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