Comments on: Offering Webinar Recordings: A Troubling Trend http://www.membercon.com/offering-webinar-recordings-a-troubling-trend/ A behind-the-scenes look at two brothers building a content empire by talking with interesting people Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:58:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tim Bourquin - MemberCon.com http://www.membercon.com/offering-webinar-recordings-a-troubling-trend/comment-page-1/#comment-1198 Tim Bourquin - MemberCon.com Mon, 03 May 2010 19:09:04 +0000 http://www.membercon.com/?p=780#comment-1198 Sounds good Domonic. Looking forward to taking a look. Sounds good Domonic. Looking forward to taking a look.

]]> By: Domonic Mongello http://www.membercon.com/offering-webinar-recordings-a-troubling-trend/comment-page-1/#comment-1197 Domonic Mongello Mon, 03 May 2010 15:44:37 +0000 http://www.membercon.com/?p=780#comment-1197 Hello Tim; Like yourself I do feel that the pricing for replay webinar services is a bit high. After creating a mind map I have decided to build a premium wordpress plugin that does the same thing.<br><br>I will keep you posted on how things go. In addition when its ready for release I will give you guy's a copy for a review.<br><br>best/dom Hello Tim; Like yourself I do feel that the pricing for replay webinar services is a bit high. After creating a mind map I have decided to build a premium wordpress plugin that does the same thing.

I will keep you posted on how things go. In addition when its ready for release I will give you guy's a copy for a review.

best/dom

]]> By: Tim Bourquin - MemberCon.com http://www.membercon.com/offering-webinar-recordings-a-troubling-trend/comment-page-1/#comment-1129 Tim Bourquin - MemberCon.com Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:36:32 +0000 http://www.membercon.com/?p=780#comment-1129 I've started looking into the webinar replay services a bit more. They do look promising, although quite pricey. But I do agree that replay services that don't require us to actually be there every single time are enticing. Thanks for the comment Domonic! I've started looking into the webinar replay services a bit more. They do look promising, although quite pricey. But I do agree that replay services that don't require us to actually be there every single time are enticing. Thanks for the comment Domonic!

]]> By: Domonic Mongello http://www.membercon.com/offering-webinar-recordings-a-troubling-trend/comment-page-1/#comment-1128 Domonic Mongello Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:22:20 +0000 http://www.membercon.com/?p=780#comment-1128 Hello Guy's I really like the way you presented your article... One suggestion would be to record a live event and use it with one of the replay webinar services out there. Do a search on google for "replay"webinar software" and you will 2 or 3 services.<br><br>The benefit of doing it this way solves the issue of no urgency for someone to watch since in their mind they can watch it latter. This method is working well for many top marketers and worth pursuing... <br><br>However I believe in ethics and think wording is everything... instead of saying a live event, you say a limited availability scheduled web event.<br><br>best/dom4biz Hello Guy's I really like the way you presented your article… One suggestion would be to record a live event and use it with one of the replay webinar services out there. Do a search on google for “replay”webinar software” and you will 2 or 3 services.

The benefit of doing it this way solves the issue of no urgency for someone to watch since in their mind they can watch it latter. This method is working well for many top marketers and worth pursuing…

However I believe in ethics and think wording is everything… instead of saying a live event, you say a limited availability scheduled web event.

best/dom4biz

]]> By: Webinar Conflicts: Live vs. Recorded | WebAttract http://www.membercon.com/offering-webinar-recordings-a-troubling-trend/comment-page-1/#comment-987 Webinar Conflicts: Live vs. Recorded | WebAttract Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:07:54 +0000 http://www.membercon.com/?p=780#comment-987 [...] Bourquin wrote a thought-provoking column talking about his company’s use of both live and recorded webinars. Tim is very open and detailed in his description of how they use webinars to boost awareness and [...] [...] Bourquin wrote a thought-provoking column talking about his company’s use of both live and recorded webinars. Tim is very open and detailed in his description of how they use webinars to boost awareness and [...]

]]> By: Web Business Tutorials - WebProBusiness.com » Weighing The Pros And Cons Of Webinars http://www.membercon.com/offering-webinar-recordings-a-troubling-trend/comment-page-1/#comment-983 Web Business Tutorials - WebProBusiness.com » Weighing The Pros And Cons Of Webinars Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:34:57 +0000 http://www.membercon.com/?p=780#comment-983 [...] Bourquin wrote a thought-provoking column talking about his company’s use of both live and recorded webinars. Tim is very open and detailed in his description of how they use webinars to boost awareness and [...] [...] Bourquin wrote a thought-provoking column talking about his company’s use of both live and recorded webinars. Tim is very open and detailed in his description of how they use webinars to boost awareness and [...]

