BISTRO BUDDY v3.6 – Major Platform Update - Vendor Passes & Ticket Sales
🚨 BISTRO BUDDY v3.6 – Major Platform Update
🎉 The Biggest BISTRO BUDDY Update Ever!
This release is packed with fixes, beautiful new designs, more powerful features, and ways to grow your business or event like never before!
✅ Login Bug CRUSHED!
Login with confidence! Our most annoying bug is gone: no more random logouts or lockouts. Stay connected on every device—smooth, fast, and secure.
🏪 Business Listing Setup FIRST
No more wasted time. List your business before even registering a user account! Vendors and sponsors can get started and be visible instantly.
🎫 Vendor Passes & Ticket Sales: Your Event, Your Money
- 💸 Sell tickets and vendor passes directly—just connect Stripe. No waiting, no middleman, your money goes straight to you.
- 🎟️ Any kind of ticket: General Admission, VIP, Early Bird, Vendor—just label and launch.
- 🛍️ Add-ons: Merchandise, packages, and bundles right alongside ticketing!
- ⚡ Instant confirmation for buyers. Funds paid direct to your Stripe account.
- 🔢 Non-seated ticketing keeps it simple. Use sections/labels for access levels.
- 🔓 Premium ticketing features (mobile ticket scanning and more) now in beta.
- 🔗 Payment processor request: Want PayPal, Square, or something else? Let us know!
📱 Next-Level Text Messaging
- 📲 Text yourself event info! Enter your number when contacting an organizer and get all the event details in an instant SMS.
- 🔔 Organizers can send reminders, confirmations, and last-minute changes by text to anyone who opts in.
- 🚚 SMS delivery is fast and reliable, using real carrier gateways.
- 🗓️ Event Name & Date
- 📍 Location/Address (with map link if available)
- 🕒 Start & End Time
- 👤 Organizer or Main Contact Name
- 🔗 Quick Link to Full Event Details
- 📝 Special Notes (weather, parking, important updates soon)
- ☎️ How to Contact/Reply to the Organizer (when available)
🎭 Events: Totally Transformed
- 🔎 Fact Checker: Landed on an old event? Instantly jump to the freshest version.
- 🌟 Star ratings for events & vendors—find the best, trust the ratings.
- 🎪 Participating Vendors, Entertainment, Volunteers & Sponsors all showcased up front.
- 💼 Feature your event for just $20—boosted placement and more eyeballs, right away.
- 👩🔧 Post job opportunities right on the event page for staff, crew, or talent!
👷♂️ Event Job Opportunities: Power Your Event, Support the Community
- 💼 Now you can post job opportunities directly on your event page! Need staff, vendors, setup crew, security, volunteers, or performers? Find the talent you need right in our community.
- 🤝 Job seekers can apply instantly through your event listing. It’s the easiest way to connect with people eager to help make your event a success.
- 🛠️ Full control for organizers: Approve applicants, manage your team, and streamline hiring—all from your event dashboard.
- 🌟 Stand out as a top event by building a professional team and giving back opportunities to our community members.
🛒 Search & Secure Your Vendor Booth Pass—Now Easier Than Ever!
- 🔍 NEW: Instantly search and filter events by booth/pass type, price, and availability. No more scrolling—find exactly what you want!
- 💡 See what's open, what's sold out, and what fits your needs:
- Volunteers Wanted: Opportunities for anyone ready to help.
- Vendor Passes Available: See which booths are still up for grabs!
- Sold Out Vendor Passes: Know your options at a glance.
- 💰 Transparent, upfront pricing:
- Artisan / Craft Vendor Booth: $50.00
- Business / Commercial Vendor Booth: $500.00
- Food Truck / Concession / Catering Pass: $15,000.00
- 🎯 Book your booth in just a few clicks—before they sell out!
From crafts to concessions, BISTRO BUDDY connects you with the right opportunities. Ready to reserve your spot? It’s never been easier or faster.
🚀 How to Start Building Your Event in Our Community
- 📝 Create your Business Listing (now available before user registration for ultimate speed).
- 🎉 Launch your event page—add all your details, images, and start inviting participants.
- 👥 Add participating vendors, entertainers, sponsors, and volunteers right to your event listing for maximum exposure and collaboration.
- 💼 Post your Event Job Opportunities so local talent and experienced pros can apply directly.
- 🎫 Set up ticketing and vendor passes—customize types, prices, and packages.
- 📲 Enable text message features to keep attendees and team updated with important info and reminders.
- 🌟 Feature your event for just $20 to put it in front of thousands more people!
Everything you need to build, grow, staff, and sell out your event—all in one easy-to-use platform. BISTRO BUDDY is your complete event toolkit, powered by our vibrant community!
📩 Smarter, Safer Messaging
- 🆓 Free users: Organizer gets your email only.
- 💎 Paid users: Organizer gets your message and can reply directly from the dashboard.
- 📲 Text confirmations and info now available to everyone who provides a phone number.
📄 New & Improved Contact Forms
- 👀 All form fields visible—no more dropdown confusion.
- 🔒 Carrier choice locks once picked.
- ✉️ All messages sent in plain text for SMS compatibility.
- 🛡️ Messages also routed to our support team for quality assurance.
💼 Business Listings: All-New, All-Better
- 🎨 Completely redesigned look and navigation for every business listing.
- ☎️ Direct contact tools—let clients reach out in seconds.
- 🚀 Fast upgrades, featured listings, and paid options integrated.
- 🌐 Show off your events, deals, reviews, and media in one easy-to-browse space.
- 📊 All-new reporting dashboard: see your stats, messages, and engagement at a glance.
- 📱 Fully mobile optimized—looks great everywhere.
💰 Enhanced Deals Pages
- 🆕 All the upgrades—cleaner design, easy redemption, and faster checkout.
- 🏷️ Sponsor and time-limited deals—stand out and create urgency.
🖼️ Visuals & User Experience: Beautiful, Modern, Consistent
- ✨ Modern, unified button styles and effects everywhere.
- 🖱️ Improved navigation, hovers, and feedback on mobile and desktop.
- 📋 Streamlined layouts for every page, event, deal, and listing.
⚠️ Exit Warning + Facebook Follow Prompt
- 🔗 Leaving BISTRO BUDDY? Get a friendly popup warning so you always know when you’re exiting the platform.
- 👍 Using an ad blocker? You’ll see a prompt to support us by following on Facebook—built right into the popup.
Thank you for being part of BISTRO BUDDY. This is our boldest, most feature-packed release ever—built for you, with you. Even more is on the way very soon!