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Ticketing 101 – How To

Posted by eventasticadmin on May 2, 2019
Posted in: Branded Customer Ticketing/Registration Tips, Creating Free Registration, Creating Ticketing, Event Planning Tips, Ticket & Registration Strategy. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Leave a comment

Sometimes the thought of creating ticketing or registration for an event, training session, class etc. can feel like an overwhelming task for the one whose been assigned to do so. You want to not only create the tool for signups but also be creative with the ticketing to use features allowing for more to be attracted to your page quickly such as timed ticketing options with varying pricing and even specialized promo code use with customized ticket messaging when a promo code is used.

Eventastic offers you customizable ticketing & registration software where with simple entries in the ticket popup text boxes or flicks of switches you have full 24/7 control over:

  • **The name of your tickets
  • **Small photo on ticket – company or organizational logo or otherwise (page small profile pic)
  • **The ticket price even if for free!
  • **What will be written on the ticket once received
  • **When the ticket will begin selling and when the cutoff date/time will be
  • **Clicking to have the ticket type count against capacity so as to never oversell the event
  • **Have the option to make a ticket worth more than one for instances of selling ‘Table of 8’ and when one is purchased 8 tickets are received for dispersal to those who’ll be sitting at the table
  • **Limiting the number you are willing to sell of this ticket type i.e. only accepting 20 Gold Sponsorships and 15 Silver Sponsorships?
  • **Limit the number of tickets you’ll allow to sell per transaction
  • **Passing along ticketing fees to the registrant at time of purchase
  • **Passing along any applicable tax to the registrant at time of purchase
  • **Charging an additional percentage to the customer such as a gratuity
  • **The addition of a registration form or registration questions when a person clicks to register or purchase tickets
  • **The addition of custom promo codes to apply toward you ticket being created
  • **Adding picture backgrounds to the tickets you create for added creativity for the registrant but also for quick differentiation at the entrance gate.

Not only do you have the full control of how you’ll sell your tickets with the features above, but also be able to choose a type of ticket that most suits your needs. Tickets, passes, vouchers, gift certificates, assigned seating options, campsite reservations, parking permits, fee based voting options are just some of the options Eventastic offers it’s customers. Add as many ticket types to your page as needed such as Early Bird tickets, Regular Admission, Guest, Parking Pass etc. The popup ticket template is easy and quick to use.

Once your tickets are created and your page has the features you want to help sell then simply copy and paste the autogenerated custom link to your ticketing/registration page found under your page “Get Details” while in edit mode. Share this link through email and all social media channels as well as link it through your business or organization’s website. Click here to get started in creating your ticketing page now!

Cheers!

Why Creating Ticketing For A Free Event Makes Sense

Posted by eventasticadmin on April 11, 2019
Posted in: Branded Customer Ticketing/Registration Tips, Creating Ticketing, Event Planning Tips, Registration Forms, Silent Auction Promotion. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , . Leave a comment
Eventastic ticketing and registration software was designed to allow you to easily and quickly create your ticketing & registration for small, large or mega sized events; whether for daily attraction ticketing, huge concerts, fundraisers, sporting & art classes or even a small personal get-together. We’ve made it super simple for you to create a page and add the features you want and need to help market, add intrigue and encourage attendance as well as encourage additional revenue generation.
In creating this software we felt it was important to provide the organizer/user not only the tools to be able to sell tickets, products, services as well as collect money for special causes but also to permit free registrations for free events and also allow for those extra sales opportunities and collection options as well as facilitate data collection necessary to encourage even more success with future offerings.
By creating a free ticket for your free to attend party or event you’ll have the tools at hand to add other features to your registration page to not only entice participation and encourage attendance but also build the excitement you’re looking for from your guests through such features as photo and video sharing, silent auction items sneak peak option plus more. (You’ll love the auto-generated customized silent auction bid sheets!)  Even features like donation & guest funding button options can easily be added to your page to allow online transactions for a special cause 24/7 especially for those who can’t attend but still want to give.  Easily add options to allow purchasing of products or services you’re also wanting registrants to be aware of as well as any social media channels for easy follows, likes and sharing.
In addition we’ve provided an easy to read dashboard for your registration page which displays all registrants and transactions made on a real time basis 24/7; showing all funds collected, pertinent registrant contact info for this and future event offerings plus downloadable spreadsheets displaying registration questions & answers you may have requested. It’s easy to have guests simply attend an event for free with no signup requirements but it makes more sense to take advantage of using extra features offered through your registration software helping with fundraising and gaining helpful information which can be used to facilitate future events or causes.

