Your deck is built. It looks great. Now what? This article covers everything that happens after creation — sharing via link, embedding on your website, controlling who can access it, and tracking who views it.
Sharing via Link
The simplest way to share your deck: generate a link and send it.
How to Get Your Share Link
- Open your deck in the editor
- Click Share in the toolbar
- Copy the link
- Send it via email, LinkedIn message, WhatsApp, or wherever your audience is
That's it. The person who receives the link opens it in their browser — no download, no software needed, no file attachments. They see your full deck with all the animations, hover effects, and interactivity intact.
Why Links Beat File Attachments
Links are always up to date. If you update your metrics after sending the link, the viewer sees the new numbers. With a PDF or PowerPoint file, you'd have to send a new version.
Links don't fill up inboxes. A deck link is a URL — a few characters. A PDF attachment is 5-20MB. Nick's prospects appreciate not having another heavy file in their inbox.
Links are trackable. You'll know when someone opens your deck, how long they spend, and which slides they look at. A PDF disappears into an inbox and you never know if they read it.
Links are interactive. Hover effects, animated counters, and interactive elements only work when the deck is live in a browser. A PDF is just static images of your slides.
Sharing Individual Editions
If you've created Audience Editions, each edition has its own unique link. When you share a deck with a specific person, share the edition link that's tailored to them.
Example: Ahmed is pitching to a VC and an angel investor. He shares the VC edition link with the VC partner, and the angel edition link with the angel investor. Each person sees the version designed for them — and neither knows the other version exists.
To get an edition-specific link:
- Switch to the edition you want to share (click the edition selector in the toolbar)
- Click Share
- Copy the edition-specific link
Embedding on Your Website
Embedding puts your deck directly on a page of your website. Visitors can view and interact with it without leaving your site.
Why Embed?
Nick replaces his PDF catalogue. Instead of hosting a static flipbook on his company website (which costs £69/year), Nick embeds his sales deck. It's interactive, branded, and trackable — and it updates automatically when he changes the content.
Sarah adds a capabilities deck to her agency's website. Prospective clients can browse the deck right on the "What We Do" page. No download, no email required. It's always the latest version.
Priya puts a property listing deck on her agency's website. Each listing page has an embedded deck with photos, details, and neighbourhood information. Buyers can browse without contacting the agent first.
Carlos adds his services deck to his personal website. It replaces the static "Services" page with something interactive and professional. Visitors can hover over packages and see what's included.
How to Embed
- Open your deck
- Click Share in the toolbar
- Select Embed
- Copy the embed code
- Paste it into your website where you want the deck to appear
The embed is responsive — it adapts to the width of the container on your website. On desktop, it fills the space. On mobile, it adjusts to fit the screen.
Embedding Specific Editions
You can choose which edition to embed. This is powerful for websites with multiple pages targeting different audiences.
Example: Nick's company website has a "For Enterprise" page and a "For Startups" page. He embeds the enterprise edition on one page and the startup edition on the other. Each visitor sees the version relevant to them.
Access Control
Not every deck should be visible to everyone. Dev Decks gives you control over who can access your shared links.
Public Links
Anyone with the link can view the deck. No login required. This is the default and works for most use cases — sales outreach, investor sharing, website embedding.
Password Protection
Add a password to your deck link. The viewer needs to enter the password before they can see the slides. Useful for:
- Lisa's board packs — confidential financial data that shouldn't be accessible to anyone who finds the URL
- James's sponsorship tiers — pricing that's different per sponsor level, protected from being shared publicly
- Sarah's client proposals — competitive pricing that should only be seen by the intended client
How to Set Access Controls
- Click Share in the toolbar
- Look for access settings
- Choose your access level: public, password-protected, or restricted
- For password protection: set a password and share it separately with your viewer
What Happens After You Share
Once someone opens your deck link, you start getting data. This is one of the most valuable features — you'll know exactly how your deck is performing.
What You Can See
Who viewed it. If you shared a unique link, you'll know which specific person opened it. "The partner at [VC firm] opened the deck at 9:14am" is actionable intelligence.
