What is the Budgets Feature?

The Budgets feature allows teams and organizations to set predefined spending limits for each player, member, or department. For esports teams managing multiple players or for gaming communities handling large-scale merchandise orders, the ability to assign custom budgets ensures that costs stay under control while still allowing for personalization and high-quality designs. Budgets ensure flexibility while maintaining financial oversight.

How Budgets Work

Our Budgets feature is designed to be flexible and easy to use, perfect for gaming-focused organizations. Here's how it works:

1. Set Spending Limits: Administrators can assign specific spending limits to players, departments, or community members. This ensures that each person stays within their allocated budget when designing and purchasing custom apparel or merchandise.

2. Real-Time Budget Tracking: As users shop for items, their remaining budget is updated in real-time. This allows users to see exactly how much they can spend while designing their custom esports jerseys or gaming merch.

3. Budget Alerts: If a user approaches their spending limit, the system will notify them, preventing overspending and helping to manage financial expectations.

4. Customizable Renewal Options: For teams that need recurring budgets-such as annual or seasonal allowances for player uniforms or gear-our system allows for flexible budget renewal, making it easy to manage ongoing expenses for the next tournament or gaming event.

Benefits of Using Budgets

The Budgets feature offers several advantages for managing custom apparel and merchandise spending in esports and gaming communities:

• Financial Control: Maintain complete oversight of spending by setting clear budgets for each player or member.
• Transparency: Users can see their remaining budget as they shop, reducing the chance of overspending or exceeding financial limits.
• Customization with Limits: Allow team members or community members to personalize their gear while staying within allocated budgets.
• Efficiency: Recurring budgets streamline long-term management, perfect for yearly team uniforms or seasonal event merch.

Use Cases for Budgets in Esports and Gaming

Our Budgets feature is versatile enough to support a wide range of gaming-related needs, from esports teams to broader gaming communities. Here are a few common use cases:

1. Sponsored Players

if your organization sponsors certain players and you want an easy way for them to purchase their jersey, enter their size, personalization, and address you can utilize the Budgets feature. Managers can allocate specific budgets for each player. This ensures that every player gets the gear they need without exceeding the team's overall budget. Each player can make additional out of pocket purchases if they desire, but the Budget paid by the organization will be capped.

2. Staff

If your staff needs some gear for conference calls or live events and the organization or business is paying for the items then Budgets make it easy to provide members with custom apparel, accessories, or branded merchandise while ensuring everyone stays within predefined spending limits. Community members can shop for their favorite items without worrying about overspending.

3. Gift Card Alternative

If you ran a competition or contest with a gift card reward for the winner, you can actually substitute the gift card for a Budget. The benefit here is with a budget, the payment is only used when the shopper places their order. Conversely, a gift card is paid up front with a lingering amount to be spent. This method will also force the recipient to use their amount in your store.