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Ticket pricing is not only about the number. How you structure prices decides when people book, who books, and how much each booking is worth. Here are seven strategies that consistently move tickets.
1. Early-bird pricing with a real deadline
A lower price for the first few weeks rewards commitment and gives you cash flow early. The deadline must be real: extend it once and every future early-bird loses its power. Announce the end date loudly in the final week.
2. Tiered tickets
Offer two or three clearly different options — standard, premium (reserved seating, the workshop, the dinner) and a concession rate. Most buyers pick the middle option, and the premium tier lifts your average order value.
3. Price in your buyers' currency
If you expect international attendees, price an international tier in their currency instead of making them do the conversion. A visible, familiar number removes a reason to hesitate.
4. Companion and group rates
Many people will not attend alone. A companion ticket — priced for what the second person actually uses — turns one booking into two. For teams, a group rate beats five separate decisions.
5. Discount codes for partners
Give each partner, sponsor or community group its own code. You get a discount you can switch off, and you learn exactly which partner sent which bookings.
6. Decide who pays the processing fee
Absorbing fees keeps the price clean; passing them to the buyer protects your margin. Neither is wrong — but decide deliberately and show the final price before checkout. We compared both in should the customer pay the processing fee?
7. Keep free events free — and still register people
A free event with registration tells you who is coming, lets you plan catering, and gives you a list to invite next time. "Free, but please register" gets you all of that.
What not to do
- Do not drop prices close to the event: it punishes the people who booked early.
- Do not hide fees until the last step.
- Do not offer so many ticket types that people cannot choose.
Putting it together
A strong default: one early-bird window, three tiers, a companion option, and partner codes. With Eventio360 each ticket type carries its own price, currency, early-bird window and limits — and you can see which ones sell in your event analytics.
Sell tickets online with as many ticket types as you need — each with its own price, currency, early-bird price and limit — and mobile tickets that scan at the door.
