Webinars are virtual workshops or seminars hosted on the internet. In a Webinar conference people from different locations remotely connect through the web and interact similar to a physical seminar. With advancement in technology in the area of voice and image webcasting webinars today provide an experience which matches real time conferences, at the same time provide a significant advantage on cost and logistics. It also allows a larger audience to participate making the seminar more meaningful. Today there are a lot of websites that provide services for hosting webinar at nominal charges.
The 6 most popular Webinar hosting sites are:
AnyMeeting.com
This is definitely one of the most exciting webinar hosting platforms available today. To start with they are completely free they also offer an array of advanced features that can complete with any big player in this segment. Key features include – Up to 200 participants, multiple screen sharing and recording, servers for hosting your webinar, downloading facility, custom branding and collecting information from the attendees. The only drawback is that being a free site it is advertiser support which means your participant will see the sponsors’ massages but still overall it’s a great package.
InstantConference.com
Another great option which provides Web-based moderator controls that can provide the conference organizer with tools to moderate the seminar in ‘real time’. It has recoding facility in mp3 format which enable reusability along with storage for archiving. It also has an Outlook add-on which allows the clients to Schedule their conference calls through Outlook just as they do any regular meeting or appointment. It has 4 packages starting with a ‘free’ one which allows 5 conferences/month with a cap of 10 participants and 1000 minutes of talk time. At the higher end it has a ‘Professional’ package which cost ~$50/month providing unlimited conferences with up to 10000 minutes of talk time and 150 participants.
GatherPlace.com
This webinar site is quite easy to use and affordable. They have both Window and MacOS compatibility. They offer a host of services like – Web-based clients for guests, free Annotation tool, Desktop Viewing and Sharing, Remote Control and Support, Public and Private Chat, Toll-based and Toll-free Voice Teleconferencing etc. The price of their basic package starts at $29/month for up to 5 participants and their high premium services allow up to 2000 participant but the cost is too steep at over $600/month. They offer a 14-day free trial period which is great in case you want to test their services before signing up.
FuzeMeeting.com
This webinar site is a preferred one on account of its pricing model – They are offer a 30-day free trial period post which you can subscribe for as low at $10/day for up to 15 participants. They offer a host of options like mobile edition for iPhone, iPad, Android and Blackberry phones. They also offer different ways to connect – through Skype, landline with even a dial-in facility if you provide the phone numbers of the participants.
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Yugma.com
Yugma is powerful webinar hosting site which is ideally for individuals and small businesses. They have a free version too but in order to get recording facility you need to get the base P2 version which is priced aggressive at $25/year for 2 participants plus the host. They offer service on all Operating systems like Windows, Mac or Linux and also have plans for large enterprises like the P500 version which allows up to 500 attendees at one time at a cost of $160/month. IT offers a host of services like desktop sharing, use of annotation and whiteboard tools, mouse and keyboard controls and more.
Skype.com
It is probably one of the most well known brands in web based telephony, however mostly for its online voice phone facilities. However they also have great options which allow users to conduct video conferencing and sharing of computer screen. It works so smoothly that that there is no learning curve and is absolutely free if its web-to-web. The only downside is that they don’t provide recording facilities. However for individuals and small organizations with instant conference requirement where you need to share just one screen this is ideal.
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