How much free content should I upload?

It is completely up to you this one, however I would recommend posting free content regularly on a weekly basis to keep your profile present and at the top of the listings in the sections.

Why upload free content at all?

Uploading free content means your profile remains accessible to all members. They can see your uploads and based what they see, may upgrade to see your premium content.

Free content also allows people to use the Follow feature meaning when you then upload new or premium content these members are notified.

Free uploads should be treated in the same way as your premium uploads, i.e. ensure its of good quality. This will entice people to view your content and potentially upgrade.

Although we dont require that you do sets like other websites. You can consider doing set type photo shoots. You can then separate this into free and premium content such as..

1. Upload a picture and video that was taken at the same time. Add the picture as free content (You can even add a title and description that you have a video that goes with the pic) and then upload a premium video.

2. You could upload a 60 second video as a trailer in the free content section, and then upload the full video as premium content.

Tip: You can promote that you have uploaded content by messaging in the shouts or chat. There is no harm in advertising your content and building up rapport and a profile with members, just ensure you do not harass member to upgrade.

Remember: What you want is for people to click on the premium content to upgrade. So you are wanting your free content to be a taster of things to come, not the main course.

Happy uploading!

Thanks,
c00kie

How much content and how often should I upload?

Ideally, if your premium content is pictures and videos, you should upload on a weekly basis. Doesnt have to be every day but we would recommend at least twice a week. You only need to upload 1 photo or 1 video at a time. You dont need to upload sets like models on other websites do.

You can go about this in a couple of different ways..

Take the photos at the time you want to upload.

Or you could do multiple photo and video shoots in one session, then upload this content over a period of time. This may be a little easier if you struggle for time. If you opt to do photos and videos in batches, try an make the content different from each other so it doesnt appear they were taken on the same day. Get creative and mix it up a bit.

Why upload so often?

Regular content uploads rather than bulk uploads every now and again are more effective.

Frequently uploading, shows your active on the site and your content is easily viewable in the picture and video sections and giving you a high profile. If your profile is more visible due to uploading regular content, the more clicks and potential upgrades you are going to get as a result.

Please feel free to discuss below and add comments and tips of your own.

Thanks,
c00kie.

Landscape / Portrait Pics & Vids

When uploading content, we want to ensure that it is of the highest quality. Something to bear in mind is the aspect ratio that conforms best to the FF site. This will ensure your pictures and videos make the most of the page layout.

Pictures:

When you upload a picture to FF, its converted to a standardized width. All photos whether landscape or portrait have the same width on the site, with portraits also converting the height to ensure the image is not stretched and distorted. This is for conformity on the site and makes the pictures section more aesthetic for viewers.

Do note that small files are stretched to ensure they fill the page dimensions, but this will make the image blurry and distorted. You want to upload the highest quality picture you can to ensure this doesnt happen.

** The Ideal Photo size has an aspect ratio of 4:3 (mega pixels can be increased higher the number the better the quality but keep the ratio at 4:3) This can easily be changed via settings on your device. **

Videos:

In the video section, the standard width setting is also applied. However, because the layout is set to landscape every video is the same size on the page. If your video is portrait, it will shrink the dimensions to ensure it fits on the page. This will then add black border to fill the remaining space. Which doesnt look great and makes your video smaller when viewed.

To make the most of the layout you want to ensure that your video is set to an aspect ratio that will take up the most space of the video layout set on the website. This is easily done by changing the settings on your camera or phone.

**Ideal video size has an aspect ratio of 16:9. Please see below how the different aspect ratios would display your video on the site. **

Example:






** Please note that the image above has been cropped to show the amount of black borders dependent on the aspect ratio used. Your video will not be cropped when uploaded so you need to ensure you select the correct setting to fill as much of the video space as possible.

Knowing the technical details above will help you upload in the correct layout, ensuring the picture and video can be viewed at the highest quality, which in turn will lead to more clicks on your content.

Please feel free to discuss below and comment.

Thanks!
c00kie

Hi all,

Just so you are aware, we have sent a new survey out today. This has been sent to the members of FF that upload stories.

If you have the time please check your emails and junk/ spam folders and fill out the survey. Looking forward to hearing your feedback soon!

Thanks,
c00kie

Please accept my apologies, I've now fixed the issue and emailed you a reply.

Hi all,

As always, here at FF we strive to create a great community experience for all. So over the coming months we will be sending out surveys and questionnaires to gain feedback about the website. We want to hear what you would like to see more of, your feedback on improvements, new features, upgrades and so much more!

The first survey has been sent to FF Members that have used the Fantasy Package upgrade. This has been sent to your personal emails. We would very much appreciate if you could take the time to complete the survey and give us your thoughts.

Thanks,
c00kie