]]> By: Tim Bourquin - MemberCon.com http://www.membercon.com/offering-webinar-recordings-a-troubling-trend/comment-page-1/#comment-980 Tim Bourquin - MemberCon.com Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:58:13 +0000 http://www.membercon.com/?p=780#comment-980 The paid webinars we always record and then sell later as archives. So doing that already.<br><br>Might be interesting to do a small $ monthly fee to be able to download the freebies whenever you want as well. The paid webinars we always record and then sell later as archives. So doing that already.

Might be interesting to do a small $ monthly fee to be able to download the freebies whenever you want as well.

]]> By: Tim Bourquin - MemberCon.com http://www.membercon.com/offering-webinar-recordings-a-troubling-trend/comment-page-1/#comment-979 Tim Bourquin - MemberCon.com Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:17:28 +0000 http://www.membercon.com/?p=780#comment-979 Interesting thoughts Cheryl. I do like the idea of perhaps a checkbox that says, "I can't make the live webinar but please send me a link to the recording." I would be an easier way to get an idea of how many people to expect at the live event. Interesting thoughts Cheryl. I do like the idea of perhaps a checkbox that says, “I can't make the live webinar but please send me a link to the recording.” I would be an easier way to get an idea of how many people to expect at the live event.

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]]> By: Cheryl http://www.membercon.com/offering-webinar-recordings-a-troubling-trend/comment-page-1/#comment-977 Cheryl Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:54:10 +0000 http://www.membercon.com/?p=780#comment-977 Taking a chance of asking one of those wish-I'd-thought more questions..... <br><br>Why don't most webinars have an "I can't attend the live webinar but please send me the archive link". It bothers me that I have to sign up for a live event I know I cannot attend but it is the only way to get that link for the archive. After all, most who attend the live presentation aren't going to watch the archive. Feels like bad manners as well as could potentially create extra costs for the presenter and/or sponsor. Besides, it would bother me if I was a presenter expecting 100 people and only 50 showed up. Not the way I want to treat someone who gave of their time to share information I want/need.<br><br>As far as archives, I often prefer the archive versions since I can stop the presenter to give me a minute to think about whatever it was they just said or even replay so I make sure I understood something complex. Most presenters provide followup email addresses if I have any questions. Maybe a silly thing but what if there was a link that added the archive info to my calendar (date/time of my choosing). I sometimes schedule mine to help me plan for it. <br><br>Giveaways work on many levels (we do it to get our staff/faculty to attend live sessions too). Aside from white papers, I can't remember having an opportunity for a give away by viewing archives. <br><br>We've been discussing how to encourage the use of archives here at the college, so much good info just sitting in the dark waiting in vain, in a sense like a shelved library book that no one borrows. So far, we've not come up with any real solid ideas that work and those that we have come up with involve live f2f moderators that greet and then encourage discussion at the end. Isn't a lack of interest though, it is really mostly competing priorities.<br><br>Just my thoughts....... Taking a chance of asking one of those wish-I'd-thought more questions…..

Why don't most webinars have an “I can't attend the live webinar but please send me the archive link”. It bothers me that I have to sign up for a live event I know I cannot attend but it is the only way to get that link for the archive. After all, most who attend the live presentation aren't going to watch the archive. Feels like bad manners as well as could potentially create extra costs for the presenter and/or sponsor. Besides, it would bother me if I was a presenter expecting 100 people and only 50 showed up. Not the way I want to treat someone who gave of their time to share information I want/need.

As far as archives, I often prefer the archive versions since I can stop the presenter to give me a minute to think about whatever it was they just said or even replay so I make sure I understood something complex. Most presenters provide followup email addresses if I have any questions. Maybe a silly thing but what if there was a link that added the archive info to my calendar (date/time of my choosing). I sometimes schedule mine to help me plan for it.

Giveaways work on many levels (we do it to get our staff/faculty to attend live sessions too). Aside from white papers, I can't remember having an opportunity for a give away by viewing archives.

We've been discussing how to encourage the use of archives here at the college, so much good info just sitting in the dark waiting in vain, in a sense like a shelved library book that no one borrows. So far, we've not come up with any real solid ideas that work and those that we have come up with involve live f2f moderators that greet and then encourage discussion at the end. Isn't a lack of interest though, it is really mostly competing priorities.

Just my thoughts…….

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