| The easiest and most effective way to manage your | | | | side of event planning - delegating tasks, sticking to a |
| events today is using web-based event management | | | | budget and maybe keeping a record of what |
| software. If this sounds like it's going to cost you a | | | | happened for those who will be planning next year's |
| fortune then just wait - we have a solution that is | | | | event (or to help you improve on this year, if |
| not only really effective but also 100% free. | | | | possible). |
| Event Software | | | | Ok, so you have a team of volunteers lining up to |
| The event software we recommend for your | | | | help you (oh how we wish most of the time!) and |
| web-based event management is Web 2.0. This is | | | | you need to delegate tasks to each of them. We |
| not only free but you have over 60 different | | | | have included a free task manager tool in our |
| multimedia applications at your disposal to make the | | | | web-based event management system that allows |
| promotion of your event, as well as the different | | | | you to easily manage this and ensure that everyone |
| aspects of management really simple and fun. | | | | knows what they are doing and that they do it. |
| You can create your own promotional web page with | | | | You will notice that we are talking free tools here, |
| photos, video, music and many other elements free | | | | that is because budget is often a very important |
| and easily. Customize it as much as you like to be the | | | | factor in event planning and management and we |
| perfect match for your event. Add a countdown | | | | know that. Our budget manager allows you to easily |
| timer, polls, a comment wall to get people excited | | | | keep track of your finances and what you have |
| and interacting. | | | | allocated to each specific category of expenditure. |
| Once your promotional page is ready then send out | | | | This assists you in sticking to your budget (and even, |
| emails to all those you are inviting and tell them to | | | | perhaps, beating it). |
| respond online. Once they have done so you will also | | | | As for record keeping, this needn't be boring and |
| easily be able to see who is coming, who is not | | | | other people may even be interested in the record |
| coming and who still needs to decide which is great | | | | keeping we recommend. During the event we |
| for working out numbers for catering purposes, | | | | recommend a live video feed being sent to the web |
| printing notes for conferences or anything else where | | | | page, as well as other video clips being taken which |
| numbers coming are important. | | | | will help to record the event for the future. You |
| Not only will you be able to see who is coming, but | | | | should also ensure that plenty of photos and notes |
| your guests will too and they will even be able to | | | | are taken that can also be displayed on the web |
| start networking online before the event. | | | | page. Then when someone (maybe you) needs to |
| Event Management | | | | organize the event next year they can simply go and |
| Apart from promotion, another aspect of web-based | | | | visit the web page and see what a great job you did. |
| event management is, of course, the management | | | | |