Google Search

We have recently added Rich Snippets to our Google feed of races, specifically the Microdata feed. This means when runners search for your race on Google and see the RunSignup entry, they will get a nicely formatted search result that includes information on your…

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E-Commerce Data by Traffic Source

We have extended the initial Google Analytics traffic source reporting introduced a couple of months ago to now include e-Commerce data. This means we show you the total checkout $ amount based on where the runner originated. For example, in the data below, the…

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3W Races Case Study

We have a series Customer Case Studies, in which we take your stories and share your challenges and successes as a learning tool for other RunSignUp users.  This 3W Races Case Study focuses on scaling Participant Management, Marketing, and Runner Communication as a growing business.  Overview: 3W Races…

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NC Troopers Footchase 5K Case Study

We have a series Customer Case Studies, in which we take your stories and share your challenges and successes as a learning tool for other RunSignUp users.  This NC Troopers Footchase 5K Case Study focuses on Growing a Small Race through community involvement, alternate participant options, and…

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RunSignup & Google Analytics

RunSignup has just released our initial integration with Google Analytics! This feature is available under your race dashboard under “Promotion” -> “Google Analytics”. This new release will allow you to see the number of page views, and unique visitors that hit your…

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NC Troopers Race Promotion

Here is a cool article about a 300 person race in North Carolina. There are some great ideas in here for any race director. Kelly Stewart, the race director, will be one of our speakers at our RunSignup Users Conference (don’t forget…

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Reserved Entries for Teams

With the release of Teams 2.0, race directors can now set up reserved entries as well as set a total cap for the number of teams allowed. The example on the right shows how a special reservation can be made for either a…

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No Advertising and No Spam

Several races have asked us recently for help in marketing their races.  We offer a number of ways for races to help promote themselves (like giving you free email marketing, providing natural search, Facebook and Twitter integration, the best Mobile reach, integration with Google…

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RunSignup Optimizations for Web Traffic

RunSignup provides races with 4 major ways for races to get the most traffic to their website. 1. Your website! Yes, nearly half of the traffic for registration on RunSignup is coming thru widgets that are actually on other websites. Having your own website…

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Referrals

As any race director knows, the key to increasing your participation is by encouraging people to refer their friends. The other key is having other organizations like the local running store, or running club or Cross Fit Gym list you on their website or…

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