Episode 3

Webinars That Work: Forget the Old Rules & Run Them Your Way

Published on: 4th March, 2025

Forget the Old Rules - Make Webinars Work for You with Sue McLachlan

Ah, webinars. Love them, hate them, call them another name, they’ve been around forever—but are they still effective? Spoiler: Yes... if you do them right. And that’s exactly what we’re diving into today with Kajabi expert Sue McLachlan.

Sue and I are breaking down the outdated, overhyped webinar formulas and showing you how to craft a webinar (or masterclass, workshop—pick your term) that actually fits your style, your audience, and your sales process. If you’ve ever felt like webinars are just for bro marketers or outdated marketing tactics, this episode will change your mind.

In this episode, we’re covering:

  • The biggest misconceptions about webinars and why they’re still relevant
  • How to create a webinar experience that feels good for you and your audience
  • The tech considerations: Live, evergreen, pre-recorded—what’s working now?
  • Sales strategies that make webinars effective without feeling pushy
  • What’s changing in online business and how to evolve with it

If you’ve written off webinars in the past or struggled to make them work for your business, this episode is for you!

What You’ll Learn:

⏳ [00:02:00] Why webinars got a bad reputation (and why that’s changing)

🎤 [00:06:00] The different styles of webinars and what’s actually working now

📊 [00:12:30] Tech options: Live vs. pre-recorded vs. hybrid

🛍️ [00:18:00] Selling on webinars—how to make it feel natural

🔄 [00:25:00] How webinars fit into Your Launch Style (and why flexibility is key)

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CREDITS

Music ColourfulSounds

Podcast Editor Maia McLachlan

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Digital Business Your Way
The true stories and insider secrets of online entrepreneur life
You didn’t become an entrepreneur to grin and bear your way through your business and life, did you?
Well, allow me to demystify business and join me weekly on Digital Business Your Way, a podcast about the true stories and insider secrets of online entrepreneur life. I'm your host, Tracie Patterson, and it's my mission to pull back the curtain on building a sustainable business so you can create the impact in life you’re seeking.

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Tracie Patterson

NICE TO MEET YOU
I'm Tracie
Your resident Sales and Offer Coach who proudly accepts the title Business Rebel.

You didn't take the leap into your own business to be bullied into using gross tactics or to be talked down to and confused to the point of daily overwhelm and frustration.

I'm here to demystify business, guide you through the creation of Your Own Style, and pull back the curtain on building a sustainable business you can be proud of and grow with.