How do I upload my content faster?
Do the slow part before you open the upload page: pick, edit and name the files for a whole shoot, then upload them together on a strong Wi-Fi connection. Upload each file once and reuse it from your vault for posts and messages instead of uploading it again.
Most of the time you lose on uploading isn't the upload itself. It's deciding what goes where while the page is open. Split the job in two: get everything ready first, then upload it all at once.
Step 1: Get the whole shoot ready first
On your phone or computer, before you open the upload page:
- Delete the bad takes and blurry shots.
- Do your edits: trim, crop, colour.
- Split the shoot into levels, from teaser to premium. What the levels are.
- Put the files in one folder named with the shoot and its code, like
Pool day — MIA-260920. - Write caption ideas and tags for each level in a note in the same folder.
- Play every file once to check it isn't broken.
Step 2: Upload once, all together
- Use Wi-Fi, not mobile data. Videos are big, and a weak connection is what makes uploads crawl or fail.
- Upload the whole shoot in one sitting instead of one file at a time across the day.
- Leave the page open until it finishes. Closing it, or letting your phone go to sleep, can stop the upload.
- Use a computer for big batches if you have one. Picking many files at once is quicker.
Step 3: Use it from the vault, not again from your phone
What you upload is kept in your vault. When you make a post or a paid message later, pick the file from the vault instead of uploading it again. One upload, as many sends as you like.
Name the vault list with the piece's code and tags right away, while you still remember what's in it. The free vault name builder writes the name for you.
Step 4: Schedule a few days at once
Build several days of posts in one sitting and schedule them, and get your mass messages ready at the same time. You upload on one day, and your page keeps going the rest of the week while you chat.
Files that go up faster
- Trim dead time at the start and end of videos.
- Export at the quality you need, not the biggest your phone can make.
- Send long videos a few at a time instead of all at once on a slow connection.
Checklist before you hit upload
- Bad takes deleted
- Edits done
- Levels decided
- Folder named with the code
- Captions and tags written
- Every file plays
Other questions people ask
Is it faster to upload from a phone or a computer?
For a file or two, either. For a whole shoot, a computer on Wi-Fi is usually easier: picking many files is quicker, and big videos go up over a steadier connection.
Why do my uploads keep failing?
Most often a weak connection, or the page being closed or the phone going to sleep partway through. Use Wi-Fi, keep the page open, and send big videos a few at a time.
Should I post right away or schedule?
Schedule when you can. Upload and build a few days of posts in one sitting, so the rest of the week is for chatting.