhCe

— Tom Reid(@_TomGReid)

Some great thoughts on #webinar software.If you are #livestreaming or using webinars for you business, come join… https://t.co/DKf6KVGZTJ

— Kathryn Lang(@Kathrynclang)

@_TomGReid @socialwebcafe You are the gift :D#SocialCafe

— Kathryn Lang(@Kathrynclang)

@_TomGReid When I used GoToWebinar, which in all fairness was years ago... it was like 80%. It did some things real… https://t.co/StuG9TevLa

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

@Kathrynclang @socialwebcafe You are sweet. #SocialCafe

— Tom Reid(@_TomGReid)

Q5 Do you prefer pre-recorded webinar prep as a host or live stream? #SocialCafe

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

@Kathrynclang @_TomGReid Yeah, @_TomGReid - I agree with Kat that you are the gift ;). Great pic btw #SocialCafe

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

A5: As a host, I like the live stream even if your record it live.#SocialCafe https://t.co/zHJ5gLlCmb

— Kathryn Lang(@Kathrynclang)

@socialwebcafe I could be pulled away from the @Logmein product, and if they do not develop the pay portal pretty q… https://t.co/HUU3mia5CH

— Tom Reid(@_TomGReid)

Q5 (rephrase) Pre-recorded or live streaming? #SocialCafe

— #SocialCafe Team(@socialcafechat)

@Kathrynclang Yes, we have always live streamed our shows. Sometimes we did more of a promo than others, with a la… https://t.co/GYV7uC9PZA

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

A5 I like the option of pre-recorded, for quality, but I like the excitement and flexibility of live streaming. #SocialCafe

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

@socialwebcafe @Kathrynclang Then you are both very sweet. #SocialCafe

— Tom Reid(@_TomGReid)

@socialwebcafe Yes, this is a great way to repurpose the content - so having a recording option would be a necessity.#SocialCafe

— Kathryn Lang(@Kathrynclang)

A5) I've only done live stream so far. I do not know if it is possible to edit the recording, which seems to me to… https://t.co/v96iarI6N6

— Tom Reid(@_TomGReid)

Q6 What about the pre-recorded that streams as if live (to get the benefit of chatting live)? #SocialCafe

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

A6: I HATE these.If you record it live and then replay, that's cool. But don't act like it's live with the replay… https://t.co/dstGXqJRn3

— Kathryn Lang(@Kathrynclang)

Q6 (rephrase) How about a combo approach (pre-recorded / live)? #SocialCafe

— #SocialCafe Team(@socialcafechat)

A6) I think #GoToWebinar does that, but I have never tried it. #SocialCafe

— Tom Reid(@_TomGReid)

@Kathrynclang In my book, yes ;)But, my "first career/education" was in sound engineering so setting up a video s… https://t.co/TgSkQocHcO

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

A6 Those are ideal - combo of pre-recorded / live (and advertising the replays but being available for live chat at… https://t.co/vZYPsdccuR

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

@Kathrynclang Every time I do a show, it starts with a mental assessment (and planning) for how many possible deliv… https://t.co/DOIs6NJFme

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

In fact, #SocialCafe started with the concept of Twitter Chat and live streaming video simultaneously. But, we wer… https://t.co/5zU90VjugS

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

@socialwebcafe @Kathrynclang When you have that technical ability for all of that editing (of which I confess to ex… https://t.co/hvzfHDEESM

— Tom Reid(@_TomGReid)

@socialwebcafe The #Perigirlschat utilizes Periscope with the Twitter chat.It's pretty cool!#SocialCafe

— Kathryn Lang(@Kathrynclang)

@Kathrynclang I think you really have to disclose. If you are going to do it, ok, but don't think you are fooling p… https://t.co/HRchdgXAYF

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

@Kathrynclang Another thing that we did with our show is watch together. So, we would have a live show but then loo… https://t.co/TB5fgZ5AVy

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

Q7 What other tips or questions do you have as it relates to webinar software? #SocialCafe

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

@Kathrynclang @socialwebcafe I first saw that when @RachelMooreRS used to do #Letslivestream For me it seemed awkwa… https://t.co/5rteOEF5Ag

— Tom Reid(@_TomGReid)

@socialwebcafe I don't think I would mind replays so much if there was a live chat feature at the same time.#SocialCafe

— Kathryn Lang(@Kathrynclang)

Q7 (rephrase) What tips or questions... ? #SocialCafe

— #SocialCafe Team(@socialcafechat)

@_TomGReid @Kathrynclang That is where I would love to develop software that allows people the option to click-a-bu… https://t.co/deL5uJKVl6

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

@_TomGReid @socialwebcafe @RachelMooreRS Depending on how you are using the platforms, it can work.#SocialCafe

— Kathryn Lang(@Kathrynclang)

A7 I’m excited for the next phase and what the future is unfolding ;) #SocialCafe

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

Exactly!I think, without that, it is a video replay, available via the YouTube channel for those unable to have a… https://t.co/ijcxZHIr9b

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

@Kathrynclang And see, we were doing it before Periscope came on the scene ;). #SocialCafe

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

Q8 Finally, it is time to brag about what you do well! Your #ShamelessPlug is .. #SocialCafe

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

My #ShamelessPlug for #SocialCafe is all about purpose, passion, and heartseed.Are you ready to define your way,… https://t.co/TgkWdvHNFG

— Kathryn Lang(@Kathrynclang)

A8 My favorite #ShamelessPlug is this #SocialCafe community (and #LinkedInChat) - family!

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

Q8 (rephrase) Time for the #ShamelessPlug! #SocialCafe

— #SocialCafe Team(@socialcafechat)

@Kathrynclang has some great ideas, mixed in with creativity and a wonderful sense of humor. Check out her tweet >… https://t.co/guf57rtfZk

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

Thank u for joining us for our #SocialCafe Chat. Just wanted to let you know we appreciate u!

— Deborah(@socialwebcafe)

Thanks for a great #SocialCafe chat - looking forward to finding more ways to make webinars and live streaming a part of my journey!

— Kathryn Lang(@Kathrynclang)

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— SocialCube(@SocialCube_)

Free #SocialCafe @LinskillCentre next week. It's a great opportunity to meet new people. If you are nervous about a… https://t.co/SDeikYeagF

— North Tyneside VODA(@NTynesideVODA)

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— The Social Gardener(@Social_Gardener)