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Creating a registration site that allows option for an initial deposit to hold attendee space

  • 1.  Creating a registration site that allows option for an initial deposit to hold attendee space

    Posted 12-07-2021 11:13
    We're working on our conference registration site design for next year and want to investigate how people could register and we collect/invoice an initial deposit to hold their space.  Has anyone done this and if yes, do you have any best practices or lessons learned that we could leverage?  Thanks!
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    Michelle McCarthy, CMP
    Program Manger, Client Events
    Paylocity Corporation
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  • 2.  RE: Creating a registration site that allows option for an initial deposit to hold attendee space

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    Posted 12-07-2021 14:17
    I did this for an event we weren't sure if it would happen.
    I had people to pay a partial amount. I asked for $10. You can't set it so they pay no more than $10.

    Once we knew the event was on, I asked people to go back and pay the balance. Usually I ended up paying out the registrations myself.

    As far as a best practice, I'm not sure how I would do it differently. I would have liked the deposit to be $10 and no more.
    The deposit was non-refundable.

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    Steven Schlossman
    Jack of all trades. Master of none.
    BMW Car Club of America
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