As an event organizer, you probably already know that putting on a great event requires a lot of planning and coordination. Many times the most challenging work – event registration and ticketing, marketing, organizer-staff coordination, payments – happens behind the scenes. The good news is that your WordPress website can help you stay on top […]
How to Build a WordPress Event Website (In 4 Steps)
When you’re in charge of an upcoming event, one of your key tasks will be figuring out how to properly promote it. In today’s digital world, an event website is one of your best options. However, creating a website may seem challenging, especially if you’ve never done it before. The good news is that WordPress […]
Sell Tickets To Your Events Online With PayPal
Here are 8 Different Event Tools That You Can Use With PayPal to Sell Tickets Online for Your Fundraiser From a practical standpoint, there are several different factors you need to consider when planning a fundraising event. You need to make sure prospective attendees can learn more about your cause, view the event calendar, register […]
11 Best WordPress Calendar Plugins 2019
All sorts of businesses use calendars to allow customers and clients to book appointments, inform site visitors about upcoming events, and let employees know about meetings. If your website is built with WordPress then you are in luck! There are some great options for easily deploying a robust and functional calendar to your website! In […]
How to Determine the Best Event Ticketing Solution for You
Finding the right event ticketing solution can be a daunting task – especially considering the sheer number of options available to you. However, as is the case with most software, there are a number of factors you need to consider before settling on a solution for your event business. In this article, we’ll help you […]
8 Event Planning Trends for 2019
As an event organizer, you know that the event planning industry is introduced to new trends every year. These trends raise the expectations of event attendees which is why it’s important to stay up to date with them. Thinking ahead is integral to planning successful events. A clear understanding of event planning trends combined with […]
8 Features to Look for in Open Source Event Management Software
As an event organizer, finding open source event management software can be difficult. There are many tools out there – each offering a wide array of features. In this article, we’ll look at some of the most important features you should consider when choosing an open source event management software. But first, let’s take a […]
Comparing Hosted vs Open Source Venue Ticketing Systems
Keeping track of online registration and ticketing activities for your event can be pretty difficult. In addition to selling tickets, you have to set up payment gateways, send tickets to attendees, and gather analytics. Venue ticketing systems take the heavy lifting out of online ticketing, venue management, payment processing, and other event-related activities. In this […]
What is the history of event ticketing systems?
My answer to a question on Quora: Tickets – easily overlooked but essential to our enjoyment of theatre, music, sport, art and more. As we move away from the conventional paper ticket to e-tickets, we take a look over other key milestones in event ticketing history and beyond. Ancient Greece The first known tickets were used […]
WordPress Plugin Event Espresso Listed as a Top Eventbrite Competitor for Event Management
While Eventbrite is known as the best cloud-based ticketing platform, with a 61% market share in the event management industry, Event Espresso, a WordPress plugin, is listed as one of the top five Eventbrite competitors for “event management” on Datanyze.
Eventbrite Increases Ticketing Fees; Event Espresso Greets Non-profit Organizations with Zero Fee Ticketing
Since Eventbrite has increased its ticketing fees recently, the team at Event Espresso has seen an influx of non-profit customers coming over from the platform. This post outlines some of the ways Event Espresso and WordPress are helping event managers overcome ticketing fees while gaining more autonomy and value in the process. As a bonus, I […]
Eventbrite Shuts Down Cannabis Events, while Event Espresso & WordPress Offer Freedom to Cannabis Event Organizers
It’s just come to our attention that Eventbrite is shutting down Cannabis-related events on their platform and keeping money from the very event organizers that trusted them as the backbone of their event business. For the past two years, Michael Zaytsev has sold tickets to the New York Cannabis Film Festival on Eventbrite. The yearly event shows […]
