Frequently Asked Questions

Why use The Guest Register? How Does It Work? What Will Our Site Contain?
Why use The Guest Register?
  • How much does a class reunion website cost?

    Cost of your site is $349 — regardless of class size, a one-time charge. A year of hosting is required when you sign up. Your monthly hosting fee is based on the number of people in your class. See cost schedule below. You may keep the site up as long as you wish. Simply sign up for the number of months/years that you would like. Be sure to review our suggestions below on how classmates can sponsor months and otherwise help defray this cost.

    Hosting Fees

     

    0-300 Classmates

    $10/month

     

    301-700 Classmates

    $12.50/month

     

    701 +

    $15/month


     

    Cost for a Class Website of 250 People with The Guest Register

    Item

    Unit Cost

    Cost

    One time Site Cost

     

    $349.00

    12 Months Hosting

    @ $10.00

    $120.00

    TOTAL COST

    -

    $469.00



    Cost for Using Other Class Reunion Websites

    Item

    Unit Cost

    Cost

        250 Classmates

    $39.00*

    $9,750.00


    * 12 month subscription per classmate.

    Ask about adding a secure bulletin board chat room to your site for an additional $25!

  • How is The Guest Register different from the others?

    The Guest Register offers more functionality than most competitors – usually at a lower cost. Use your site to coordinate your reunion as well as to keep classmates in-touch between reunions. The Guest Register allows all classmates to post a photo and biography and update them as often as they wish. You will find that sites not only charge each classmate upwards of $36 per person per year, but they do not offer much more than a way to email your classmates.

    With The Guest Register, you can easily create a site with as many pages as you need. (No web development experience is necessary. We make it easy!) Classmates can post all of their contact information and you have access to it all without needing to purchase a premium membership or spend any money. The Guest Register allows you to upload photos, post all events and even collect payment from your classmates. No more cashing checks and managing all the payments as they come in. The Guest Register will process all payments through our secure credit card system and send a check to the reunion organizer on a monthly basis.

  • Who will be able to view our Class Website?

    All Class Websites are password protected so that only those in your class can access your site. Classmates can choose whether they want their contact information posted or not. If they do choose to share it on the website, they can be assured that only those who know the site Event Number and Password will be viewing the site.

  • How will our Class Reunion Website increase attendance at our reunion?

    As you know, it can be challenging to locate some classmates. Once you have set up your unique Class Reunion Website at The Guest Register, word will travel quickly through your class. People will find the site as they hear about it from their friends and then you won’t have to find them! Also, pre-reunion jitters affect many classmates before the big event. Reunions can be intimidating. As classmates read the bios of their friends and are actually able to contact them before the reunion, they become more comfortable with the idea of showing up at the event. Traditionally, the number of attendees at reunions declines as the years go by. You can prevent this by creating one spot where classmates know to go each time the reunion year rolls around.


How Does It Work?
  • How do I get started?

    Be sure to view the How It Works section on our site for a concise, easy-to-understand overview of how the service works. After you have filled in the Sign Up information, we will set your site up and contact you with your unique Event ID Number and Password. With this information, you can begin setting up your site. No need to have any web experience, our tool makes it easy! If you need assistance just call us. You can upload your school logo, accent your site with your school colors, post all reunion or other activities, upload graduation or other past or current photos, and so much more!

  • What information do I need to provide?

    We simply need a contact name or two along with your school name to get started. From there it is up to you. Post all of the information that you wish to share with your class. You may include reunion dates, times, directions, photos, fun facts from your graduation year, yearbook photos, classmate contact info, volunteer lists, whatever you like…

  • When is the best time to put our site up?

    Before a Reunion
    We find many classes post their site several months to a year before their reunion — in time to use the site as a “meeting ground” for the class to find out information about an upcoming reunion, register for events and make payments.

    Between Reunions
    Other classes get through their whole reunion and then realize how much easier the planning would have been if they had a website. They will set the site up after the reunion and include all the contact information that they worked so hard to attain. They then communicate to their class members that they can keep their contact information up-to-date until the next reunion. (This greatly simplifies finding people for the next reunion.) Your classmates can even stay in touch with each others’ updates by requesting an email when specific classmates update their bio.

