https://www.pressonetwork.com/ Latest posts from the Presso Network blog en-GB https://pressonetwork.com/blog/stop-making-me-download-your-bloody-event-app https://pressonetwork.com/blog/stop-making-me-download-your-bloody-event-app Tue, 28 Oct 2025 08:36:45 +0000 Event apps are a scam dressed as innovation. Why do you need to download software, create an account, and surrender your data just to attend an event? Spoiler: you don't. Here's why the ticketing industry lost its mind and how simplicity is fighting back. Kristian Papadakis https://pressonetwork.com/blog/keep-97-5-of-your-ticket-revenue-with-presso-ticket-links https://pressonetwork.com/blog/keep-97-5-of-your-ticket-revenue-with-presso-ticket-links Tue, 21 Oct 2025 13:13:06 +0000 Why are you paying 10% to sell your own tickets? You built the event. You did the marketing. But someone else takes the profit, owns your data, and controls your audience. Presso Ticket Links flip the script: keep 97.5% of revenue, own everything. Kristian Papadakis https://pressonetwork.com/blog/why-event-organisers-are-losing-to-ticketing-platforms https://pressonetwork.com/blog/why-event-organisers-are-losing-to-ticketing-platforms Tue, 14 Oct 2025 13:40:13 +0000 You're losing 10% on every ticket, but that's not even the worst part. The real theft? Your customer data, your brand control, and your future — all handed over to platforms that grow richer while you stay stuck. Kristian Papadakis https://pressonetwork.com/blog/own-your-event-marketing-and-sell-tickets-directly https://pressonetwork.com/blog/own-your-event-marketing-and-sell-tickets-directly Mon, 06 Oct 2025 13:35:45 +0000 Stop building traffic for ticketing platforms. Every event you promote sends clicks, SEO value, and customer data to someone else. Learn why event organisers are switching to Ticket Links to keep their audience, boost conversions, and own their marketing. Kristian Papadakis https://pressonetwork.com/blog/why-event-apps-are-rubbish-presso-pea-without-app-downloads https://pressonetwork.com/blog/why-event-apps-are-rubbish-presso-pea-without-app-downloads Tue, 30 Sep 2025 13:18:47 +0000 Download app. Create profile. Verify email. Set password. Just to show a ticket?! Event tech companies are forcing app downloads to harvest your data & boost vanity metrics. Email worked perfectly in 1991, and it still does in 2025. Kristian Papadakis https://pressonetwork.com/blog/why-presso-beats-eventbrite-keep-97-5-of-ticket-sales-uk https://pressonetwork.com/blog/why-presso-beats-eventbrite-keep-97-5-of-ticket-sales-uk Tue, 16 Sep 2025 09:22:54 +0000 Stop losing £4,000+ per event to Eventbrite, Fatsoma & Luma fees. Presso Ticket Links let UK organisers keep 97.5% of revenue with payment links that work anywhere. Kristian Papadakis https://pressonetwork.com/blog/how-to-sell-event-tickets-profitably-with-payment-links https://pressonetwork.com/blog/how-to-sell-event-tickets-profitably-with-payment-links Fri, 12 Sep 2025 09:07:24 +0000 UK event organisers lose thousands to 10% ticketing platform fees. This guide shows how payment links let you sell tickets directly through your website, emails & marketing - keeping 97.5% of revenue while owning your audience data. Kristian Papadakis https://pressonetwork.com/blog/presso-tickets-launch-keep-97-5-revenue-with-1-fees https://pressonetwork.com/blog/presso-tickets-launch-keep-97-5-revenue-with-1-fees Tue, 09 Sep 2025 09:45:34 +0000 When Sarah sold 200 workshop tickets at £75 each, she watched £1,500 vanish to platform fees. Discover why thousands of UK event organisers are switching to a ticketing solution that charges just 1% instead of 10%, delivers payouts in 7 days Kristian Papadakis https://pressonetwork.com/blog/event-ticket-sales-keep-97-5-with-1-fee-platform https://pressonetwork.com/blog/event-ticket-sales-keep-97-5-with-1-fee-platform Tue, 02 Sep 2025 13:48:16 +0000 Discover how smart event organisers are keeping 97.5% of their ticket money instead of giving away 10% to greedy platforms. This one simple switch takes 2 minutes and puts hundreds more pounds in your pocket every event! Kristian Papadakis https://pressonetwork.com/blog/event-app-rfp-mistakes-what-90-of-briefs-get-wrong https://pressonetwork.com/blog/event-app-rfp-mistakes-what-90-of-briefs-get-wrong Wed, 27 Aug 2025 08:56:30 +0000 Most event app RFPs fail because they focus on features instead of outcomes. Learn the 7 deadly sins of event app briefs and discover how to think like an infrastructure commissioner to get better results. Kristian Papadakis