In episode #498, Eric and Neil discuss how to throw a virtual conference when you don’t have a built-in audience. Tune in for tips and tricks for building an audience and making sure your information reaches the masses. 

Time-Stamped Show Notes: 
[00:27] Today’s Topic: How to Throw a Virtual Conference When You Have No Audience
[00:37] When Eric attempted to throw a virtual conference a few years ago, he had no audience.
[00:45] When throwing a conference, you must, first and foremost, set your goal or objective.
[00:59] Eric reached out to a lot of people that he thought would be “smart”; he then had them record segments and let them blast their email lists. He made it easy for them to share the event with their social media following.
[01:30] Eric made sure to make other people’s involvement as easy as possible, by fitting it around their schedules and workflow.
[01:50] The end result was that they collected 6000 or so emails and sold a bunch of recordings of the conference for a total of about $5000.
[02:15] Neil supports Eric’s method and says that you have to recruit popular people who will help bring in an audience. This doesn’t mean big names necessarily, but rather people with a big following and a long email list.
[02:50] Also, go after companies that have a big following and offer them the opportunity to have a new platform.
[03:10] Crowdcast is a great product to use for these virtual conferences (It worked for Eric, but it crashed when Neil pulled in too many viewers).
[03:46] Google Hangouts has also worked for this type of venture, but you have to make sure that everything is well coordinated.
[03:51] In this case, well coordinated means sending out email or social media blasts for each segment with enough headway to get viewers or hangout members.
[04:05] To stay coordinated, use a scheduling tool like Buffer or Edgar for your social media channels. Paid ads work, as well.
[04:29] Collecting email addresses is a forgotten, but necessary art.
[04:35] Corporations are more likely than individuals to share their email lists, because they always want more publicity.
[05:03] That’s it for today!
[05:05] Eric and Neil recommend the Problem Solvers podcast, because there is an episode about  Burrow, the Dollar Shave Club for couches. To listen go to  singlegrain.com/solve.

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In episode #498, Eric and Neil discuss how to throw a virtual conference when you don’t have a built-in audience. Tune in for tips and tricks for building an audience and making sure your information reaches the masses.  Time-Stamped Show Notes:  <ul> <li>[00:27] Today’s Topic: How to Throw a Virtual Conference When You Have No Audience
</li> <li>[00:37] When Eric attempted to throw a virtual conference a few years ago, he had no audience.</li> <li>[00:45] When throwing a conference, you must, first and foremost, set your goal or objective.</li> <li>[00:59] Eric reached out to a lot of people that he thought would be “smart”; he then had them record segments and let them blast their email lists. He made it easy for them to share the event with their social media following.</li> <li>[01:30] Eric made sure to make other people’s involvement as easy as possible, by fitting it around their schedules and workflow.</li> <li>[01:50] The end result was that they collected 6000 or so emails and sold a bunch of recordings of the conference for a total of about $5000.</li> <li>[02:15] Neil supports Eric’s method and says that you have to recruit popular people who will help bring in an audience. This doesn’t mean big names necessarily, but rather people with a big following and a long email list.</li> <li>[02:50] Also, go after companies that have a big following and offer them the opportunity to have a new platform.</li> <li>[03:10] <a href="https://www.crowdcast.io/">Crowdcast</a> is a great product to use for these virtual conferences (It worked for Eric, but it crashed when Neil pulled in too many viewers).</li> <li>[03:46] <a href="https://hangouts.google.com/">Google Hangouts</a> has also worked for this type of venture, but you have to make sure that everything is well coordinated.</li> <li>[03:51] In this case, well coordinated means sending out email or social media blasts for each segment with enough headway to get viewers or hangout members.</li> <li>[04:05] To stay coordinated, use a scheduling tool like <a href="https://buffer.com/">Buffer</a> or <a href="https://meetedgar.com/">Edgar</a> for your social media channels. Paid ads work, as well.</li> <li>[04:29] Collecting email addresses is a forgotten, but necessary art.</li> <li>[04:35] Corporations are more likely than individuals to share their email lists, because they always want more publicity.</li> <li>[05:03] That’s it for today!</li> <li>[05:05] Eric and Neil recommend the <a href="https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/304645">Problem Solvers</a> podcast, because there is an episode about <a href="https://www.burrow.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-oLWoYTx1wIV142zCh1aWwLVEAAYASAAEgJD2fD_BwE"> Burrow</a>, the Dollar Shave Club for couches. To listen go to <a href="http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/2/5/c/25cd071eb9ae6688/16-_Burrow_Edited.mp3?c_id=17161515&amp;expiration=1512416800&amp;hwt=e6279886b6a9d0b3d312d051c5cb1f94"> singlegrain.com/solve</a>.</li> </ul> Leave some feedback: <ul> <li>What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below.</li> <li>Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review.</li> </ul> Connect with us: <ul> <li><a href="http://neilpatel.com/">NeilPatel.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.quicksprout.com/">Quick Sprout</a></li> <li><a href="http://growtheverywhere.com/">Growth Everywhere</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.singlegrain.com/">Single Grain</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/neilpatel">Twitter @neilpatel</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/ericosiu">Twitter @ericosiu</a></li> </ul> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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In episode #498, Eric and Neil discuss how to throw a virtual conference when you don’t have a built-in audience. Tune in for tips and tricks for building an audience and making sure your information reaches the masses.  Time-Stamped Show...

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