We’ve talked about Why “Free” Venue Directory Listings Aren’t Actually “Free” on some of those other venue marketplaces because they tend to hide your venue on their site, don’t do any push marketing towards your venue, then they will charge you a commission for all leads that your venue generates. Even after you sign up for a paid subscription, most packages do not include leads; they all have hidden booking fees of around 20% or lead commission fees. Packages that do include “Free” leads are often obnoxiously priced, ranging from 3,000 - 5,000 annually or even higher. I’ve seen packages being priced at more than $7,000 annually.
EventUp never charges a commission for leads or booked events at any package level and here’s why:
- EventUp is not a lead generation company, we are a venue directory. We are in the business of introducing corporate, social, and wedding event planners to the perfect venue for their next event. We partner with venues to help market them to event planners that are actively browsing event spaces and planning events.
- All leads that are generated are yours. The event planner is interested in YOUR event spaces and what YOU have to offer. Why would WE take a piece of that action? We have simply created the space for the two of you to meet and begin an event relationship. This also means that you are in control of how you market yourself to our audience of planners. Venue listings with optimized detailed content and high-quality photos tend to see more leads than those that offer little information or bad-quality photos.
- We don’t believe in hidden fees of any kind. Our pricing structure is clear, defined, and guaranteed. You will never pay more than what you have signed up for. All three of our annual listing packages are competitive. Annual payments do include a 10% discount. That’s it. What you sign up for is the total of what you pay.
- EventUp was created to streamline the event planning process and to make it easy as possible for event planners to locate and reserve a venue they could trust for their next event or party. We created EventUp to make it easier for the events industry to succeed and grow, not to take from it.
EventUp offers three package levels, all with affordable pricing.
Our package options have been designed to meet varying budgets and marketing needs. Whether you want to supplement your current marketing and lead generation efforts or if you are a brand new venue that is starting from scratch and has an entire events calendar to fill up - we have a package that is perfect for you.
Interested in becoming an EventUp venue and having your restaurant, hotel, or unique venue exposed to thousands of corporate, social, and wedding planners each day? Connect with one of our listing representatives to learn more information on how EventUp can help market your venue to the most planners and grow your event's business and revenue.
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