This guide walks you through setting up and managing your venue profile on the Meeting & Event Planners Guide. Allow about 15–20 minutes the first time through.
1 Create Your Account
- Visit the Venues page and click the blue Add Your Venue button (or click Sign Up here).
- Fill out the registration form. Choose Venue/Hotel as your account type.
- Click Sign Up at the bottom.
2 Log In
- Once approved, click the Login link at the bottom left of any page and sign in with the email and password you used during registration.
- You'll land on your dashboard. From the left sidebar, click Venues to see your venue list.
- Click Add Venue if you don't have one yet, or click on the green action button to edit if you already have a venue listed.
3 Details Tab
This is the heart of your profile. Most fields on this tab appear at the top of your public page.
- Venue name, address, city, region — appears in the header and on the Venues listing page.
- Email & phone — the email receives quote requests via the “Get A Quote” button and the “send a message” button. The phone shows on your public profile.
- Website — a direct link to your own site.
- Logo — click Upload Logo. Use a JPG or PNG ideally 250×200px. The Croppie tool lets you crop & zoom; click the saved image to re-adjust.
- Description — your sales pitch. Tell the story of your property and why it's a great meeting or event venue. Mention special offers if you have any. The Summernote editor supports bold, lists, and links.
Click Next/Save at the bottom right when done.
3 Features Tab
- Toggle on the amenities your property offers (Wi-Fi, parking, A/V equipment, accessibility, etc.). These power the venue search filters.
- Set your food & alcohol options.
- Click Next/Save.
4 Media Tab
Great photos and video sell the property — this is where you upload them.
- Video Links — click the + button, choose YouTube/Vimeo/Other, paste the video ID (or full URL for "Other"), and toggle On. You can keep multiple videos and switch which one is active.
- Photos — click Choose File, select an image. Ideal size 800×560px, JPG or PNG, max 2MB, landscape orientation. Use RGB (not CMYK). Drag photos to reorder.
- Hero banner — click the star on any photo to use it at the top of your profile. Multiple starred photos rotate as a slideshow. Best with landscape photos.
- Files — upload PDFs (under 5MB) like floor plans, proposals, agreements, catering menus, etc.
- Banner Ad — if you're a paid banner advertiser, upload a 250×200 JPG/PNG and set a website link. Banners appear on the homepage during your purchased run.
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5 Social Tab
- Paste full URLs to your Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X (Twitter), YouTube, etc. Icons appear on your profile only for the platforms you fill in.
- Click Next/Save.
6 Spaces Tab
- Add each individual meeting/event space (ballrooms, breakout rooms, outdoor areas) with size, dimensions, ceiling height, and seating capacities for theater / classroom / banquet / reception.
- Use the + button to add each space; drag to reorder.
- Click Finish when complete.
The Spaces table is one of the most-used features by meeting planners — complete it carefully.
7 Final Review & Going Live
- Once you have completed your profile and are ready for it to go live on the site, email the address below to turn it on for you.
- You can also click the Submit to Go Live button at the top of your profile editor to send a request automatically.
- You can come back any time to edit any tab — subsequent saves go live immediately.