Ten years ago, online registration barely existed. If
you wanted to register for an event, you were limited to faxing or mailing in
your registration form, a time consuming process that was prone to mistakes.
Today, online registration is still in its infancy. Many events rely on fax or
mail-in registrations, or some form of quasi-online registration that harnesses
few of the advantages offered by the internet.
However, some companies and event planners are
starting to reap the benefits of full-service online registration. These
services can essentially automate the entire registration process for the event
organizers and the registrants, making for a more user-friendly and convenient
experience, as well as providing significant savings in cost and
time.
The online registration provider consults with the
event organizer as to what information needs to be collected on the registration
form. The form is then created and made available on the internet. Registrants
are sent a link to this form and they simply fill out the required fields on the
form and submit it. They can also pay for the event using a secure and trusted
credit card system. All of this information is automatically organized and
stored in an online database that the organizer can then access and manipulate
anywhere, anytime.
ePly Services is a complete online event registration service that covers
every phase of the online registration process: form planning, design,
programming, testing, payment processing, refund management tools, registration
limits and tools to gather all the reports you want so you can focus on what you
do best: planning the actual event.