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1. Flat 50% Rebate

Hands down one of our most-used and highly recommended features by non-profit event organizers. We realize that non-profit organizations exist for the betterment of our society, hence we do our bit of providing them a low-cost system to create and sell event tickets online. 

“Yapsody fees are significantly less!”

– Amy Boulton, Development Manager of The Noah Webster House

Read our case study to know how Noah Webster House improved its sales with our offer. 

2. Online Event Ticketing 

Our premium event ticketing involves no setup costs and no monthly subscriptions. Another reason why non-profits like to get the most out of our robust platform for all their online event ticketing needs. 

“What other companies sell as add-ons or enterprise-only features are standard with Yapsody. This tells me that Yapsody puts its customers first.”

– Chase Palmer, The Hope for Fertility Foundation

Read our case study to understand how Hope for Fertility used our Features.

3. Event Setup Wizard 

Many a time, non-profit event presenters coming on board with us have no idea about online event ticketing. With our event setup wizard, it’s easy for inexperienced users to also create multiple events and ticket types seamlessly. 

“Yapsody makes it easy to customize the events for our museum with the various options offered for event set-up. I like that we can add a photo to the event information and give a lot of details about the event on the initial screen. Plus, we can create different categories for tickets, such as age ranges for children’s tickets for our children’s event programming.

Yapsody definitely saves time in our event management.

– Nancy Bradley, Rock Ford Foundation

Check out how Rock Ford Plantation seamlessly forayed into online event ticketing.

4. Reserved Seating 

Many fundraisers and charities keep switching between general admission and reserved seating depending on their guest exclusivity. With our system, non-profits were able to combine both reserved and general admission sections in their events. 

“Yapsody has provided us with a very intuitive system to use with the flexibility to have general admission or assigned seating as we need for an event.”

– Mark Brown, Treasurer of USC Rip City Basketball

Check out how USC Rip City used our features in adapting to their massive growth.

5. 24/7 Support

Everything from the free account walk-throughs to online chats and the ad-hoc phone support, our 24/7 support team is available to resolve them all. 

“What really sets Yapsody apart is the excellent customer service.”

– Kevin Colwell, Assistant Director of Kemptville Youth Musical Theatre Company

Read more about their rocking customer support experience here. 

6. Reports & Analytics

With this feature, event management for non-profits went a few notches up with 24/7 access to data, reports, and check-in tools on any device. 

In the past, we had no way to see if everyone had arrived on site. Our offline tickets couldn’t be tracked. It was great to be able to know when everyone had arrived on site. Selling tickets before the event massively helps us with our costs. Another great benefit is being able to use either Yapsody’s mobile apps or a simple QR reading app to check people in.”

– Phil Stollery, Wotton-under-Edge & District Round Table 974

Read more about their journey with Yapsody here. 

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As an event ticketing platform assisting presenters & hospitality enterprises all over the world, we have analyzed every possible dimension of successful and not so successful events. Here’s Yapsody’s 10 step guide on designing the ultimate event experience. 

1. Be Clear on your Event Objectives

The most successful events we witness in terms of selling out tickets and drawing more footfalls are those whose organizers have a clear picture of their event objectives. Your event goals are the purpose of your event – to party, to celebrate, to educate, or to persuade. Narrow down these event objectives and check if they are relevant, achievable, and measurable within the designated time-frame. Once you figure them out, every other process falls into place. 

2. Delegate Tasks Equally

Whether your event is big or small, your team members should be firing on all cylinders. They should be clearly aligned with your event marketing strategy and their role in achieving them. While creating an event on our ticketing platform, you can assign tasks to your members equally through our User Management System. So, if one member needs to manage the Ticket Pricing and the other needs to integrate Event Marketing Tools, they don’t need to depend on one single person handling the dashboard.  

3. Map Out Your Event Venue

An event venue can make or break your reputation. Imagine an outdoor event planned during the monsoons without having a contingency plan of moving indoors. Similarly, mapping out the event venue will help you arrange the entry, seating,  standing, dining, and exit points. Ask for a seating chart from the venue owner which will help you assign different price points for different seating sections. 

4. Make Your Sections Easily Navigable

Imagine a music festival with attendees from all over the world. Not only do you need to surpass the language barrier, but also make sure all the sections of your events are easily navigable through simple signs or instructions. Position the food, bar, and smoking sections easily accessible from the main stage.

Easy access to these counters + reasonable pricing = More revenue. 

At no point during the event should your attendee feel a disconnect from the event experience. Also, don’t make your attendees cross rivers and mountains to access a restroom.  

5. Streamline The Security & Check-In Process

This is where we see many event attendees lose their cool. Nobody wants to wait for hours just because you didn’t create multiple check-in points. Make sure security checks are handled before anything else. Once they’re in the clear, validate their tickets through a QR Code scanner.  

An attendee might turn up late but it’s your job to not make them wait any longer. Imagine being stuck in a queue while hearing your favorite band strumming their latest summer single. Our ticketing system supports 12 prominent languages & over 150 currencies to bridge any communication gap between event presenters and attendees. 

6. Don’t Make Your VIP’s Wait 

After all, they are VIP for a reason. Create a separate line for guests belonging to the Reserved Seating sections. A luxurious black-tie event in a casino is not synonymous with sweating it out in a line. Keep your VIP guest list updated before they start pouring in. They are paying top dollar for your tickets which should be reflected in your event experience. 

