If you’re ready to create your first sign up, you’re in the right place! It’s time to ditch your paper sign ups, email chains, and phone tag for a much simpler, faster way of organizing your events and groups. SignUpGenius makes it easy to build a sign up in just a few steps. Our tool is easy to use but packed with features to help you plan successful events.
There are a few things to consider when creating your sign up, and a little advanced planning can go a long way. We’ve included some of our favorite tips to help plan your event. Focus on these important elements and add your personal touches to engage your group with a sign up.
Use the Sort by Date format for events where you want to have one or more dates and times on your sign up. For example, in the sign up below, volunteers can register to bring a restaurant gift card one day and deliver meals for the next three days to the King family.
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Other great ways to use the Sort by Date format are creating sign ups for parent-teacher conferences, sports team snacks, carpool schedules, ongoing volunteer opportunities, meeting space reservations, and many more.
The next example shows a sign up with multiple slots on the same day. Notice that this layout doesn’t include the Dates column like the example above. Because all the slots have the same date and time, the Date column is automatically removed, and the date and time will show in the sign up description. This simplifies the sign up, making it easy for participants to choose their slots.
Genius Tip: This sign up format can’t send automatic reminder emails because there are no dates or times assigned to slots. You can still send a general reminder email from the Messages tab of your account.
In this format, your participants will be asked to RSVP. They’ll be required to select yes, no, or maybe and enter the number of guests that will be attending. You can also choose to ask for the number of children attending, as shown in the example below.
If you’d like participants to bring items or handle responsibilities during the event, you can add slots to the RSVP. Participants won’t be required to sign up for a slot.
It’s important to note that this format is built to be a simple way to gather RSVPs. Because of that, it doesn’t have as many features as the other three formats. If you need to ask custom questions, gather payments, or add multiple dates and times, it’s best to choose the Sort by Date format instead.
If you only have a few dates and times, it’s simple to build your sign up manually. We also offer a few helpful automated features that make building larger sign ups a breeze. Choose the Add Time Slots feature to automatically populate time slots of any length. Or choose the Add Recurring Dates feature to duplicate dates and times throughout the week, month, or year.
On our Settings tab, you can select and customize the information that you need to collect on your sign up. Keep in mind that only the name and comment of those who sign up are visible to everyone else. Any other information you collect, such as email addresses, remains private and only the sign up creator can access this information. We also provide the ability to hide names and comments on a sign up as an extra layer of privacy.
Need to add form fields to your sign up and collect some custom information? Our custom questions feature gives you the ability to design and format additional form fields.
On our Settings tab, you can select and customize the information that you need to collect on your sign up. Keep in mind that only the name and comment of those who sign up are visible to everyone else. Any other information you collect, such as email addresses, remains private and only the sign up creator can access this information. We also provide the ability to hide names and comments on a sign up as an extra layer of privacy.
For example, your sign up looks a lot better without ads. Ads allow us to offer a free version of our site. However, we're happy to make ad removal an option for premium subscribers. So, if you don't want your audience to see ads, consider one of our premium plans. We offer a number of other helpful features, such as sign up locking and tabbing. Choose the plan that best meets your needs so that you can maximize your sign up experience.
With these tips, you'll be able to create a sign up that meets your needs and communicates effectively with your audience. The possibilites for planning genius events are endless!
