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What invite-only means

An invite-only market is visible to everyone on your public market page, schedule page, and search — but the Apply to be a Vendor button is hidden. Vendors can only apply if you send them the direct application form link. Additionally, only the vendors you’ve explicitly invited will see this market listed in their vendor portal. Uninvited vendors who visit the public market page won’t find an apply button there. Use invite-only when you want to:
  • Pre-select returning vendors before opening applications broadly
  • Run a closed event with a curated vendor list
  • Soft-launch a new market to a specific group before going public

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Set a market to invite-only

1

Open your markets page

Go to seenmarkets.com and open the Markets tab.
2

Change the market status

Find the market card. Click the status pill (it will say Draft or Published) to open the status dropdown. Select Invite Only.
3

Confirm the status

The pill will update to show a lock icon and Invite Only. The market is now live on your public pages but the apply button is hidden.
You can switch between Draft, Published, and Invite Only at any time from the same dropdown. Changing to Published re-enables the apply button for everyone.

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Add vendors to your invite list

Once a market is set to invite-only, a Manage Invites link appears below the status pill on the market card.
1

Open the invite manager

Click Manage Invites on the market card. A panel opens showing your current invite list and a searchable list of candidates.
2

Add vendors

Candidates are vendors who have previously applied to any of your markets. Search by name or business name, then click Add next to each vendor you want to invite.
3

Remove vendors

To remove someone from the invite list, click the × next to their name in the invited vendors section at the top of the panel.
Candidates are limited to vendors who have already applied to one of your markets. If you want to invite a brand-new vendor who has never applied before, send them the direct application form link instead (see below).

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Send vendors the application form

Being on the invite list means the vendor can see the market in their portal — it does not automatically approve them or submit an application for them. To actually apply, they need your application form link. Where to get it: Market management page → Application Form section → copy the link. Send this link directly to the vendors you’ve invited. When they open it and submit, they appear in your vendor management table for review.

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What vendors see

Vendor typeSees market on schedule/searchSees market in portalCan apply
On invite listYesYesOnly via direct link
Not on invite listYesNoOnly via direct link
The public market page is accessible to anyone with the URL regardless of invite status. The apply button just won’t be there — so sharing the market page on social media is safe.

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Switch back to public

To re-open applications to everyone, click the Invite Only status pill and select Published. The apply button reappears on the market page and schedule page immediately.