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March 26, 2010

DoAttend – Manage Events with Ease

DoAttend is an online event registration system set up directly for event managers and party planners. The feature-packed application has all the tools to let users create, promote, and track the guests who’ve registered to attend their events online. Even better, there is no cost for users organizing free gatherings, and only a nominal fee for those collecting paid registrations from event attendees.

In order to use DoAttend, you’ll have to create a new event. Enter a name, description, venue information, date, and time, and your event page will be published using a unique URL provided by DoAttend. From that point, you’ll need to create a custom registration form for guests, and design your own tickets for attendees to print out before showing up at the door. For bigger events, you can choose specific registration types and even collect registration fees from those who are planning to attend. Once that has been set up, you’re ready to go—DoAttend will help you send out invitations from within its site, and you can even promote the event by linking up with various social networking sites to draw an even bigger crowd.

When potential attendees check out your event site, they can register, pay online if necessary, and download their tickets to be printed out in an instant. They can also click to add the event to their Google, Yahoo, Outlook, or iCal calendar, and view a map with directions to the venue location. Event organizers can then track how many people have registered to attend, and even export that information into a .csv file. For busy event organizers and party planners, DoAttend is an amazing system that can streamline the process of planning major conferences and events.

Practical Uses:

  • Create an event page to promote an upcoming musical or play
  • Track how many guests will be attending your party by requiring them to register beforehand
  • Design a ticket that must be shown at the door of an event to gain admittance
  • Sell tickets to an upcoming concert

Insider Tips:

  • Build a tiered system with multiple pricing options for conference attendees
  • Choose a unique URL for your event page
  • Collect money for tickets using PayPal
  • Share discount codes that guests can use when registering for an event
  • Design a printable ticket that features whatever information you choose

What we liked:

  • Despite its many features, the system is easy to understand and use
  • Custom registration forms let you choose which information guests must include
  • Tickets can feature your own event logo—even for those with free accounts
  • Manage ticketing online and receive notice when a certain lecture or event has sold out

What we didn’t like:

  • Once you’ve created an account and logged on, there aren’t many help pages or support options to find answers if a question pops up

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Company Info:

  • Launched: January 2010
  • Privately Held
  • Headquarters: India
  • Founded by: Tenmiles
  • Web site: http://doattend.com

Costs:

  • Free plan for users hosting no-cost events
  • Users requiring paid registrations for events must pay 1.5% per transaction, plus 49 cents per guest

Comments

  1. Thanks for the detailed review. Feedback to add help tips accepted.

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