Quick Start Guide
Most platforms are designed to maximize advertising revenue. Caster is designed to maximize creator revenue.
Whether you're a live streamer, influencer, musician, fitness creator, comedian, model, lifestyle creator, or entertainer, this guide will help you get started, grow your fan base, unlock broadcaster features, and begin earning support from your fans.
The creators who succeed most on Caster focus on building supportive fans, not just collecting views. As your fan base grows, you'll unlock additional features that allow you to interact directly with fans, earn support, and increase your visibility throughout the platform.
Your First Steps
- Post at least 10 public videos to unlock your Broadcasters Dashboard.
- Start growing your fan base with your share link.
- Unlock additional broadcaster features as you reach milestones.
- Stream regularly and encourage fan support.
Broadcasters Dashboard
The Broadcasters Dashboard is your creator control center. From there you can:
- View broadcaster analytics
- Go Live once eligible
- Go Private once eligible
- Track milestone requirements
- and more
As you achieve milestones, new broadcaster features are automatically unlocked.
Unlocking Broadcaster Features
Requirement | Unlocked Feature |
|---|---|
10 Videos | Broadcasters Dashboard |
10 Fans | Paid Text Messages |
25 Fans | Private Audio & Video Calls |
50 Fans | Public Live Streaming |
1,500 Fans | Cross Promotion |
Growing Your Fan Base
Caster gives creators two primary ways to grow:
- Grow organically within the Caster community.
- Invite your followers from other platforms.
The fastest growth usually comes from sharing your content. Every photo, video, and profile on Caster includes a share link containing your Introducer's Code. When anyone clicks on your shared content and creates an account, they automatically become your fan. This means your exiting followers don't need to manually search for your profile to be able to follow you. Simply share your content and Caster handles the rest.
Encourage your fans to share your content as well. Anyone can help introduce new followers to your account.
How Earning Works
Creators can earn support from fans through several broadcaster features, including:
- Live Stream Tips
- Paid Text Messages
- Private Audio Calls
- Private Video Calls
- Paid Comments During Live Streams
- Direct Tips
- Cross Promotion Opportunities
Some features require milestone requirements before they become available.
When you qualify for paid messaging, fans must tip you before communicating directly with you, helping filter out unwanted messages and allowing creators to focus on fans who genuinely want to connect.
When you quality for private audio and video calls fans can connect directly with creators through private one-on-one conversations.
While Direct Tips are available from your profile, most creator earnings typically come from interactive features such as messages, calls, and live streams.
Earnings Rate
All new creators begin with a base earnings rate of 60% of the value of every Ruby sent to them.
Monthly Earnings Contest
Each month we run a contest designed to reward the most active and supported creators. The Top 100 ranked creators on the Most Supported leaderboard each month will receive up to an additional 20% on their base earnings rate on all tips received in the following month.
| Each Months Most Supported Contest Winners | Next Months Earnings Rate |
|---|---|
| Rank 1 | 80% |
| Rank 2-3 | 72% |
| Rank 4-10 | 68% |
| Rank 11-30 | 64% |
| Rank 31-50 | 62% |
| Rank 51-100 | 61% |
| Rank 101+ | 60% |
- Increased algorithmic favor
- Increased visibility throughout the platform.
- Qualification for higher earnings rates in the following month.
- Recognition among the community's most supported creators.
The Algorithm
Caster's recommendation system favors creators who generate support from fans. Supportive fans are often more valuable than passive viewers, so focus on building a community that actively supports your content.
Creators who earn support are given priority in recommendations over creators who do not. However, new creators can still be discovered through trending, search, shared content, and Cross Promotion opportunities.
Once you quality, the Go Live button becomes available in your Broadcasters Dashboard. When you start a live stream, your followers receive a notification that you're live. This allows you to interact with your audience in real time and receive live gift tips from supporters.
During public live streams, fans can also send paid comments that appear in a dedicated paid comment area. This helps creators prioritize messages from supporters who want their comments noticed.
Cross Promotion
When qualified, Cross Promotion will be unlocked. This advanced feature allows larger creators to earn additional income by promoting other creators. Newer creators can reinvest some of their earnings to gain exposure to larger audiences by paying a Cross Promotion fee to the larger creator.
Next Steps:
- If You Already Have Followers
If you already have an audience on another platform:
- Post your first 10 videos.
- Share your content everywhere your followers already engage with you by posting your Share link regularly.
- Focus on reaching your first broadcaster milestones.
Creators who already have an audience can often unlock broadcaster features much faster by bringing their existing followers with them.
- If You're Starting From Zero
You can still grow on Caster even if you don't have an existing audience.
- Post content consistently.
- Create content people want to share.
- Share your content on platforms that allow promotion.
- Encourage fans to share your content.
- Stream regularly once eligible.
- Focus on building supportive fans.
New creators can still be discovered through trending, search, shared content, and Cross Promotion opportunities. Fan support simply helps accelerate visibility.
Payouts , Clearance & Tax Documentation
When receiving transactions from unverified Fans, the Diamonds you receive will enter a pending clearance status for a period of 7 days. During that time fraud and chairback security checks are occurring. Once funds clear, the Diamonds will be moved from Pending Clearance to Available for withdrawal.
You can begin earning before verifying your identity, but identity verification is required before withdrawing funds.
Automatic weekly ACH payouts are transferred directly to your bank account. There are no fees charged to creators.
Compliant creator payments and tax documentation are managed through Caster Compliance. Required tax forms and related documentation is managed by our 3rd party ACH processor..
Common Mistakes
- Posting content but never sharing it.
- Waiting for fans to magically appear.
- Posting videos but never streaming or monetizing.
- Focusing only on views instead of fan support.
The creators who grow fastest are usually the ones who actively promote their content, engage with their fans, and consistently encourage support.