The traditional way to sell tickets for events has always been in person, but this can be time-consuming and not always practical. Digital ticketing avoids these problems and also means there’s no risk of lost tickets, and less handling of money, paperwork and trips to the bank for your committee.
Online links can be easily shared via social media to widen your potential donor base. There is a charge for using these services, but this can be absorbed into the ticket price, and most would agree that the benefits of digital ticketing hugely outweigh this drawback. So, if you’re keen to update your PTA and go digital, what are your options when selling tickets online?
The dedicated platform: TryBooking.com
TryBooking is an affordable ticketing system with a mission to build great features while keeping pricing as low as possible for you and your attendees. The platform is free for free events and just 5% + 15p for a paid transaction.
It’s step by step builder allows you to create custom event pages in minutes. All you need to add is your events’ name, images, session times, date, location and pricing details and you’re ready to sell tickets online. You can then promote your page to your parents or even embed a ticket widget on your PTA or school website.
To save time, TryBooking allows you to create re-usable templates for events, including seating plans, event homepage templates, ticket pricing groups and data collection. You can also quickly clone past events to ensure all your events are consistent.
If you run into any problems or have any questions, TryBooking’s fantastic customer support is there to help whenever you need it.
The managed service ticketing partner: Ticketebo
Ticketebo is a carbon neutral ticketeing platform. Their Trees For Change program is an optional add on, that gifts the planting of trees as PTAs sell tickets to events. They charge a one-off fee per order (with no separate charge per ticket) which includes card processing and VAT. And, as PTAs are registered charities, Ticketebo donates 10% of the booking fee back to your PTA after the event.
An assigned account manager, contactable via phone and email, will build your PTA a homepage and will manage your event pages for you, providing QR codes for posters. They will also deal with lost tickets and refund requests on your behalf. If your event needs details from attendees such as allergy information or dietary requirements, Ticketebo can do all that at the checkout too.
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