High quality card stock

That’s the foundation upon which we build our high-quality Raffle Tickets. Card stock is, of course, paper, but it differs from printer paper or newspaper, by virtue of being heavier, thicker, and more durable. However, it is lighter and more flexible than cardboard.

Card stock is measure in grammage, which describes the weight of one square metre of a particular stock. Generally speaking, the grammage of paper deemed of card stock quality lies between one hundred and three hundred grammes per square metre.

Your choice of card stock will depend on several factors: your intention for the product and the impact you need that product to produce. For quick prize draws, you will probably choose a lighter-weight stock. For Raffle Tickets, 220 will work. If you will be selling tickets over a long period of time, and you expect supporters to hang on to their tickets over a space of days or weeks before the draw, you may choose a 300 gramme stock, for an impressively heavy ticket.

We recommend Adagio pastel as a background for your black and white tickets. Color-tech words well for colour tickets, as does Mega-Silk. You can choose coated or uncoated tickets, but all our tickets have a smooth finish for a professional look and feel!

So don’t worry! We know the difference between paper and cardboard. Rest assured that your Raffle Tickets are top of the line, no matter what paper you choose to print them upon.

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Where will your money go?

Your initial out-of-pocket cost in ordering your Raffle Tickets may be as low as fifteen pounds, meaning that you will spend no more than six p per ticket. That same ticket will sell for a minimum of fifty p (or, if you are feeling ambitious and have some brilliant prizes to offer), as much as two pounds! Are you ready to reinvest that thousand percent return on your investment? Where? How?

Most fundraising falls into four basic categories:

• Education Schools can always use a little more money for special programs. Printing your own Raffle Tickets in support of education at any level is a smart idea. With an army of adorable little salespeople, you can easily persuade donors to help raise money for new art supplies, athletic equipment, or field trips.
• Nonprofit Charitable organisations are subject to economic whims. While some benefactors will always give the same amount, others will donate less or not at all when their finances take a hit. Charity raffle draws are an easy way to make up the gap in less profitable years, or top off the coffers in prosperous times
• Theatre Most people enjoy live theatre, but do not realize what it takes to keep a small theatre viable. One easy way to generate excitement about a play or other theatre project is to hold a raffle in conjunction with the show. It’s a superb way to remind fans about your group while drawing a larger crowd.
• Music For bands, musicians, and promoters, the days leading up to a huge gig or record release can be tense and uncertain. Obtain added exposure for the launch when you print Raffle Tickets and offer them for sale, along with publicity materials that promote the music. Make sure you’re seen as well as heard when you sell Raffle Tickets

Athletic clubs, popular business, museums, and local governments can all find success selling Raffle Tickets as well. Wherever the money goes, you can print your own Raffle Tickets, resting assured that will only a little extra work, you can recognise a maximum benefit.

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Before you print your own Raffle Tickets you must have something to print upon them. That’s the law! Your Raffle Tickets must specify the top three prizes being offered to your supporters. In the past, this column has devoted pages to the consideration of honest, legitimate prizes: objects and services you may be able to obtain, which people will want to pay money to gamble on winning.

But suppose you’ve exhausted your valid options? You’re no longer welcome at the charitable car dealership, the socially minded art-collector’s, the business-like pet groomer? What if no one wants to help your cause?

When you’re all out of options, we present to you

Irreverent Prizes for Desperate Fundraisers*

• Take my spouse, please! What? She keeps saying she wants to get out more often! They do it on reality TV. Specify time limits if you want him/her back.
• No one said anything about new! If your car is worth less than your monthly loan payments, consider that an old clunker might be worth fifty pence to someone
• What’s behind door number two? Time to clean out the attic. Great-grandmother’s collection of rusty spoons, a pram with three wheels, that pile of antique hubcaps on your neighbor’s lawn: stuff it into an unmarked box and sell chances at the unknown mystery prize (specify no returns).
• Kid friendly Your children clamor for a sense of independence! Offer it to them by selling their unique skills in a draw. Tiny hands are brilliant at cleaning out tight spaces like gutters! Or, your immobile couch potato kid can put his skills to use working as a coffee table.
• Fabulous-ish Trying to get out of that family or high school reunion? Offer up your identity for one night. Winners get to visit exotic locales and meet new people, while inheriting a whole new set of problems to make them feel better about their own lives. Works best if the event includes an open bar.
• Please include head shots at time of purchase Have you a copy of Photoshop? Winners receive a set of lovely doctored holiday snaps proving they’ve been to Majorca, Cairo, New York. All the benefits of holiday with none of the hassle.
• What’s the opposite of fabulous? Can you sing tunelessly, for a long time? Express offensive political opinions? Force your company on others? Do so with a vengeance, then raffle off the ability to make it stop!

