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How To Create & Sell Tickets Online In Minutes

Posted by eventasticadmin on November 10, 2017
Posted in: Branded Customer Tips, Event Planning, Ticketing Page How To's, Ticketing 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!

5 Quick & Easy Steps To Create & Sell Tickets Through Your Own Website

Posted by eventasticadmin on July 5, 2017
Posted in: Attractions, Branded Customer Tips, Event Planning, Event Technology, Ticketing Page How To's, Ticketing Tips. Tagged: , , , , , , , . Leave a comment

How would you like to share your ticketing or registration options quickly and easily through your own website without bouncing purchasers to other websites to complete transactions? Want to raise your SEO and keep visitors on your site?

Eventastic always offers you the option to create and share a ticketing/registration page with multiple marketing features by simply inserting the link to your page in your website but did you know we also offer a quick & simple 5 step ticket creation method allowing you to utilize the Ticketing Kiosk for incidences where you just want a popup window displaying only your ticketing options.

Your website may already show all the necessary information they’ll need to sell them on your offering and all you need is the vehicle for them to make the purchase while maintaining their interest in your site. We can offer you that! You may decide to use your social media channels to steer people to your own website to view the offering info and purchase without all the bells and whistles offered through a full marketing/ticketing page. You’ve added the button “Get tickets” or “What’s Happening” and you simply need the link to ticketing where the registrant will easily click and purchase right on your website.

Eventastic software offers an option where you insert the link to the ticketing you create into your website so just a simple popup kiosk window displaying only your ticketing appears. No bouncing people to other websites to purchase and you raise your SEO! Plus, we’ve got a shortcut for you to create ticketing in 5 easy steps when wanting to utilize only the popup Ticketing Kiosk. Here’s how:

  1. Click ‘Create’ to begin and name your event or offering. This name will appear on the ticket type you create under the key photo on the ticket. A page will open giving you options to edit various sections if using the full marketing ticketing page but for just the Ticketing Kiosk continue reading below.
  2. Hover over the small square default photo and edit to add your key logo or photo which will appear on all tickets created.
  3. Click ‘Edit’ in ‘The Details’ section of the opened page. A popup template will appear where you’ll click to add the location, date, time and ‘capacity’ if relevant to your offering. The location, date and time will appear on your ticketing. The capacity will be relevant to add if you create a ticket that applies to capacity so you won’t oversell your event. The description section is not necessary to fill out if only creating tickets to share and sell and disregarding use of the full marketing page.
  4. Turn ‘Ticketing/Transaction’ ON and your ticketing management page will open where you’ll create your ticket types with options of stipulating ticket name, selling dates and times, description to appear on the ticket, promo code & registration form options along with other choices like passing along ticketing & credit card fees and even taxes if applicable to the purchaser leaving you no cost.
  5. Click the “Online Ticket Kiosk” button at the bottom of the ticketing manager page to retrieve the shareable link to your newly created tickets to insert into your website and even share through email & social media channels to start selling or taking registrations.

Eventastic software has been designed with your needs in mind providing new agile bendable products for your business, organization or attraction. No other software in the industry offers such a vast array of unique services, low pricing and customizable sales & marketing tools. With our new technology & your awesome branding the possibilities are endless. Click here to learn more about our PRO Licence for you to own your own branded ticketing & registration software for as low as $1/month! PLUS receive your own linkable search page holding all your offerings making it easy for people to view & process their transactions through your own website with funds going directly to you!

Cheers!

 

Top Tips To Sell More Tickets & Increase Registrations Online

Posted by Judy Bird on March 30, 2017
Posted in: Branded Customer Tips, Event Planning, Event Technology, Party Tips, Promotions, Sponsorship, Ticketing Tips. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , . Leave a comment

Do you have the job of selling tickets, vouchers and/or passes for a show, concert, seminar, workshop, attraction, program or other gathering? It’s every organizer’s dream to easily create their tickets and sell fast or increase registrations! All too often customers/guests wait till the last minute to purchase their tickets, possibly waiting to see who else will be attending or even waiting to see if time will allow them to attend that date.  It can be a daunting and overwhelming task when you feel it’s on your shoulders to market your offering whereby people will be attracted and intrigued to buy their tickets or register early.