  • How can we use the site to recruit and organize volunteers?

    You can create a custom page using our proprietary WebBuilder functionality. You can list all of your volunteer needs on this page and request that classmates email you if they are interested. As classmates volunteer, you can post their name to the appropriate task on the page.

  • We just had our reunion. Why is it a good time to create a site now?

    When classes discover our service after our reunion, they often want to sign up right away. What a great place to post the photos from your recent reunion! This gets your classmates to the site and helps you get a jump on your next reunion. As you already know, planning a reunion is a time consuming task. Collecting classmates' contact information alone can be overwhelming. Using The Guest Register as a central database that classmates can access every time their contact information changes, ensures that the next reunion will be much easier to plan. Also, after a reunion many classmates are excited to stay in touch. The site gives them a place to access the contact information of their friends at any time.

  • How long can we keep our class reunion website up?

    You may keep your site up as long as you wish. We give classmates an easy place to keep in touch and up-to-date on each others’ lives even if they can not keep in close contact. Many classes keep their sites up for years so that each reunion they have an up-to-date database with which to begin. It also gives classmates a place to check periodically from year to year for reunion information.

  • How secure is our Class Reunion Website?

    All Class Websites are password protected so that only those in your class can access your site. Classmates can choose whether they want their contact information posted or not. If they do choose to share it on the website, they can be assured that only those who know the site Event Number and Password will be viewing the site. Soon we will be adding a feature that allows the reunion planner to determine whether they would like to give other classes from their school access to their Class Website. We use Verisign state of the art secure technology to process all credit card transactions, so your classmates can be assured that paying online is safe and secure.


What Will Our Site Contain?
  • What can we post on our class reunion website?

    You may post anything that you wish on your class reunion website. Most classes include the details for all class reunion events. You may also add your school mascot, school colors, photos from the past or present, reunion volunteer needs, fun facts from your graduation year, class survey, classmate accomplishments of note, whatever you wish to share with your class!

    Your classmates each have their own page on your site where they can post a bio and current photo. You may also choose to include their graduation photo as part of their bio.

  • Can we collect payment for events on the class reunion website?

    Yes, The Guest Register is one of the only Class Reunion Websites that offers a secure payment functionality that you can utilize to collect up-front payment for events. Simply post the events that you wish classmates to pay for along with their cost and we will collect credit card payments for you. You can check RSVP and payment reports online at anytime 24x7 so that you always know who is planning to attend and who has paid. We will send you a check each month for the monies collected.

  • Can we display photos on the site?

    Yes, you can display graduation photos, old yearbook photos, old snapshots as well as current photos and photos from your recent reunion. The site accepts .jpeg and .gif files. If you do not have access to a scanner for non-digital images, you may mail up to 35 photos to us and we will scan and upload them for you. If you would like us to scan and upload classmates’ graduation photos from your yearbook, these will not be counted in your total. (While we will take every precaution to return the photos to you in their original condition, we can not guarantee this.)

  • What information can classmates put on the site?

    Classmates may post any biography information that they wish to share from basic contact information (name, address, phone, email) to a brief narrative about their life. Classmates find it fun to look up where their high school friends have landed. Knowing more information on certain people often makes it easier to get over those pre-reunion jitters and often increases attendance!

  • Can classmates use the site to stay in-touch between reunions?

    Yes, classmates can access the site at any time to reference any classmates' contact info and bio. (The only exception to this is if a classmate decides that they do not wish their information to be viewable on the site for privacy reasons.) One unique feature that The Guest Register provides is the ability for classmates to elect to receive emails when specific classmates update their bios.

  • Does The Guest Register offer privacy protection?

    Yes, your data and that of your classmates is viewable only by those who have been given your Event Number and password. Classmates can dictate whether their contact information is viewable on the site or only accessible by the reunion organizer. The Guest Register does not rent, sell or in any way share any contact information with any other sources. Please see our privacy policy for more information.

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