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Getting started

How to write an effective Steady page for memberships

How much money can I earn with Steady?

How publishers can use Steady – a quick overview

How to talk to your community about Steady

Could memberships work for you? A quick checklist

Set up your Steady page

Shout it from the rooftops: What to do after launching your Steady page

How to choose your Steady page hero image

How to import your posts from Substack

How to migrate your contacts to Steady

How to import newsletter subscribers to Steady

Getting paid & taxes

How to track your earnings with Analytics

How does Steady handle value-added tax (VAT)?

How long do members pay for?

Payment Details and Payouts with Steady

Do you have to pay tax on your revenue from Steady?

Do members get an invoice?

You haven't received any money yet?

Does Steady provide donation receipts to my members?

My payout doesn't match the amount shown in my publisher account

What is my project's currency and what is the payout currency?

Publishing: posts, newsletters & podcasts

Send newsletters and collect free members with Steady

Publishing and hosting a podcast on Steady

Best practices for a successful email welcome series

Steady x Spotify – Release members-only episodes directly on Spotify

Podigee x Steady – How to release exclusive members-only episodes

Distribute your paywalled podcast episodes via RSS feed

Publish posts on Steady

Post statistics: Conversion, open and click rates

How to integrate a paywall in your posts on Steady

Your Steady page & plans

Everything you need to know about plans – for media makers

Change, archive or delete plans

Benefits for your members – what can you offer?

How to measure the success of your Steady page with Traffic

Steady templates for your logo, hero image, plans, paywall, announcement and other layers

What is the short project description?

What is "Wording of Call-to-Action button"?

What are published plans?

What are plan goals?

What are countdown plans?

Managing members

How to use the Members page

How to automate updates to your Mailchimp list with Steady and Zapier

What details do you get about your members?

Exporting your member list and member data as a CSV file

Send direct messages

How to give external members access to your Steady content

Using the Steady Community App as a Media Maker

What is guest access?

How to ask for the shipping address of your members

How to use Zapier to automate your day-to-day project tasks and integrate Steady with other services

Troubleshooting & your project

How do I test the paywall?

What information on my Steady profile is public, and what is not?

Deactivating your Steady project

How to enable JavaScript to use Steady

Does Steady use cookies?

Pausing and discontinuing your membership programme

Policies & legal

Do media makers need to amend their privacy policy when using Steady?

Can I earn advertising revenue while also using Steady?

Can I sell some of my content to other media outlets?

What if my content is already published elsewhere?

My Steady project has been banned. Why and what can I do?

Intended Use Policy – what Steady is for

Fair Use Policy: Publishing on Steady without memberships

What to include in your legal notice

Creator terms of use

About Steady & why memberships

How memberships strengthen independent media

Why your community is happy to support you

What is Steady from a tax and legal perspective?

How is Steady funded?

Videos, Podcasts, Magazines – successful Steady media makers

What is Steady?

How can I contact Steady?

How much does Steady cost?

Why advertising may be hindering your publication’s growth

Steady’s new domain

Website integration

How to integrate Steady on your website

Steady Switch: show and hide content for members

How to use the Steady Paywall on your own website

Compatibility of Steady integrations

Steady Checkout: Offer memberships directly on your website

How to add a log-in for members to your website

Smart Layers

Adblock Detection

Newsletter Layer

What is the Steady Code and where do I find it?

Growing your membership

Use Steady’s logo & buttons to promote your project

How to send an automated welcome email to new members

How to promote your membership programme for maximum impact

How and why to set goals

Improve your Steady page with a video

You reached your goal – now what?

Making the most of Steady – for YouTubers and other video producers

Making the most of Steady – for blogs and online magazines

Making the most of Steady – for podcasters

Can members select their own contribution amount?

Can my members pay anonymously?

Do I need a Paypal account to receive payouts?

What are the transaction costs that Steady passes on to you?

Which tax information we need for your payout

Refer Steady: the referral programme

How to sync free and premium feeds on Spotify

Grow your subscribers with Recommendations

How to use Email Automation on Steady

Can my members also publish posts on my Steady page?

RSS Feed for Posts

Organise your posts using Topics

Adding one or multiple external podcast feeds to Steady

What is the URL of my Steady page?

Can several authors work on one Steady project?

FAQ: Steady's publishing tools

Podcasts on Steady: which article do you need?

Can I publish videos on Steady?

Can I export my content and contacts from Steady?

How can I block AI training for my content on Steady?

How to Add a VG Wort Pixel to a Post on Steady

How to pin a post to the top of your Steady page

Control the sharing prompts in your Steady Posts and Emails

What are hidden plans?

What is a plan URL?

What is the thank you page?

What is the headline on the thank you page?

What is my project language?

What is the publication colour?

Where do I find my Steady page and URL?

Is it possible to create multiple Steady projects for one domain?

Renaming your Steady project and project URL

How to set plan prices

How to write an effective About page for your newsletter

Can I use my own domain for my Steady page?

How to enable gift memberships for your Steady project

Increasing your plan prices

Can I edit a plan later?

For media makers: How to give free guest access to friends, colleagues and acquaintances

How to Import New Email Addresses into Steady Using Zapier

How to use the Steady WordPress plugin

How to add the Steady Code to your website

Announcement Layer

Can I connect Steady with Discord?

Best practices for a successful gift memberships campaign

Make the most of annual memberships

How to offer trial memberships

Making the most of newsletters on Steady