7. Make Your Main Stage Memorable 

The main event stages of any EDM festival or an expo delivers the “larger than life” experience. The stage design and audio-visual setup of your main stage create an atmosphere that energizes your guests. With the right budget, you can go for a holographic setup as well for that futuristic leap. Every year, thousands of events organized all over the globe blow up on news and social media just because of their main stage setup.  

8. Will They Do It For The Gram? 

Now, that you’ve taken care of all the essentials, you’re waiting for that euphoric audience reaction. You created a brilliant event marketing campaign, brought the best artists to perform at the hottest venue in town, and sold out the venue. As an organizer, it’s normal to expect an outpour of Instagram posts and stories #tagging your event. Your event success will be heavily reflected on social media through user-generated content. Even something as small as a signpost or a quirky art installation will have your event attendees pulling out their phones for a selfie. So, while you’re planning an event, always ponder “Will they do it for the Gram?”

9. Expect The Unexpected 

An event organizer hopes for the best and prepares for the worst. In the entertainment industry, we’ve seen things go haywire even with months of planning. Your artist might catch the flu or miss a flight. Or maybe the rain gods decided to generously flood your venue. As an event planner, you should always be ready with a contingency plan A, B, and  C. This is truly a testing ground for any event presenter to prove his mettle and not disappoint his audience. 

10. Go Above & Beyond

Event planning and organizing is a constant hustle. But the returns are tenfold – financially and emotionally. Treat every event as your first and last and you’ll surely go above and beyond for every minute detail. For you, it might be the 10th event in a month, but for an attendee, it might be his first. Create a memorable experience and you’ll have them coming back to you for more. 

We hope our 10 step guide resonated with you in planning your future events. Do share your personal experiences in creating the perfect event experience below in the comment section. 

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If you’re planning your event, here’s how you can set up your Online Registration

Visit our Sign-Up Page and click on ‘Create Your Event‘ or ‘Sign Up‘ option. Once you click on any one of the options, you will be prompted to enter your First Name, Last Name, Email address and password for creating your Yapsody Account. Enter the details and click on ‘Create My Account’.

Screenshot – Yapsody Website

Fill up all the basic fields like Account Name, subdomain, Time zone, etc. and click on ‘Confirm & Proceed’.

Screenshot – Yapsody Dashboard

Your Account Name will be the name of your organization. It will be displayed on your online store to the customers and your invoices will be generated with the Account Name.

Claim your Online Ticket Store

We provide each event presenter with an option to create a unique online store link. All your events will be listed under the sub-domain created by you. You can then share the sub-domain with your customers to book tickets for your events.

Once you enter the basic details, click on ‘Confirm & Proceed’. 

Your registration with Yapsody is complete and you will be routed to your Box Office Interface that will help you create your events and configure your payment gateways.

Screenshot – Yapsody Dashboard

Setting Up Payment Options For Events 

We strongly believe that a mode of payment is a crucial touchpoint for event ticketing which can affect ticket sales.  Our event ticketing system supports over 150 currencies and is integrated with online payment gateways such as PayPal, Stripe, WePay, Authorize.net, Braintree, and Meritus. We also offer basic payment options such as cash, cheque, Credit/Debit Card, and Pay Later.

Make sure you head over to our blog – Online Payment Options for Your Events with Yapsody which highlights different payment options that can be integrated on our platform.  

Our online ticketing system is easy to get the hang of where you can create and promote events, plan your event seating, manage users, customize your tickets, and get paid directly in your preferred account. SIGN UP HERE to register and sell your event tickets online.

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Online Ticket Store

Do you have a customised ticketing page? Using sub-domain to customise your event ticketing page makes sure that people first land at your ticketing page. Name your sub-domain after the organization rather than the event. Yapsody’s Online Ticket Store gives an uncomplicated ticketing experience. To change Online Store Sub-domain, go to your Box Office, and select ‘Setting’. In the ‘Sub-domain’ section, click ‘Change’ and enter the new sub-domain.

Social Media Integration

With strong presence of users on social media, promoting your events will give you a good coverage of your event. However, first check if you have a proper Social Media Integration tool. You can directly create an event on Facebook and Twitter. Or, you can use the two Widgets Feature provided by Yapsody.

Text Link Widget: With this feature, you can share event details on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. You can generate a code and share it on social media. On clicking it, users will be taken to Yapsody to purchase tickets.

Button Widget: This lets you share your event details on your official website. Using Button Widget, you can generate a source code. Integrate this code on your site and get a buy button.

Must Haves in your Ticket

Having an event name is a must. It is your title that suggests what the event is about. With a catchy event title, attract more people and improve your Google search ranking.

Give as much detail as you can while giving event description in the description section, the more information you share, the more interests you invoke.

There should be a slot to create multiple ticket types and add pricings, which can be disabled or renamed.

With Yapsody’s Customise Menu, you can design your ticket by adding images and videos to make it visually appealing. Apart from the main event image slot, there are options to add more images which will get displayed at the Event Detail Page of your Online Ticket Store.

Adding event location with a map on your e-ticket saves a lot of time. Yapsody provides two ways to add location – Using Account Settings and While Event Creation. You can add multiple locations for multiple events; enter address and select time-zone. There’s a checkbox too if you want to display map on your online store.

Payment Method

For all the efforts you have put into, ensure that you get paid. You do it by having best and convenient payment options. At Yapsody, customers can make payment either by Credit Cards or PayPal. You can also create your own custom payment mode. Then, there’s choice of making combined payment, where a maximum of two payment methods can be combined for a single transaction.

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