Excellent explanation, Sherry. (And, I recognized one of your good examples, so that made me happy.) And I'm with you - mobile bidding is cool, and right for many, but definitely not all silent auctions.
:) (To be honest, though, I didn't even notice what templates I was pulling. I was just pulling examples for teaching moments.) Over the years, I've seen some folks take a well-designed bid sheet, or a solid display, or a good slideshow ... really, all types of event elements ... and they "improve" it. It goes to show that when someone doesn't understand the reason a template is structured in a certain way, they change it without realizing that their adjustment can actually create a new set of problems. It seems like a small thing, but even some minor changes can actually create pretty big problems.
Excellent explanation, Sherry. (And, I recognized one of your good examples, so that made me happy.) And I'm with you - mobile bidding is cool, and right for many, but definitely not all silent auctions.
:) (To be honest, though, I didn't even notice what templates I was pulling. I was just pulling examples for teaching moments.)
Over the years, I've seen some folks take a well-designed bid sheet, or a solid display, or a good slideshow ... really, all types of event elements ... and they "improve" it. It goes to show that when someone doesn't understand the reason a template is structured in a certain way, they change it without realizing that their adjustment can actually create a new set of problems. It seems like a small thing, but even some minor changes can actually create pretty big problems.
thanks, lots of helpful tips!
You bet! Thanks for stopping by -- good luck with your event.