If you are working with an online ticket source for your recital tickets you are trusting that company to deliver an excellent product from start to finish. They should be able to set up your social media sharing, graphics, digital seat map, reporting and timelines with very little work on your part. They should provide the best service that not only makes your studio look organized but helps you manage your recital funds, ticket inventory, merchandise orders, social media sales and email reminders.

When considering an online ticketing company for recital, look for these top three things they MUST do:

1-Provide 24/7 online ticket reporting. This means you can log in anytime you like and see studio ticket sales in real time. You should be able to download this data, run your own reports and contact buyers directly. Request a sample of this from your ShOvation Online Ticketing Event Manager.

2-Not crash during peak hours. How robust is this service? Check around, ask their clients if they have ever had a system crash. You want to feel confident that when all 400 family members from your studio are logged in at 9am on a Monday to buy tickets the system you choose will support that load.

3-Have award-winning customer service and sales staff. Your ticket company should handle all your customer service calls for you...and with a smile. This is one of the reasons you chose to go digital, to take away some of the administrative work that goes along with hosting a recital. Make sure there is a customer service line that your clients can call or email to send their questions to. What is your refund or exchange policy? Make sure your online ticket company knows how you want situations like these handled ahead of time.