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Whether you’re just starting out or a seasoned pro, this is your go-to library of expert insights and step-by-step guidance. All you need to grow fast and plan like a pro.
How to Start a Festival: Practical Tips for 2025 Organizers
Festivals are where creativity meets logistics. In this article, I’ll share the three most important steps to starting your own festival in 2025, plus free resources from Eventbrite to help you dig deeper.
How to Sell Tickets Online for Your First Event
Selling tickets online doesn’t have to be complicated. Here’s how to get it right — plus a free guide from Eventbrite to help you start strong.
How to Sell Out Your 2025 Event (Without Wasting Money on Ads)
Discover how to sell out your 2025 event without overspending on ads. Learn why Eventbrite is the go-to ticketing platform for new planners, plus get free guides on event marketing and ticket sales.
Why Simple Templates are the Secret to Powerful AI
AI works best with structure. That’s why Event Kit’s Word, Excel, and PowerPoint templates are the perfect foundation — no subscriptions, no glitches, just clear systems that AI can build on.
Quick Start AI Guide: Using Copilot or ChatGPT (with Event Kit templates)
Use AI to customise your Event Kit templates faster. This AI prompt guide shows how Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT can help you draft, format, and complete your event planning docs with ease.
AI Prompt Library: 60+ Event Planning Prompts
Want to use AI in your event planning? This Prompt Library shows event professionals how to use Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT with examples for run sheets, budgets, risk registers, and more.
Why Most Event Timelines Fail—the Free Fix Hiding in Your Run Sheet
Most event timelines don’t work—and it’s costing you time, clarity, and control. Learn the insider fix hiding in your run sheet and get the free template used by real event pros.
Event Planning Mistakes to Avoid
From unclear event briefs to last-minute planning decisions, these common missteps can derail your event before it starts.
Designing Events with Purpose
Great events don’t just look good. They’re designed with intention. Here’s how to make sure yours has meaning.
Conference Planning Checklist: What Experienced Planners Still Miss
Here’s the conference planning checklist you didn’t know you needed.
Your Ultimate Conference Planning Checklist
Planning a conference? You need more than a to-do list. You need a system. Here’s your go-to conference planning checklist.
How to Create an Event Budget (Without the Stress)
Planning an event budget can feel like guesswork, but it doesn’t have to. Here’s how to build a smart, realistic event budget.
Make Your Corporate Event Stand Out
In this article, we share practical ways to make your corporate events stand out — from clarifying your USP to choosing the right venue and inviting industry influencers. Plus, you’ll get a free guide from Eventbrite with proven strategies from professional event creators.
A Site Map Without Utilities? It’s Just a Poster
This is your reminder to create your site map as a tool, not just as a pretty picture.
What’s Always in My Car? Event Emergency Kit Essentials
I always keep an emergency event kit packed and ready to go. It lives in my car, quietly waiting to save the day.
Best Marquees and Portable Generators for Market Stalls & Food Stalls
Discover the best marquee and generator for market stall setups. DIY your event gear with ease.
DIY Event Decor Ideas on a Budget: Yes, It Can Look Amazing
Discover easy event decor and styling ideas on a budget and learn how to decorate an event space yourself—affordable, stylish, and stress-free.
Planning a DIY event? You Might Just Love Amazon
Planning a DIY event? Planning last-minute event with a tight budget? Bookmark this DIY event planning checklist with Amazon links.
Big Budgets vs. Big Ideas: Winning at Brand Activations
How can you complete against big budgets? The answer is simple: creative innovation. We share cost-effective tactics for brand activations.
Event Safety: Understanding the ‘Why’ Behind the Rules
When it comes to event safety, what’s more important: knowing all the rules or understanding why they exist? Too often, safety training relies on checklists, listing out potential risks and responses.