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Broadcasting, Promoting Yourself, Broadcaster Tools

Unlocking the Power of the new Activity Feed

The Activity Feed is CAM4’s latest and most exciting tool yet! Designed to help you, the creator, to effortlessly showcase and monetize your offline content into one simple feed, serving as an all-in-one platform to share updates, post photos, monetize your videos, and grow your audience—similar to the layout of most social media platforms. 

With complete control over your feed, you can curate the content you want fans to see, reflecting your unique style and giving your content the visibility it deserves.

Let’s dive into how to use it effectively!

What is the Activity Feed?

The Activity Feed lets you transfer content from your Galleries and My Shop areas into a dynamic, interactive feed displayed prominently on your profile.  By leveraging this feature, you can:

  • Keep fans engaged with daily updates, curate content, and add exclusive posts.
  • Promote and monetize your recorded video content
  • Promote Fanclub signups and special promotions

How It Works

1. Customize Your Profile

Your profile is a visitor’s first impression—make it count! Add a captivating SFW profile picture and cover image to reflect your personal brand. A visually polished profile helps turn casual visitors into loyal fans.

2. Transition Your Content to the Feed

  • Your existing Galleries and My Shop content will automatically be converted into posts, updated every 24 hours.
  • Initially, these posts will be visible only to you, giving you the opportunity to curate and refine your feed before launching it to your audience.

Once the feed is live, Galleries and My Shop will be retired and no longer displayed in seperate locations.   *Rest assured: purchased videos will remain accessible to buyers.

3. Launch Exclusive Content with Your Fan Club

Boost your income by offering exclusive perks through your Fan Club subscription:

  • Create a Fanclub or simply update your existing  Fan Club via the Broadcaster Dashboard.
  • Provide premium content that club members will continuously engage with, building a dedicated audience within your Fan Club. 

4. Monetize Your Video and Image Content

Create and share video and image posts that your audience can purchase, offering exclusive content to paying fans or subscribers while boosting your revenue. Provide VIP content to encourage memberships and maximize your earnings.

5. Your Media Library

The new Media Vault consolidates your photos and videos into one convenient location. Previously uploaded media is already there, ready to be posted directly to your feed.

6. Keep Your Content Fresh

  • Consistently share creative, diverse, and enticing posts to attract and retain fans.
  • Use the feed to highlight different aspects of your talent and build a robust collection of content that keeps fans coming back for more.

Why Did CAM4 Launch The Activity Feed To  Creators First?

Before the Activity Feed is rolled out to all users, creators are getting exclusive early access, giving you the opportunity to:

  • Explore and familiarize yourself with the platform’s new design.
  • Curate your feed to match your personal style and organize your content seamlessly.
  • Fine-tune and add exclusive content to effectively monetize your feed.

By preparing in advance, you’ll maximize the impact of your Activity Feed when it’s unveiled to your fans.

Tips for Success

  • Set Preferences Early: Take a few minutes to customize your notifications and get comfortable with the new settings.
  • Check Regularly: Make it a habit to monitor your feed daily to stay updated and respond to fan activity.
  • Engage Promptly: Interact with comments and messages quickly to build stronger connections with your fans.
  • Post Consistently: Frequent updates keep your audience engaged and help attract new fans. 

Why You’ll Love the Activity Feed

  • Increased Visibility: Fans can easily discover your latest and historical posts.
  • Enhanced Productivity: Manage all your updates in one place.
  • User-Friendly Design: The platform is intuitive and familiar, making it easy to navigate.

Ready to take your content to the next level? Start curating your Activity Feed today and prepare for a seamless launch to your fans. Let your creativity shine and watch your audience grow!

Getting Started, Making Money, Making Money

Navigating Direct Messaging

We have heard your feedback and elevated your DM experience.

To support you as you become familiar with messenger’s great features, we have provided you with an easy to follow guide to all of the Chat and Media functionality, and so much more!

The first thing you’ll notice about this new communication tool is how much easier it is to use, as well as it providing far more than just the ability to chat!

BENEFITS OF USING CAM4 MESSENGER

  • Increased Privacy – Create connections with only the users that you choose though chat and Private shows.
  • Filtering Options – Easy access to important information and content.
  • Monetization – Earn tokens while chatting through tipping, selling content, gifting, and Private shows.
  • Mobile Friendly – Now it’s easy to use our new Messenger tool on the go!

CHAT UPGRADES

As well as the common features, such as saving, replying, deleting, adding Gifs, and Emojis,  you now have additional tools to make messages stand out and have control over who messages you. Let’s break down a few of them for you.

WINKS
Wink’s are sent from Non-gold users who would like to chat with you. The ability to type in the chat will only be enabled once you reply to their wink.

Gold users can message anyone they want – No winks needed!

SELL CONTENT

With this feature within the Media functionality of Messenger, you can add content from your ‘My Shop’ and ‘Galleries’ directly into the chat, allowing the user to purchase and enjoy.

FAN CLUBS
You can share your Fan Club Content via the chat. This will allow you to promote your ‘Fan Club’, and the user can simply click on the link to view it. They will then be prompted to join, and once they have, the content will be visible to them in the chat.

HOST A PRIVATE SHOW

Offer Private Shows at any time through Messenger!

Don’t worry about going live on your profile, your users can now request a Private Show directly with you from Messenger! 

This super function allows both creators and users to enjoy some alone time, without the possibility of others spying. Turn on Cam2Cam or keep it a 1-way private show – whichever you both want to explore.

You can start the Private Show yourself by simply clicking on the camera icon at the top right of the chat window – another great feature to make the process quick and easy.

Remember – once the show has ended, the user can rate the show, a great way to gain feedback. Also, the earnings gained from the show will appear in the chat, giving you instant insight without having to review your account.

SAFETY AND INFORMATION

REPORTING USERS
Fill out and submit a report form to our support team to investigate. Note: this will not remove the user’s ability to contact you.

BAN USERS
This facility will mean that the user will be removed from your chat and also banned from your shows. The user will still be able to see the chat, as well as any media they have purchased from you, but they won’t be able to contact you. Additionally, your username will no longer appear in any searches by the user.

CHAT BOT “SPARK”
Receive answers right away to questions you have about messenger, your shows, the site, and rules right from your chat window!

 

ORGANIZING WITH FILTERS

Use filtering to keep your messenger nice and organized. Grouping and saving important messages is a breeze and you can also select and delete multiple messages to manage your inbox!

EDIT THREADS
Remove unwanted chat session in bulk so your inbox isn’t cluttered with old DMs. 

MEDIA
All of the media you send or receive in the chat will appear in the Media Tab. The content can be sorted by ‘Unlocked’, ‘Photos’ and ‘Videos’, making it super easy to find! 

SAVING
You fans send you important information that you may want to easily find later. While in your chat with them, click on the “Saved” tab to see all messages you saved from that user. Messages and content that you save, will appear chronologically.

We think the new CAM4 Messenger is the perfect way to enhance the interface between creators and users, making it easier for everyone to stay in touch.

👉 If you have any questions, feel free to ask the Coaching Bot 👈

NEED MORE HELP?

Read our FAQ’s or join one of our regular Coaching Sessions every Tuesday & Thursday at 10am EST for useful insights and to meet other creators.

~That’s all for this lesson!

Happy Camming!

Love, Your Coaching Team!