Share a branded demo with a client
Create a small event inside the client s workspace, put a handful of pictures in it yourself, and send the album link. A client who opens it understands the product in 10 seconds.
There is no separate demo mode for this. A real event under your brand is the demo, which is also why it is convincing.
Why a real event beats a mock-up
A client opening a working album on their own phone gets the whole proposition in seconds — the scan, the page, the pictures appearing. A slide describing it does not, and neither does a screenshot they have to imagine themselves into.
It also happens to demonstrate the thing they are actually buying rather than a rendering of it.
- Wait until the brand is live. A brand still in review shows nothing of yours.
- Create a small event and fill it. Upload 10 or 15 pictures through the guest link yourself.
- Send the album link. Not a screenshot. The point is that they open it on a phone.
Put something in it
An empty album makes a weaker case than a full one. Upload 10 or 15 pictures through the guest link yourself, ideally the kind of thing that client s guests would send rather than your portfolio work — the point is what an album looks like after a party, not what your photography looks like.
A voice note or 2 makes it land further, because that is the part nobody expects.
Under the right brand
Create it inside the workspace whose brand you want them to see, so the page carries their identity or yours as intended. An event created in the wrong workspace shows the wrong name, and that is a bad first impression to have to explain.
If the brand is still in review, wait. It shows nothing of yours until it goes live.
On your own address
If the workspace has an active custom domain, the demo link carries it, and that is the part a client notices before anything else. A domain still verifying serves nothing, so check the state before sending.
The address does more for a pitch than any feature in the album does.
| Check | Why |
|---|---|
| Brand is live, not in review | A draft brand shows nothing of yours |
| Domain is active | A verifying domain serves nothing |
| Album has 10 or more items | An empty album undersells it |
| Opened on a phone yourself | That is how the client will open it |
| Uploads open | So they can try adding something |
Leaving uploads open lets a client add a photo themselves, which is the moment it clicks.
Let them add something
Leave uploads open on the demo. A client who sends a photo and watches it appear has understood the guest experience completely, and no explanation you give afterwards adds anything to that.
It is also the fastest way to answer the question about whether guests need an app.
Reusing or retiring it
A demo event counts against your annual event allowance like any other, so 1 well-made demo per brand beats a new one per pitch. Archive it when a client signs rather than deleting it, and it stays available for the next conversation.
It also runs on its own retention window, so a demo from last season may have expired without anybody noticing.
Common questions
Is there a demo mode for clients?
No. A real event under your brand is the demo, and it is more convincing for it.
Does a demo count against my event allowance?
Yes, like any other event. Reuse 1 rather than making a new one per pitch.
How many pictures should be in it?
10 or 15 is enough. An empty album undersells it.
Should I leave uploads open?
Yes. A client adding a photo themselves is the moment it clicks.
Why does my branding not show in the demo?
The brand is probably still in review, or the event is in the wrong workspace.
Still open? Contact
Preview the branded guest page
Check it yourself before a client does.
Manage client brands and workspaces
Creating the demo in the right place.
Business usage limits
Why a demo costs an event.
A guest album for a wedding
The kind of album a client is picturing.
The demo shows the wrong brand
Check which workspace the event sits in. Send us the event name if it looks right and still is not.