Well, thanks for bearing with us thus far! And check back for more silly (and even more serious) suggestions for running the best raffle ever!

* For comic purposes only. Involuntary human servitude and enforced child labor are definitely illegal in the UK. Check local laws or your Gaming Council for other limitations of charity draws.

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After months of nail-biting anticipation

…the big day has finally arrived! I am so very pleased to announce the launch of the new UK Ticket Printing website! Printing ones own Raffle Tickets has never been so easy. If you can browse the Internet, you can navigate amongst hundreds of smart designs for any type of raffle. And the best part? Your Raffle Tickets will be shipped to your door anywhere in the UK, within two days of placing your order!

To get started, you can point your browser directly to our new Raffle Ticket page and search by category. Have you something specific in mind? Our in-site search box can help you locate raffle tickets by specific theme, colour, city, country, or any other searchable term to strike your fancy.

We guarantee satisfaction with every order! Once you approve your proofs, we shall print your Raffle Tickets according to your exact specifications. Having printing Raffle Tickets online for well over a decade, we can assure you of high-quality, low-cost tickets. We print in high resolution with secure barcodes and individual numbering, to keep your draws safe, and our in-house staff of talented designers keep adding new images, so there’s always something lovely for you.

If you want to hold your own private raffle, or organise a large raffle for a charity or other organisation, you’re in luck. Just head over to UK Ticket Printing and get started.

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How loud can you shout?

When you’re throwing your creative and financial efforts into a big raffle drawing, particularly one in conjunction with some other big event, your success is dependent on the number of people who show up! You can’t sell raffle tickets without customers to purchase them, and you won’t have any customers if you’re unable to reach potential supporters.

What can you do to get the word out (aside from screaming yourself hoarse, of course)?

Word of mouth

Yes, I said you shouldn’t do the screaming, but what if your promotion is so marvellous that others can’t help but shout it from the rooftops for you? If you have a splendid idea that others respond to, perhaps you can acquire some viral marketing. Let others spread the word for you.

By post

Perhaps you can’t count on others, but you can count on the postman! If you’re printing your own raffle tickets, why not print a little something for your mailing list, like a stack of postcards or perhaps some elegant invitations, which may be included within a larger mailing?

Hang it on the wall

Haven’t got a mailing list? Looking for a larger audience? Target specific groups with posters and fliers! Also available in designs to match your favourite raffle ticket, you can post these publicity tools wherever you expect to find business.

Virtually yours

Don’t underestimate the power of the Internet. Discuss your raffle drawing details online, through your organisation’s website, on social networking sites, or on a blog. Be sure to include the details and answer questions from any quarter. You may be surprised who you find.

You needn’t spend all your money on publicity. Be creative! Can you convince a television or radio personality to promote your cause on the air? Perhaps you know of musicians who would be willing to plug your raffle to their fans. Clubs and societies may be interested in allying themselves to you, especially if you share charitable interests. And of course, you may have an in-house newsletter, which will provide you as many inches of space as you choose.

What if you held a raffle and nobody came? With these simple suggestions, you need never worry about the answer to that question.

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It’s official!

We have an unofficial launch date for the new site! Whilst I’ve been obsessing over raffle tickets, the legal department have been tying up loose ends, the design team have been putting the finishing touches on Event Kits, and the folks in IT have been making sure everything on the beta site does what it’s meant to do, when it’s meant to do it.

Thus, the unofficial launch date is less than two weeks away!

Of course, there are always complications, so I hesitate to make any promises, but soon enough, there will be a wonderful way to print your own raffle tickets and have them shipped anywhere in the UK! With any luck, this will happen in the second week of April.

