One of the best parts of Grouped is organizing your media into folders – this allows your content to be binged by fans and allows you to separate media based on who should have access – (a) all members (b) just paid members (c) everyone has to pay a set price (d) anyone can pay what they want.

If you added something to a media folder and want to notify your fans, you can click “Post Content To Home Feed” without having to upload again in a new post and it will show up on the home feed with the option to customize an email!

 

TYPES OF MEDIA FOLDERS

1. Go the Media tab and click “New Folder”

 

2. Enter a name, description, and thumbnail image. Then you have 3 options:

2(a) Free for everyone OR only allow paid members to have access to the folder (*scroll to the bottom to see how a tier can have access to these locked folders).

 

2(b) One Time Purchase – this means ALL members (free or paid) have to pay a price that you set to access the folder. This is great to sell digital products like 1-1 zoom calls, cameo-style videos, and more! Just leave the locked folder grey, check the box next to “Pay what you can afford” and put the minimum price in the Folder Price that someone can pay to have access (must be at least $3).

 

2(c) Pay What You Want – this means you set a minimum price and all fans (free or paid) have to pay at least that amount to access the folder. This is ideal for early access to an album or long-form video content (like a documentary).

 

3. Rename your media and add a custom thumbnail (optional), but remember to click save!

 

POST A MEDIA FOLDER TO HOME FEED

1. Click on the media folder, scroll down, and click “Post To Home Feed”

 

2(a). Type the text you want for the post. If it is a locked/paid folder, you can give a preview to free members. You can choose to upload a custom media file as the preview (you have to if it is an audio file/folder).

 

2(b). You can choose to preview one of the files in the media folder by choosing “Select from existing files”. Then choose the file. And how many seconds you want free members to preview (starts at 0 seconds and goes up to 60 seconds).

SEND A CUSTOM EMAIL NOTIFICATION

1. Click “Notify Member”

 

2. Click “Customize Email”

 

3. Customize the subject and the body of the email (it will automatically start with the fans name and end with a link to your Grouped).

 

4. The email will show up in a fans inbox with your name as the sender, your header image at the top, and a thumbnail of the media you are sharing.

 

ALLOW A TIER OF FANS ACCESS TO A LOCKED FOLDER

1. Click the “Settings” gear

 

2. Scroll down to the tiers and toggle “Media” so it’s green (this will allow that tier to have access to locked media folders)