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Virtual Event Tips

3 Powerful Reasons to Build Your Own Virtual Event Platform

by Leesa BarnesMarch 1, 2010

In an earlier blog series, I explained that it could cost you tens of thousands of dollars to rent a virtual event platform. This makes hosting a virtual event out of reach for most businesses.
Now, you can cheap-out and use a password-protected webpage to deliver your information to attendees. However, this is not a secure [...]

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5 Must Have Tools to Produce a Pain-free Virtual Event (#4)

by Leesa BarnesFebruary 9, 2010

Spending $10,000 or more on a platform to deliver live and recorded content for your virtual event is out of reach for many businesses. Despite this, you can still host your very own virtual event using a combination of tools without spending tens of thousands of dollars.
In this series, you’ll learn what you must have [...]

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5 Must Have Tools to Produce a Pain-free Virtual Event (#3)

by Leesa BarnesFebruary 5, 2010

Spending $10,000 or more on a platform to deliver live and recorded content for your virtual event is out of reach for many businesses. Despite this, you can still host your very own virtual event using a combination of tools without spending tens of thousands of dollars.
In this series, you’ll learn what you must have [...]

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5 Must Have Tools to Produce a Pain-free Virtual Event (#2)

by Leesa BarnesFebruary 3, 2010

Spending $10,000 or more on a platform to deliver live and recorded content for your virtual event is out of reach for many businesses. Despite this, you can still host your very own virtual event using a combination of tools without spending tens of thousands of dollars.
In this series, you’ll learn what you must have [...]

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5 Must Have Tools to Produce a Pain-free Virtual Event (#1)

by Leesa BarnesFebruary 1, 2010

Spending $10,000 or more on a platform to deliver live and recorded content for your virtual event is out of reach for many businesses. Despite this, you can still host your very own virtual event using a combination of tools without spending tens of thousands of dollars.
In this series, you’ll learn what you must have [...]

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The #1 Thing that Matters When Purchasing Conference Bridge Line Services

by Leesa BarnesJanuary 29, 2010

In a previous post, I documented the problem I’ve run into using free conference bridge line services. As a virtual event host, you’re losing sales because some of your prospects and customers can’t call into them.
I now rely heavily on paid conference bridge line services to deliver my virtual event content. However, just because you’re [...]

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Why Free Conference Bridge Line Services Suck

by Leesa BarnesJanuary 28, 2010

Over the past week, I’ve had trouble connecting to any bridge number that starts with the area codes 712 or 218. When I call conference bridge line services in these 2 area codes, one of the following happens:

It tells me that the access code is no good (even though it was triple checked with the virtual [...]

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What Cartoon Villains Can Teach You About Planning a Virtual Event

by Leesa BarnesDecember 17, 2009

Joker, Batman's Enemy

I admit – I love cartoons of the super hero variety. Nothing beats a man in tights who’s out to save the world. Batman, Spiderman, Justice League, He-Man, you name it, cartoon heroes are just so fun to watch.
And no matter which cartoon hero I watch, there’s always a bad guy. Cartoon villains may [...]

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