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Hosted Streaming on Quicket
Publishing your content as a creator of content, leaves you with an important decision to make: how to monetize it. There are two broad models for making an income as a content creator at the moment – the “freemium” model and the “paid” model. In an earlier blog post, we discussed how some creators are preferring to publish their content … Read More
Introducing QR codes as a way to collect money
As a content creator, you need to find ways to get paid for your content right now, and you need a way to build your audience looking to the future.
The quickest way to collect donations and build your community of supporters
Getting started on a new ticketing system, or using ticketing for the first time can be daunting. We’ve got you covered with our new Event Academy. Getting started on a new ticketing system, or using ticketing for the first time can be daunting. Ticketing could be run in so…
Welcome to the future: Gated Livestreaming
Getting started on a new ticketing system, or using ticketing for the first time can be daunting. We’ve got you covered with our new Event Academy. Getting started on a new ticketing system, or using ticketing for the first time can be daunting. Ticketing could be run in so…
Event Academy: Resources to get you successfully started on Quicket
Getting started on a new ticketing system, or using ticketing for the first time can be daunting. We’ve got you covered with our new Event Academy. Getting started on a new ticketing system, or using ticketing for the first time can be daunting. Ticketing could be run in so…
It’s been a while…
… because we’ve been busy creating some cool content to keep helping you create awesome experiences! We’re just saying hi. Hi! 👋🏾 We miss you. We hope you miss us too. This is a short note to let you know to watch this space over the next few months. We’ve been…
A passport for change: helping Cape Town’s homeless
We’re all complaining about that now very palpable winter chill in the air. For most of us though, relief is only a warm hoodie or a heater away. In contrast, this is not the case for the literally thousands of homeless people living hard in Cape Town. Notably, in the space of…
How to run your door for an event of under 500 people
What to plan for when you’re expecting up to 500 guests to arrive at your event. Running a door involves precision and a whole lot of logistical planning to ensure your guests get inside quickly, happily and with a good first impression of your event (and, of your brand of events)…
#AfricaMonth Bizcommunity Q&A with Quicket
As part of their Africa Month series, Bizcommunity chatted to James Tagg and James Hedley, two of Quicket’s three co-founders and directors. Here’s that Q&A which delves into Quicket’s success so far, the challenges of expanding to the rest of Africa, and how Quicket is doing just that…
Turn your ticket buyers into your promoters the Quicket way
Promoting your event and working within your available budget is certainly a challenge. We know that it often feels as if the things that will really make an impact are too far out of reach from a budget perspective, or that the promotions you are running for your event are throwing…
Liquor Licence GP: A few tips on getting a liquor licence for your upcoming event
The Liquor law and events in the Western Cape: what you need to know. There are a multitude of liquor licences that one can apply for but the one we are going to look at for the purposes of this article is the Event licence. It’s this type of Liquor licence that will enable you to sell liquor…
Making the most of an event registration form: The eventhack too many people overlook
How far is your phone from you at this very moment? Chances are it’s less than 60cm away from you. Or on your desk. Or in your pocket. More than likely, you’re reading this on your phone. We bet it’s the latter. Mobile ticketing is a sure-fire way to improve your event. You’re…
Add value to any free ticket to help reduce no-shows
Increase attendance at your free event using one simple approach: simply increase the value of those free tickets. When people don’t spend their hard-earned money on a ticket to an event, their commitment to that event tends to become particularly low. Even more so should…
Important pricing updates from Quicket
There are some important pricing updates for all organisers running their events through Quicket to be aware of. Keeping reading to find out everything you need to know. 1. Service Fee is now a Booking Fee
Since its inception in 2011, Quicket has tried to provide the…
Confessions of a digital marketer: how big advertising tactics are used to sell event tickets
Advertising used to be a fairly desperate state of affairs. We’d broadcast messages widely across the country using expensive media and hope someone was paying attention. Meantime our clients would stand around in their stores hoping someone would walk in. And the…
Improve your event with ticketing on mobile
How far is your phone from you at this very moment? Chances are it’s less than 60cm away from you. Or on your desk. Or in your pocket. More than likely, you’re reading this on your phone. We bet it’s the latter. Mobile ticketing is a sure-fire way to improve your event. You’re…
The Quicket Image Cheat Sheet: Making your pictures speak for themselves
They say a picture paints a thousand words… Here’s everything you need to know about the image resolution and formats for your events on Quicket. Have you ever wished that all the image specs you need for running your event on Quicket were available all in one place? Well…
“This thing doesn’t work!” 5 ways in which your ticket buyers may be struggling to buy tickets
Some people may struggle to buy tickets to your event due to a couple of simple issues within their control. Here’s how to sort those ticket purchase issues out… As an event organiser, one of the most frustrating things to hear from ticket buyers is that they are struggling to buy tickets…
“Why aren’t people booking tickets to my event?”
Introducing the top reasons why people aren’t booking tickets to your event… So, you’re throwing an event. And you think you’ve got this whole thing pretty sussed. Well, we have two questions for you: 1. How many people visit your ticket sales page or your website each day? And 2…