{ "version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1", "title": "BadgeCheckr blog", "home_page_url": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/", "feed_url": "https://badgecheckr.com/feed.json", "language": "en-US", "items": [ { "id": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/speed-up-event-check-in-line/", "url": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/speed-up-event-check-in-line/", "title": "How can event organizers speed up the check-in line during the busy first hour of a conference?", "summary": "Turning the front table into a fast lane so the morning rush does not sour the whole event.", "date_published": "2026-09-03T09:00:00Z", "image": "https://badgecheckr.com/assets/blog/speed-up-event-check-in-line.jpg" }, { "id": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/print-event-badges-on-site/", "url": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/print-event-badges-on-site/", "title": "What are the benefits of printing event badges on site instead of pre printing them all in advance?", "summary": "Why printing a badge at check-in beats sorting boxes of pre printed names for a smoother door.", "date_published": "2026-09-03T09:00:00Z", "image": "https://badgecheckr.com/assets/blog/print-event-badges-on-site.jpg" }, { "id": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/track-session-capacity-conference/", "url": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/track-session-capacity-conference/", "title": "How do organizers track session capacity so a popular conference talk does not become overcrowded?", "summary": "Watching how full each room gets so you can manage a packed session before it becomes a problem.", "date_published": "2026-09-03T09:00:00Z", "image": "https://badgecheckr.com/assets/blog/track-session-capacity-conference.jpg" }, { "id": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/run-multiple-check-in-stations/", "url": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/run-multiple-check-in-stations/", "title": "How can a large event run multiple check-in stations at once without checking anyone in twice?", "summary": "Keeping several doors in sync so a busy event opens fast and every arrival is counted just once.", "date_published": "2026-09-03T09:00:00Z", "image": "https://badgecheckr.com/assets/blog/run-multiple-check-in-stations.jpg" }, { "id": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/handle-walk-up-event-registration/", "url": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/handle-walk-up-event-registration/", "title": "How should an event handle walk-up attendees who never registered before arriving at the door?", "summary": "Adding a new attendee and printing their badge on the spot so late arrivals do not jam the line.", "date_published": "2026-09-03T09:00:00Z", "image": "https://badgecheckr.com/assets/blog/handle-walk-up-event-registration.jpg" }, { "id": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/measure-real-event-attendance/", "url": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/measure-real-event-attendance/", "title": "How can organizers measure real event attendance instead of relying on registration numbers alone?", "summary": "Why arrivals data tells a truer story than sign ups, and how to capture it as people walk in.", "date_published": "2026-09-03T09:00:00Z", "image": "https://badgecheckr.com/assets/blog/measure-real-event-attendance.jpg" }, { "id": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/event-check-in-weak-venue-wifi/", "url": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/event-check-in-weak-venue-wifi/", "title": "What happens to event check-in when the venue wifi is weak or drops during the busy morning?", "summary": "An honest look at how connection quality affects check-in and how to prepare for a shaky network.", "date_published": "2026-09-03T09:00:00Z", "image": "https://badgecheckr.com/assets/blog/event-check-in-weak-venue-wifi.jpg" }, { "id": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/reusable-badges-vs-printed-badges/", "url": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/reusable-badges-vs-printed-badges/", "title": "Should a recurring event use reusable badges or freshly printed badges for each attendee arrival?", "summary": "Weighing cost, speed, and experience to decide how your recurring event should handle badges.", "date_published": "2026-09-03T09:00:00Z", "image": "https://badgecheckr.com/assets/blog/reusable-badges-vs-printed-badges.jpg" }, { "id": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/prepare-check-in-team-before-doors/", "url": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/prepare-check-in-team-before-doors/", "title": "How should you prepare and train a check-in team before the doors open on event morning?", "summary": "Getting your volunteers ready so the first rush is handled with calm confidence, not confusion.", "date_published": "2026-09-03T09:00:00Z", "image": "https://badgecheckr.com/assets/blog/prepare-check-in-team-before-doors.jpg" }, { "id": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/qr-nfc-barcode-badge-scanning/", "url": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/qr-nfc-barcode-badge-scanning/", "title": "Which