Using Extras in Your Event

No matter what kind of event you might be planning, you’ve probably already thought about what sort of extras you can offer your attendees to make things more memorable. What you may not have realized, though, is that Constant Contact makes it easy to coordinate those extras right from the start.

Here’s how you can give your attendees choices and get a better idea of what you’ll need to have ready:

1. Jump in to edit your Event Settings. (If you're just creating the event, this is the second page of options.)
2. Scroll down to “Are you selling or giving away items at your event?” and select “Yes, I’m offering items”.
   
   
   
   
3. Click Add an item.
4. Type in the item name and decide what the other fields should hold. You’ll notice that you have a few choices to make:
   
   
   • Does the attendee need to pay for the item?
   • How many of the items will you have on hand?
   • How many items can a single attendee order?
   • Do you want to show people how many of the item you have left when they register?
     
     
     
     
   You also have the potential to add other options!
   
   
5. Just click Add options.
6. Fill in the additional choices your attendees need to pick from.
   
   
   
   
7. Click OK when you are done.

It's that simple. So whether you're plotting out your swag, offering a related book or CD, or even just selling t-shirts, you can get accurate counts straight from registration. And that, my friends, makes the whole thing a whole lot easier.

For more information on extras and additions that can help make your event more exciting, check out these blog posts and FAQs:

Support Blog: Get the Most Out of Your Event
Support Blog: Promote Your Event with Social Media
FAQ 4412: Event Marketing Best Practices
FAQ 4146: Promote your Event

Contributed by: Jaime McCall, Knowledge Base Writer, Constant Contact