Aside from Eventastic’s software being very user friendly for the organizer as well as the purchaser/registrant we’ve got a few creative tips for helping you get the word out online to intrigue customers/guests and get those sales and registrations happening fast!

1. Create & Share A Full Micro-Site

With Eventastic, one of the multiple ways you can get the word out effectively is by creating your free-registration, tickets, vouchers, passes and Ecommerce options through a micro-site you customize for your needs. We offer you multiple marketing tool options within the Micro-Site template to attract and intrigue your customers or guests through photos, poster marketing, video advertisement options, schedule/agenda listing with added marketing capabilities, adding additional informational files (i.e. menus, parking options), donation button options, sponsor logo listings linked to their websites for added exposure, etc.

Give viewers a feel for what they’ll experience. Make your Micro-Site eye-catching and contain information letting them know what they’ll see, hear, experience with an easy click ticketing/registration button.

  • * Share your Micro-Site auto-generated URL link through email and all social media channels making it easy for people to click the link, review & purchase immediately. Tag other social media users to encourage them to share.
  • * Add your Micro-Site to your own website increasing your SEO as purchasers are not bounced to other websites to complete their orders. They’ll be able to see all the details, get excited with your offering and be able to simply click the registration/purchase button to indicate their choice and proceed to checkout! All major credit cards are accepted along with Visa debit any day any time.

2. Share Your Custom Auto-Generated Kiosk Window

Once you indicate your intention to create a Micro-Site with ticketing or free registration you’ll see where to add general info like name, date and address of your offering. The profile pic you add, whether a logo or otherwise, will appear on any ticketing, vouchering or passes created. When you click to create a Micro-Site with ticketing, you also get a URL link for a FREE auto-generated Kiosk Window holding all your ticketing/ecommerce options.

While sharing both the full Micro-Site and Kiosk Window is recommended depending on who and where you are sharing your ticketing/registration options, you always have the option to simply complete the name, address, date, add a profile pic, create ticketing and then ONLY utilize the FREE auto-generated ticketing kiosk window for those ‘quick to the point’ sales.

  • * Share the kiosk window custom link through email and all social media channels
  • * Add the kiosk to your own website whereby people wanting to register or purchase tickets are not given a full detailed marketing page with ticketing but rather see only their purchase options, add to cart and checkout any day, any time.

The key is to make it as easy as possible for registrations and purchases to occur. Don’t lose their interest by making them jump from site to site to complete the order.  Make it a one step process to click and buy through your kiosk window.

3. Creative Timed/Limited Ticketing

Our ticketing, vouchers and passes give you customized options whereby various levels of ticketing can be created and displayed according to the time frame you indicate.

  • * Offer Early Bird options whereby discounted prices are available for a short time period. People love to get in on the ‘deal’ so adjust your pricing accordingly to encourage early sales.
  • * We also give you the tools to only offer certain numbers of ticket types (i.e. only 100 available VIP passes or only 200 seats available) which when advertised as ‘limited sales’ will entice early purchases.

4. Promotional Discount Codes

The use of promo codes is a great way of providing an option of lowering the cost of your offering to all or a limited number of purchasers or registrants. You can be very creative when creating your codes depending on your goals.

  • * Create promo codes for all purchasers whereby you cleverly let people know what your tickets are worth yet offer codes discounting the pricing thus ‘giving a deal’ for those using the codes
  • * Create customized promo codes for specific groups highlighting their value to your event or business and encouraging sales/registrations
  • * Encourage groups given customized promo codes to share them with their clients & business associates to again spread the word

5. Sponsorship Appreciation

Many times sponsors are involved with events to help support it’s success but only get acknowledgement the day of the event or if mentioned through social media posts. Eventastic offers a great option for you to give back to all sponsors by giving them way more exposure prior to the event while also encouraging them to help with sales and registrations. It’s a win-win for both.

  • * Add sponsors names and links to your micro-site for their added exposure every time your micro-site page is shared
  • * Tell your sponsors you’ve added them to your micro-site giving them more exposure and encourage their assistance in sharing your page through email and social media channels
  • * When you create promo codes, Eventastic allows you to add special messaging on tickets, vouchers and passes when purchased and those promo codes are used. By adding a special thank you message and informing sponsors of this feature, they will no doubt want to assist in sharing your ticketing to increase sales and subsequently have their name appear on all ticketing.

