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Avoid Overwhelm In Your Virtual Summit Planning

Many hosts begin the summit planning process and end up overwhelmed from the start. Let’s break down how to avoid overwhelm in your virtual summit planning.

Overwhelmed with trying to plan your virtual summit? I get it!

So many people begin the summit planning process and struggle to get past the first few steps because they end up overwhelmed by the entire process.

To help, we're going to break down 4 steps to avoiding overwhelm in your summit planning and creating a timeline you can actually stick to.

Step 1: Stop looking at it as one big

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Summit Timing, Length, and Size Q&A

Wondering how to make the best scheduling choices for your virtual summit? Let’s talk about when you should host a summit, how many speakers to have, and more!

When is the best time to host a summit? How many speakers should I have?

In this episode, I'm answering all your schedule and timing questions including:

  • When’s the best time to host a summit?
  • What day of the week should it start?
  • How many speakers should I have?

I have answers to all that, and more!

When’s the best time to host a summit?

Overall this will depend on your topic and ...

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Behind The Scenes Of A Simple And Successful First Summit with Hannah Murphy


Let’s go behind the scenes with a first-time virtual summit host. We’ll chat through her experience, results, tech choices, and everything in between.I love a good behind-the-scenes episode and I know you do too!

In this episode, we're chatting with Hannah Murphy about her experience with her first summit.

We dive into everything from:

  • the results she saw
  • her tech choices
  • and everything in between! 

I'll let Hannah take it from here!

About Hannah's Summit

My summit was quite niched down for wedding and engagement photographers, a

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Are Virtual Summits On Their Way Out?

Are virtual summits on their way out? Let’s cover why some might think so, my response, and what summits are indeed on their way out, rightfully so.

You might have heard people say that summits are on their way out. They'll say things like, “There's too many of them. No one likes them anymore. They're not an effective way to market your business.” 

It's true that certain types of summits are on their way out, but yours doesn't have to be one of them!

In this episode we'll cover:

  • why people might say that summits are on their way out
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Evolving Your Summit Over Time with Liz Wilcox

Let’s talk about evolving your summit and offer over the years, plus how to help an audience not familiar with virtual summits understand how it all works.

 In this episode, Liz Wilcox is taking us behind the scenes of what it has been like to host 3 summits alongside 3 co-hosts.

We're talking about everything from how the event and offer have evolved over the years to how to help an audience not familiar with online summits understand how it all works.

I'll let Liz take it from here!

Liz’s First Virtual Summit

I started my website about thr...

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What To Include On Your Virtual Summit Registration Page

Want a virtual summit registration page that converts? Of course, you do! Here are 19 pieces to include on a high-converting summit registration page.

Want a virtual summit registration page that converts? Of course, you do!

What most summit hosts don't know is that it's not as easy as creating a page that says you're hosting an awesome event. Instead, you need to put just as much thought and strategy into it as you would into a sales page for a paid product.

After all, people are paying you with their time, even if the ticket is free.

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What Should Happen After Someone Registers For Your Online Summit?

What should happen after someone registers for your virtual summit? Here are 5 steps of the registration process and mistakes to avoid for the best results.

The moving pieces that kick in once an attendee registers for your summit play a huge part in your success.

Should you pitch them your all-access pass on the registration page? Should they be directed to a simple thank you page? What are the most important pieces to include on the registration page?

In this episode, we'll cover:

  • the 5 pieces in your summit's registration process
  • what it
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How Long Does It Take To Plan A Virtual Summit?

How long does it take to plan a virtual summit? Here is my timeline recommendation along with the big picture tasks you'll want to complete along the way.

You're excited to dive into planning a virtual summit, but how long does it take? Let's talk about along with an overview of the big picture tasks you'll want to complete along the way.

How Long Does it Take to Plan a Virtual Summit?

As a woman who owns a business, I get asked a lot of questions about how my business works, what I do throughout the day, and what working as a momma looks l

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How to Know It's Time To Plan A Virtual Summit

Wondering whether you're really ready to host your first virtual summit? Here are the 3 things you need as well as 3 things you shouldn’t wait around for.

Stuck wondering whether you're really ready to host your first online summit? Well, now you can stop wondering!

In this episode, we'll cover:

  • what you need before you start planning your first summit,
  • and what not to wait for.

What You Need to Plan a Virtual Summit

Let's start by talking about what you need before planning your first summit. And this is not a super long list. A lot o...

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How to Make a Virtual Summit Accessible with Erin Perkins

Is your online summit accessible to the deaf community? Probably not, but it's not difficult to change that. Here’s how to make your virtual summit accessible.

Is your online summit accessible to the deaf community? Probably not, but it's not difficult to change that.

We're chatting with Erin Perkins to talk about what her experience with summits has been like as a deaf business owner, what you can do to make your summit accessible, and what to do if you don't think you have anyone deaf in your audience.

We'll let Erin take it from here!

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