Two different things: a preview link for something not published yet, and sharing a live event once it's out.

## Previewing before you publish

You can generate a preview link for an event that isn't public. Anyone you send it to sees the page exactly as it'll look, without it being live.

Useful for:

- Checking your own work on a phone before announcing
- Sending to a promoter or venue for approval
- Letting another DJ on the lineup check their billing

If a preview link can't be created you'll see **Preview unavailable** — *We couldn't create a preview link for this event. Please try again.*

### Preview links expire

They're temporary by design. If you're sending one to someone who won't look immediately, generate it when they're ready rather than days ahead.

## Sharing a published event

Each event in **Content → Live Events** has a **Share Event** action. The public page also has **Share this event**, which produces a message along the lines of *Check out this event on DJfindr:* with the link.

## Where to share it

**Your social accounts.** The event page carries your name, the venue, the date, the artwork, and the ticket link in one place — better than a story that vanishes.

**The venue and promoter.** Give them a link they can push out. It points back at your profile, which a venue's own listing doesn't.

**Anyone who asks what you've got coming up.** One link beats listing dates from memory.

## What people see

The public page shows your artwork, the date and location, the description, **Host** details with **View Profile** and **Message**, entry restriction, and **Get Tickets** if it's ticketed.

At the bottom, **More events by** you and **More events in** that location — so someone who found one of your events can find the rest.

## The link works either way

An unlisted event's link works for anyone you send it to. Making it public later doesn't change the link. See [Public vs Unlisted Live Events](/hc/djs/articles/1786210713-public-vs-unlisted-live-events).

## Embedding it on your own site

There's a Live Event widget for putting an event on your own website. See [Embedding the Live Event Widget](/hc/djs/articles/1786210750-embedding-the-live-event-widget).