event ticketing  software for your next family reunion makes communicating between your countless cousins and second cousins much easier. Below we list some of the many advantages of selling tickets online to your family reunion through Ticketbud: 1. You need to collect money for the venue and catering, but contacting dozens of family members and tracking their IOU's seems impossible. Not to worry! Ticketbud's easy payment system allows each of your family members to pay through Paypal and directly deposit the money into your personal account. 2. Not only does our online ticketing service ease the money collection process, but it also protects your family from the pesky service fees that other event ticketing services charge. With Ticketbud, your family members will pay only for their share of the event planning costs and nothing more. 3. No matter what price you set for your tickets to sell tickets  (including free of charge), creating an event through Ticketbud is a great way to keep track of RSVPs. We promise to save you the hassle of pages upon pages of RSVPs because our service does all the work for FREE! 4. Communicate with your family members from one website! We provide access to your Facebook, Twitter, and WordPress all on your event page. After your event is created, sharing the news on these social media platforms is easier than ever before! Ticketbud loves family so much that we want you to make us a part of yours! Use our event management software for your next family reunion and enjoy the benefits stated above. photo credit: kirikiri via photopin cc]]]]> ]]>

high school reunion, most people don’t really give a second thought to how much work the planning of that event actually took. The life of an event planner can be hectic, chaotic and downright stressful. Here are four simple tips to aid in making that life a little easier. 1.)    Create a Team- Being an event planner means sometimes having to do difficult things in what seems to be an impossible amount of time, so don’t be afraid to ask for help. Every super hero needs a sidekick…or five. The bigger your event is, the more help you will need. Gather your super team, lay out the plan of attack and divide and conquer. 2.)    Make Lists- This may seem trivial and basic, however, you would be surprised to find how many Planners get out of the habit of doing it because they become so accustomed to going through the motions. So write everything down. Make your to do lists and write down epiphanies and ideas when they first come to mind so you don’t risk losing anything important. Whether it’s making a note in your phone, recording it on a hand held device or writing down quickly before going to sleep at night, WRITE IT DOWN. 3.)    Online Ticketing- Using event ticketing, such as Ticketbud, online can not only save you money but it can also ease the communication between you and your attendees. Selling tickets online will help your event look more professional, and with Ticketbud it’s easy to use! 4.)    Sponsorships- Having you a sponsor is always a plus, especially if you are strapped for cash. If you are asking them personally, create a relationship with the sponsor before just asking for their services. Talk to them, get to know them, and do your homework before hand to show them that you know a lot about their company. Think warm, friendly inquiry vs. a request from a stranger. Having sponsors can lead to possible partnerships in the future as well as allowing your event to have a community impact and it will expand the sponsor’s marketing and advertising, which they will really appreciate. Most importantly for you is the added money! photo credit: Mike Rohde via photopin cc Keeping these straightforward tips in mind with your future event planning endeavors should prove to make your life a little more stress free and a lot less complicated.]]]]> ]]>

Yet another great reason to use Ticketbud for your event ticketing needs. Ticketbud offers a fast and easy way for you, the event organizer, to check in your guest at your event. Ticketbud offers a free iPhone and Android App, which is available at the App Store for iPhone users and in the Android Market for your Android phone. The App allows you to quickly and effectively check in your guest in 3 simple steps. Step 1  Log Into your Ticketbud Account. Once you have downloaded the free app and have opened it, you will be asked to sign in. After signing in a list of your events will appear. Click on your current event you wish to check guest in at. Step 2 Select The Action You Wish to Make After choosing the event you have the option to Scan tickets or to manually Check In guest by clicking on the "Attendee List" option. Step 3 Start Checking Guest In If you choose to  scan the tickets your  final step is to actually scan and check in your guest by scanning their printed ticket or the QR code straight from their smart phones. [caption id="attachment_15005" align="alignright" width="161"] Scanning error or the ticket has already been  scanned.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_15004" align="alignleft" width="152"] Good to go![/caption]                             Ticketbud has made this 3rd and final step easier by giving the event host more options on how to go about scanning their ticket. The app allows you to Scan their printed out ticket of even the ticket they received through their email. That means the guest can pull up their tickets on their smart phone or even laptop and the app will be able to scan the bar-code so no need to stress over printing out or losing a ticket. Along with checking in your guest the App also collects the data related to your guests arrival on an easy to read report. You will also be able to see current, past and future events along with being able to see all the events details. So there you have it the Ticketbud App gives you a mobile alternative that will streamline the process of checking in your guest. The Ticketbud App also provides security that ensures every ticket is valid on check in. It also guarantees that a ticket is only be used once. Be sure to visit us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or our website for all of your event-planning needs.]]]]> ]]>

tips to help you get started and on your way:   1.)    Know your Purpose and know your Passions- Ask yourself two questions: What is my purpose? What am I passionate about? The answers to these questions will give you the jump start that you need. Figure out if your purpose is to raise money, awareness, or publicity for your organization or possibly a mixture. This will help you iron out details of how you envision your event going. If the cause you are fundraising for is something that you are enthusiastic about it will come across in the work that you do and encourage people to take part. Passion can be contagious! 2.)    Get Noticed- From your creative event theme to your advertising for the event, don’t just grab people’s attention DEMAND it! Try to be original with your theme so it can be a new and fun experience for your guests. When it comes to advertising and marketing think about using social networks to help get the word out on a mass stage, using your organization’s fundraising network, or even the old fashion mailed invitation. You’d also be surprised by how far word of mouth can get you! 3.)    Ticket Price- When deciding the price of your tickets, keep in mind what your value is for everything you are offering your guests. From the venue and food/ beverages to the entertainment, the price per ticket should be reasonable. Try to compare to other similar successful fundraisers if you need. 4.)    Selling Tickets- Deciding how to handle your event ticketing can be tricky. Whether you use online ticketing or sell tickets personally, know what would work best for your event. A tip to help you decide one way or the other is to think about how many different options for ticket prices there are. For instance, will you have a special Early Bird rate (which will be an awesome way to boosts sales!)? Will there be an option to purchase VIP tickets? Will you have the option for people to make donations if they are unable to attend? Selling tickets online has become a fast and easy way to take care of all your different ticketing needs! Planning a fundraiser should be enjoyable and as straightforward as possible. A great place to start would be using Ticketbud to create and sell tickets for your fundraising event! Using these simple tips for planning your fundraiser will have you rolling in no time, good luck! photo credit: pamlau.com via photopin cc]]]]> ]]>

