Posts are how you share updates, music, videos, and exclusive content with your channel. Here's how to create one, from writing it to choosing who can see it.
Step 1: Start a post
On your dashboard, click Create A Post, or go to your channel's feed and click Create a post...
ā¹ļø Note: If you're an admin on someone else's channel, click the profile photo next to the post box and choose under Interact As whether to post as yourself or as the channel.
Step 2: Write your post
Click into the editor and start writing. You can format your text with bold, italics, links, quotes, and lists.
Step 3: Add media or an embed (optional)
Next to Add to post, choose one:
Media: upload images, audio, or video.
Embed: paste a link or embed code from Spotify, YouTube, SoundCloud, Vimeo, and more.
For videos, a thumbnail is created for you. You can upload your own thumbnail for a video or audio file instead.
ā¹ļø Note: You can add media or an embed to a post, but not both. Wait for your files to finish uploading before you post.
Step 4: Choose who can see and comment
Click the button under Who can see & comment to open Manage Access.
Under Who can see this post?, keep Everyone, or limit it to fans in a tier and above.
Under Who can see your comments?, limit comments to a tier. This is a great spot for exclusive discount codes and links.
If you limit the post to a tier, click Add Preview to show fans below that tier a teaser of what they're missing. Upload a new file, or choose one of the files in your post and set a Preview Time in seconds.
Click Save.
ā ļø Heads up: Your caption text is visible even on locked posts. Keep codes and private links in the locked media or comments.
Step 5: Choose your post options
Enable Likes & Tipping: use the heart toggle to turn likes on or off, and the $ toggle to turn tips on or off.
Email Notification: click it to email your members about this post and customize the subject and body. Each email starts with "Hi" and the fan's name automatically. See Notifying Members by Email.
š” Tip: Turn on tips for free posts to give fans an easy way to support you.
Step 6: Post now or schedule it
Click Post to publish right away.
To publish later, click the clock icon next to Post, choose a Date and Time at least 30 minutes from now, and click Confirm Schedule. Then click Schedule Post.
To change or cancel a schedule, click the clock icon again and update the time, or click Remove Schedule.
Create a poll or live stream
Next to Create a post..., click Poll to ask fans a question, or Live to set up a live stream.
Polls can run for 1, 7, 14, or 30 days. Turn on Show result to members to show fans the results after they vote.
For live streams, see How to Schedule a Live Stream.
Edit, pin, or delete a post
Click the three-dot menu on any post in your feed:
Pin keeps the post at the top of your feed.
Edit lets you make changes. Click Update to save.
Delete removes the post.
ā ļø Heads up: Deleting a post can't be undone.