Love concerts but hate buying tickets! This 'love-hate' theme is common to any person buying tickets for any kind of event - cricket match, a football tourney, a marathon, a rock show or a charity event. People cringe at the thought of standing in line for hours, only to find out that the tickets are ‘sold out’ when they reach the front of the line. In fact, if your target audience is city dwellers, I am sure you have been asked if you have an online ticketing option. The fact is most of us, have gotten used to the simplicity and convenience of booking online. The common feeling is 'if you can book a movie ticket online' why not a concert ticket or a match ticket?

If you are already online, I'm sure you have seen an increase in your attendance numbers. If you are not online and are still hesitant about going online, you should consider the benefits that going online.

The Benefits

Online Ticket Sales 24 x 7: Normally, when you setup a ticket counter, you have strict time constraints. For example, your ticket counter will be open from 9 to 12 in the morning and then 7 to 9 in the evening. These time restrictions make it difficult for people to purchase tickets. With an Online Ticketing solution, you launch your ticketing process online and make it possible for interested parties to buy tickets at anytime - day or night and from anywhere in the world.

Accept Payments in Real Time: Email bookings and phone blockings create a double jeopardy scenario, where the ticket is blocked and you can't sell it without risking an overbooking but there is a chance that the attendee 'doesn't show' and you lose out on revenue. With an Online Ticketing solution, you can secure each ticket sale with a real time payment.

Tip: Make sure to select an Online Ticketing solution with a wide variety of payment options to capture attendees from all walks of life.

E-invites & Other Communication: An Online Ticketing solution is not only a way to sell tickets and collect payments. Many online ticketing solutions come with in-built communication tools. You will be able to send out e-invites to inform your audience about your event in the pre event stage, stay in touch with your attendees post event and even, find out what events they will be interested in attending.

Reduce Workload: An Online Ticketing solution comes with a range of online management tools that will automates many of your time-consuming tasks such as report generation, thus, reducing your workload and freeing up more time for other activities.

In short, an Online Ticketing solution that will enable you to manage almost all aspects of your pre, on-site and post event tasks easily and directly online. Interested individuals will be able to book tickets at their own convenience without leaving their offices or homes. You will be able to design tickets quickly and easily, send out e-invites, track ticket sales, collect payment directly online and more. Plus, you can alleviate attendee ticketing booking hassles, reduce your workload, speedup timelines increase your attendee numbers and enhance attendee satisfaction by launching your ticketing process online.