Before you start accepting registrations online, run through the checklist below to make sure you are ready.
Step 7: Get Ready for Registrants
| Have you... | What to do | |---|---| | Tested your forms? | Run through the registration process several times, making sure there are no errors. | | Tested your forms? | If you are using multiple forms, check all forms. | | Tested your forms? | Be sure to test all scenarios to make sure that all areas of the form work correctly. | | Tested your forms? | Make sure the form open and close dates correspond to the same dates you wish to enable people to register. | | Tested websites? | Make sure Websites display the correct information. | | Tested websites? | Spell check. | | Tested websites? | Make sure all links work correctly. | | Tested links from external Web sites or e-mails? | Make sure the links work. | | Tested links from external Web sites or e-mails? | If you encounter any errors while clicking links you've placed in your external Web site or e-mail invitations, troubleshoot them before publicizing them with your potential attendees. | | Decided who will monitor registrations? | Pick someone in your organization to login to Certain on a daily basis and check on the registration data you are collecting. | | Tested payment processing? | If you are using PayPal or other online payment processing for credit cards for your event, run through an actual credit card payment. | | Tested payment processing? | Check to see that the money appears in your merchant bank account. | | Tested payment processing? | This will ensure that the complete e-commerce setup is working correctly. | | Made sure that attendee info is showing up properly? | When you run test registrations through the forms, make sure the details are showing up on the Registrations tab inside Certain. | | Made sure that attendee info is showing up properly? | Review the details and become familiar with the process of finding and editing registration data. | | Been trained? | Certain Software offers free, weekly training over the Internet to help you become familiar with Certain. |
After your event is ready, proceed to Step 8: Go Live.