Most fans who like your work will never tip. Not because they don't want to, but because "send a tip" has no deadline and no reason to do it today. A tip goal gives them both.
What a tip goal is
A goal sits on your page, above your tip button, wherever fans can tip you: your sca.al page, your Sociaal page and the tip page itself. There are two kinds:
- An amount goal: "New mic: R2,500". A bar fills as tips come in: "R1,850 of R2,500".
- A time window: "Trip to Durban: 2 days". No target, just a short window: "R640 raised so far · 1 day left".
Only tips that arrive after you start the goal count, so every goal starts fresh. When an amount goal is reached, your page shows "Goal reached 🎉 thank you!" for a day. When a time window ends, it shows how much you raised. Fans can keep tipping the whole time.
Three goals that work
- Something you need. "New mic: R2,500", "Ring light: R800", "Studio time: R1,500". Fans love seeing exactly what their tip buys. Show it off when it arrives.
- A short tip jar. "2 days: help me get to the Durban shoot." A deadline is the reason to tip now, not later.
- A thank-you. "1,000 followers this week: tip jar open for 3 days." Celebrate a milestone and let fans join in.
How to start one
- On your dashboard, go to Link Page and open Features.
- Under Tips, write what you're raising for, choose Amount or Time, and tap Start goal.
- Changed your mind? Tap Clear goal and it disappears from your page straight away.
Then talk about it
A goal nobody hears about doesn't fill. Mention it where your fans already are:
- End a video with it: "R650 to go on the new mic. The link's in my bio."
- Post a story with your sca.al link sticker when you're halfway.
- Post on Sociaal: your followers get an email every time you post, which is a perfect moment to mention the goal.
- Say thank you when it's reached, and show what you bought. That's what makes fans tip next time.
Want people to back you every month instead of once? Pair your goal with a membership tier, and point new fans to Follow for free so they hear about your next one.