Some Regularly Used Registration Form Questions:

  • *Do you as our guest prefer chicken or fish?
  • *Do you have any allergies you would like us to be aware of?
  • *Where did you hear of this event? Radio, TV, Print Ads, Social Media, other?
  • *Would you or others you know be interested in attending future events of this nature?
  • *Are you interested in receiving our monthly newsletter?
  • *Would you like to be contacted by someone from our sales team to inform you of our offerings?
  • *Do you have any recommendations for future events offered through our company?
  • *Would you be interested in volunteering with our organization?

No other software in the industry offers such a vast array of unique services and customizable sales & marketing tools for free or paid ticketed events! Take a moment to create your free registration ticketing page and take advantage of the innovative features available at your fingertips. Don’t already have an account? Click here to test drive our basic software or learn about our ‘PRO’ Branded Version now.

Cheers!

Top 3 Ways To Begin Ticket Sales Through Your Branded Ticketing Platform

Posted by eventasticadmin on March 12, 2019
Posted in: Branded Customer Ticketing/Registration Tips, Event Planning Tips, Promotion Tips, Ticket & Registration Strategy. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , . Leave a comment

So you’ve created the ticketing for your event and now wonder how best to share and begin sales? Here are the top 3 ways we recommend sharing when you own your branded ticketing software through Eventastic.com.

Begin by signing into your branded ticketing platform using your custom URL which was created during your sign up process. Once signed in you can proceed to share using any or all of the following options.

Sharing Option 1 – Branded Platform Search Page:

When you type your branded ticketing URL or share this URL through social media channels, emails, your website etc. the link will take you to your landing/search page as viewed in our example shown below. Any ticketing/registration event pages that have been created and clicked to be “public” (button at the top of your event page created) will appear as ‘cards’ on your landing page as viewed below. The more event pages, the more ‘cards’ appearing for people to click & view your offerings, buy tickets or register.

You may already have an Events tab/button or a “What’s Happening” button on your business website which now may easily be linked to your branded ticketing Landing/Search Page URL for instances when you have multiple events or special dates to be announced.

Sharing Option 2 – Full Event Page:

When you click to ‘Create’ an event page on your branded platform, a templated page appears where you can scroll from top to bottom and add the various features you want appearing on this page along with your ticketing or registration to help ‘sell’ and market your event. Add various features like photos, tickets, key points about the event, donation button for those unable to attend, agenda, video clips etc. When the link to this event page is shared, people can view all the details added to the page and click to purchase tickets. (Note: free events can have tickets created for zero dollars)

The shareable link to an event page created is found while in edit mode in “The Details” section of the page. Simply click the edit button and the popup appears displaying ‘Your Shareable Link’ which can be customized as you wish prior to beginning to sell the tickets. Simply copy and paste the sharable link to emails, social media channels, link to business website through a “Get Tickets Here” button, or “Register Here” button etc. and when a person clicks they will view the event page holding the tickets as created and make their purchases.

Sharing Option 3 – Ticketing Kiosk Window:

A third option in sharing your ticketing or free registration for an event is by using the ‘Ticketing Kiosk’ which is auto-generated every time tickets are created on an event page. The Ticketing Kiosk is a window holding just the tickets you create with no other marketing features for the event. Many organizers will intersperse the use of the kiosk for instances where their business website already shows all the event details or through social media channels where you just want to display the ticket portion only when the link is clicked.

The Ticket Kiosk is found when you click to ‘edit ticketing’ and scroll down to the button that reads “Online Ticket Kiosk”.

Once clicked you will be presented with various options in using & sharing this kiosk link holding your tickets. A full description is provided on the popup that appears. For instance, you’ll be provided a link to be copied, pasted and used when wanting to share only your tickets on social media channels without sharing the full marketing event page you created. When this link is shared and clicked the viewer will only see the ticketing portion of the page for quick customer purchases.

Hope this has been helpful. Please let us know if you have questions by emailing judy@eventastic.com.

Cheers!

