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Online Gigs in the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic
As musicians, speakers, comedians, and other performing artists have had their gigs cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been increasing interest in live streaming as a way to continue engaging audiences and fans.
There are several robust technologies available for today's live streaming artists. The challenge is to decide which option is best for you and your audience.
Here are some tips to help you navigate the options available today.
Ticketed vs. Free Events
Deciding if your event will be a free promotional event or a pay-per-view show will help you decide which platform might be best for you.
Popular free services like Facebook Live and YouTube Live are great for broad reach and promotion, but they have limited functions for ticketed event infrastructure. One way around this might be to create a paid Facebook group and only live stream to members of that group. Or have a private YouTube Live link that you send to people that have made a payment on your website or Patreon account.
Video conferencing services like Zoom or GoToMeeting have the capacity to host a variety of meetings and include video conferencing options for all or some attendees. This can work well, but you still need to have a separate payment option setup on your site or another third party service.
Custom service providers like Gigee can help you set up live streaming infrastructure on your own website. The advantage is that you get to control the full experience for your audience - from checkout to curtains. The downside is that it might take a little bit of time to setup and test your new streaming infrastructure to make sure it works perfectly the way you want it to.
All-in-one event hosting services like Crowdcast or StageIt offer a ready-made platform designed to host your live event and process tickets. Each platform will have different features available, so be sure to assess each of the options before setting up your online gig.
What Do We Recommend?
If you've never live streamed, or you're not quite sure how it all works, do some free testing with friends using Facebook Live or YouTube. This will help you get ready for a more "official" ticketed event.
If you're ready to setup and promote your online show, check out Crowdcast.io with their complete set of features for your ticketed live streaming event. Crowdcast even allows you to connect your Patreon account for more payment options. And they have a video conferencing option that you can use for increased audience participation in your event.
And if you want to explore the custom options for how you can set up a live streaming event system on your own website, schedule a consultation with James Wasem, the co-founder of Gigee, to discuss the technical details.
How To Live Stream and Look Great Doing It
Want to fast-track your live streaming success? Check out the complete guide for How to Live Stream and Make Money.
You'll learn the keys to making your event look and sound great. And you'll discover the tips and tricks that will get your audience excited about your online gigs.
There are several robust technologies available for today's live streaming artists. The challenge is to decide which option is best for you and your audience.
Here are some tips to help you navigate the options available today.
Ticketed vs. Free Events
Deciding if your event will be a free promotional event or a pay-per-view show will help you decide which platform might be best for you.
Popular free services like Facebook Live and YouTube Live are great for broad reach and promotion, but they have limited functions for ticketed event infrastructure. One way around this might be to create a paid Facebook group and only live stream to members of that group. Or have a private YouTube Live link that you send to people that have made a payment on your website or Patreon account.
Video conferencing services like Zoom or GoToMeeting have the capacity to host a variety of meetings and include video conferencing options for all or some attendees. This can work well, but you still need to have a separate payment option setup on your site or another third party service.
Custom service providers like Gigee can help you set up live streaming infrastructure on your own website. The advantage is that you get to control the full experience for your audience - from checkout to curtains. The downside is that it might take a little bit of time to setup and test your new streaming infrastructure to make sure it works perfectly the way you want it to.
All-in-one event hosting services like Crowdcast or StageIt offer a ready-made platform designed to host your live event and process tickets. Each platform will have different features available, so be sure to assess each of the options before setting up your online gig.
What Do We Recommend?
If you've never live streamed, or you're not quite sure how it all works, do some free testing with friends using Facebook Live or YouTube. This will help you get ready for a more "official" ticketed event.
If you're ready to setup and promote your online show, check out Crowdcast.io with their complete set of features for your ticketed live streaming event. Crowdcast even allows you to connect your Patreon account for more payment options. And they have a video conferencing option that you can use for increased audience participation in your event.
And if you want to explore the custom options for how you can set up a live streaming event system on your own website, schedule a consultation with James Wasem, the co-founder of Gigee, to discuss the technical details.
How To Live Stream and Look Great Doing It
Want to fast-track your live streaming success? Check out the complete guide for How to Live Stream and Make Money.
