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Stephen Innovations
Business Systems

Sell Tickets Online Without Handing Over a Commission on Every Sale

A ticketing platform you control — online sales, digital delivery, and validation at the gate, without routing every sale through a third-party marketplace.

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Overview

Third-party ticketing platforms take a cut of every sale

Marketplace ticketing platforms are convenient but expensive over time, and they own the customer relationship, not you. For recurring events or attractions, that adds up fast.

We build ticketing systems you own outright — online sales through your own site, digital ticket delivery, and gate validation, with no per-ticket commission to a third party.

Where things usually go wrong

  • Commission fees eat into ticket revenue on every sale

  • The ticketing platform owns customer contact data, not you

  • Gate validation is manual and slow

  • There's no way to run your own promotions or discount codes

Our Approach

A ticketing system you own, not rent

Sell directly from your own website, keep the customer relationship, and validate tickets at the gate in seconds.

01

Online Ticket Sales

Sell directly from your own website with no per-ticket platform commission.

02

Seat / Slot Selection

Timed slots or seat selection for attractions, transport or performances.

03

Digital Ticket Delivery

QR tickets delivered by email or SMS, no printing required.

04

Gate Validation

Fast scan-and-validate at entry, with duplicate-use prevention.

05

Sales Reporting

Real-time sales, revenue and attendance data.

06

Promotions & Discount Codes

Run your own campaigns without a third-party platform's rules.

Benefits

What owning the platform changes

Keep more revenue

No recurring per-ticket commission to a marketplace.

Own the customer data

Buyer contact details stay with your business for remarketing.

Faster gate entry

QR scanning replaces manual ticket checking.

Run your own promotions

Discount codes and campaigns on your terms.

Who it's built for

Attractions & parksPerformances & venuesTransport operatorsRecurring events

Capabilities

QR ticket generationPayment gateway integrationLaravelVue.jsSMS / email delivery
Our Process

How We Build

A clear, honest process from first call to post-launch support.

01

Discover

We learn your business, workflow and goals before touching a design tool.

02

Plan

Scope, timeline and technical approach, agreed in writing before work starts.

03

Design

Wireframes and UI design reviewed with you at every stage.

04

Develop

Clean, tested code built in visible sprints, not a black box.

05

Test

Cross-device QA, performance and accessibility checks before launch.

06

Launch

Deployment, training and a smooth handover.

07

Grow

Ongoing support, updates and optimisation after launch.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes — many operators run their own system for direct sales while keeping a presence on marketplaces for extra reach.

Staff scan the QR code with a phone or scanner app; the system marks it used instantly to prevent duplicate entry.

Yes, slot-based capacity can be configured for attractions or transport with limited capacity per time window.

No — any smartphone camera can scan the QR codes through a simple validation app or web page.

Tired of losing margin to ticketing commissions?

Tell us your current ticket volume and process — we'll show you what running your own platform looks like.