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.

The post Checklist to Sell Event Tickets online appeared first on Yapsody.

Neither Yours, Nor Mine

Negotiation skills are the primary traits of a good manager, be it sales, finance, or marketing. You don’t just have to keep the ball in your court; you also have to make sure the person on the other side is happy with the ball being in your court. Though it sounds tough, just keep this in mind – as long as you know how to keep the other person happy, you can have as many balls in your court. Don’t play the game, play the man.

Just a few Dollars Here and There

Unless this is the last event of your life, you have to keep an eye focused on the budget. Of course, cost cutting is important, but it has to be done in the right way. If you mention a platypus and give a duck, it’s acceptable. But, a chicken would be too much.

Do NOT forget about The Price Tag

Quite contrary to what Jessie J might feel, you have to decide upon just the right pricing strategy to sell your event tickets, which can indeed be very tricky. Go through the strategies of some of the previous successful events, and look at how much you’re offering to the attendees. A lot for a little will make you look greedy, and a little for a lot will make your event underrated.

Where is it?

This is something people are going to base their decisions on. Just walking into a venue and deciding upon it because of ‘weird positive vibes’ would be foolishness, even if it’s a place related to your childhood and has priceless memories attached to it (gee, it’s not your wedding! Even if it is, that’s not the best idea). Create a checklist with all your requirements for the venue before you start hunting, and choose the one the scores the most! Also, read the venue contracts carefully before investing (I give the credits to this post-script to the multiple insurance advertisements. Thank you, guys!).

Free Food? I’m in!

Except, it’s not going to be free, right? You’re going to charge your attendees for every service you’re providing at the event, so you’ll have to make sure the services are worth paying for. A happy stomach leads to a happy heart, so if your caterers can’t deliver that, you’re putting a great deal at stake.

This is when You come to Us

Finding the right event ticketing software can be a big pain, because most of the time the ones that are easy-to-use aren’t professional, and the ones that are professional are too complicated. Have no fear, Yapsody is here (alright, that sucks, but you get the point)! Our UI is easy, reliable, packed with features and downright professional. Plus, General Admission events are absolutely FREE! If you wish to get the best of both worlds, Yapsody is your thing.

Because Memories are Priceless

The future of your company depends upon the memories your event gives not just to the attendees, but also to everyone else involved – the sponsors, the speakers, the organizers, the partners – everyone! Their positive feedback is going to reflect on your status in the market, so make sure you’re giving them good reasons to ensure a positive feedback. Right from the beginning to the end, and even after that, you have to keep working to make sure your event was memorable.

The post Event Planning And Management Tips for Events and Startups appeared first on Yapsody.

In order to ensure that your charity event is off to a great start, we must understand the many factors that contribute to its success. In this blog, we will share a charity event survey report and discuss some of the major determining factors for achieving success.

Event Timing:
Among survey respondents, most people attend up to 9 events per year and most attendees prefer to attend these events on weekday evenings (especially on Thursday) between 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM. However, while Thursday nights between 7 and 10 p.m. are likely to draw the greatest crowd, you should ensure that there is no other charitable event that day whose constituency and cause are similar to yours.

Attracting Attendees/Donors:
According to the survey, the leading motivating factor for people attending a charity event is a personal connection to the cause that your event represents.

Hence, conducting thorough research to identify a target group that is somehow connected to your cause and customizing your event to that group is critical.

A portion of ticket price applied to charity:
Charity event attendees do know that a portion of the ticket price is going to fund the event.  However, a highly motivating factor for driving donors to the event is an awareness that a significant portion of the ticket price is getting directly applied toward advancing the goals of the charity. According to the survey, structuring your event so that 50%-75% of the ticket revenue goes to charity is an ideal target. Of course, the percentage ultimately depends on cost factors such as food and beverage offering and entertainment. Nevertheless, it is critical not to lose sight of your attendees’ expectations.

Event Promotion:
In today’s world, most event goers are connected to the internet for their daily work, information, news, and entertainment. According to the survey, e-mail is the most effective method for promoting your charity event. Furthermore, it’s a cost-efficient means of quickly communicating with a large constituency. Nevertheless, a critical point to keep in mind is that when it comes to charity events and social causes, people still prefer human contact over email and social networking.

In sum, these are some of the major factors to consider for maximizing the success of any charity event.  And if you are able to manage these factors properly, your chances for success increase dramatically.

Please feel free to share your thoughts and comments with us.

Be sure to visit us on Facebook, Twitter, or our website for all of your event planning needs.

The post What exactly makes a charity event successful? appeared first on Yapsody.