Engaging with your audience members, either by responding to their comments or liking their comments, are key to building that engagement and raising your brand awareness. You want to make sure you engage with your viewers, to obtain a fanbase of your own. With how fast TikTok is growing, it has become a prime source of promoting content on a platform that is still to grow in 2022. This lesson will equip you with the tools to build your own Discord account and to enjoy the endless benefits. Continue to the steps below to get started.
Step One.
Go onto https://discord.com/register and register for an account. Alternatively, you can sign-up on a mobile device by downloading the app. You will add an email, create a username and password, and place your information for your date of birth. Once you verify that you are a human, a page will pop-up asking you what type of server you want to create. You can create one from scratch, one for gaming, school club, study group, local community, friends, and artists and creators. Click on the server that best describes your needs. From there, some options might ask you a few more questions to better align the server for you.
Step Two.
Once you have created your Discord server, start with familiarizing yourself with the platform. In order to be successful in finding connections on Discord, a user must be up-to-date with the platform, and feel comfortable engaging with other users. Doing so will help you to become more successful in being a part of a community, more friend requests, more private chats, and raise your profile views.
Step Three.
The following are some tips to take into consideration as you interact with other Discord users:
Tone – When it comes to direct messaging users privately or within a community server, you want to make sure your tone does not come out harsher than expected. Your tone will be how other users read your words. How you present yourself online. Being unable to create an acceptable tone can lead to a loss of friend requests, blockage of communities, and an impact to your brand.
Customization – The more attractive your profile appears, the higher response rate you'll have. For instance, if your account appears simple with the Discord avatar as your avatar, it may appear to others you are not a real human and rather a bot. Discord offers the basic ability to customize your name, profile avatar and profile banner, without upgrading your account. Additionally, you're able to connect your Spotify or gaming credentials (under settings) and your username will be displayed on your profile to your friends list, encouraging them to add you or vice versa.
Activity – You want to make sure that you are active on your channel or someone else’s server. You do not want to appear as a ghost - someone who disappears often - as it will create a loss in friend requests and get you kicked out of servers. Creating a schedule on what days and what times to appear on Discord will help you in staying consistent with these communities. Discord helps to connect you to communities from all around the globe that share similar interests as you. People that are enthusiastic about topics that you are as well. There is no doubt as to why it is a popular platform today.
Starting a Server – If you are interested in starting a server, ensure you read over the Discord policies to understand the rules, as well the advantages of having a server. Being more knowledgable in this area will make you a more effective administrator, as servers can easily fill up with hundreds of people and it is utmost important to sustain a fun and safe environment.