6. Sales Rep Rewards System

Looking for even more exposure and increased revenue? Eventastic gives users the tools to gamify their ticket sales by adding sales/event representatives to their created micro-site holding their tickets, vouchers, passes and ecommerce and subsequently reward their efforts.

  • *Organizers simply click to turn ‘Gamify Sales’ on at the top of their created micro-site and add the names and email addresses of people assigned as sales reps.
  • *These sales representatives are then emailed a custom auto-generated link to the ticketing page and encouraged to share this link through email and social media channels which then can be monitored and tracked by the organizer as well as the Rep for all transactions made.
  • *Organizers are provided the tools to gamify the process and encourage more sales by monitoring each sales rep results and offer rewards to top sellers.

7. The HELPS Centre

Placing your Ecommerce into Eventastic’s innovative Helps Centre will empower potentially thousands of individuals to sell on your behalf in a commission style trackable program resulting in increased exposure and transactions for you with little to no effort on your part. Organizations will have the opportunity to raise money for their Not for Profit or cause through a simple self generated unique link custom to them only that when shared through email or social media channels can generate donation dollars for them while rapidly increasing sales for you!

  • *You simply create your micro-site in the Helps Centre
  • *Submit a percentage you’re willing to donate to a ‘Not for Profit’ for each transaction made through the custom URL link they receive to your micro-site.
  • *Once the custom URL link is shared with the Not for Profit, you’ll then have the ability to track sales for sports teams, classrooms, schools or charity and watch it benefit their cause all the while filling seats at your event or attraction.

From daily attraction ticketing to mega sized events, Eventastic’s technology has been designed with your needs in mind providing new agile bendable products for your business, organization or attraction. No other software in the industry offers such a vast array of unique services, low pricing and customizable sales & marketing tools.  Click here to learn more.

Eventastic Makes Camp & Program Registration Easier For All

Posted by Judy Bird on March 24, 2017
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Eventastic Makes Camp Registration Easier For All

Are You Collecting Camp Registrations Effectively & Efficiently?

5 Top Reasons To Choose Eventastic’s Software For Camp Registration

  1. You’ll be able to easily create an informative camp registration/micro-site page for FREE in minutes with access to many cool marketing tools like photo/video uploads, schedule list, your merchandise sales etc. to help inform & entice people to participate in your camp or program.
  2. Add user friendly, timed registration options (Early Bird and/or Regular Registration) to your page making it easy for registrants to click and pay any time, from anywhere as well as collect registration questions data in a easy to read dashboard with readily downloadable .csv files
  3. Registrants’ payments get passed directly to your organization or business bank account when you sign up for the Industry Pro License. PLUS, our very low processing fees can be passed along to registrants so you the organizer incur NO COSTS!
  4. Share your branded registration page through a link easily added on your own website and/or share through email and all social media channels to get the word out fast in an attractive simple to read and use format.
  5. All pages open to the public are auto-added to Eventastic’s Search Listing for added exposure allowing those interested to click and register any time, from anywhere, on any device when you’ve added registration to your page.

Eventastic has developed software with your needs in mind by providing new agile bendable products for your business, organization or attraction. We offer deluxe registration & services for any sized organization or business where registration, ticketing, vouchering, passes and product sales are needed. Add questions to your registration or ticketing or as part of our special offer we will give you a deluxe customized registration form that makes sign up easy for your clients at no charge!

Example registration form from one of our many clients – PetExpo:

Perfect for events, attractions, conferences, programs, festivals, kids camps, trade shows etc., we now offer assignable and combo technology allowing for a great user experience with you left shining! Want to see a camp registration micro-site demo? Click here.

Your Quick Tips Guide To Creating Effective Ticketing And Registration

Posted by Judy Bird on February 2, 2017
Posted in: Branded Customer Tips, Event Planning, Event Technology, Ticketing Page How To's. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Leave a comment

Eventastic offers amazing online ticketing and registration tools where you’ll be able to effectively market and manage what you’re offering whether it be ticketing, free registration, e-commerce sales of items or services as well as taking donations or crowdfunding for a cause. Perfect for small gatherings or mega events and attractions, we’re sure you’ll enjoy its user friendly interface both from an organizer as well as ticket purchaser point of view.eventastics-online-ticketing-registration-software

Let’s Get Creating on Eventastic.com!

