We've been working on these features for a long time, and in fact we've re-written these features twice. That's a long story and now's not the time to go into that. But right now, we're happy to announce that we a NEW Advanced Event Editor is now available which offers a few neat features and also adds support for the Recurring Events Manager features too. Notable Features of the NEW Advanced Event Editor The NEW Advanced Event Editor does virtually all the things the old Advanced Editor does … [Read more...]
How to Avoid Eventbrite Fees
How to Avoid Eventbrite Fees Most event management and ticketing platforms are not transparent about all the ticketing fees that they charge an event organizer to use their event management platform to sell tickets. Eventbrite pricing is no exception; they downplay their two types of fees: 1) service fee, and the 2) payment processing fee. Eventbrite hypes how an event planner can sell tickets, which you could do with any other platform, but with Eventbrite you'll pay higher fees than if you … [Read more...]
Google Analytics Integration Now Available
Today, we'd like to announce that you now can add a Google Analytics Property Tracking ID to your event registration and ticketing website, allowing you to track visitors, page views, traffic sources, and more to turn data into insights and insights into action. The Google Analytics Integration feature is included in the Business plan, or for $5/mo with the Personal and Basic plans. How to Setup Google Analytics for Your Online Event Registration and Ticketing Website With Google Analytics, … [Read more...]
iPay88 Payment Gateway Now Online for Malaysia Events
With Event Smart you can use your own payment gateway account to get paid directly for your online event registrations and ticket sales. Today, we’d like to announce that we’ve added ipay88 to the Event Smart network for Malaysia as new ways to get paid directly. If you currently have an account with either of these gateways, or want to get a higher level of service and better transaction rates then we encourage you to consider using one of these gateways. About ipay88 iPay88 is a leading … [Read more...]
Network Updates: April 2016
Network Updates is our regular news that highlights the recent product improvements to our online event registration and ticketing website platform so you can easily stay up to date on what’s new. The primary enhancements come to the Messages and Event Registration Forms systems. Messages We released a major update to the Messages system, added some new shortcodes and improved the shortcodes interface to make it it easier to use. Messages Activity tab If you have subscribed to the Advanced … [Read more...]
Event Management Can Be Beautiful
Whether simple or complex, your event registration and ticketing experience can be more successful and beautiful with the Advanced Event Editor. The Advanced Event Editor can: Save you time Simplify your events Incentivize your audience to buy more tickets Simplify your ticket options Modify Prices with Taxes, Fees and Discounts Control the look of your event pages and ticket selector Start your free trial today! This is a lot of information, and we have a nearly … [Read more...]
23 Ways Event Smart is the Best Cvent Alternative
Let's talk about Cvent alternatives for online event registration and ticketing. Event Smart is an awesome alternative to Cvent for your online event registration and ticketing management website needs. Below we've listed 23 of the more obvious ways Event Smart is the best of the Cvent alternatives, and there are even more reasons - but we'll cover those later. Previously we outlined 19 Ways Smart is Better than Eventbrite. There are are some similarities with how Event Smart is a great … [Read more...]
Braintree & Payflow Pro Payment Gateways Now Available
With Event Smart you can use your own payment gateway account to get paid directly for your online event registrations and ticket sales. Today, we'd like to announce that we've added Braintree & PayPal Payflow Pro to the Event Smart network as new ways to get paid directly. If you currently have an account with either of these gateways, or want to get a higher level of service and better transaction rates then we encourage you to consider using one of these gateways. About Braintree With … [Read more...]
2015 Review
In 2015, we successfully helped hundreds of event organizers with their online event registration/ticketing and saved them tens of thousands of dollars in ticketing fee commissions. Event organizers are using Event Smart for a variety of events and in a variety of ways, such as: Sell tickets and accept registrations for business conferences and training Sell tickets to parties, concerts, shows, tours, and other great performances Sell tickets to independent events like classes, education … [Read more...]
2 Ways Online Event Registration Improves Cash Flow & Profits
Compared to traditional (offline) event registration, online event registration and ticketing can dramatically change how many people attend your event and when they register for it. That, in turn, impacts your cash flow, profitability and ultimately the success of your events. Online event registration can get MORE people registering for your event, in LESS time than you spend managing offline registrations, ultimately giving you a better bottom line. Up to 30% More Attendees No matter how or … [Read more...]