Yes, I know it doesn’t sound plausible! but there is actually a free alternative to Microsoft Office. The software I am speaking about is infact Open Office, and it is Open Source! For those of you who are new to all this (as we were once), open source is a great online movement whereby you do not have to pay to use the softwares, they are developed by very kind people and businesses who offer them for free.

That is not to say that you cannot contribute in order to help them keep up the good work, as we all have to pay to exist (yes even me, hence all contributions to help site development welcomed – email admin@thebusinessidea.com), but their products are indeed free and are very very good, I use Open Office and have done for the past 4 years, it does all the features I need it to and once you get used to the layout (it isn’t that different) it works fine.

So, if you wish to save some money off your start up costs then wonder over to Open Office and get some cool office documents, spreadsheets, databases, visual editors and much more!

What would prevent you from conducting webinars if there was a way to start planning and implementing them into your business immediately? In planning webinars you open the door of knowledge to reach hundreds of people worldwide without having to leave your home. You can also learn from others around the world and open your business to a variety of new contacts and potential customers.

However, there are many reasons that keep people from taking a leap to start planning and conducting webinars. They fail to make money online for the following reasons:

1) The costs that are attached to planning and conducting webinars are too high. I will not deny that there is an initial investment in creating webinars, including the time that is necessary to learn vital facts and information; however, the overall returns are far greater than the investment. For example, our profits have always fallen between $3000-$5000 when we planned one if we have more than 50 people at the webinar. I always ensure that I do not have less than 50 people on my webinars because that means I will be targeting a smaller audience and making less money. Once you have conducted your first webinar, you will be able to see the monetary returns.

2)Real profits only come from big-ticket items when planning webinars. There is no truth to this. Small ticket items such as $29 ebooks are great ways to start because they are both cost effective on both ends. Kerry, my wife, was able to make $16,000 from the webinar that she planned for her $37 ebook called “Raising Leaders, Not Followers.” Based on this, one can readily conclude that popular workshops and high dollars courses are not the only profit-generating magnets online.

3) It requires a great degree of technical knowledge. I will not deny that planning and running your webinars requires some level of technical consciousness. However, there is nothing out of the ordinary that you cannot learn. There is a high-demand course that I have available that offers step-by-step instructions about planning webinars. However, if you do not want to learn the content yourself, you can ask someone else to do that part for you. You are free to concentrate on preparing the presentation.

These are all the reasons why people deny themselves the high returns that are possible from hosting webinars. If, however, you are ready to give them a try, then it is time to get started. You will be in awe of the results.

Stephen Beck enjoys showing entrepreneurs how to grow their businesses through online webinars. Go get his free online business information at http://www.WildlyWealthyWebinars.com so that you can start today.