You'll learn the keys to making your event look and sound great. And you'll discover the tips and tricks that will get your audience excited about your online gigs.
Audiences want to connect with you online in a real and tangible way.
Video on-demand and other high quality content can be great resources, but they lack the impact of real-time interaction and meaningful personal engagement.
Your online visitors are not just an audience to be spoken to. They are a community to interact with.
Video on-demand and other high quality content can be great resources, but they lack the impact of real-time interaction and meaningful personal engagement.
Your online visitors are not just an audience to be spoken to. They are a community to interact with.
Are you ready to build an online community around live streaming & interactive content?
We can help!
Developing a quality live experience for your online community requires planning, sustainable content and technical production, and ongoing engagement. We can help with each of these critical components.
Developing a quality live experience for your online community requires planning, sustainable content and technical production, and ongoing engagement. We can help with each of these critical components.
Planning
You have a vision. We help distill that vision into achievable goals for reaching your live online community in a way that will provide meaningful impact and sustainable operations.
You have a vision. We help distill that vision into achievable goals for reaching your live online community in a way that will provide meaningful impact and sustainable operations.
Content & Technical Production
Implementing the technical components of your live streaming needs does not have to be stressful or shrouded in mystery. The team at Gigee has decades of experience designing integrated technical systems and delivering custom results for clients around the world.
Implementing the technical components of your live streaming needs does not have to be stressful or shrouded in mystery. The team at Gigee has decades of experience designing integrated technical systems and delivering custom results for clients around the world.
Engagement
You’re ready to connect with your community, live! Make sure your message is clear and that your audience can develop a meaningful connection with you. Let us assist with implementing best practices for your team to foster the real-time relationship you desire with your online community.
You’re ready to connect with your community, live! Make sure your message is clear and that your audience can develop a meaningful connection with you. Let us assist with implementing best practices for your team to foster the real-time relationship you desire with your online community.
Meet the team
Gigee is a small team of dedicated professionals with a passion for helping others achieve their goals with unique, custom solutions and easy-to-use technology.
Gigee is a small team of dedicated professionals with a passion for helping others achieve their goals with unique, custom solutions and easy-to-use technology.
James Wasem is the co-founder and CEO at Gigee.me, author of How To Live Stream & Make Money, and an integrated audio & video systems engineer.
James has been "making things work" from an early age. With over 20 years of live sound, engineering & contracting, and performance experience, James has constantly been involved in the business of making things work - on the stage, in the office, and on-location. Though involved in highly technical fields, James has a passion for making things simple to understand and easy to use. And one day he hopes to play the hurdy-gurdy.
James has been "making things work" from an early age. With over 20 years of live sound, engineering & contracting, and performance experience, James has constantly been involved in the business of making things work - on the stage, in the office, and on-location. Though involved in highly technical fields, James has a passion for making things simple to understand and easy to use. And one day he hopes to play the hurdy-gurdy.
Craig McNinch is the coding genius and resident miracle worker behind the scenes at Gigee.me. He has an uncanny ability to analyze and design simple solutions for complex technical problems.
Craig purchased his first technical challenge (a Commodore PET) in middle school and quickly migrated to the realm of IT systems administration, web design and coding, and data management solutions for global enterprises. If you don’t find Craig behind his computer (no longer the Commodore, thankfully), you’ll likely find him taking pictures from a mountain trail or spelunking in the dark recesses of a cave.
Craig purchased his first technical challenge (a Commodore PET) in middle school and quickly migrated to the realm of IT systems administration, web design and coding, and data management solutions for global enterprises. If you don’t find Craig behind his computer (no longer the Commodore, thankfully), you’ll likely find him taking pictures from a mountain trail or spelunking in the dark recesses of a cave.
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Begin the rewarding journey of engaging your own live online community today.
Schedule a consultation to see if we’re a good fit for your vision.
We’d love to learn more about you and your community! -James & the gang at Gigee |
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About Gigee
Gigee has been connecting people around the world with live streaming since 2013. Originally created as a live streaming ticketed events platform to connect artists with their global fan base, the visionaries at Gigee have had a front row seat to the community and interactive space that can be experienced with live online events. |