badge scanning technology should a mid-sized conference pick between QR codes, NFC chips, and barcodes?", "summary": "QR codes, NFC chips, and traditional barcodes each scan differently, cost differently, and fail differently. Here is how to choose for a conference of a few hundred to a few thousand people.", "date_published": "2026-09-07T09:00:00Z", "image": "https://badgecheckr.com/assets/blog/qr-nfc-barcode-badge-scanning.jpg" }, { "id": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/lost-badge-misspelled-name/", "url": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/lost-badge-misspelled-name/", "title": "What should a check-in volunteer do when an attendee shows up with a lost badge or a misspelled name?", "summary": "Lost badges and bad spellings are the two most common desk interruptions at any event. A clear script keeps the line moving and the attendee happy.", "date_published": "2026-09-07T09:00:00Z", "image": "https://badgecheckr.com/assets/blog/lost-badge-misspelled-name.jpg" }, { "id": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/attendee-data-on-badge/", "url": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/attendee-data-on-badge/", "title": "How much attendee data should an event badge actually carry once it gets scanned at the door?", "summary": "A badge can hold a single ID number or a full contact card. Carrying less is usually safer, faster, and easier to explain to attendees.", "date_published": "2026-09-07T09:00:00Z", "image": "https://badgecheckr.com/assets/blog/attendee-data-on-badge.jpg" }, { "id": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/continuing-education-attendance-scans/", "url": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/continuing-education-attendance-scans/", "title": "How do you prove session attendance for continuing education credits using badge scans at the room door?", "summary": "Accrediting bodies want evidence that a professional actually sat through a session. Door scans can provide it, but only if you design the process for audits rather than just for counting.", "date_published": "2026-09-07T09:00:00Z", "image": "https://badgecheckr.com/assets/blog/continuing-education-attendance-scans.jpg" }, { "id": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/multi-day-badge-rescan/", "url": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/multi-day-badge-rescan/", "title": "When should a multi-day conference re-scan badges every morning instead of trusting the first day check-in?", "summary": "Day one check-in tells you who picked up a badge. It does not tell you who came back on day two. Whether to re-scan depends on what you need to know and who is watching the doors.", "date_published": "2026-09-07T09:00:00Z", "image": "https://badgecheckr.com/assets/blog/multi-day-badge-rescan.jpg" }, { "id": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/exhibitor-lead-retrieval-scanning/", "url": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/exhibitor-lead-retrieval-scanning/", "title": "Why does exhibitor lead retrieval fail so often at trade shows, and how can badge scanning fix it?", "summary": "Exhibitors pay for booths to collect leads, then go home with a pile of business cards and a spreadsheet nobody trusts. Most of the failure is process, and badge scanning can fix the process.", "date_published": "2026-09-07T09:00:00Z", "image": "https://badgecheckr.com/assets/blog/exhibitor-lead-retrieval-scanning.jpg" }, { "id": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/speaker-vip-check-in-lane/", "url": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/speaker-vip-check-in-lane/", "title": "What is the best way to run a separate speaker and VIP check-in without slowing down everyone else?", "summary": "Speakers and VIPs need a fast, quiet arrival, but a special lane can starve the main line of staff and space. Here is how to give both groups what they need.", "date_published": "2026-09-07T09:00:00Z", "image": "https://badgecheckr.com/assets/blog/speaker-vip-check-in-lane.jpg" }, { "id": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/tablets-vs-handheld-scanners/", "url": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/tablets-vs-handheld-scanners/", "title": "How should an organizer decide between tablets running a check-in app and dedicated handheld badge scanners?", "summary": "Both can scan a badge in about a second. They differ in what else they do, how they fail, and what they cost to keep charged and connected for a full event day.", "date_published": "2026-09-07T09:00:00Z", "image": "https://badgecheckr.com/assets/blog/tablets-vs-handheld-scanners.jpg" }, { "id": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/stop-badge-sharing-conference/", "url": "https://badgecheckr.com/blog/stop-badge-sharing-conference/", "title": "What stops badge sharing at a paid conference without turning the check-in desk into airport security?", "summary": "Two colleagues splitting one ticket is the most common form of event fraud, and it is mostly preventable with a few scanning rules and a badge design that makes passing it around awkward.", "date_published": "2026-09-07T09:00:00Z", "image": "https://badgecheckr.com/assets/blog/stop-badge-sharing-conference.jpg" } ] }