Benefits of an Online Event Calendar
for Small Businesses
A few years ago, having an online calendar was expensive and out of reach for most small businesses. With everything being web-centric, an online calendar can be part of your website, and if you use WordPress, it is easy as a plugin to install.
Online Calendar Options:
- Monthly Calendar View
- Events as Posts (like a blog)
- Sell Tickets To Each Of Your Events
- Create Links To Your Events For Your Social Media Accounts
Benefits To An Online Event Calendar
- Maximize Resources
- Track Bookings/Tickets
- Generate Revenue Through Ticket Sales
- Collect Emails for Future MarketingÂ
- Easy Event Management Tools
What is the cost?
If you are using WordPress, event calendars plugins are free. If you choose calendar plugins with premium options, there may be a nominal annual fee. And if you are not using WordPress, you may select a calendar SaaS (software as a service), and they start at about $50/month.
How Difficult Are They To Use and Install?
I have found that the WordPress calendar plugins work very similarly as posting a blog, you add the content, add the start date, add the venue, and publish. For the more advanced options like selling tickets, you may need to understand creating a button on PayPal.
How to get started?
Go to the plugin repository on WordPress and search “Event Calendar” install the one that looks right for you.
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