Selling event tickets and checking people in with a QR code
From the event page to the door: price, capacity, launch discount, sign-ups and QR check-in, without a ticketing platform.
An event is a block, and also a page
You add an Event block to your page and get two things at once: the card inside your Bink and a public page dedicated to the event, with its own address to share.
On the page you put a cover image, a description, a presentation video, the date and the location — with a map if it is in person, or the room link if it is online.
Price, capacity and seats
You set the ticket price (leave it at zero for free entry) and the capacity. Leave the number empty and capacity is unlimited: useful for online events, less so for a room.
You can choose between open seating and assigned seats. The seat map is a Business plan feature, along with venue management.
The launch window
Instead of changing the price by hand, you set a window: the discount opens a number of days before the event and lasts a number of days. Outside that window the price returns to full on its own.
One rule is worth knowing: the price never drops below what someone who already bought has seen. A discount arriving later should not turn a happy customer into one who feels cheated.
Sign-ups
Every attendee enters the event list with their details and payment status. From there you export the list, send messages, and see who paid and who did not without cross-checking three spreadsheets.
Whoever buys a ticket also enters your client list: at the next event they are no longer a stranger.
QR check-in
If you switch on automatic QR check-in, every ticket carries its own code. At the door you open the scanner from the event dashboard, point it at the code, and the person is marked as arrived.
Otherwise manual check-in stays available: you tick names off the list. It works under fifty people; above that, it becomes the queue at the door.
Being found by people nearby
An in-person event with an address appears on the Explore map, Bink's public section: someone looking for something to do in that area finds it without knowing you.
Upcoming events also go into the site's sitemap, so search engines can index them: the event page is a public piece of content in its own right.
Frequently asked questions
How many events can I keep active?
Three on Free, fifteen on Pro, unlimited on Business. Only active events count: archived ones do not.
How do I receive the ticket money?
Like any other payment: into your connected Stripe account, minus your plan's commission. You are the seller.
Does the attendee get a ticket?
They get a confirmation email with the details and, if QR check-in is on, the code to show at the door.
Can I sell tickets for an online event?
Yes. Instead of an address you enter the room link: it is shown to people who signed up.
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