BuyerZone users' web conferencing service requirements

We ask users of our quote request service to describe their web conferencing service purchasing requirements in detail so the vendors we match them to can provide customized information in response. Now we're sharing these buyer requirements with you.

We hope these user comments help you get a sense of what types of web conferencing services other users are choosing and what considerations are important to the average buyer. Take a look and you'll probably see some responses that are relevant to your business.

BuyerZone user comments: web conferencing service purchasing requirements

"For one of the webinars we are presenting a programFor the second webinar it would be 1) free seminar and 2) a certification course."
-- Marketing/Public Relations, Health Care, Sacramento, CA

"I want to provide an online instruction on how to:add & edit job postingsadd employeesview statsI would like the attendees to set up actual job & employee profiles. I would like the training to be a conference call as well as online."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Advertising/Marketing/PR, San Diego, CA

"Power Point presentation; Access to web; Technical support and Q & A session via email."
-- Administrative Assistant, Non-Profit, New York, NY

"I am a consultant for health professionals, many who may not be as tech-savvy as business professionals. Ease of use is a must!"
-- Consultant, Health Care, Newport Beach, CA

"I would like to be able to initiate a web conference, but be able to turn over the controls to my client so that they can show me applications that are running on their browser/desktop."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Computers - Software, Taunton, MA

"We want to have 2 different types of events.1) internal webinars on a monthly basis with audience of 25- 100 depending on topic2) single event for our external customers with multiple moderators in different locations for up to 500+ participants."
-- MIS/IT, Insurance, San Mateo, CA

"I am new to this but would like to know how to be able to present to many people. I dont' know if I need things like application sharing and browser sharing etc. Thanks."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Poland, IN

"Also, what would the price be if we would looking at less frequent webcasts like 6/year?"
-- Buyer, Education, American Fork, UT

"Multiple session capability at the same timeup to 100 attendees per sessionVery fast response time during desktop sharingNo computer freeze or drop during presentation sessions."
-- Marketing/Public Relations, Information Services, Corning, NY

"I am just starting the planning process. My needs are limited at this point."
-- Educator, Education, Emporia, KS

"I need to present a powerpoint slide show to the attendees and make it possible for them to ask questions (either via "live chat" on the computer or over a phone line). I also need to monitor how attends the meeting and who is absent."
-- Consultant, Consulting, Layton, UT

"To be able to connect with at least 5 other remote sites."
-- Educator, Education, Charlotte, NC

"I'm looking for multipoint video so participants can view other participants, not just a view of the presenter."
-- Marketing/Public Relations, Telecom/Utilities, Greenwood Villate, CO

"Need secure registration, as need the names and contact info for all attendees."
-- Marketing/Public Relations, Insurance, New York, NY

"I would like a system that can work with Macs and PC's if possible. If not, we can work with all PCs."
-- Marketing/Public Relations, Consulting, Nunica, MI

"I am new at this. I have a workshop video that I would feature along with Q and A capabilities during the DVD persentaton. Is this possible?"
-- Office Manager, Manufacturing, New York, NY

"We are a small non-profit organization looking to use a presentation software for a few meetings per month."
-- Accounting/Finance, Non-Profit, Hollywood, FL

"I had planned on about a three hour show each night."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Oklahoma City, OK

"We are a small business just getting started and would like to experiment with a marketing webinar for potential vendors. We would like a low-cost trial to test not only the tool, but also whether this marketing platform works for our business."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Retail, Topeka, KS

"We sponsor approximately 30-50 conferences a year. Webinar is a new adventure for us, so we are not certain how technical we want to get. Pricing will help us determine which avenue to take. We need to know the difference between just streaming a picture all the way up to recording and archiving. Help! :)."
-- Purchasing Manager, Other Business Services, Fort Worth, TX

"We would like the company we hire to handle all the payments, pay our company a royalty once and month, and do some advertising for our seminars."
-- Office Manager, Legal, Houston, TX

"We are trying to use this as a way for engineers to generate PDH requirements to sustain their Professional Engineer level. How do you recommend approaching this?"
-- Buyer, Computers - Software, Lexington, SC

"I am looking for an inexpensive way to hold and record a presentation"
-- Sales/Business Development, Real Estate, Lafayette, CA

"Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's of Fort Bragg wishes to confernces with members throughout CA and sometimes out of state and out of the USA."
-- Partner/Principal, Non-Profit, San Diego, CA

"We plan to conduct 3 to 4 webinars per year - more if initial ones are successful. Each one lasting 45-60 minutes of simple Powerpoint presentation material. Anticipate 100+ registrants at each. Plan to market thru press releases, direct mail, direct email, etc. Interested in pre-webinar services (online registration, auto payment, email reminders, etc.) and post-webinar services (thank you email, online survey, etc.). Thanks."
-- Partner/Principal, Consulting, Hudson, OH

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