The intended use for Corsizio
The type of event you require registrations and payments for will greatly determine which online registration software service you should use. Events such as classes, courses, conferences, concerts, and camps have unique registration needs and service requirements.
- Some events require no information from attendees; others require a lot.
- Some events rely on coupons, discounts, add-on options, and conditions; others do not.
- Some events require specific conditions or restrictions on who can register, while others do not.
- Some events are very small and easy to manage, while others are very large and require a comprehensive set of management features.
There are hundreds of event registration and payment services online today, and each differs in the types of events it is best suited for and the infrastructure, features, and support it provides.
Therefore, to help you decide whether Corsizio is the right solution for your event needs and to get the most value from it, this guide provides an overview of how Corsizio works and how it differs from other event registration software.
What is Corsizio?
Corsizio is an event registration and payment web platform that is self-serve, low-cost, pay-per-use and designed for general event needs that require a simple and reliable solution.
This means that users have features to manage their event and attendee data. Users create events for attendees to register, and when attendees register for those events, there is an attendee record for every registration. This allows you to collect information about who is attending the event, but your attendees do not create accounts on Corsizio. This ensures that you always get the most up-to-date information from your attendees, and they are not discouraged from registering for your events by needing to create their own accounts on our platform.
- Corsizio was built to meet the needs of general group events, whether physical or virtual.
- Corsizio caters to individuals and businesses with simple event registration and management needs.
- Corsizio focuses on providing the features that would be most valuable for event registrations without creating an inefficient, expensive, bulky, or complicated user experience.
- Corsizio operates in a lean manner to pass along the most savings to you. As such, we do not have any sales or marketing team, physical offices, demos, videos, onboarding, training, or phone support.
What Corsizio is NOT
Here are some important points to help you further understand Corsizio's intended purpose for use:
- Corsizio is not a ticketing software. On Corsizio, each registration requires collecting basic attendee data, individually input per registration. This means that it is not the right solution for large and impersonal events like concerts, sporting games, or conferences where people want to buy multiple tickets at once and not need to provide information about each attendee. Corsizio does provide check-in QR codes on every registration confirmation email, but it is not meant to be an anonymous ticketing platform or fulfill complex ticketing needs such as seating, badges, or room allocations.
- Corsizio is not an e-commerce software. On Corsizio, each registration is processed one at a time to provide a proper registration record for every attendee. There is no concept of a shopping cart that would hold multiple event registrations as part of one payment transaction. If your events require the purchase of numerous event registrations as part of one transaction, then a ticketing service or similar e-commerce service with a shopping cart and checkout option would be required for your needs.
- Corsizio is not a scheduling software. Corsizio is geared towards group events with a specified date and time and not for private on-demand bookings. If your needs require that attendees select their own dates and times for any kind of one-on-one sessions or if the events vary based on the person registering, you need to use a scheduling software service.
- Corsizio is not a form-builder software. On Corsizio, the registration process is meant to be quick and easy by providing the attendee with a single-step registration and payment form. While you can create custom form fields to collect additional information on registration forms, we recommend keeping your registration form as simple as possible and as short as possible to prevent registration abandonment. If your event requires multi-step, detailed, conditional, or complex registration forms and uploads or downloads of documents related to the registration process, then a form-building software service would be better suited to your needs.
- Corsizio is not a CRM (customer relationship management) or LMS (learning management software). Corsizio focuses on facilitating event registrations and payments quickly and easily and not on managing customer relations or student accounts. If your needs include the import of previous customer records, as well as management and analysis of that data, and the ability for your registrants to manage their accounts or edit their data via a login, then you need to use a proper CRM or LMS service.
- Corsizio is not a newsletter or bulk email software. Communication with attendees on Corsizio is limited and focused strictly on sharing information related to the specific event they are registered for via memos and automated registration confirmation and reminder emails. If your needs require a mailing list for regular communication, mass mailings, marketing, promotions, or email analytics, you need to use a newsletter or marketing email service in addition to or instead of Corsizio.