 

 

Your Prom: Organized & Interactive

Posted by eventasticadmin on January 16, 2019
Posted in: Branded Customer Ticketing/Registration Tips, Event Planning Tips, Prom, Special Occasions. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Leave a comment

Prom. The semi-formal party and dance where graduating high school students gather to celebrate their accomplishments at the end of their senior year. Depending on what part of the world you are from you may know it as ‘School Formal’, ‘School Ball’ or even ‘Debutante Ball’.

Making prom organization easier with Eventastic

Making prom organization easier with Eventastic

Preparation for Prom begins well in advance

Often, the school will coordinate and promote the actual graduation event at the school but a Prom Committee is established to arrange for the Prom party to be off school premises as the school usually does not want the possible liability of kids celebrating and partying on their property. The Prom Committee will meet to discuss and coordinate details such as date, timing, venue, food/drink, music, photos, security, tickets, distribution, collection of monies, insurance packages and all the particulars of the party. Sometimes professional party planners are brought in to help plan and take care of the specifics. Regardless, there is a lot to consider to ensure it will be a memorable, fun event.

Speaking from experience, the ticketing, distribution and collection of monies can be a nightmare for the committee members. Printing off and having people volunteer to sell tickets for the prom takes coordination and commitment. The collection and tracking of funds is yet another concern.  Prom tickets can range from $50 to upwards of $250 depending on the location and what is included. Average attendance is around 225 people. With numbers like that it is not surprising that its common for monies going missing.

Free Prom Ticketing Page with Marketing Features

Eventastic is an online event ticketing/registration platform that allows you to create custom ticketing pages acting as mini websites with features solving many prom planning concerns. For example:

  1. A ticketing page allowing customized tickets be created and shared quickly and easily
  2. Unique video and photo technology options incorporated into your invite
  3. Ticketing software so guests can purchase tickets 24/7 online
  4. Optional merchandise sale if wanting to pre-sell prom memorabilia (year book!)
  5. Fun photo sharing and live streaming options so guests can share photos prior to, during and after the event

Saving time and money in creating and distributing tickets is much appreciated by those who have used Eventastic. Who wants to have to organize students to sit at a table during lunch hours to sell printed prom tickets?  Sell & share your school ticketing online making it easy for all to purchase using any major credit card and track registrations as they occur. Plus, utilize all the cool marketing features available on your ticketing page to help ‘sell’ the event to all! The photo streaming option is just one feature on Eventastic so fun for those wanting to contribute and be entertained with memories over their school years and add a great interactive element to the event!

Create your free Eventastic account now and begin creating your prom ticketing. Simply click ‘Sign In’, ‘Create an Account’, fill in your basic info & save. Now you can “Create” your ticketing page entering the details plus adding features to help promote, take registration, sell tickets, sell merchandise etc…. Let us help you make your prom planning easier!

PLUS! If you’re a school, for ONLY $1/month licensing fee you can sign up for your own school’s PRO Version Branded Ticketing/Registration  for all school events. Create ticketing pages with your school logo, colours and all monies collected go directly into the bank account of your choice! Got questions or want to know more? Email judy@eventastic.com.

Start now!

How To Create & Sell Tickets Online In Minutes

Posted by eventasticadmin on November 10, 2017
Posted in: Branded Customer Ticketing/Registration Tips, Creating Ticketing, Event Planning Tips. Tagged: , , , , , , , , . Leave a comment

Whether for local attractions, restaurants or mega sized events, you can create and begin selling your online tickets, vouchers and gift certificates in minutes.  You don’t need to be a computer wizard possessing coding skills to make it happen!

We’ve created our ticketing and registration platform to be extremely user friendly for both the organizer as well as the purchaser. You’ll be able to create tickets, vouchers, passes, gift certificates, parking passes plus more in a very short period of time and begin sharing online immediately.

Getting Started

Once signed in, whether a regular Eventastic user or one of our many Industry PRO License branded clients, you’ll click “Create” in the upper navbar to get started. The ticketing or registration page that you’ll begin creating will act as a mini website or ‘Micro-Site’ of it’s own whereby it will be the vehicle to hold and carry your Ecommerce, ticketing, vouchers, passes and all related data. This page can be easily linked to your website for people to click a button and begin processing their orders or used as a stand alone where you’ll share the link to the page itself to notify people of what you’re offering.