Once you click “Create” the process simply involves clicking and filling in templates to populate your free micro website with all the marketing features you’ll need to help make it a success. Remember that each template popup has tiny information guides if needing further direction.

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  1. Add the name & choose category most relevant for search purposes & to auto-load our suggested default photos
  2. Edit location,date,time, description and even add a custom URL! It is within this template popup you’ll see your shareable link to this created page ready to copy and paste when page is completed to your satisfaction.
  3. The location/capacity button will give you the option of adding a location & venue capacity if limited. This capacity number entered will be relevant if choosing within the ticketing template to count your ticket type purchased against capacity so you’ll never over sell.
  4. Upload the square profile picture at the top left to represent your page. This photo will also serve to be the logo or picture to appear on the purchaser’s tickets, vouchers or passes.
  5. Add one or multiple cover photos (recommended 1200x600px) for marketing/advertising purposes to give the guest a feel of what they will experience when they attend.
  6. Click to add ticketing/registration to your page. Add and customize details of your tickets, vouchers, passes created ie. name, duration of sale (both time and date) and pass along fees to purchasers as you wish (leaving you with no cost) Remember a free ticket created allows for free registration.
  7. Add any number of registration questions to any ticket type created for purchasers to answer when completing their transaction.
  8. Add promo codes to any ticket type created and have a special message added to the ticket when purchased using this promo code.
  9. Customize your ‘purchase button’ (auto set as Get Tickets – Register) within the ticketing feature to lead purchasers to  “Get Tickets”, “Register Here”, “Click Here To Sign Up” or customized as you wish.
  10. In the same fashion by filling in templates you’ll be able to click and add/edit all other marketing features and options on your page like ‘additional files’ (menus/parking), ‘agenda’ (listing of speakers or entertainers), ‘e-commerce buttons’ (sponsor acknowledgement, guest funding, donation, silent auction and item/service sales), ‘social media links’, ‘photo albums’ and ‘video’ messaging.

Click the ‘Ticketing Kiosk’ button for your auto-generated custom kiosk where when shared ONLY your ticketing or registration options will appear and not the full marketing page you’ve created. Within the ticketing kiosk feature you’ll have the option to cut & paste your kiosk code right into your own website! The code you add to your own website will allow purchasers to click the button on your website and purchase tickets or register without being bounced to other websites for purchases!

Our marketing features offered for your ticketing/registration microsite were designed to help you advertise your offering and support and encourage its success! If it is open to the public and not a private listing then once your page is completed to your satisfaction click to “Make your page public” (at the top of your page in preview mode) and your page will automatically be loaded into Eventastic’s search page where all public listings are presented as clickable cards helping you get the word out faster and encourage more sales!

Got Questions?

We’re always available to answer your questions! Please email support@eventastic.com and we will be happy to assist or click here to watch our helpful tutorials!
Hope this has been helpful! Looking forward to continuing to offer great online tools and tips serving your ticketing & registration needs.

Cheers!

How To Get Started With Your Branded Ticketing And Registration

Posted by Judy Bird on January 26, 2017
Posted in: Branded Customer Tips, Event Planning, Event Technology. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Leave a comment

So You Signed Up For Eventastic’s Branded Ticketing And Registration? Let’s Get Started!

Your Account is Already Set Up & Ready For You

When you signed up as a Pro-Licence Branded client on Eventastic.com, an email was sent to you indicating a Branded account was created for you and all funds through transactions made on your branded ticketing and registration platform will now flow directly to you! Within that email was a custom branded client webpage link linking you to your Branded Ticketing Platform! The email you used to sign up automatically made you the admin of your account. (If you want more admins added you must contact our office for those additions to be made)

How You Get Started

In order to begin using all your new innovative marketing and management tools simply click the custom ‘new user’ link that was emailed to you by our admin office. It should appear like “your business name.eventastic.com” (If you have misplaced the email with your branded user link then please contact our office & we’ll resend it to you.) This link will always be the gateway to your branded ticketing and registration platform and you will no longer sign into Eventastic to create your ticketing or registration pages!

