How do I create coupons for my race?

PaddleGuru lets you create custom coupons so you can give discounts or offer promotions to certain athletes. Coupons only apply to events, not to extras like meal tickets or t-shirt prices.

To add or edit a coupon, navigate to your race Admin page. On the left, under the "Events/Registration Setup" heading, click on "Coupons."

Click "Add a Coupon" to create a new coupon.

Adding a Coupon

The three important elements of a coupon are:

the coupon code,
the discount the coupon grants, and
the total number of coupons available.

Coupon Code

Athletes can add a coupon when they register for your race. The coupon code is NOT case sensitive, and spaces don't matter.

Type of Discount

The "Amount Off" selection will allow you to give a discount of a designated amount. Just enter the "Discount Amount" below and any racer using this code will receive that amount off their registration.

The "Percent Off" selection will allow you to give a fixed percentage off. No matter what the price of registration, this option will allow racers to receive your designated percent off their registration fees when they apply your coupon code.

The "Free" option allows a racer to register free of cost.

The discount (whether an amount, percentage, or free) only applies to registrations, not to the extra items that athletes can purchase. This means that if a coupon fully comps a paddler, but that paddler buys extras, their credit card will still be charged.

Number of Coupons

The "Unlimited Coupons?" option controls the number of coupons available. To limit the coupon supply, select "No" and enter the number of coupons. PaddleGuru keeps track of the athletes that have used a particular coupon, and will stop honoring it once the coupon reaches its limit.

Viewing Coupons

Once you've created a coupon, it will appear on the coupons dashboard. For each coupon, you can see

The coupon code

The number of coupons originally available

The discount amount

The names of athletes that have used the coupon so far

The number of coupons left.

You can edit any existing coupon by clicking the code, which appears as a blue link.