The Ticketable blog
Selling event tickets without fees, explained.
17 Jun 2026 · 6 min read
How to Sell Gift Vouchers for Your Activity Business or Experience
Gift vouchers bring in cash up front and win new customers. A practical UK guide to selling vouchers for an activity venue or experience — what to sell, expiry rules, VAT and redemption.
16 Jun 2026 · 7 min read
How to Take Bookings for Holiday Clubs and Summer Camps (UK)
A practical guide to taking online bookings for holiday clubs and summer camps — per-day capacity, sibling bookings, consent and medical details, deposits and illness refunds.
12 Jun 2026 · 7 min read
Event Refunds and Rescheduling: How to Set a Fair Policy
How to write a refund and rescheduling policy for your event or class that protects your revenue, stays on the right side of UK consumer law, and keeps customers happy.
11 Jun 2026 · 7 min read
Online Booking for Activity Venues: Why It Matters & How to Start
Why activity venues — inflatable parks, soft play, escape rooms, climbing centres, workshops — need online booking, and a practical guide to getting started without big fees.
11 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
QR Code Ticket Scanning: How to Run a Fast, Stress-Free Door
How to run quick, smooth QR-code ticket check-in at your event — no special hardware, what to prepare before doors open, and how to keep scanning when the venue has no signal.
11 Jun 2026 · 6 min read
How to Sell Out Your Event: 9 Tactics That Work
Selling out isn't luck. Nine repeatable tactics — early launch, smart pricing, a shareable page, your own audience, honest urgency and a frictionless checkout — to help your event reach capacity.
11 Jun 2026 · 7 min read
Event Planning Checklist: Everything to Sort Before You Sell Tickets (UK)
A practical UK event-planning checklist — from venue, licences and insurance to ticketing, promotion and the door — so nothing important gets missed before you go on sale.
11 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
Should You Pass Booking Fees On to Your Customers?
Absorb the booking fee or add it to your buyers' total? A clear look at the trade-offs — and the third option that removes the question entirely.
11 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
How to Switch Ticketing Platforms Without Losing Your Data
Moving to a cheaper or better ticketing platform is simpler than it looks. A step-by-step guide to switching — exporting your data, moving one event at a time, and keeping your audience.
11 Jun 2026 · 6 min read
How to Promote Your Event and Sell More Tickets
How to promote your event on any budget — start early, make sharing effortless, use the right channels, create honest urgency, and keep your audience for next time.
11 Jun 2026 · 6 min read
How to Price Event Tickets (Without Putting People Off)
A practical guide to pricing event tickets — how to set a price from your costs and goal, use early-bird tiers, and avoid letting booking fees inflate what your buyers actually pay.
11 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
0% Commission Ticketing: How Can It Be Free?
How does free, zero-commission event ticketing actually work — and where's the catch? A clear explanation of how 0%-fee platforms make money and what to check before you trust one.
11 Jun 2026 · 8 min read
How to Run Your First Event: A UK Beginner's Guide
A practical, step-by-step guide to planning and running your first ticketed event in the UK — from budgeting and ticketing to promotion and checking people in on the day.
11 Jun 2026 · 6 min read
Eventbrite Alternatives UK: 7 Better Options for 2026
The best Eventbrite alternatives for UK organisers in 2026 — from genuinely free, 0%-fee platforms to low-cost options — and how to choose the right one for your event.
11 Jun 2026 · 6 min read
What Are Ticketing Fees? How Booking Fees Actually Work
Booking fees, service fees, platform fees, card processing — a plain-English breakdown of every fee on an event ticket, who pays it, and which ones you can actually avoid.
11 Jun 2026 · 7 min read
Best Free Event Ticketing Platforms in the UK (2026)
An honest look at the best free and low-fee ticketing platforms for UK organisers in 2026 — what "free" really means, who charges what, and how to keep the most of your ticket revenue.