Once you click ‘Create’, enter the name you would like displayed on your page i.e. name of your event or title of your offering for the specified date and time. This name will not only act as the heading of your page but also be displayed under the key photo on your tickets. You’ll also be asked to choose a ‘Category’ and ‘Sub Category’ to refine search-ability for those pages set to be openly viewed by the general public. The categories chosen will also provide default photos to your ticketing/registration page which may be helpful but can be changed.

‘Let’s Go’ & Create Tickets Now!

Once you click ‘Let’s Go’ you’ll be taken to your new ticketing or registration page displayed with purple edit buttons for each feature section allowing you to change and add such things as pictures, attachments, agenda, sponsor and donation buttons as well as detailed info as you want presented.



Click the ‘Ticketing/Transaction’ button ‘On’ and you’ll be redirected to the Ticketing/Transaction Management page were you’ll have the option to choose the ticket type you want to create. View the list of various ticket types on the left and as you click and select each type you’ll see a mockup of that ticket type displayed on the right as an example of what you can create.

When you’ve selected your ticket type of choice then click the ‘Create’ button shown below the ticket example. Once clicked, your ticket template will open where you’ll add the name your ticket which will appear in the upper right corner of your ticket under the words “Valid For”. You’ll also add the price, a note to the purchaser inside the description box and indicate date/time the ticket will begin and stop selling.

Note: if indicating your ticket will not start selling until a date in the future then this ticket will not appear when ‘previewing’ your page with tickets. This feature is perfect for time released tickets such as Early Bird tickets being sold prior to General Admission tickets.

Note: Zero dollar tickets are displayed as ‘Register Free’ for those viewing your ticket selection. The title above your tickets is the wording you entered for your ‘Ticket Button Name Change’. See example below.

Be aware of the small info tags beside various options when creating your ticket type as they will provide additional information regarding that option when you hover over them. Most people will click ‘yes’ to ‘Apply fees to the purchaser’ when creating their ticket type as this then makes it a fee free program for you. If you click ‘yes’ to ‘Would you like this ticket type to count against capacity?’, your ticket sales for this ticket you’re creating will not exceed the capacity number you entered in ‘The Details’ section of your page and provide you a running count of any tickets sold as ‘attendees’ in your page dashboard.

Add promo codes and a registration form to this ticket as needed by simply clicking the respective buttons and following the prompts provided. Once your ticket is created to your liking, click ‘Save’ and this ticket will appear on your Ticket Management page. Every ticket type created will have a small square picture appear on the left side of the ticket. This picture is retrieved from the small square profile picture you add to your page to the left of the large square cover photo section. This can be a logo, a picture or whatever you see as being a key indicator for this event or offering.

Once your ticket(s) have been created and saved you’ll be ready to share! Click HERE to read our Top Tips To Sell More Tickets & Increase Registrations Online. See how easy it is to create your tickets by clicking here!

Cheers!

Eventastic Redemption App For Easier Checkin

Posted by eventasticadmin on November 7, 2017
Posted in: Branded Customer Ticketing/Registration Tips, Event Planning Tips, Event Technology, Redemption. Tagged: , , , , , , . Leave a comment

The Eventastic Redemption App is available for your convenience when scanning tickets for on-site check-in! Whether you’re in a hall, working the gate at a local amusement or at the entrance of a large outdoor event, you can have your very own ticket scanner ready for scanning at any given moment.

Eventastic offers multiple methods of redemption but one of the easiest on-site check-in options is using our App on your smartphone, iPad or tablet.

It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3!

Step 1 – Download

Search “Eventastic” in the App Store, and download the Eventastic App for FREE!

Step 2 – Login

Once the app is downloaded, you’ll be asked for your event ID and password for the ticketing or registration page for which you’re wanting to redeem.

These can be found in the dashboard of your ticketing/registration page while in edit mode. Click your page dashboard and scroll to the bottom of  the dashboard where you’ll see your Event ID Number displayed. If you have not already entered a password for your page you’ll need to enter it and save it where indicated.

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You can now enter both the Event ID Number as well as the Event Password into the App. Click ‘Login’ and you’ll be logged into your ticketing/registration page. If having others work the door for scanning you would give them your Event ID Number and Event Password so they too can enter it into their Eventastic App for scanning.

Step 3 – Start Scanning

You are now ready to begin scanning tickets!

