Already know the next time you're going to go live? Schedule the broadcast ahead of time. Your followers will be notified when you schedule the broadcast, and also fifteen minutes before you go live. They can wait for you in a waiting room and see all of your broadcast, instead of missing the beginning because they didn't know when it was going to happen.
With a scheduled broadcast, you don't have to spend the first few minutes waiting for viewers to show up. They'll be there before you are. Scheduled broadcasts also make it easier to pre-promote your live streams. Your followers can promote them, too!
Scheduling a broadcast on the web
To schedule a broadcast on the web,
- Go to the creator portal (https://creator.halogen.tv/).
- Click Content on the navigation menu.
- Click Schedule Broadcast.
- Are you going to charge for broadcast? If so, select a price and a promoter share.
- Enter a title for the broadcast. If you'd like to enter a location of where you'll be broadcasting from, you can do that, as well.
- Select the date and time that you're going to broadcast. It has to be at least 15 minutes in the future.
- Select a preview image.
- Click the Schedule button to schedule the broadcast.
That's it!
Scheduling a broadcast on your phone
To schedule a broadcast on your phone,
- Tap the big plus button at the bottom of the app and select "Schedule".
- Enter a description for the broadcast.
- Select a cover photo for the broadcast.
- If you'd like to enter a location of where you'll be broadcasting from, you can do that.
- Select the date and time that you're going to broadcast. It has to be at least 15 minutes in the future.
- Are you going to charge for broadcast? If so, select a price and a promoter share.
- Enter a title for the broadcast.
- Click the Save button to schedule the broadcast.
The cover photo
Perhaps the most important part of scheduling a broadcast is selecting the cover photo (or preview image). That's the image that your followers will see in notifications and in their feeds. If you don't have one, use your profile image.
If you're going to be broadcasting regularly, you may want to consider creating a single image to use for the series of broadcasts. That way, your followers can easily recognize that each new broadcast is a part of a series they're enjoying.
