You're Invited

Save time (and some trees) by using online invitations for your next event.

It's a hassle to coordinate schedules among people for a meeting, reception, lunch or party. Just sending out invitations often eats up half a day--particularly when you play phone tag to follow-up on RSVPs. Maybe it's time you took the drudgery out of this by using innovative Web-based invitation tools that e-mail invitations.

These days, the Net is filled with competing services--many of which are even free. Such as?

* Evite.com

(www.evite.com):

Designed to handle invitations for any occasion, Evite.com is easy to use, and sign-up is fast. As people respond, their comments are stored on the Web site so other guests can scroll through them. A lot of buzz surrounds Evite. com-and in some circles, you haven't "made it" until you've received at an Evite.

* PleaseRSVP

www.pleasersvp.com

Plenty of customization options are built in to the tools and invites available here. Another plus: The resources can handle bookings for large conferences, and it's easy to use.

* MyEvents

(www.myevents.com)

Create groups or schedule events, and MyEvents will act as your secretary by bringing everyone together at the appointed hour. In addition, MyEvents throws in a personal calendar, and online storage.

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