GIGSTER DIRECT

Already have a client? Get paid properly.

Gigster Direct is professional booking software for event vendors who already have the client. Quote, contract, secure online payment, automatic reminders - zero commission. Your client never needs a Gigster account.

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Built for South African photographers, DJs, musicians, speakers, MCs, videographers, event planners, technical crews, stylists, comedians, content creators and every event professional who manages their own client relationships.

HOW IT WORKS

From quote to payment in minutes

Create your booking

Paste in your email or WhatsApp thread and let the AI fill everything in for you - client details, event info, and your fee. Done in seconds.

Send the invoice

Your client receives a professional invoice and booking agreement by email - no login required. You keep 100% of your quoted amount.

Client pays online

Secure payment via card or EFT. Automatic reminders chase up unpaid invoices so you don't have to.

Get paid & reviewed

Funds are released to you after the event. A review request goes out to your client automatically - building your reputation on every booking.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED

What's in the box

Built to replace the spreadsheet, the Word-doc invoice, and the “just following up” emails.

Quote & invoice

✓AI fill from a pasted email or WhatsApp thread - client details, event info, your fee

✓AI invoice addressing - billing details auto-pulled from a website or email signature

✓Professional invoice + booking agreement PDFs (Pro Plus: your logo and brand colour)

✓Multi-date and extended bookings

✓Optional add-ons that don’t bloat the headline total

✓Custom payment terms and cancellation policy per booking

✓Attach a technical rider

Payment

✓Secure card and EFT in one link - your client picks

✓You set deposit and balance due dates per booking

✓Automatic payment reminders, or send one manually

✓Mark EFT payments as received in one click

✓Transparent card surcharge, disclosed up-front

After the event

✓Automatic post-event review request

✓Re-send manually if the client doesn’t respond

✓Branded review email (Pro Plus)

How you work

✓Send a formal quotation first, OR create a confirmed booking immediately

✓Your client never needs a Gigster account

✓Managers can run bookings on behalf of an artist

In their words

“What you have running at the back end is amazing - having everything happen on the platform makes total sense. The AI touch with invoices makes such a difference. It never dawned on me that it could be used for invoice addressing.”

Andre, The Hilarious Hypnotist

PRICING

Simple, transparent plans

Start free. Upgrade when you're ready.

Free

R0/month

1 free Direct Booking (once-off)

✓Try your first booking free

✓All core features included

✓Professional invoice & agreement

✓Secure online payment

Get started

One account. Run and grow your event business.

Every Gigster vendor account includes all three tools.

Win bookings

Gigster Marketplace

Get discovered by clients browsing South Africa's event booking platform. Gigster finds the client — you deliver the booking.

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Manage bookings

Gigster Direct

Professional quotes, contracts and online payment for your own clients. Zero commission. Your client never needs a Gigster account.

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Grow bookings

Gigster Studio

AI-generated social content built from your actual bookings, enquiry patterns and reviews — not generic prompts.

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Questions, answered

Gigster Direct: questions, answered

What is Gigster Direct?

Gigster Direct is a turnkey back-office booking tool for event service vendors. You use it with your own clients (clients you sourced yourself — not from the Gigster marketplace). It handles quotes, contracts, invoices, online card and EFT payment, automatic and manual reminders, and the post-event review request — all in one workflow. Your client receives professional emails and a secure payment link and never needs a Gigster account.

How much does Gigster Direct cost?

Direct is included with every Gigster subscription. Free vendors get one Direct booking lifetime to try it out. Pro (R299/month) includes 3 Direct bookings per billing cycle. Pro Plus (R499/month) is unlimited. Gigster takes zero per-booking commission on Direct. On card payment the client pays a 4% surcharge (3% PayFast pass-through + 1% Gigster service fee). On EFT, Gigster earns nothing — your client pays you directly.

Do my Direct clients need to create a Gigster account?

No. Your client receives the invoice and booking agreement by email and pays via a secure link. They never need to sign up or log in. They can reply by email to chat with you directly.

How does the AI client-invoice addressing work?

When you create a Direct booking, paste your client's website URL or the email signature from their last message. The AI pulls the client name, company name, billing address, VAT number and contact details and pre-fills your invoice. You can edit before sending. This saves the typical 5–10 minutes of manually copying billing details from a corporate website.

Can I send a quote first, or do I have to confirm the booking immediately?

Either. "Send as quotation" mode emails your client a formal quote with an accept/decline link — they accept on a public page, and the booking auto-confirms. Or you can skip that step and create a confirmed booking immediately (useful when you've already verbally agreed with the client and just need to get the paperwork moving).

How do payment reminders work?

You set deposit and balance due dates when creating the booking. Gigster's system automatically emails the client a reminder 24 hours before each due date, and an overdue notice if the date passes. You can also fire a manual reminder from the booking page at any time. When a client pays by EFT, you mark the payment as received in one click and the system stops chasing.

Can a manager run Direct bookings on behalf of a vendor?

Yes. Managers (registered separately with the MANAGER role) can be linked to multiple vendor profiles. They switch between vendors via a sidebar selector and run quotes, bookings, payments and reviews on the vendor's behalf. Each booking is attributed to the correct vendor for payout purposes.

What's the difference between Direct and the Gigster marketplace?

Marketplace = you get inbound enquiries from clients browsing Gigster; Gigster takes a commission on the client total (10–15% depending on your tier). Direct = you use the same booking infrastructure with clients you sourced yourself; Gigster takes zero commission. Most active vendors use both. Direct is the better fit when you already know the client; marketplace is the better fit when you want new leads.

How do I collect a deposit from my own clients as a photographer, DJ or musician?

Create a Gigster Direct booking: paste your client's details, set your fee, deposit amount and due date. Your client receives a professional invoice and a secure online payment link — they pay by card or EFT. Automatic reminders chase the deposit before the due date so you don't have to follow up manually. When they pay by EFT, you mark it received in one click. Works for photographers, DJs, musicians, speakers, MCs, event planners, videographers, stylists and all other event professionals.

How do I send a professional booking agreement as a freelance event vendor?

Every Gigster Direct booking generates a PDF booking agreement automatically from your quote — service details, event date and venue, your fee, deposit terms, cancellation policy. Your client receives it alongside the invoice by email. The signed agreement is stored on the platform as your legal record of what was agreed. No Word documents, no unsigned quotes, no "I thought you said..."

Do I have to use the Gigster marketplace to use Gigster Direct?

No. You need a Gigster vendor account (free to apply at gigster.co.za) but you can use Gigster Direct entirely with your own clients and never list publicly on the marketplace. Many South African event professionals use Gigster Direct as their standalone booking and invoicing system.

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