If you have gone through most of the articles in the site, you would know by now that with web conferencing, participants can share audio and/or video in real time. It allows people to attend meetings or presentations which they could not otherwise attend physically.

Web conferencing also allows the participants to share documents, and multimedia applications. The participants basically can meet whenever and wherever and the company saves money in the process.

Webinars are more of a teaching medium than a collaborative process. Webinars can either be one-way or two-way.

One of the key similarities between the two is that both are conducted in real-time. Both can be a venue to share news, updates, reports and so on.

Those who wish to participate in webinars need to register with the person or company conducting it and depending on the conditions, the session may either be free or there may be a fee.

While both share similar aspects such as Q&A and sharing of applications, the nature of web conferencing is usually private while webinars are mostly public sessions. Webinars are used mainly to reach prospective clients while web conferencing are limited to company personnel.

A company can obviously save money on both. But with webinars, there is the possibility of making a little money by charging admission.

There are companies who charge thousands by the hour because their expertise is in demand. Potential clients should see this as a good investment because they can learn the same things as when physically attending a seminar but at a lower cost.

Webinars therefore are mutually beneficial. So regardless of which is more useful to your company, these online conferencing tools do offer a good return on your investment.