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Running events without the spreadsheet
Practical guides on guest lists, invitations, QR check-in, ticketing and GDPR for organisers who run events themselves.
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Eventbrite alternatives for free events (2026)What Eventbrite costs on a free event, what you give up when you leave, and which alternative fits a reception, a lecture or a members’ evening.5 min read
Event registration without TypeformA registration form is the start of a guest list, not the end. Where a form builder stops, what a registration tool adds, and how to set one up in an afternoon.5 min read
QR code check-in for events: how it worksWhat happens between the ticket mail and the green frame at the door, what goes wrong on the night, and how to run the entrance with phones instead of a printed list.4 min read
Guest list management: why Excel breaks at 200 guestsThe spreadsheet guest list works until it does not. The six failures that arrive with size, what they cost on the night, and what a guest list tool changes.5 min read
GDPR-compliant event registration: a checklistTwelve questions an organiser in the EU has to answer before the first invitation goes out: legal basis, the notice, processors, retention, the door and the export.5 min read
Invitation-only events: links, approval, declinesHow to run a closed event without a password page: one personal link per guest, an approval step before the ticket, companions by rule, and declines that are recorded.
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