The Summit Host Hangout Podcast

Hundreds of episodes filled with real stories, real strategies, and real numbers to help you make your virtual summit (and the launch that follows) as streamlined and profitable as possible.
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What to do with your summit website after the summit is over

Here’s a simple strategy that benefits your business and gives people who land on your virtual summit website a great experience once the event is over.

Your summit is over, but what does that mean for your summit website?

You certainly don't want to just leave things as they are, so let's cover a simple strategy that benefits your business and gives people who land on your website a great experience once the event is over.

Mistakes with your summit website after the summit

Do not take the website down. I think it’s a big mistake....

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All-Access Pass Sales Page Tips

You've got an incredible all-access pass offer and now it's time to see sales rolling in. Here are 5 all-access pass sales page tips you can’t afford to miss.

You've created an incredible all-access pass offer for your virtual summit and now it's time to show it off and get those sales rolling in. 

While the industry standard all-access pass conversion rate is about 5%, my students and I see closer to 15%, and what you’re going to hear today are a few of the things that help us do that.

Let's cover my 5 best all-access pass sales...

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Presentation Page Q&A

Have questions about your virtual summit presentation pages? Get answers including everything from tech help to logistics.

After our last episode, you understand the goal behind your presentation pages and what exactly they should include.

We'll take it one step further with a Q&A style chat and cover:

  • how to make presentations available for a limited time
  • if you should add a call-to-action at the beginning of each video
  • whether attendees should have to log in to view presentations

Let's dive in!

How...

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Presentation Page Basics for Your Virtual Summit

Your virtual summit presentation pages seem simple, but there's a strategy that will impact sales and the results that your speakers and attendees see.

As simple as your virtual summit's presentation pages might seem, there's actually a strategy behind them. This strategy will increase your impact and sales, get your attendees better results, and properly showcase your speakers.

We'll cover the goal of your presentation pages, a big mistake to avoid, and what should go on each page.

Presentation page goals

Presentation pages are the...

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Estimate, Analyze, + Improve Your Virtual Summit Conversion Rates

Let’s chat about all things virtual summit conversion rates including what numbers to watch, making estimates, and how to make improvements.

Virtual summit conversion rates are something that hosts don't tend to pay attention to until it's too late. A lot of times, when you notice there's a problem without specifically looking for it, there's no time to fix it since the promotional period for a virtual summit is only 2-3 weeks.

But don't worry, there's a fix for that! As long as you pay attention to the right things early enough,...

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How NOT to Treat Your Virtual Summit Speakers featuring Desola Davis

You wouldn’t have a summit if it weren’t for your speakers. Let’s chat about how NOT to treat your virtual summit speakers and go through an extreme example.

We spend a lot of time talking about what to do in different areas of your summit, but a recent summit I was a part of, along with my friend Desola Davis, sparked the need to look at things from a different angle.

We know that, as a host, you never want to treat your speakers poorly. But it can be tough to know what actions will encourage your speakers to participate and share about the...

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Behind the Scenes of My September 2020 Virtual Summit

Get a look behind the scenes of my latest virtual summit to see how it was set up, exact numbers, and what I’ll keep the same or change next time.

My latest virtual summit, Sell With a Summit: Course Creator Edition, was a blast to host and I'm taking you behind the scenes and dishing all the details.

We'll cover things like how the summit was set up, exact numbers, what went well, and what I'll change next time.

Hint: In some ways, this was my smallest summit yet, but in others, it was my biggest!

Basics of Sell With A Summit

Sell With...

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A Simple Plan To Avoid An Avalanche of Unsubscribes Post-Summit with Kate Doster

Wondering how to stand out in a sea of speakers once your virtual summit is over? Here’s how to do it and how it will help you avoid unsubscribes post-summit.

Wondering how to stand out in a sea of speakers once your virtual summit is over? Kate Doster has the answers for you today.

She's going to cover the biggest mistakes summit hosts and speakers make with sending post-summit emails, how to treat your new subscribers like humans to boost sales, and the exact types of emails you should be sending.

We'll let Kate take it from here!

Why you need a...

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Where To Save And Splurge When Planning Your Virtual Summit

You don't have to have a huge budget to host a virtual summit. Here are the top 4 places to save and splurge when putting together your event.

You don't have to spend a fortune to host a virtual summit. But if you've got a bit of a budget, it's nice to feel confident that you're using it where it will have the biggest impact.

Today, we'll cover the top 4 places to save and splurge when putting together your event.

Heads up that this post contains affiliate links for some of the tools I recommend. Of course, I'm only recommending...

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Do I Have to Pay My Virtual Summit Speakers?

Trying to decide whether or not you need to pay virtual summit speakers? Let’s cover both sides of this argument and what to do if you can’t afford it.

Trying to decide whether or not you need to pay your virtual summit speakers?

There are two opposing answers to this questions and I'm breaking down both sides in today's episode.

We'll cover what the two sides of this argument look like, my thoughts on when you do and don't have to pay, and what to do if you can't afford to pay speakers.

“You have to pay your speakers”

Let's start...

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