Following the Purple Trail to Party Planning – Giveaway

How many parties do you think you plan and host each year? 

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For me there are birthday parties (kids and adults!), holiday get-togethers, a beginning of Summer bash, a wow-I-can’t-believe-Summer-is-over-sendoff, an Oscar Event, odd baby and wedding showers and well, any number of ‘just because I want to’ BBQs, wine tastings, meal makings and other shindigs.

 

So, because I know you love a good party as much as I do – I have something to share with you – the newest, coolest, classiest way to plan your party and send out invites online.

purpletrailboxWith hundreds of designs to choose from and customize, PurpleTrail is leading the way to elite party planning.  

Here are the highlights:

*You can personalize invites with your own photos
* There are NEVER ads ANYWHERE on your invites (so no wrinkle cream display on your pool party invite!)
*Guests aren’t required to create an account to RSVP
*You can send invites via email, text or Facebook
*You can import your address book info
*Track all emails sent, opened, and forwarded
*Schedule messages or reminder emails to certain guests
*Plan recurring events and meetings

You can even make your event a paid one – sell tickets! Purple Trail allows you to collect money through PayPal – fantastic for fundraisers!!

invitevarietyIn addition to these services, Purple Trail is packed full of articles that can help you to with all kinds of party planning – baby showers, birthdays, BBQs, etc.  They even offer suggestions for invitation wording.

OK – so, I haven’t even gotten to the best part.  Are you ready?  3 things:

First of all - initial service is available for FREE.  That’s right, F-R-E-E.  When you sign up for this level, you can send up to 75 emails per event and up to 500 emails per month.  You are also guaranteed – NO ADS!

Second – the Basic Plan is only $9.95 for an entire YEAR.  This includes up to 250 emails per event and 1000 a month. Of course no ads – and up to 25 credits for sending SMS text messages. You can also take advantage of animated themes, exporting your address book, and collecting payments

Third – and best of all – Purple Trail is giving away a Basic Membership to someone just like you!  All you have to do is visit their site, and post a suggestion here:  what would you like to see most from on online invitation service?  Can’t wait to see what you have to say!

So, if you only ever host small events, the free service is probably ideal – but imagine the possibilities if you plan conferences, regular business meetings, or huge family gatherings!

Additional membership levels include all of the listed perks plus extras like increased guest and email capacity as well as printable game options.

And finally, because I can’t resist a company that is working to make our world a better place, I must share something with you.  In addition to working towards their business goals, the folks at Purple Trail never lose sight of their social goals.  All employees dedicate 10 percent of their working time to helping non-profit organizations with event management.(parties, fundraisers, etc.)

How fantastic is that?

Giveaway runs until Saturday, April 25th at 11:59pmCST

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  • http://www.glasshalffullgal.blogspot.com Glass_Half_Full

    This is a great idea and service! I’m not entering because I craft my own invites (regardless the event, LOL) and I don’t want to take away from a great venue for so many people!

    I know some Mom’s who would love this! I’ll try to get them to check it out!

    Thanks!

  • http://www.halfpinthouse.com Megan

    I just went to sign up and tried to make an invitation. I got a “Mac support coming soon” message and it wouldn’t let me create anything, so my obvious suggestion would be to get on that fast. I can’t be the only Mac Mama around here!

    *grin*

  • Jae

    I’d love to win this! It’s not only a great GREEN idea (saving paper and all that stuff) but it also sounds like a great tool to manage events. I would like to see it be able to interact with Outlook or other calendar type option or maybe an online checklist of things that need to be done before the party/event.

    Thanks for the opportunity!

  • susan varney

    what a wonderful idea mverno@roadrunner.com

  • cassandra

    Great giveaway! I would love this!

  • Hope

    I would love this. I love hosting parties and getting people together. This is such a great idea!!!

  • Djp

    sign me up

  • Cynthia Mercado

    This seems to have most anything you would need for invites. I really like that they have a way to keep track!

    mercsmercado at yahoo dot com

  • Erma

    I would love the chance to win, thanks.

  • Veronica Garrett

    I would like to see a listing of local resources such as bands, venues that can be rented. Maybe these could be listed on the site. It would be nice if reminders od events could be sent.

  • http://auriette.blogspot.com Auriette

    I work in a community theatre, and I’d love the chance to try this service for free. It might be something that could work well for our shows and events.

  • Lily Kwan

    I would like the ability to add music to evites/ecards.

  • Janet

    ty 4 the entry in the awesome giveaway:)