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Why drive to a meeting, hold a web conference!!!

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 | Product | No Comments

In today’s economy, everyone is looking for ways to cut costs. Web conferences are a great idea, but for small businesses, the costs don’t add up. But what if you could use a web conference for free? Sound crazy, keep reading and you will see how.

DimDim

I have been on many web conferences and there are occasional issues with getting it started. I have seen audio problems, video sharing problems, and even problems with chat. I have found a service that I like and the price is perfect….FREE!!!

DimDim has 3 main packages for their meetings. Below is a breakdown of each.

DimDim Free

Up To 20 Attendees
Works with Webcams and internal microphones of computers
Dial-In number for attendees if they choose not to use computer speakers
Desktop sharing
Presentation viewing, for PPT or PDF files
Shared Web Browsing, for showing a website
Whiteboard for writing and collaboration
Recorded Meetings – Great for attendees who couldn’t make it or record a basic webinar about your company for people to view anytime.

DimDim Pro

Only $25 a month
Up To 50 attendees
All the features of DimDim Free
Premium Support – Password protect your webinar, so only the attendees you want can join
Hi Resolution Video – Make the video clearer
Registration Widget – Setup a space on your website to have visitors register for upcoming webinars
Analytics – Pull reports from your webinars

DimDim Webinar

Only $75 a month
Up to 1000 attendees
All features in DimDim Pro
Designed more for Webinars than web conferences
Control can be passed to co-presenters

For most of my clients, DimDim Free could be a great tool. Instead of driving to meet that client, setup a web conference and go over whatever you need to. I have personally used this with a client. Rather than drive an hour to meet this person, I set this up and it saved us both the drive time and after the meeting, we could both get back to work.

I have setup a link here for everyone to go sign up for the free version. I do not get any monetary kick back, but I do get an additional 5 attendees for my meeting if anyone signs up using my link. If anyone has any questions, or whats to try it out, let me know.