Great for all types of events: personal or professional
What drew me to Guestboard is that I can use it for all types of business events. I'm an online tutor and course developer. I plan to use it to setup mini-webinars events for the students on my email list.
And what I like about this tool is that it streamlines all communication and event planning in one place,
--- Pros
The admin pages are fast and load super smoothly. The UI is modern and a joy to behold. And the UE is well thought out.
After registering for an account, in just 3 simple steps, I had my first even scheduled.
Step 1: Select type of event
Step 2: Select an image as the event poster
Step 3: Enter event details
- Date format is in USA format. Please could you add other global formats, e.g., the UK date format 12/02/2021?
- Location selection is mandatory. But my events will all be virtual. I wonder if 'location' can be made optional? Or even better if we could select 'event type = in-person OR virtual'?
- After adding my custom branding, I selected my widgets.
- Adding a video chat linked to my event was easy. The video chat worked perfectly. I like the ability to enter the video chat room 10 mins before my guests so I can get setup. Plus the ability to force everyone to start muted is great.
- Building a schedule is a breeze. I was able to limit the number of guests to any number I chose.
-- Multiple agenda items can be added; each item can have it's own guest list and will only be shown to a specific guest list.
-- I hate manually adding schedule items so the ability to import a schedule via CSV is great. If you have a website you can also embed your schedules on any external website to show the schedule and your site visitors can RSVP right then and there. How is easy that!
I sent invitations to my guests. In the email body it listed my personal name whereas I would prefer my brand name to be displayed. Can this be changed?
The Sponsors widget is a good addition. But, personally I would prefer a widget where we could highlight our own company's products.
--- Cons
- The site doesn't appear to use a CDN. Please consider adding a CDN which will give an equally fast web experience to my students across the globe.
- CNAME would be wonderful. Please consider adding CNAME in the near future on a per-company and per-event basis.
- It would be fantastic to have a real-live chat widget where users can react to other users' messages. This would take Guestboard to another level.
Overall, I'm very impressed! It's clear that Peter, the owner, is deeply committed to Guestboard and has poured his blood, sweat, and tears into developing this app. He's also done a great job in patiently answering our questions. I have faith in him and in the future of Guestboard. I will definitely recommend this app to my network. In conclusion, if you want to streamline all your communication and event planning in one place, stacking this deal is a no brainer.
Thanks!
Peter_Guestboard
May 9, 2024Wow, this is full of great suggestions - many thanks!
(For the mandatory event location remark, you're right - we should add a differentiator between in-person and virtual. Most people simply write "online" or "virtual" as the location, but we can make this a clearer experience.) :)