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