When they viewed it. Timestamps show you when your deck is getting attention. If an investor opens it at 6am on a Monday, they're interested.
How long they spent. Total time on the deck tells you whether someone skimmed or studied. 30 seconds is a skim. 5 minutes is a genuine read.
Which slides they focused on. See time per slide. If they spent 2 minutes on your traction slide and 5 seconds on your team slide, you know what interested them.
Where they dropped off. If 80% of viewers make it to slide 5 but only 30% reach slide 10, something on slide 5 is losing them — or the deck is too long for that audience.
For a deeper dive into analytics, see Understanding Your Deck Analytics.
Sharing Tips by Persona
Ahmed (investor outreach): Share the VC edition link in your outreach email. Follow up 24 hours later if analytics show they opened it. "I noticed you had a chance to look at our deck — would love to discuss the traction slide in more detail."
Nick (sales prospecting): Share the link in your LinkedIn message or email. Embed the deck on your company's website to catch inbound prospects. Track which prospects open it — those are your warm leads.
Sarah (client proposals): Send a password-protected link for each proposal. Include the password in a separate message. This shows professionalism and protects competitive pricing.
Lisa (board reporting): Share edition-specific links for each committee. The full board gets one link, the audit committee gets another. Password-protect all board links.
Emma (nursery marketing): Embed the parent-facing deck on your nursery website. Share a direct link in follow-up emails after open day visits. "Here's everything we discussed today — you can share it with your partner too."
Carlos (services marketing): Embed on your personal website and add the link to your Instagram bio and LinkedIn profile. Every potential client sees your services deck before contacting you.
What to Read Next
- Understanding Your Deck Analytics — Deep dive into the analytics dashboard — views, time per slide, drop-off points, and how to use the data.
- What Are Audience Editions? — If you haven't set up editions yet, sharing is even more powerful when each audience gets their own version.
- Managing Multiple Editions — The practical workflow for sharing different editions to different people.
Your deck is built. It looks great. Now what? This article covers everything that happens after creation — sharing via link, embedding on your website, controlling who can access it, and tracking who views it.
Sharing via Link
The simplest way to share your deck: generate a link and send it.
How to Get Your Share Link
- Open your deck in the editor
- Click Share in the toolbar
- Copy the link
- Send it via email, LinkedIn message, WhatsApp, or wherever your audience is
That's it. The person who receives the link opens it in their browser — no download, no software needed, no file attachments. They see your full deck with all the animations, hover effects, and interactivity intact.
Why Links Beat File Attachments
Links are always up to date. If you update your metrics after sending the link, the viewer sees the new numbers. With a PDF or PowerPoint file, you'd have to send a new version.
Links don't fill up inboxes. A deck link is a URL — a few characters. A PDF attachment is 5-20MB. Nick's prospects appreciate not having another heavy file in their inbox.
Links are trackable. You'll know when someone opens your deck, how long they spend, and which slides they look at. A PDF disappears into an inbox and you never know if they read it.
Links are interactive. Hover effects, animated counters, and interactive elements only work when the deck is live in a browser. A PDF is just static images of your slides.
Sharing Individual Editions
If you've created Audience Editions, each edition has its own unique link. When you share a deck with a specific person, share the edition link that's tailored to them.
Example: Ahmed is pitching to a VC and an angel investor. He shares the VC edition link with the VC partner, and the angel edition link with the angel investor. Each person sees the version designed for them — and neither knows the other version exists.
To get an edition-specific link:
- Switch to the edition you want to share (click the edition selector in the toolbar)
- Click Share
- Copy the edition-specific link
Embedding on Your Website
Embedding puts your deck directly on a page of your website. Visitors can view and interact with it without leaving your site.
Why Embed?
Nick replaces his PDF catalogue. Instead of hosting a static flipbook on his company website (which costs £69/year), Nick embeds his sales deck. It's interactive, branded, and trackable — and it updates automatically when he changes the content.
