Episode 158

158 - Building an Event Website that Converts Ticket Sales - with Francesca Balit

A Trade Show or Event website needs to be way more than a static website if you want to get more Ticket Sales and Registrations. Today we are discussing specific tips, tools and pages to add to your website to max out your registrations and engagement!

Francesca is the Co-Founder & Event Web Specialist at Bbr Web Design & Management and the Podcast Host of The Events Cast. Francesca helps event professionals build and improve their event websites to better market their events and sell more tickets.

We discuss:

  • Features every event website needs
  • Common event web mistakes
  • Why is it so important for you to keep your event website up to date
  • Small, simple changes to improve your trade show website

Francesca's top tips:

  • Start by mapping out a user journey for your website
  • Create a website that speaks directly to your audience and answers to your audiences's questions.
  • Incorporate your event message in the style, the copy and all the elements of your website

Francesca's Top Takeaways:

  • Your website should take your visitors on a unique journey/experience. It is possibly, the first experience they will have with your event.
  • Your event website should be live and relevant all year round.

Get in Touch with Francesca Balit:

Website: https://bbrwebmanagement.com/

Podcast: https://theeventscast.com/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/theeventscast/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/76527036/admin/

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About the Podcast

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Trade Show University for Virtual & Live Events
Value-packed resource for Trade Show exhibitors & producers, and those who run Virtual Events & Webinars. With our passion for shows, we'll help you Get your PhD in ROI.

About your host

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Jim Cermak

Jim Cermak - Podcast Host & "Professor" at Trade Show University - has over 25 years of marketing, consulting and training experience. Plus he has planned, exhibited and attended hundreds of trade shows. His energy and passion for helping companies succeed at their shows is what fueled him to start the Trade Show University podcast.