Entry Thingy vs. Zapplication

After 3 shows of fighting to get what has been promised, we decided to use Entry Thingy instead of Zapplication for our entries for the Fall 2010 Great Lakes Art Fair. So far, we have had very little complaints about the software, as long as the person has some sense of how to work a computer. There have been a few drawbacks on the Administrator side, but not enough to detract from the positives that we are seeing - decreased fees, ability to customize every aspect of the entry form, integrated gallery widget for our website that includes all images and descriptions just to name a few.

The biggest issue we are having is not being able to be on the huge Call for Entries list that Zapplication puts out weekly or to be searched in Zapplication. Granted, the call for entry emails are one of the things that ZAPP kept leaving us off of, so it may not have a large effect. For those of you that do not use Zapplication, how do you get the word out? Also, if you want to try Entry Thingy for yourself, you can always apply for the Great Lakes Art Fair *wink*! :)
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  • I'm also interested from a position of constantly being asked questions and being able to provide answers to both show directors and artists.

    Larry Berman
    Digital Jury Services
    http://BermanGraphics.com
    412-401-8100
  • Hi, I'm interested in hearing your thoughts as the process continues. I co-organize a smaller local show but we've considered using an online application process to simplfy the piles of paperwork on our end - plus we'd like to give our vendors a lower stress way to break into the online jury process.

    As for ways to get the word out - artfaircalendar.com (this site's sister site), festivalnet, facebook,etc. Our state arts council also includes local,regional, and national calls for artists in a weekly email - maybe get in contact with the arts councils/organizations in the great lakes region (or beyond) to see if they will include you?
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