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title: 'Getting Started'
description: 'Create a Clubgoer, Act, or Venue account, set your search location, and manage your saved preferences.'
url: 'https://www.goclubin.net/docs/getting-started'
last_updated: '2026-10-31'
---

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# Getting Started

Create an account on GoClubin to save your favorite shows, acts, and venues, or to manage a band, entertainer, or venue profile. You can also browse shows, acts, and venues without signing in.

## Choose your account type

When you register at `/register`, pick the account type that matches how you use GoClubin:

1. **Open the registration page**

   Select **Create Account** from the top navigation or home page, or follow a direct registration link (`Register as an Act` or `List Your Venue`).

2. **Enter your name, email, and password**

   Provide your full name, a valid email address, and a password. If you are planning to upgrade to a Pro plan later, use a real email address for billing receipts and checkout.

3. **Pick your account role**

   Choose **Clubgoer** to discover shows and save favorites, **Act / Band** to manage band or entertainer profiles, or **Venue** to list a venue and schedule performances.

4. **Complete pending profile claims or transfers (if invited)**

   If someone sent a claim invitation or transferred an act or venue to your email address, GoClubin directs you to **Pending Claim Invitations** right after registration so you can accept or decline the profile. Sign-up links in transfer emails pre-fill your email address and the matching **Act / Band** or **Venue** account type.

## Set your local search area

GoClubin filters home page highlights and directory listings using the location bar near the top of the page.

1. Click the **Location Bar** on the home page or any directory listing.
2. Enter a city, state, or ZIP code, or select a suggested place from the autocomplete list.
3. Choose a search radius in miles and click **Apply**.
4. If you are signed in, GoClubin offers to save this location as your default for future visits. To clear your active filter and view all listings, click the clear button on the location bar.

## Manage saved preferences and security

Open **Settings** from your account menu to update your profile, security settings, and saved browsing defaults:

**Profile and password**

Update your display name and email address under **Settings > Profile**, or change your password under **Settings > Password**.

**Saved browsing preferences**

Under **Settings > Preferences**, review or clear your saved default location, view mode (grid, list, or calendar), items per page, and saved directory filters for Acts, Venues, and Shows. If you previously checked **Don't ask again** on save prompts, you can re-enable save prompts here.

**Two-factor authentication**

Enable two-factor authentication under **Settings > Two-Factor** using an authenticator app, and store your recovery codes in a safe place.

## Next steps

Explore [discovering shows, acts, and venues](https://www.goclubin.net/docs/discovering-shows.md), or start [managing an act profile](https://www.goclubin.net/docs/managing-acts.md) or [managing a venue](https://www.goclubin.net/docs/managing-venues.md).