"We chose you over two other providers because, in our opinion, you offer the most for our money. You're the only one of the three that will custom design our site (vs. working from a template), your price doesn't increase as our number of participants increases, you don't charge a transaction fee, and we liked the look and feel of the sample sites you emailed."
I'm not just tooting Blue Sky Collaborative's horn here. The reasons why this client chose SWEET Online Viral Fundraising and Athon Software may help others as they evaluate their athon fundraising software options. The factors that were taken into consideration were:
- Site design and branding: If your brand is important to you, go with a provider that will protect it and not force you to use lame template designs.
- Fixed cost: this one is a little tricky but the bottom line is if you know how much you will raise and expect your event revenue to grow, don't get caught with a provider that charges percentages and will take your revenue from you. Pay a fixed cost so you know going into the event what your ROI will be. It is a sound long term approach to your event.
- Look at comparables: Definitely always look at other sites created by the vendor and ask how much those cost so you know what to expect and can stay within budget.
Hopefully, we can provide more insight in the days and weeks to come as we are beginning to routinely ask customers why they chose us and why they did not.
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