Sarah adds a capabilities deck to her agency's website. Prospective clients can browse the deck right on the "What We Do" page. No download, no email required. It's always the latest version.
Priya puts a property listing deck on her agency's website. Each listing page has an embedded deck with photos, details, and neighbourhood information. Buyers can browse without contacting the agent first.
Carlos adds his services deck to his personal website. It replaces the static "Services" page with something interactive and professional. Visitors can hover over packages and see what's included.
How to Embed
- Open your deck
- Click Share in the toolbar
- Select Embed
- Copy the embed code
- Paste it into your website where you want the deck to appear
The embed is responsive — it adapts to the width of the container on your website. On desktop, it fills the space. On mobile, it adjusts to fit the screen.
Embedding Specific Editions
You can choose which edition to embed. This is powerful for websites with multiple pages targeting different audiences.
Example: Nick's company website has a "For Enterprise" page and a "For Startups" page. He embeds the enterprise edition on one page and the startup edition on the other. Each visitor sees the version relevant to them.
Access Control
Not every deck should be visible to everyone. Dev Decks gives you control over who can access your shared links.
Public Links
Anyone with the link can view the deck. No login required. This is the default and works for most use cases — sales outreach, investor sharing, website embedding.
Password Protection
Add a password to your deck link. The viewer needs to enter the password before they can see the slides. Useful for:
- Lisa's board packs — confidential financial data that shouldn't be accessible to anyone who finds the URL
- James's sponsorship tiers — pricing that's different per sponsor level, protected from being shared publicly
- Sarah's client proposals — competitive pricing that should only be seen by the intended client
How to Set Access Controls
- Click Share in the toolbar
- Look for access settings
- Choose your access level: public, password-protected, or restricted
- For password protection: set a password and share it separately with your viewer
What Happens After You Share
Once someone opens your deck link, you start getting data. This is one of the most valuable features — you'll know exactly how your deck is performing.
What You Can See
Who viewed it. If you shared a unique link, you'll know which specific person opened it. "The partner at [VC firm] opened the deck at 9:14am" is actionable intelligence.
When they viewed it. Timestamps show you when your deck is getting attention. If an investor opens it at 6am on a Monday, they're interested.
How long they spent. Total time on the deck tells you whether someone skimmed or studied. 30 seconds is a skim. 5 minutes is a genuine read.
Which slides they focused on. See time per slide. If they spent 2 minutes on your traction slide and 5 seconds on your team slide, you know what interested them.
Where they dropped off. If 80% of viewers make it to slide 5 but only 30% reach slide 10, something on slide 5 is losing them — or the deck is too long for that audience.
For a deeper dive into analytics, see Understanding Your Deck Analytics.
Sharing Tips by Persona
Ahmed (investor outreach): Share the VC edition link in your outreach email. Follow up 24 hours later if analytics show they opened it. "I noticed you had a chance to look at our deck — would love to discuss the traction slide in more detail."
Nick (sales prospecting): Share the link in your LinkedIn message or email. Embed the deck on your company's website to catch inbound prospects. Track which prospects open it — those are your warm leads.
Sarah (client proposals): Send a password-protected link for each proposal. Include the password in a separate message. This shows professionalism and protects competitive pricing.
Lisa (board reporting): Share edition-specific links for each committee. The full board gets one link, the audit committee gets another. Password-protect all board links.
Emma (nursery marketing): Embed the parent-facing deck on your nursery website. Share a direct link in follow-up emails after open day visits. "Here's everything we discussed today — you can share it with your partner too."
Carlos (services marketing): Embed on your personal website and add the link to your Instagram bio and LinkedIn profile. Every potential client sees your services deck before contacting you.
What to Read Next
- Understanding Your Deck Analytics — Deep dive into the analytics dashboard — views, time per slide, drop-off points, and how to use the data.
- What Are Audience Editions? — If you haven't set up editions yet, sharing is even more powerful when each audience gets their own version.
- Managing Multiple Editions — The practical workflow for sharing different editions to different people.