Having the pre-event jitters? Worried that your event might not get the traction it needs to be a hit? Fret no more! You have more ticket-generating resources at your fingertips than you probably thought. Look what you know: tap into your personal contacts, look at people who have attended your events in the past, reach out through social media and blogs, and try running online and offline ads. Your event will be a breeze.

Personal Contacts

Don’t be afraid to send an email to your personal contacts about your event: you never know who might be interested. Build on a pre-established connection and reach out. Try giving your personal contacts a special insider discount to your event, or offer to give away free tickets for the first xx attendees. Send them the link to your Ticketbud event page so they can check it out and buy their tickets online. Your guests One way to get attendees for your upcoming event is to look at who came to your last event – reach out to these people and offer them a special discount if they came to an event in the past. This encourages repeat customers! Another way to utilize your guests is by giving them an outlet to talk about your event. Give them a place on the Internet -- whether it be Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, or any other website -- to let them post about how excited they are. After they purchase their tickets, Ticketbud gives your guests the option to share their purchase on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn automatically. You'e welcome 😉 Social Media and the Blogosphere  Social media is a great way to advertise and promote your event online for free and get your guests excited. You can share special discount codes through these outlets, too. And don't forget about blogs! Blogs are like the hippie cousin of the Internet, and they definitely bring something quirky to the table. The blogging community is a great resource to tap into for promoting your event -- bloggers love to network and cross reference other blogs, so this mentality could help your event gain traction in the blogosphere. We at Ticketbud can vouch for the power behind social media: the top events that use our website to sell tickets ALL use Facebook and Twitter to advertise their events, which definitely lends to their event's success. Don't miss out on these opportunities to connect with your guests through social media. Offline and online ads Try using ads through social networks like Facebook to generate interest and target specific audiences. You can even go old school and use print ads to promote your event. If you work in an office, consider putting up something on the bulletin board by the water cooler; if you're into guerrilla marketing, you can take your print ads to the streets and hang them around your city. Whatever you need to do to make the most of your publicity campaign: just don't forget to direct your readers to Ticketbud! photo credit: JefferyTurner via photopin cc photo credit: StockMonkeys.com via photopin cc]]]]> ]]>

"It’s gonna come down to can you promote? Most of the guys – they match people together, they package deals, they don’t negotiate for rights. And they don’t make it an attraction. When you get an attraction you have to give it to the people so they can feel the pulse of that attraction." - Don King While finding himself on the wrong side of controversy more than he would like, boxing promoter Don King does make a solid point regarding the promotion of an event: you have to make it into an attraction while also actively selling it to the masses.  Event promotion has always been a tricky yet integral piece to making your event a success.  You could be organizing the biggest event in the city only to experience lackluster ticket sales due to weak event promotion.  With the launch of our new website Ticketbud 3.0, we will provide you with better promotional tools to ensure that your event doesn't turn into the birthday party that one showed up to. An event organizer needs to reach as many people as possible and what better way to do this then by utilizing social media.  Ticketbud 3.0 will allow you to share your event via Facebook and Twitter in order to further promote your event beyond the Ticketbud event page.  Viral word of mouth can do wonders for selling tickets online and allows you to reach out to potential attendees on a more personal basis. Building from a more personalized experience, our site will give you more options for custom email messaging to your attendees.  You now have access to all of your guest's emails and can fully customize what you send and who you send it to.  What this does from a promotional standpoint is that it gives you full reign on how you interact with guests via email while allowing you to send out reminders and notifications.   Want to send a mass email informing your guests of a time change?  Check.  Need to send a personal message to one of your guests reminding them to bring the hamburger patties to your barbeque?  You got it. In addition to promoting through social media sharing and customized email messaging, Ticketbud is launching Sponsorbud along with the redesign of the website.  Sponsorbud will allow you to seamlessly incorporate sponsors into your event based on what type of event you have.  You will be able to partner with other businesses by offering them sponsorship space on your event page.  In return, the sponsorship can potentially cover your event ticketing costs as well as expand the audience you are targeting. We here at Ticketbud are very excited about these additions and the promotional benefits they can bring for our customers.  Event ticketing can be as unpredictable as Don King's hairline but we think that these tools will make selling tickets a whole lot easier.  Go check out our website now and get to promoting!  ]]]]> ]]>

Ticketbud can help you streamline this process, making it easy to promote, manage and sell tickets online. Here are some easy tips to promote your fundraiser online.

Word of Mouth Promotions: Free And Easy

Friends and family are great resources to promote your fundraiser. Try asking family, friends and co-workers to try and sell 5 tickets each to their friends and co-workers. Remember to give them some of the details of your fundraiser: will there be live music? Food? Drinks? A raffle? This information will help your circle of friends get the word out about your event. Using word-of-mouth to promote your fundraiser is great because it's absolutely free, and your family and friends are often eager to help.

Use Social Media To Promote Your Fundraiser

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