This guide explains how to create a price and a promo code with Dacast’s new paywall.
1. First, you may want to read the Dacast complete monetization walkthrough.
2. You can also access the paywall FAQ.
3. How to set a price for my video content?
- Make sure the paywall is enabled.
- In your content, go to the monetization tab and turn ON the toggle-switch labeled “Enable paywall”:
If the toggle-switch is turned OFF, no paywall will display. Otherwise, the paywall is enabled per default.
- Create a Pay Per view or Subscription Price / Option 1 – Per content
- Step 1: Select the video content for which you want to add a price.
- Step 2: Go to the monetization tab and click on ADD A NEW PRICE. The following popup window will appear:
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- Step 3: Fill in the information in the pop up window:
Type: Select Pay per view/Subscription
Price: Create a price. To create several prices, click on “add more price options,” and then define the currency for each price. Note: you must individually define the price for each currency. This website can guide you through the conversions.
[If Pay Per View] Duration: Set up the access duration of your content (hours/days/weeks/months).
[If Pay Per View] Start method: Decide to schedule or not your Pay Per View.
[If Subscription] Recurrence: Set up the recurrence of the subscription weekly/monthly/quarterly/biannually.
- Step 3: Fill in the information in the pop up window:
NOTE ON THE PRESET: A preset allows you to re-use a Pay Per View/ Subscription already created in the past. If you decide to SAVE AS A PRESET, you will be able to re-use that setting in the future. Simply select it from the drop-down menu that appears in the first field (“Preset”) when creating a new price.
When you select a preset via the drop-down menu, it automatically fills each field of the pop-up window.
Find your saved presets in the new MONETIZATION section > DASHBOARD > PRESETS tab.
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- Create a Pay Per view or Subscription Price / Option 2 – Using the batch drop-down menu
- Step 1: Select the content you want to monetize.
- Step 2: Click on batch configuration and select “Add a Price.”
- Step 3: Create a price or reuse a preset.
- Step 4: Save your settings.
4. How to apply a promo code to my price?
- Step 1: Click on the video content for which you want to add a price.
- Step 2: Go to the monetization tab and click on ADD PROMO CODE. The following popup window will appear:
Step 3: Fill in the information in the pop up window:
Alpha numeric code: Set up the name of a discount promo code (min 5 characters). You cannot reuse the same Alpha-numeric code once created unless you delete it.
Percentage discount: Set up any percentage discount (100% for a free pass).
Rate type: Set your Promo code as either a Pay Per View or a Subscription, according to the price type created.
Limit: Set a maximum access number. For unlimited access, simply leave the box blank.
Date start/end date: Schedule your promo code. Select when your promo code takes effect, and when it expires. If you want a promo code to remain available indefinitely, do not fill in the end date. A start date is required.
[If Subscription promo code] Discount applies: Make the discount valid once, or with each subscription renewal. NOTE ON THE PRESET: Just as with the preset option for a new price, a preset allows you to re-use an existing promo code created in the past. If you decide to SAVE your promo code AS A PRESET, you will be able to re-use it in the future. Simply select it from the drop-down menu that appears in the first field “Preset” when creating a new price. When you select a preset in the drop-down menu, it automatically fills each fields of the pop up window.Find your saved presets in the new MONETIZATION section > DASHBOARD > PRESETS tab.