A sourced event is one you start yourself, for a client who found you somewhere other than DJfindr. You fill in their details and the event, and we invite them in to review your proposal, sign documents, and pay — the same flow as any other booking.

## Creating one

1. Go to **Bookings → Proposals** and select **Create Proposal**.
2. Under **Client Details**, enter their **First Name**, **Last Name**, **Email**, and **Phone Number**.
3. Under **Event Details**, fill in the **Name**, **Occasion**, **Location**, **Date & Time**, and any **Extras**.
4. Select **Create & Invite**.

The client gets an invite by email. When they open it and set up their account, the event is already there with everything you entered.

## Sourced statuses

The **Source** tab on the proposal — visible only to you — tracks where the invite is up to.

| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| **Draft** | Created but not yet sent |
| **Invited** | The invite has gone out |
| **Claimed** | The client has opened it and set up their account |
| **Expired** | The invite wasn't claimed in time |
| **Archived** | No longer active |

Once the status is **Claimed**, the booking behaves like any other — build the proposal and send it.

## When to use this

A client who called you directly, found you on social, or was referred by another DJ. Anyone you'd otherwise be running through messages and a bank transfer.

The advantage isn't administrative. It's that the client signs your cancellation terms, the payment schedule is enforced rather than remembered, and the whole thing ends up in a record you can point at if there's a disagreement.

## What to tell the client

Saying "I'll send the contract and invoice through my booking system" lands better than asking them to sign up for something. From their side it's an email with your proposal in it.

## Fees

Sourced events collect payment the same way, so the same platform fee applies. If you only need to take a payment and don't need a proposal, documents, or a schedule, a PayLink is the simpler tool. See [Creating a PayLink](/hc/djs/articles/1786047500-what-are-pay_links).