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Setup Complete: Preview & Go Live

All eight sections done? You’ll get a Setup Complete confirmation with a link to preview your live event page. Before you share that link with the world, run this quick pre-launch checklist.

Setup Complete confirmation, with the preview link
Setup Complete confirmation, with the preview link

Your go-live checklist #

  1. Payment processor connected. Confirm your processor is fully set up and connected so you can actually accept money. Nothing else matters until this is done.
  2. Start and end dates are set. Double-check your event’s start and end dates. The end date is also what unlocks your drawing.
  3. Ticket prices match your rules. Make sure your ticket packages and pricing line up exactly with what your printed and posted rules say.
  4. Do a real live test order. Have someone who will actually be entered in the raffle buy a ticket for real. This is the big one: it confirms the payment processor works end to end, the confirmation email looks right, and the checkout flows the way you want it to.
  5. Read the page like a supporter. Preview it and swap out any leftover placeholder or test text in your Event Setup and Organization Info.
Reality check. The live test order is the non-negotiable one. It’s the only way to know for certain that money lands where it should and your buyer gets the right email. Do it with a real person who’s happy to be entered, not a throwaway.

Then you’re live #

Everything check out? Start promoting — print the QR code, post the link, email your list. When the money starts coming in, head to the Run Your Raffle guide to manage sales, prizes, and winners.

Want a second set of eyes before you launch? Send us the link or call. We’ve previewed a few raffle pages in our time — The Chance2Win Team