- Corsizio is not an accounting software. Corsizio provides general event-revenue reporting, but it is not meant to manage your payroll or provide analysis of your financial data. Stripe handles all your online payment transactions and bank payouts, which can be seen by logging into their dashboard. If your needs require complex analysis of your financial data or management of employees, payroll, equipment, or similar things, you need to use accounting software in addition to Corsizio.
- Corsizio is not a custom solution. While it would be great to have all of your needs and desires met by the product or service you are interested in using, rarely is this the case unless you invest in having a custom solution built for your business. Corsizio aims to provide a general event registration platform that is streamlined, optimized, and focused on core features and functionality to be effective, easy, and enjoyable to use. We know there are many different preferences for how something looks and works. While we offer some customization options for you, it is impossible to satisfy all the wide-ranging desires without losing our product's purpose and integrity.
Who should use Corsizio for their events?
- Corsizio is INTENDED for various general events, classes, courses, lessons, workshops, seminars, training sessions, activities, and similar physical and virtual events from any industry that publish their events publicly and desire quick, easy online registration.
- Corsizio is INTENDED for small, medium, or large events, allowing you to accept 1 to 1000 registrations per event.
- Corsizio is INTENDED for users who like to learn and explore a software service on their own and are not seeking personalized support from any sales team, onboarding agent, training, demos, or phone support.
Who should NOT use Corsizio for their events?
- Corsizio is NOT intended for users who require or desire phone support or who are not comfortable navigating an online service platform on their own.
- Corsizio is NOT intended for users who require or desire customized features to meet their specific event or business needs.
- Corsizio is NOT intended for events that require a shopping cart feature, such as concert tickets, where multiple purchases can be made as a single transaction.
- Corsizio is NOT intended for events that require registrants to have their own accounts, such as academic institutions that offer programs that rely on students' ability to view, register, and manage their own information, payments, and schedules.
- Corsizio is NOT intended for event organizers who host very large events that require more than 1000 registrations per event.
- Corsizio is NOT intended for enterprise needs or for any organization that requires vendor contracts, compliance forms, or specific certifications, such as HIPAA/PHI.
Why use Corsizio?
- Corsizio uses leading-edge technology and provides a modern, attractive, easy-to-use service and user interface.
- It is a quick, responsive, and mobile-friendly service that uses real-time technology for instant updates when new registrations or payments come in.
- Services that have been around for many years often use outdated technology, have a cumbersome user interface, or are complicated to use and require demos, training, and lots of technical support, not to mention have much higher costs associated with them.
- Corsizio is committed to providing you with a high-quality and high-value product in a way that is most efficient and economical for you.
- As part of our fair, transparent, and low pay-per-use pricing, you can use Corsizio and enjoy free usage for low-volume registrations each month and a nominal rate for standard volume usage.
- There are no monthly plans or annual contracts; you can use Corsizio any time for as few or as many events as you need, and you only get billed for your registrations if they exceed the free low-usage allowance within any given month.
- We also offer a low and competitive pay-per-use service fee for online payment transactions.
- Users get access to all features on Corsizio without any extra fees or plan subscriptions, which translates to outstanding overall value.
- Corsizio is focused on offering the best experience for event organizers and attendees.
- For the event organizer, this means having a clear, quick, and easy way to create event pages, accept registrations and payments, manage attendees, collect feedback, integrate with personal websites, and more.
- For the attendees, this means having a clear, quick, and easy way to register for your event in one step without creating an account with Corsizio.
- Corsizio processes all online payments securely through Stripe, enabling you to receive your event registration funds directly into any personal or business bank account.
- Unlike other services, we do not hold your money in an escrow account until some future date, such as when the event ends. You can receive your funds daily on a 2- to 7-day rolling basis, depending on your country or the payout frequency you chose in Stripe.
In Summary
We encourage you to consider how your business operates and your most important event needs, and to choose the software service that best meets those needs with the greatest efficiency and satisfaction.