Free Webinars on YOUR schedule! They're here...

Want to learn something? Over the years, we’ve offered a continuing series of educational webinars on various software and accounting functions, but we have always had a challenge getting people to show up! I’m sure that quite a few of you have heard me complain more than once about the relatively low attendance (considering that we have several thousands of users!) at these free webinars. When asked why, users consistently respond that either the time frame doesn’t work or they simply don’t have time during the day to attend any webinar because of the demands of the job.

Bear in mind that these are not presentations where we’re trying to sell you something. They’re really not! They are about fascinating subjects like yearend closing and bank reconciliations and inventory tracking. We think of these webinars as a win-win situation. They are good for our users because they provide information about how something works or how to do something and they are free! They are good for us because if we can provide answers to commonly asked questions in a one-to-many format (one of us to many of you), that’s more efficient for us – and results in you getting your questions answered and us spending less time on the phone answering the same question multiple times.

So here’s what we’re doing. From now on, we’re recording all our webinars and making them available to you online. That means you can view/listen to them when it fits in YOUR schedule. Maybe it’s before or after school. Maybe it’s while you’re at home. It doesn’t matter because now the recordings of the webinars are available on our website (go to the Training tab/Recorded Webinars). Try http://bluebearsoft.com/training-webinars-archived.htm.

Want a shortcut? This is a list of the recorded webinars we’ve done so far, and we’re adding to this number every month. These are the titles, along with the links and a subtle hint about how many minutes they run so you can judge your time accordingly.

SchoolBooks: Receipts and Bank Deposits
http://bluebearsoft.com/webinars/SchoolBooks%20Receipts%20and%20Bank%20Deposits/lib/playback.html
September 2009 / Time – 24:57

Tracks: Year End Processing
http://bluebearsoft.com/webinars/Tracks%20Year%20End/lib/playback.html
August 2009 / Time – 29:27

Tracks: Tracking Student Store Inventory
http://bluebearsoft.com/webinars/Tracking%20Student%20Store%20Inventory/lib/playback.html
August 2009 / Time – 12:25

Tracks: Fall Registration Made Easier
http://bluebearsoft.com/webinars/Tracks%20Fall%20Registration/lib/playback.html
July 2009 / Time 30:58

SchoolBooks: YearEnd Processing
http://bluebearsoft.com/webinars/SchoolBooks%20Yearend%20Processing/lib/playback.html
July 2009 / Time 22:31

WebStore Session 1: Pre-Wizard Setup
http://bluebearsoft.com/webinars/001%20WebStore%20Pre-Wizard%20Setup/lib/playback.html
May 2009 / Time 16:33

WebStore Session 2: Setup Wizard
http://bluebearsoft.com/webinars/002%20WebStore%20Wizard%20and%20Setup%20Options/lib/playback.html
May 2009 / Time 24:57

WebStore Session 3: Item and Department Maintenance http://bluebearsoft.com/webinars/003%20WebStore%20Item%20and%20Dept%20Maintenance/lib/playback.html
May 2009 / Time 26:57

You can visit these recorded webinars anytime you want. Use them for training new staff on the software, or as simple refreshers for functions you only do sporadically (like yearend stuff). And when you do view them, we’d love to hear your feedback. Did you find them helpful? What other topics would you like to see next? What could we do to improve either our delivery or the content of each webinar? Remember that the only reason these recorded webinars exist is because of you.