FTLevents.com is a site where organizations in and around the Fort Lauderdale area can list their events in order to gain more exposure and make more people aware of their events and their organization itself. There is just one annual registration fee, and you are able to list all of your organization's events for an entire year. This site allows you to reach people new to the area and also attract locals who might be interested in knowing what is going on in the area. You can list business networking events, charity events, social events, community events, sporting events, and entertainment events, depending on the type of events your organization is holding. Events on the site are able to be viewed by day and category, and they are also searchable by key word and in the calendar. In addition, a daily email is sent to those who have registered their email addresses on the site so that they can receive daily updates and reminders of the day's events.
Event listings on this site should be open to the general public and should target people of specific interests.
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Some examples of organizations who should list their events on this site include:
- A business networking group that has regular meetings and wants to attract new attendees.
- A bar or coffee shop that features live music or regular happy hours.
- A sports team that has games, team events, and ticket sale events.
- A social organization that wants to make its members aware of its events and attract additional members.
- An independent movie theater that has daily film showings.
- A local Mexican restaurant featuring "Taco Tuesdays."
- A theater organization that has upcoming performances.
- A charity organization that is holding a fundraiser or awards event.
- A wine shop that is hosting a public wine tasting.
- A local church that is putting on a festival.
- A comedy club that wants to attract larger audiences to its shows.
- A concert venue that is having upcoming performances.
These are just a few examples of the events that this site is meant to highlight. If your organization is putting on an event in Fort Lauderdale, it needs to be on this site. The site and the daily email update are meant to reach out to as many people in the community as possible.
Best Practices When Listing Events:
- When listing your events, be as detailed and accurate as possible in order to drive more people to your event and organization.
- Include your organization or company logo when registering to help identify yourself.
- You can link your organization logo back to your main website. You can also link your event back to an event page if you have one.
- When linking your event back to your event page, make sure it takes the user to a more detailed description or advertisement for the event. Or, link them directly to the sign-up or ticketing page.
- List your events in the most appropriate event category in order to reach the people you are targeting more effectively.
- In the "About" section, give some additional information that will be helpful to the site users, such as "bring plenty of business cards," or "$20 entry gets you two free drinks and appetizers."
- Only list events for which you are the lead organization. If you are partnering with the lead organization, make sure they list the event under their organization's account.
- List your events as soon as you know the dates and other information. If the details change, you can always update your listing by logging into your account.
- List your events a few weeks in advance so that people can search and find your event in the search field or calendar.
- Do not let your annual registration lapse; otherwise your upcoming events will be removed from the site.
- Increase exposure for your company or organization by advertising on this site.