Enter your custom URL, Sign In and you’ll be directed to your new branded search and listings landing page. From this page you’ll be able to adjust your account information and create full marketing ticketing and registration pages as needed or utilize the ticketing kiosk where only your ticketing options appear without all the bells and whistles. If pages created are clicked to be ‘open’ for public viewing they will appear on your branded search/listings page in the form of clickable cards allowing transactions to be made.

Your Search/Listings Page will Appear Like This:

  • Click ‘Account’ in the top bar to enter your general account info like name, logo, business description (once complete, the  pages you create will have the ‘Contact’ section auto-load with your info)
  • Click ‘Create’ when ready to start creating a micro-site page. As your pages are created they will appear in your micro-site pages list for editing purposes or to check your transaction dashboard.
  • As micro-sites are created and if made to be open to the ‘Public’ you will see the clickable cards appear on your search page. If your search page has more than one card listed we suggest sharing the link to your search page to allow registrants or purchasers to see all your offers and then choose what they are interested in. See example below:

Your individual ticketing/registration page created will be your micro-website for marketing and managing all aspects of what you’re offering. Selling tickets? Taking registrations? Sharing an agenda or listing speakers? Sell gift certificates? Accepting donations or crowdfunding for a cause? Want to share a personalized video message? Whatever the bells and whistles you decide to add to your microsite, you’ll be able to share either your individual page link or your full search page link through email and/or all social media channels to get the word out fast. Link your search page directly to your own website for even more traction! PLUS, when you click to make your page ‘open’ to the public it will be auto-loaded to Eventastic’s Listings HUB for even more added exposure!

Got Questions?

We’re always available to answer your questions! Please email support@eventastic.com and we will be happy to assist!
Hope this has been helpful! Looking forward to continuing to offer great online tools and tips serving your ticketing & registration needs.

Cheers!

Is Your Ticketing & Registration Software Offering You This?

Posted by Judy Bird on January 19, 2017
Posted in: Event Planning, Event Technology, Promotions. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Leave a comment

We know you’re busy but take a moment to see if Eventastic’s online ticketing and registration software may be more innovative and helpful than what you are currently using.

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Does your ticketing software give you this?

  1. Do they allow you to combine ticket and voucher options in order to sell such things like admission along with food/drink options in one Combo priced ticket delivering your ticket and voucher automatically online?
  2. Do they empower others to sell your tickets and vouchers through their own customized links online thus stimulating an auto calculated commission on only the new trackable business they bring in which results in extra sales without you having to lower your prices?
  3. Do they position your ticketing with other industry tickets to create a bundle package that stimulates new sales and makes your products more attractive like your museum ticket and hotel room in one transaction? Automatically get paid along with your offer partner!
  4. Do they automatically hide your Early Bird ticketing and display new pricing without having to watch and manually change the date yourself? Never miss that deadline again!
  5. Do they allow you to create a promo code for your sponsors that automatically changes the message printed on your tickets when used to thank them for their generous commitment to your organization or offer other promotional messaging? Sponsors love this.
  6. Do they offer a weekly pass with multiple day redemption allowing registrants/purchasers to see several events or sites within your venue and control access at every point that day and for a week? Tracking software tells you when they scanned to avoid fraud.
  7. Do they give you a free micro website to promote and carry your tickets along with crowd funding and ecommerce options in a user friendly easily managed package?
  8. Do they provide a simple, straight to the point ticket window kiosk directly from your tickets to be linked on your own website or through all your social media channels?
  9. Do they allow you to generate serious revenue by adding your sponsors and supporters as advertisers to auto collect funds and allow them to do the heavy lifting of adding the ad in order for you to stay true to your core business and just watch the money flow in monthly?
  10. Do they NOT charge you a fee for every ticket that goes out the door? We win in volume, you win every day when you pass along fees to the customer and end up with no costs.
  11. Do they make sure your branding is on everything the attendee sees from start to end showing strength and structure of your organization? Get Branded for only $1/month!

We offer you all these and more!

Check us out at Eventastic.com. Got questions? Please contact us at support@eventastic.com

Looking forward to providing you great tools to market and manage all your ticketing and registration needs.

Cheers!