Guided Search asks five questions and turns your answers into a filtered search. It's the easiest way to start if you've never hired a DJ before.

## Opening it

Select **Hire a DJ** in the top navigation. On the search page, **Adjust** in the sidebar reopens it with your current answers.

You'll see *Find the perfect DJ for your event* — *We'll guide you to discovering the DJ for you.*

## The five steps

**1. Where is the event happening?** Type your city or state. Use the venue's location if it differs from yours — DJs are matched on where they'll travel.

**2. What's the occasion?** Pick your event type from the tiles.

**3. Which genres or vibes should they play?** Pick the styles you want. Fewer is better here — every genre you add narrows the results to DJs who list all of them.

**4. Which extras matter most?** Things like MC services, lighting, a photobooth, or early arrival. Only pick what you'd genuinely want, for the same reason.

**5. What's your budget?** A slider for the maximum hourly rate you want to see.

Move with **Next** and **Previous**. The last step runs the search.

## On budget

The slider filters on hourly rate, which isn't the same as what an event costs. A DJ at a higher rate for four hours can come in below a cheaper DJ booked for eight. Set it a little above your comfortable number so you don't cut off DJs you'd actually consider — you can always narrow later.

## Adjusting afterwards

Everything you chose becomes a normal filter on the search page, so you can change any of it directly in the sidebar. **Clear all** resets, and **Adjust** reopens the guided flow.

## If your results are thin

Step back through and loosen the genres and the extras first. Those two are usually what emptied the list. Location is the one to keep.

## Nothing is committed

Guided Search only filters results. You're not sending anything to anyone, and you don't need an account to use it.