How do you sell a gift certificate for your event?

Open the gift certificates page and start one

Open your event and select Add Gift Certificate.

Note: The page keeps the two kinds in separate tables underneath, so you can see what you already sell before adding another.

Try it

Choose what the certificate is worth

Choose the Gift Certificate Type.

• Ticket: A certificate worth one named ticket type. The person receiving it gets that ticket whatever it costs on the day.
• Amount: A certificate worth a fixed sum. The person receiving it spends it on whatever is on sale, and you offer several sums at once.

Name the ticket a ticket certificate covers

For a ticket certificate, choose the Ticket Type it covers.

Note: Ticket Fairy fills in Item Price (average) from that ticket group, so the certificate is priced from what the ticket sells for rather than from a number you keep in step by hand.

List the sums an amount certificate comes in

For an amount certificate, enter each sum you want to offer, pressing space or enter after each one.

Note: Three or four round sums is usually enough. Every sum you list shows as its own row in the Amount Certificates table, and each can be removed on its own later.

Set how long it stays valid

Set the Duration (months) from the day it is bought.

Note: Long enough that a person given a certificate in December can still use it for next summer. Twelve months suits a venue running all year; a single festival is better matched to the gap between editions.

Save it and check how it reads

Save the certificate, then look at the row it adds to the table.

Note: A ticket certificate lands in Ticket Certificates with its price and duration; each sum on an amount certificate lands in Amount Certificates as its own row.