Raffle Tickets shall be a great focus of the new site. While we’ll have many lovely Event Kits, you will find more Raffle Tickets than anything else, each with its own theme. You’ll find tickets for:

• Christmas
• Sport
• Holiday
• Nature
• Children
• Regions
• New Years
• And More!

I’ll be sure to post as soon as the unofficial becomes official. In the meantime, may all your raffles be lucrative!

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Maybe it’s your first time?

You may find yourself in a new situation. Perhaps there is a budget shortage and it’s up to you to lend a hand. Can you come through for the people and organization dependent upon your efforts? Certainly, you can, and with much greater ease than you may imagine. Organizing a raffle is much easier than you imagine.

It doesn’t take a financial genius to raise a little money distributing raffle tickets, especially for a good cause. You can do it and we can make it simple for you.

We live in trying times. In the UK and all around the globe, people are finding ways to tighten their belts, and your charity may be feeling the pinch. However, you’ll find that people are eager to help out in little ways, if they can. The purchase of a raffle ticket or two, the expense of a few quid, can help your patrons feels better about themselves while helping you out!

It’s true: giving to a good cause does provide a wonderful sense of accomplishment and self-worth. So don’t worry about how much your community can afford to give. Every little bit counts, and those little bits will add up!

Many people enjoy supporting:

• Schools
• Sport Clubs
• Shelters & Social Services
• Community Theatre
• Arts Programs
• Animal Refuges
• Medical Research

So don’t hold back. You can reach your goal, one pound at a time. Print your own raffle tickets and just see how much the community care.

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You probably want

to earn some money. That’s why you’ve bothered to read this web site. You may be asking yourself, “is selling raffle tickets the answer for my organization?” In fact, whether your group is large or small, raffles are a low-risk venture.

You may not realize that the initial outlay for a raffle is minimal. In general, if you are working on charity fund raising, your only cost will be the tickets themselves. In charity raffles, as in auctions, you should expect donations of prizes and time. You need not spend money on any other aspect besides the actual tickets. (And who knows? Perhaps some angel will buy those for your group as well.)

Now, it may be tempting to pop off down the road and purchase a roll of generic tickets, printed only with a string of numbers. Certainly, you’ll save a few quid. But, you’ll sell fewer tickets. True. Boring tickets garner little interest.

Print your own raffle tickets and you’ll see the difference. You’ll match the images to just the right theme. Consider:

• Seasonal
• Family
• Sport
• Nature
• Cities
• Holiday
• Charity
• Prizes

These are only a few of the exciting and eye-catching possibilities. Pictures of uplifting and interesting subjects certainly are harder to resist than a string of numbers.

If you’re not certain, why not simply check your options on-line? You may be surprised at how many designs and tickets templates you have to choose from. You may be surprised at how lovely and well-designed your printed tickets can be. You may be surprised at how affordable it is.

So, yes, you. You can print your own raffle tickets with minimal hassle. You can save money at the start, and you can make money in the future. Take the plunge!

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If you’re printing raffle tickets for charity

…don’t worry! Everyone wants to help out and link their names with your cause. It’s great publicity for local businesses, so have no fear. Just summon up your ability to talk up your good deeds, tie on your trainers, and take it to the streets.

You’re looking for donations, either of merchandise, gift certificates, or cash. Who are you going to ask?

• the grocer
• clothing boutiques
• day spas
• movie theaters
• animal groomers
• the chemist
• bakeries
• candy shops
• sporting goods stores
• theater groups
• artists

In short, you’re going to ask everyone! If they sell a product or service your patrons might want, they can help you gather some fabulous prizes. For your part of the bargain, you ensure that businesses donating to your cause will receive loads of free and positive publicity that proves they are taking action in the community.

What are you going to do?

• Learn the manager or owner’s name (if it’s not on the Internet, ring up and ask)
• Schedule a meeting
• Look professional!
• Be prepared to discuss your organization and the work you do
• Be prepared to explain the benefits of charitable contribution to public opinion
• Don’t be afraid to ask for what you want
• Don’t be discouraged if you don’t get it

Remember to look through your existing donor list to see if your current patrons happen to be involved in eligible businesses; some folks may be willing and able to give more.

Whew! That’s quite a bit for today. Let’s pick this up later in the week….

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