Tutorial: How to build a ticket sales website with WordPress and TicketTailor

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Tutorial: How to build a ticket sales website with WordPress and TicketTailor

Creating a website for your event – or recurring events – is a great way to seamlessly sell tickets from your very own corner of the web. It also helps give your event brand a professional feel, and provides you with a place to publish updates and useful content for your attendees.

If you’ve done a bit of research and have decided on WordPress as your website platform of choice – keep reading. Below, we link out to some fantastic tutorials that guide you through every step of building a ticket sales site using WordPress and Ticket Tailor. The benefits of doing so include:

  • Your website is fully integrated with your Ticket Tailor account, and all ticketing activity.

  • You can house all your ticketing activity, content production and event info in one place.

  • Customers don’t need to leave your website to buy tickets – meaning it’s easier to keep them engaged and upsell to them.

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6 examples of festival websites that work brilliantly

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6 examples of festival websites that work brilliantly

Your festival website has a pretty big job to do. It needs to convey practical information that’s super easy to digest, as a starter for ten. But it also needs to communicate a feeling – to give potential attendees’ a glimpse of what your festival’s all about. Most importantly of all, it needs to provide the perfect portal for you to sell tickets online – thick and fast, preferably! 

Don’t worry: this is all actually much easier than it sounds. The truth is, a festival website doesn’t have to be overcomplicated, or even designed by a professional.

You just need to be sure to stick to a few simple principles. And it doesn’t hurt to seek out a little inspiration first, too. On that note – here are some quick tips for creating a killer festival website, with six brilliant examples to get your creative juices flowing. 

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10 Beautiful Squarespace templates for events

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10 Beautiful Squarespace templates for events

Squarespace has become one of the most widely respected publishing platforms around thanks to its sleek design principles and simple, intuitive process. The creativity and innovation of the Squarespace team can be seen in everything from their easy-to-use logo maker to the robustness of the platform itself.

Event organisers looking to up their game with a beautiful website can choose from a wide range of stunning custom templates, ranging from single page portfolios to multi-layered themes offering flexibility and customisation.

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Sell tickets online using PayPal

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Sell tickets online using PayPal

Thinking about selling tickets online using PayPal? Seems like a good idea in principle – but there are quite a few downfalls. In short? You’re better off using a ticketing site with low fees – say, starting from 20p ($.026) per ticket (check out Ticket Tailor’s pricing here). Better yet, use one that integrates with PayPal.

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NEW: Add-ons are here! Start selling more than event tickets

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NEW: Add-ons are here! Start selling more than event tickets

Your most requested feature (ever) has just launched! You asked for Add-ons, and our tech team has delivered.

Our new Add-ons feature means you can now sell merch and services on top of event tickets to create unmissable experiences and boost revenue. So whether it’s pre-show programmes, interval ice creams or that festival-T-shirt-that-everybody-wants, it’s now possible.

Keep reading to find out: why add-ons are just the ticket (‘scuse the pun) to supercharge your events; how to create Add-ons in your Ticket Tailor account; and see some real life examples from our community of Eventrepreneurs.

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5 super easy Valentine's fundraising ideas

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5 super easy Valentine's fundraising ideas

Why should I host a Valentine’s day fundraising event?

Fundraising for your charity or community group can be really effective when your events are fun and familiar to your audience.

When love is in the air, people are on the lookout for novel presents or activities to do with their partners, so Valentine’s day is the perfect time to experiment with different ways to raise money for your charity or club.

Linking your charitable events and activities to an existing celebration is a great way to drive interest, raise money, and raise awareness.

We’ve rounded up 5 easy fundraising ideas you can try out this Valentine's season:

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#TheatreMonth D.I.Fri: 4 Ways to Ensure Your Show Takes the Spotlight

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#TheatreMonth D.I.Fri: 4 Ways to Ensure Your Show Takes the Spotlight

Is it that time of the week again already? Well that’s great, because we love Fridays at Ticket Tailor, mostly because we can bring you our latest D.I.Fri tips! Here are 4 ways to make sure your show doesn’t take a back seat and shines bright in that spotlight!

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How To Sell Tickets Online To Your PTA Fundraiser

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How To Sell Tickets Online To Your PTA Fundraiser

For anyone involved in PTA fundraising, you'll know that it can time-consuming and frustrating getting your tickets sold. Why not take away the stress and sell your tickets with Ticket Tailor? Read our our 5-step guide below on how to easily sell tickets online for your PTA fundraising events.

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