scan users tickets with your smartphone, we love helping our event organizers and their attendees do more with their events! That's why we've created our brand new Instragram Photo Wall, which leverages the power of hashtags to allow organizers to display Instagram photos from their event directly on their event page where they sell tickets and collect registrations! (more…)
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The best way to create this event "persona"? Social media! Create a Facebook page, Twitter profile, Google+ page, Pinterest account and more to give your event an outlet to be creative, funny, informative, sarcastic or whatever personality traits you want to convey.
The first step is creating your profile so to help, check out this "ridiculously exhaustive social media design blueprint" from the social media gurus at Tent Social.
It's everything (and we mean everything) you need to know to get your event's social media profile looking snazzy! So what are you waiting for?!?
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When it comes to selling out your event, we know there's nothing more important than having the right promotional tools to back you up. That's why we've integrated our ticketing platform with Eventful to help bring more attendees and, most importantly, more ticket sales to your events.
Now, when you publish your public event on Ticketbud, we will automatically send your event information to Eventful where it will be listed in their directory and seen by millions of people browsing the site, looking for events to attend.
Event-lovers across the country rely on Eventful to find out what's happening in their area and share events with their friends. Now, people nationwide can easily find YOUR Ticketbud event, helping you reach your goal of packing the house!]]]]> ]]>
Learn more about Ticketbud & events in Austin
From concerts on 6th Street to tailgate parties on the UT campus to food & wine festivals along South Congress, Austinites know there's never a shortage of great events to attend. Part of what makes Austin such a live event mecca is the plethora of beautiful, creative and downright odd spots and venues available to host those events. If you're organizing an event of your own in Austin, it can be hard to nail down a part of the city let alone a specific venue to host your event. As an event ticketing company based in the "Live Music Capital of the World", Ticketbud has helped host more than a few local events and we've compiled a little list of our favorite event spots ATX has to offer.
Hosting your event on UT's campus will require a little more work in terms of applying and being approved for a space but the academic atmosphere and student buzz is worth it for the right event.
The beautiful, sprawling 40 Acre campus is home to over 50,000 students and close to an engaged community of academics and intellectuals that can help spread the word about your event without spending a dime on advertising and marketing. The AT&T Conference Center, a nationally recognized venue perfect for professional events of all kinds, is another great spot just down the road from the campuses main quad.
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If you're hunting for an outdoor spot not named Zilker Park, look no further than Fiesta Gardens on the East side of the city. Away from downtown but not remotely located, Fiesta Gardens is perfect for smaller outdoor events and festivals where attendees can roam and wander to different booths and stages.
The Gardens also has a huge covered pavilion with space for multiple stages or booths and some cool views of the water directly behind.
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Yes, this may seem a bit cliche but 6th Street & Rainey Street are not just great places for events after dark. While many of the bars don't open till the sun sets, many others open a bit earlier and are great for a late afternoon happy hour style event.
Molotov in the "West 6th" area and Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden on Rainey Street are two great places to reserve that give your guests a convenient place to meet as well as a great view of the city as night falls.
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A classic. Zilker is famous for being the home of the Austin City Limits Music Festival but outside of those two weekends in October it's a fantastic and often underrated place to host outdoor events of all kinds. While the park can get crowded on weekends, it's sheer size offers a variety of spots to claim for your outing.
With a beautiful view of downtown and it's proximity to Town Lake, Zilker Park is the ideal free "venue" to give your event some fresh air.
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when you send out your emails and invites can be just as important as the invite or email itself. For those event organizers who live and die by open rates and click-through stats, check out this useful infographic from email software provider GetResponse. GetResponse analyzed more than 21 million emails sent by its clients. Here's just a bit of what they found:
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As you think about setting up your event, you also need to think about how you will collect the money from your event. Ticketbud offers two flexible payment options, which you can easily access and set through our Payment Setup page.
When making the final edits to your event, you can access the Payment Setup page through the link of the same name at the bottom of your Event Checklist.
On the Payment Setup page, you will first be asked to select a Payment Processor. You can choose between Ticketbud’s credit card processor or third-party processors Stripe, PayPal and Authorize.net. The payment processor you choose will determine how you will collect and manage the money from your event.
The processor you choose will also determine how you will pay Ticketbud. If you select a third-party option like Stripe, PayPal or Authorize.net, you will be charged a flat $99 when you are ready to activate your event page. If you select Ticketbud’s credit card processing, your attendees will pay a small processing fee when they purchase their tickets, allowing you, the organizer, to pay absolutely nothing.
So let’s recap, with Ticketbud’s credit card processing, your attendees will pay the price of the ticket plus a small fee. Ticketbud will retain this per-ticket fee as payment for our services and you will collect the full price of the ticket without ever paying a dime. With Stripe, PayPal or Authorize.net, you will pay us an up front $99 for our services, allowing your attendees to pay only the price of the ticket without any fees from Ticketbud.
We realize events come in all shapes and sizes and no one pricing can fit them all. Our dual pricing options accommodates this and allows you to choose the pricing that works best for you.
]]]]> ]]>Are you ready for check-in? The check-in experience is your first impression on event day so make it a good one! To help you impress your guests, here are 3 quick and easy ways to set yourself up for check-in and registration success.
On this page, scroll down below your ticket information to find the "Export Tickets" button. Clicking on this button will open the list in spreadsheet format like Microsoft Excel, from which you can print and use as your guest list.
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"Interactive Event Page Editor"! Created to make setting up your event as easy as possible, you can now edit your event in the exact same space it will be displayed. Never play the guessing game again!
Move your mouse over the image below to see the difference between the Editor page and event page itself.
Our "Interactive Event Page Editor" allows you to stay on the same page by making edits as easy as clicking the image or text you want to change. If you want to change the location of your event, for example, simply click on the text and a pop-up window allows you to make that quick change in a matter of seconds!
If you want to add an image to the event, simply upload or drag the photo into the area and the image will automatically load. This enables you to see what you're doing as you're doing it, rather than having to wait and then leave the page to see a preview of the changes you've made.
In keeping your edits in the same format as your event page, you can quickly get a feel of how your event page will look, making it easier and more efficient to setup your event and start selling tickets! Create a free account on Ticketbud and try our editor in action for yourself!]]]]> ]]>
In addition to our $99 Guarantee option, we now offer a “Per-Ticket” pricing option that allows you to sell tickets for free. We only collect a small processing fee attached to each ticket an attendee purchases meaning the organizer pays nothing.
This new “Per-Ticket” option also allows you to use Ticketbud as your Payment Processor. That means a quicker event creation with no outside merchant accounts to set up!
Ticketbud is the only event ticketing service with an Interactive Event Page Editor which allows you to create the event page in the same environment in which it will be displayed. Therefore, what you see when you edit is what you get when your event page is activated. Never play the guessing game again!
And to help you take advantage all of our tools and services, we show your event page progress in our Event Completion Monitor. Starting at 0%, the checklist walks you through every step of creating your fantastic event till you’re 100% ready to start selling tickets!
These are just a few of the exciting new changes coming to Ticketbud. To see everything we're launching, check out Ticketbud.com, watch our how-to video below, setup an event and see how we've turned your feedback into a complete ticketing and registration experience!
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Organizing a Ticketbud event just got better.
If you have any questions about these upcoming updates, please feel free to contact us at [email protected].]]]]> ]]>1. We handle all of the setup and transaction related details related to your event.
2. Your attendees stay on Ticketbud when purchasing their tickets.
3. Receive your event revenue via direct deposit or Venmo after the event.
