{"id":140,"date":"2013-12-13T05:17:17","date_gmt":"2013-12-12T20:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.peatix.com\/article\/!CDATAsell-out-events-how-to-promote-ticket-buying-on-your-website"},"modified":"2015-05-12T03:52:18","modified_gmt":"2015-05-12T07:52:18","slug":"sell-out-events-how-to-promote-ticket-buying-on-your-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/sell-out-events-how-to-promote-ticket-buying-on-your-website\/","title":{"rendered":"Sell-Out Events: How to Promote Ticket Buying on your Website"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Having a website and a ticketed event but not selling tickets on your website would be like having a car and a cliff but not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iUy_61hkGPM\">driving the car over the cliff.<\/a> Here are some tips for how to do just that (ticketing through your website, not the car thing), as inspired by event organizers themselves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Place an event banner with your event page\u2019s URL on your website.<\/strong> For optimum visibility, place the banner either at the top or at least on the front page of your website.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.peatix.com\/images\/blog\/Promotion_-_Ticketing_First_Page_Banner.png\" alt=\"Front page banner\" width=\"630\" height=\"428\" \/><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/theamazingtoybox.com\">The Amazing ToyBox \u201cChristmas is Here\u201d Concert<\/a><\/center><strong>2. Create a dedicated webpage for ticketing information and include a \u201cticketing\u201d tab on your website.<\/strong> This makes it clear where your audience should click for tickets.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.peatix.com\/images\/blog\/Promotion_-_Ticketing_Page.png\" alt=\"Evil Empire\" width=\"630\" height=\"342\" \/><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.evilempire.asia\">The End of History<\/a><\/center><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.peatix.com\/images\/blog\/Promotion_-_Ticketing_Page_2.png\" alt=\"Ticketing Page Download\" width=\"630\" height=\"342\" \/><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/thedownloadfestival.tumblr.com\">The Download Festival<\/a><\/center><strong>3. Direct traffic from your website to your ticketing page by including links to your Peatix event page.<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; Links to multiple events<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.peatix.com\/images\/blog\/Promotion_Ticketing_Links.png\" alt=\"Links Evil Empire\" width=\"630\" height=\"359\" \/><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.evilempire.asia\">The End of History<\/a><\/center>&#8211; Visible link to \u201cGet Your Tickets\u201d at the top of your website<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.peatix.com\/images\/blog\/Promotion_-Ticketing_Page_3.png\" alt=\"Connected Women\" width=\"630\" height=\"239\" \/><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/connectedwomen.org\">Connected Women: Powering Women in Business<\/a><\/center><strong>4. Add a <a href=\"http:\/\/help.peatix.com\/customer\/en\/portal\/articles\/398026-how-to-use-the-widget-for-promotion\">Peatix ticketing widget<\/a> to your site.<\/strong> Attendees can purchase tickets straightaway!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.peatix.com\/images\/blog\/Promotion_Ticketing_Widget_Peatix.png\" alt=\"Peatix\" width=\"630\" height=\"462\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Login to your <a href=\"http:\/\/peatix.com\">Peatix<\/a> account.<br \/>\n&#8211; Click the \u201cPromote\u201d tab in your dashboard.<br \/>\n&#8211; Customize your widget according to size and color<br \/>\n&#8211; Copy the code and paste it into your web page. Now sell tickets directly from your site! #Magic.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.peatix.com\/images\/blog\/Promotion_Ticketing_Widget_Download.png\" alt=\"Widget download\" width=\"630\" height=\"486\" \/><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/thedownloadfestival.tumblr.com\/ticketing\">The Download Festival<\/a><\/center><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.peatix.com\/images\/blog\/Promotion_Ticketing_Widget_Phocus.png\" alt=\"Phocus\" width=\"630\" height=\"379\" \/><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/phocus.com.sg\/workshops\/practical-photography-basic-course\/\">Phocus Photography Workshops<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having a website and a ticketed event but not selling tickets on your website would be like having a car and a cliff but not driving the car over the cliff. 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