Choosing the right webinar software is not easy. Instead of testing different software and asking your audience to install new software, why not use Google Hangouts instead?



Of course, the number of participants who can participate is limited, compared to most webinar programs where you can have a moderated meeting with hundreds of people. In webinar meetings of any size, the participation from everybody has to be limited, or you would have a 'hodge podge' of conversation from everybody that wouldn't make sense.

This question brings up the first (and largest) drawback of using Google Hangouts as a webinar replacement. You can fit up to 100 people in a single text chat; but only 10 in any single video chat. For your business to reach a good audience you're going to need to be able to broadcast to a LOT more people than that.

Google Hangouts is a part of Google +, the social network developed by Google. In order to take part in the webinar you organize on Google Hangouts, you will have to befriend your audience on Google +. This will make staying in touch with your audience a lot easier. You will be able to tell your viewers about the next webinar by simply updating Google + instead of spending the last few minutes of your webinar trying to convince viewers to subscribe to your newsletter or connect with you on Facebook.

So, Google hangouts is not going to be able to replace a Webinar Software for your business. You can use it for small scale get togethers with clients and customers, or you can record yourself and a few other experts in an intimate setting. Outside of that you're going to want to find a good, complete webinar software that will be able to handle all of your needs. They are easier to find than you think, so get out there and start looking!