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Message fans when they come online

With Nudge, you can set up an always-on automated message that messages fans as soon as they come online.

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Written by Jennifer
Updated over a week ago

Fans spend only about 5 minutes on OF (source), so it's crucial to grab their attention straight away and start chatting.

1. Segment your audience

Before setting up your Nudge, define who should receive the message.

  1. Select a list or use smart filtering rules to target specific fans

  2. Add exclusion rules to avoid sending messages to:

Fans who have been sent any message

Exclude fans who have received a message from you within the last set days or hours.

For example: avoid sending a PPV campaign to a fan you’re chatting 1-on-1 with.

Fans who have already viewed the same material

Extend the shelf life of your PPV, while ensuring fans aren’t receiving the same material twice

Unread fans

Exclude fans who have responded to you, but you haven’t gotten to yet

Creator

Exclude other Creators.

Lists

Exclude members of specific OF lists

2. Set the rules

Choose when the message should be sent:

  • Immediate send: Message is sent as soon the fan comes online.

  • Delayed send: Message is sent after a random delay to mimic human behavior.

3. Choose the frequency & scheduling

Decide whether to only send the Nudge once or every time the fan matches the trigger.

We recommend setting it to every time so the Nudge is sent every time a fan comes online.

In this case, add up-to 10 collections to the message so the fan isn't receiving the same message over and over again. See below.

4. Build the message or sequence

Craft your message:

  1. Compose the message using text, emojis, and the {name} tag to personalize the message

  2. Add media from Vault Pro and set a PPV price if desired.

  3. Create a sequence by adding up to 5 additional messages with delays to simulate a natural conversation flow.

You can stop here or your can add up-to 5 more messages to the sequence.

For example, you can create a drip campaign by sending a teaser preview as the first message and if the fan doesn’t respond after 3 hours, send a second preview that’s a bit more revealing and so on.

Or, simply add pauses between messages to humanize the automation.

Collections

Think of a collection as different versions of the message. The purpose is to make sure the fan isn't receiving the same message over and over again.

You can add up-to 10 collections to 1 Nudge.

When a message is triggered, 1 of the 10 will be picked and sent at random.

For example, you create the following 2 collections:

Collection

Message 1

Message 2

1

Welcome back, {name}!

I've missed you!

2

Hello {name}!

So glad to see you online! How are you sweetie?

Each time a fan comes online, they'll receive 1 of the 2 at random. For example:

  • Monday: Welcome back, {name}! I've missed you!

  • Tuesday: Hello {name}! So glad to see you online! How are you sweetie?

Nudge is your most powerful asset in grabbing attention. We recommend setting up as many as possible.

Remember: Each collection is one nudge so focus on setting up as many collections as possible.

Auto-unsend settings

Unsend messages

Automatically withdraw free or locked messages within hours &/or minutes of the fan receiving it to avoid looking spammy. This will remove all messages in the sequence.

Stop message sequence

Once a fan responds, the sequence is broken and a chatter can step in (on by default).


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