Friend, what's good? I hope your week is inspired and productive.
I received an email from a subscriber who was wondering which online ticket vendor to use for her upcoming live stream. Yes, the world is coming around to the fact that they should fu#kin pay to enjoy online concerts! We must remind people that music has value.
Sell tickets to your livestream shows (and your socially distanced live shows) by using online ticket vendors and formatting the confirmation email to contain a secret url to YouTube live.
Which platform to use? There are lots to choose from, but here are three of the most popular, and a breakdown of what they cost:
TicketLeap is $1 + 2% per ticket sale.
BrownPaperTickets is $0.99 + 5% per ticket sale.
EventBrite is 3.5% + $1.59 per ticket sale.
TIP: consider passing the cost of the fee on to the buyers. The people attending your event are used to paying ticket service charges and they're most likely the type of people who will support you enough that they're happy to pay an extra dollar or so.
Have fun and be sure to let me know if you have an upcoming event! I'll share it.
// James
PS - I aim to keep this current, so if you notice any updates to these platforms’ pricing, leave me a comment!
