To begin there’s a whole range of cards you can choose to send and for so many different occasions. There’s lots of websites out there where you can send these and Paperless Post is one type website, except that the cards and invites are really customisable and along with being able to choose exactly how your cards and letters look you also have a few other features too. I’ve always enjoyed sending cards and invitations through the traditional post (snail mail), but as times have changed and more of us are online I’ve begun sending e-cards and online invites instead. My Review: A slightly different post from me today – I was asked to try out Paperless Post and I have to say that on the whole, I haven’t been disappointed in what I’ve experienced. *Thanks to Anagram Interactive and Paperless Post who allowed me to try out the service for free. What is it?: Paperless Post is a website where you can send cards, invitations and messages electronically, all customisable and a wide variety of different themes and extras including envelopes and rsvp cards to ‘help people gather easily and beautifully in real life.’ To comment on this article or to suggest an idea for another article, contact Jeff Drew, a JofA senior editor, at or 91.Details: Online customisable stationary company Greg LaFollette, CPA/CITP, CGMA, is a strategic adviser with CPA.com, the commercial subsidiary of the AICPA. If you know whom you'll be inviting and an elegant look is important to you, then Paperless Post is probably best. If your event is by 'open invitation,' you don't know exactly whom to invite and you're counting on social media and a microsite, or if you're charging an admission fee, then Eventbrite is your choice. While Eventbrite and Paperless Post are both solid offerings, they excel at different things. Paperless Post will even print and mail physical cards via a partnership with a third party.

When you're satisfied with the design and the related cost, you enter the guest list with email addresses. As you design your card, the system reports the per-recipient cost in coins. The more you buy, the cheaper they are - from 25 coins for $10 to 1,000 coins for $100. Paperless Post uses a 'coin' system in which you buy coins in packages. Many cards are free, but you must pay for the premium designs and options such as the background or envelope. The interface walks you through each choice step-by-step. The platform includes hundreds of choices. Search for a design by theme, style, color, etc. As with most web platforms, users create an account and begin the design process. Simple, no-frills invites are free while more elegant designs are available for purchase. This platform focuses on the invitation's appearance rather than details about the event. You can promote the event through social media, send out invitations, and choose to make it searchable via most search engines. You also can track the registrations and payments, and issue refunds. Tickets can be offered at a discount for early registration, group registrations, etc. If the tickets are sold, registrants can pay via credit card or PayPal, for which Eventbrite charges handling fees. When tickets are sold for a fee, Eventbrite collects a percentage.

The platform will handle all the details.Įvents that are free for attendees also are free for the organizer. The registration process can gather as much information as you choose. The platform then spawns an event page that allows attendee registration, attendance tracking, etc. Events can be public, private, or private and not searchable, accessible only by direct invite. Here are a couple platforms to consider when you decide to jump into the in-person event pond.Įventbrite is an event-registration platform where you 'create' an event, including the name, purpose, venue, date and time, FAQs, etc. How the event is announced and marketed, how attendees are invited, the registration process, and the general 'feel' of the affair are all as important as the event's content. The underlying commonality is that firms are organizing and promoting in-person group events for loyalty building and general marketing purposes. We have entered the age of sponsored group meetings: seminars, forums, workshops, lunch and learns, etc. Today, they are turning to technology to launch effective in-person gatherings for staff, clients, prospective clients, referral sources, and other influencers. Years ago, CPAs began adopting technology to streamline their practices and improve communication with clients.

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