Use case
Priority DMs for creators
Priority DMs give serious fan requests a separate lane. They add price, context, and capacity limits without turning a creator's social inbox into an always-open help desk.
Better than unlimited DMs
Unlimited DMs make every notification look equally urgent. Priority DMs ask the fan to choose a creator-listed action, include context, and pay before the request reaches the paid inbox.
Casual comments can remain on social platforms; FanPing is for requests that need a creator decision.
How paid DMs filter demand
A price removes some low-effort messages, but good intake matters too. Asking for a subject, goal, and relevant link gives the creator enough information to judge the request.
For example, a photographer can ask for one image and one editing question instead of receiving an open-ended 'teach me photography' message.
Capacity matters
A popular creator should not accept thousands of active requests. FanPing supports active-request limits, daily caps, pauses, expiry windows, and waitlists.
When capacity is full, the public profile can stop new paid pings instead of taking payment for work the creator cannot review.
Creator-controlled access
The creator sets the price, available request types, response window, and whether new pings are open. They can accept, counter, decline, close, or block.
Priority changes where the request appears; it does not remove the creator's right to say no.
Safety and boundaries
Keep personal phone numbers, email addresses, meeting links, and payment details private. Unsafe or manipulative messages should be reported rather than negotiated.
FanPing keeps request state and paid conversation access inside the platform.