1Start at the home page
Welcome to FestApply. This lesson shows you how to get started as an event sponsor. On the home page, find the box called If you run an event, and click Register Events. You can also watch the tutorials first.
Lesson 1 of 11
Getting Started as an Event Sponsor
Create your sponsor account, find your dashboard, and set up your contact details.
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2Create your sponsor account
Fill in the sign-up form. Choose the kinds of events you run, so exhibitors can find you.
3Your name, email and password
Enter your name, your email address, and a password. Use an email you check every day, because applications and messages arrive here.
4Your organization
Add the name of your organization, such as your arts council or promotion company.
5What kinds of events do you run?
Tick the kinds of events you produce. You can change this later.
6Read and accept the agreement
Before you create your account, read the Event Sponsor Participation Agreement. It explains that payments and refunds between you and exhibitors are yours alone, that FestApply charges a platform fee on each transaction, billed weekly on Monday, and that the fee is not refunded if you refund an exhibitor. It also explains that you must report exhibitors who come from FestApply but apply elsewhere. Tick the box to agree. You cannot register without it.
7Create your account
Click the create button. Your account is active right away, and you can log in. When you submit a listing, the FestApply team reviews it before it goes live.
8Your sponsor dashboard
This is your dashboard. On the left is your menu: My Events, Help Desk, Listing views, To-Do List, Mailing and Texting, Outside applications, Billing History, SMS and Payments, Settings, and Help and Tutorials.
9Start a new event
When you are ready, the new event button starts your first listing. We will do that in the next lesson.
10Your contact emails and phones
Further down is your contact card. You can keep more than one email address and phone number.
11Add as many as you need
For example, add the chairperson, the treasurer, and a hotline. Give each one a label.
12Show in listing, or just notify
For every address, choose whether it is shown on your public listing, and whether it receives notices, such as new applications. A private treasurer address can receive notices without being shown.
13Save your changes
Click save, and your contacts are updated everywhere.
14Change summaries
In your account settings you can choose how often you receive a summary of changes to your events, so you always know what happened.
15Payments
To collect application fees, open SMS and Payments. The Getting Paid lesson shows you how to connect your payment account and how weekly billing works.
