Create and Share Your First Event

AddEvent allows you to easily share your events and keep your guests in the loop, increasing your event attendance! To get started, feel free to open a new window so you can follow along with the video below or follow the steps in this doc to create an event.

Creating an Event

You will start on your Dashboard, and from the Dashboard, there are two different ways to create a new event:

1. Click the Create button located on the top right-hand area of the Dashboard, and then select Event.
   1. You can also click on the day in the calendar on which the event will occur, fill out the event details in the pop-up window, and select More options.

Once you've completed either of the options above, you'll be directed to the Event Creation Page (see image below). From here, you can customize all of the event details.

You can click here for details on all of the available event details.

After filling in the essential details, click Create event. This is where the magic happens, and you get to share the event with your audience from one of the options provided on the event details page!

Sharing Your Event

Now, let's go over the three different sharing methods AddEvent offers! All of the sharing methods are outlined below.

Event Landing Page

When you create an event, a unique landing page is automatically generated. You will be provided with two URLs, one generic link and one short link.

To share the event landing page with your audience, copy and paste either link. You can paste the link into an email or text message, post it on social media, or even hyperlink it in a PDF file!

Add to Calendar Links

You can also share your event via Add to Calendar links, used in emails, newsletters, and campaigns. These links work exceptionally well with Mailchimp, Marketo, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, and any other marketing automation tools.

To share Add to Calendar links, choose between the two styles provided or customize your own styling, and copy the code provided with the clipboard icon or the source code icon (< >). Then, you can paste it into the content editor of your email, newsletter, or campaign.

When your end-users click any of the links, they'll be automatically directed to the calendar platform they select (unless you have enabled RSVP, but we'll save that how-to for later) where they can add the event to their calendar.

Add to Calendar Button

The last method you can use to share your event is to include the Add to Calendar button on your websites and landing pages. The Add to Calendar button works perfectly in all up-to-date browsers, tablets, and mobile devices, along with Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, Outlook, Outlook.com, and Yahoo Calendar.

When you include an Add to Calendar button on your website, you increase the likelihood that your audience will add your event to their calendars by reducing the time and effort required!

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