Getting found

Hype Display has public directories for DJs, venues and open decks nights. Appearing in them is free, and it comes down to two things: publishing, and filling the page in.

The three directories

  • DJs — searchable by genre, city and distance.
  • Venues — rooms that book DJs.
  • Open decks — nights people can sign up to play, with a page for each city.

The city pages are the ones that bring people in. Someone searching for open decks in their city lands on that page, and the nights on it are the reason they make an account.

What gets you listed

As a DJ: claim a handle and publish your profile. That is the whole requirement. Adding your city and your genres decides whether the right people find you.

As a venue: set your page to public. Unlisted pages work by link but stay invisible to search. Unlisted is the default, so this is a switch you throw on purpose.

For a night: publish it. Your nights appear on your city’s page while they are upcoming and your venue plan is active.

Turning up higher

  • Fill the page in. Sparse pages rank badly and convert worse.
  • Set your city. Most searches are local, and a missing city excludes you from all of them.
  • Pick genres you would actually be booked for rather than everything.
  • Add photos and mixes. They are what makes someone stay once they arrive.
Search takes time. A new page will not appear in Google the same week. The directories on the site itself are immediate, and in the early days they are where your traffic comes from.

Pages that are never indexed

Some pages are deliberately kept out of search, whatever your settings say:

  • Roster invitation links. They are a standing invitation, not a listing.
  • Anything inside your dashboard.
  • Unlisted and private venue pages.

They still show a proper preview when someone pastes one into a chat. Showing a preview and turning up in search are different things.

What this is not

The directories are not a ranking or a chart. There is no score, no featured placement to buy, and no paid position. A complete page beats an incomplete one, and that is the whole mechanism.

Last updated 2026-08-01