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  • How To Sell Tickets To Your Shows With EventBrite

    By Nick Daugherty | September 24, 2008

    If you ever ticket your own shows (even if it is done by guest-list), then Eventbrite could be an easy solution to your needs.

    In short, they provide a solution that is basically like Evite, but with the ability to charge to get on the list. Its super simple to use, they don’t charge you an arm and a leg for using it, and setup is free. They handle the credit card transactions, and they have a good track record of being a reputable company.

    If you ticket your own shows and haven’t seen EventBrite, here is how to get started in less than 5 minutes…

    Eventbrite makes it easy to promote your musical event and sell tickets online:

    1. Publish. It begins by setting up a custom registration page for your event. You can customize the colors and easily add your band’s logo or other graphics for a really nice looking page. If you know HTML, you can take the customization even further!

    2. Promote. The next step is to get the word out about your event. Create a custom URL for your event for easy sharing. Send out up to 2,000 customizable email invitations per day. Sell tickets right on your own website or blog. Create affiliate links. And more!

    3. Sell Out. All you need is a PayPal or Google Checkout account to begin selling tickets immediately. Your money credits directly to your account, so there’s no waiting. Eventbrite collects a 2.5% fee only if you get paidEventbrite makes it easy to promote your musical event and sell tickets online:

    If you still need help getting started, we’ve compiled a few links for you:

    Have you used EventBrite yet?  What do you think about it?  Love it?  Hate it?  Let us know!


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    Nick Daugherty is a singer/songwriter on a journey. He earned more than 120,000 hits in one year on his site NicksJourney.com by using marketing strategies he reveals on his blog “How To Get A Record Deal in 365 Days.” Visit Author's Website.



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