We may not be able to control Mother Nature, but we sure can be ready for her! Every event organizer most unwanted party crasher is bad weather.  So what steps do you need to take to try to knock out bad weather from overcoming your event? Here are a few helpful tips Ticketbud has for [...]

We have made a major effort to improve the usability of Ticketbud for ticket holders. Today, we would like to announce a new interface exclusively for those attending events! If you take a look, we now have a new option in our menu labeled “Print Tickets”:   If you enter the email address used when [...]

  Organizing any event can be a challenge and stressful, so you can only imagine how it would be to organize an event during SXSW. We were able to sit down with Christina Shipley, founder of LiveVibe Collective,  and get  some great advice and tips on her experiences organizing and hosting events such like The [...]

As a company based in Austin, we’ve grown accustomed to masses of people descending upon our fair city to take part in the various activities and entertainment the city provides. There’s the Austin City Limits Music Festival, bringing the sweet sounds of music to the green grasses of Zilker Park. The Formula 1 races, bringing [...]

At Ticketbud when you setup your event to use Paypal, we utilize their Instant Payment Notification Service. This is a great way to get paid for the tickets for your event. Almost everyone has a Paypal account, and it’s not required to have a Paypal account to complete a purchase. At Ticketbud we listen for [...]

As the new year rolls around, people are becoming concerned about what parties they’ll be attending, what they’ll wear, and who they’re spending it with. No matter what event you attend, we realized that after people have had a couple drinks, they forget what NOT to do. We’ve devised 5 helpful tips of what you shouldn’t do [...]

Have you been holding off on your Christmas shopping? Crossing your fingers that Santa will come and save the day? Even though that would be a sweet deal, Christmas is a couple of days away and I wouldn’t hold your breathe for good old Saint Nick to come and save you. Last minute shopping can [...]

New Years: it’s the biggest party time of the year! Make sure you pack out your party and don’t have an empty dance floor with a few people standing by the bar. Build a buzz around your event, have people talking about your event. Everybody is looking for a party to spend their New Years [...]

Your Guide to Surviving Thanksgiving When you were a kid, your parents assured you that your family was normal. “Every family has an uncle that loves fart jokes a little too much or a cousin that likes to start food fights and snort milk up his nose.” Well, your parents lied. These people are crazy [...]

In the world of event planning it is key to stay organized, be on your toes, and not let the unthinkable happen. Planners out there know that this job isn’t as easy as it looks. What do you do when the party supplies do not arrive on time? What do you do when little Johnny [...]