You have a few options when redeeming tickets for your event when using our app. By clicking “scan ticket” the app will open the scanner allowing you to hover a red line over the ticket barcode to automatically scan the ticket. A popup will indicate whether the ticket has scanned successfully or not. You also have the option to enter a ticket ID number found beneath the barcode, or look up the ticket purchaser’s email, also found on the ticket in order to redeem.

Your Eventastic ticketing or registration page editing features and dashboard data cannot be accessed from the app; it is solely for scanning tickets, making it a very useful tool for anyone assigned for ‘Check-In’ to scan tickets. As a PRO Version Branded Client you will then be able to go into your Account Portal, go to the specific event, click ‘Options’ and view your full redemption report.

Our barcode scanning app enables instant redemption from your smart phone, iPad or laptop for printed PDF tickets! Avoid long lines by using our quick and easy app designed to accelerate the redemption process. Interested in more Eventastic redemption methods? Click here.

 

How To Effectively Use Photos To Market Your Ticketing

Posted by eventasticadmin on October 12, 2017
Posted in: Branded Customer Ticketing/Registration Tips, Cover Photo Tips, Event Planning Tips, Event Technology. Tagged: , , , , , . Leave a comment

So you have the task of creating ticketing or registration for an event or attraction but want a bit more dazzle to entice and inform purchasers or registrants? Personalizing your ticketing page can be a huge marketing advantage for your company or organization whereby you utilize the ‘cover photo’ section of the page to not only help advertise the offering but also get other messages to the viewer. Your ticketing page can actually be a microsite whereby viewers can not only click to get tickets or register but also be aware of so much more through the marketing photos you add to your page.

Need Some Inspiration?

We’ve seen clients get very creative with the photos they choose to add to the cover photo section of their ticketing page; sometimes adding multiple photos as a slide show previewing what’s to come. Some examples have been:

*Bright, colourful photos of spectators for sporting events

*’Thank You To Our Sponsors’ poster pic with all the sponsor logos displayed for added exposure

*Beautiful pieces of framed art displayed in the viewing room for an art exhibit

*Adorable puppy pics for a dog show

*Amazing classic cars for a car show & shine

*Creatively displayed menus and delectable food pics for restaurants selling gift certificates

*Candid shots of speakers for a conference

*Artists happily painting and drinking wine for a paint nite class

*Closeups of happy people enjoying lip-smacking, juicy bbq ribs for a rib festival as well as participating vendors

*Exciting stage shots of bands appearing for a concert

*Fun pics of patrons having a great time at an attraction

*A room filled with mingling attendees for a networking event

How To Get Started:

The recommended photo size for the cover photo section is 1200x600px. Landscape smartphone photos work great and can be cropped as you wish. While Eventastic offers default cover photo options for every page created, you can often get amazing free photos online when googling free photo sites which may be perfect for your offering. Create poster like pics using photoshop and even drag and drop logos and key photo pieces to ‘pages’ or other doc format to screenshot to the right size.

Once you create a page you’ll see the large cover photo section in the upper right corner of your page with an ‘edit’ button to upload your choices rather than stick with the default photos provided for the event type you initially indicated. Choose and add cover photos to accurately depict and demonstrate the event you are hosting.

Click ‘Edit’ on the Cover Photo to change and add cover photos to your page. You can drag and drop or click inside the box to upload one or multiple pictures.

Consider including photos from past successful events, current renderings, graphics, logos, or any marketing piece that you want visitors to your page to see. When pictures are loaded into the cover photo section, they will be shown as a revolving timed slide show with clickable arrows to allow visitors to browse through them.

Always ensure that the pictures you select display the material you are most wanting to highlight. Crop your picture as needed with our cropping feature by clicking ‘Crop’, clicking the upper left corner inside the picture where you’re wanting to crop, and drag the mouse over the area of the image you want to display on your page.

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The cover photos you choose to upload can be extremely important in adding to the success of your event or offering. Get as creative as your abilities allow. Capture the attention of viewers and give them a first impression of what they’ll experience. 

Eventastic software has been designed to provide new agile bendable products for your business, organization or attraction ticketing & registration needs. Create a ticketing/registration page on Eventastic.com or click here to learn more about our PRO Licence where you can own your own branded ticketing & registration software for as low as $1/month! All ticketing & registration pages created will display your colours and logo and all monies collected go directly to the bank account of your choice. PLUS, receive your own linkable search page holding all your offerings where viewers click to purchase/register without ever leaving your website.

Cheers!