| As part of your event planning you should | | | | service like Direct Nic, see The |
| seriously consider registering a special | | | | registration costs as little as 15 USD per |
| event domain. That should in fact be the | | | | year and you can set up a f*ree website |
| first step for your planning of any event. | | | | without any extra costs. This web hosting |
| | | | company allows you to upload 20 MB of web |
| Whatever it is: - your big wedding event - | | | | pages on the free account just for your cost |
| any other big family event - a festival - a | | | | of the domain name registration. That is more |
| course / training event - a celebration event | | | | than enough for most event websites. Just be |
| in your local community - an international | | | | careful with the graphics, including |
| seminar or conference event - a campaign | | | | pictures. All the graphics have to be |
| event / promotion event - a school class | | | | optimized for web use for the lowest possible |
| event. | | | | file size. This shouldn't give you any |
| | | | problems. |
| It is much easier to find a proper domain | | | | |
| name for an event website than for a | | | | What to use event domains and event websites |
| permanent website. | | | | for? |
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| In many cases you can use the formula: or | | | | In your event planning make use of your event |
| ...Net or with a national domain like | | | | website to tell about: - What is the |
| ...co.uk | | | | background of the event? - If it is a special |
| | | | event, then why is it a special event. - |
| You can use the formula: or for your | | | | Where and when and for whom? - Will it cost |
| wedding event or | | | | something and how to register to participate |
| | | | in the event? - Are you expecting presents - |
| You can use this formula or similar ideas for | | | | other things guests have to prepare for? |
| domain registration for all events of any | | | | |
| kind, whatever it is special events or annual | | | | The website after the event should also be a |
| event or more frequent events. Think of: | | | | part of your event planning. |
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| A course day for training: | | | | Most visitors will use the event website |
| | | | after the event, so remember that in your |
| A sports day: and so on for all events. | | | | planning. |
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| If your event is an ongoing event, year after | | | | You can post photos from the event - this is |
| year, (I don't think of your wedding!) and | | | | a very popular aspect of any modern event, so |
| you can get a really good domain name, then | | | | plan for that. You can incorporate the photos |
| register this domain name, and use it year | | | | on your event website or you can link to a |
| after year for the annual event. | | | | special service that makes it easier for you |
| | | | to upload the event pictures after the big |
| This is fine for the branding of the domain | | | | day. I have put some of the best offers |
| name, as well as for the re-use of printed | | | | together here and some services are f*ree: |
| material, internet links etc. | | | | |
| | | | You can highlight special messages, lessons |
| Remark, that you can write the domain name of | | | | learned, info for further work, cooperation |
| the event in different ways, using capital | | | | and event planning - may be try to coordinate |
| letters to make the domain name more | | | | all events after the common big event? |
| readable, as the capitalization of the | | | | |
| letters in the domain name doesn't matter. | | | | I am sure you have many more ideas already to |
| Only if you refer to specific pages other | | | | be included in your event planning - just |
| than the home page you need to have an exact | | | | remember for all events - plan in time, that |
| match for the letters. This is one of the | | | | makes everything much easier for yourself and |
| good reasons, too, to go for a completely new | | | | for other event participants. |
| domain name. | | | | |
| | | | And, PLEASE, don't close down your successful |
| You only get help from the domain name | | | | event website just a few months after the |
| registration if you also set up a website. | | | | event. Visitors will first arrive in numbers |
| | | | to websites after some time. |
| In the big picture to register a domain and | | | | |
| to have it hosted is a very little part of | | | | Lesson: If possible, include in your event |
| the expense for all events. | | | | planning some years of hosting of your event |
| | | | website and keep your event domain as long as |
| If you are really on a shoestring consider a | | | | you can. |