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title: "Setup Complete: Preview & Go Live"
description: "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](https://chance2win.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/TRA-Setup-Complete-confirmation-with-preview-link.png) Setup…"
url: "https://chance2win.org/research-library/setup-complete-preview-go-live/"
updated: "2026-08-26"
category: The Setup Wizard
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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](https://chance2win.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/TRA-Setup-Complete-confirmation-with-preview-link.png)
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](/#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

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