Steps for Launching

This checklist is designed to outline all the steps to set you up for success! You can start with either section 1 (Add Videos) or section 2 (Customize your Storefront), but please make sure to go back to section 1 if you do decide to begin with section 2!

1. Add Videos

• Upload your Videos and/or create Collections

  • Video File Formats & Encoding Basics

• Upload Extras (optional)

• Create Categories

• Create Custom Filters (optional)

• Create Authors (optional)

• Edit each video

  • Insert Short and Long Descriptions

  • Requirement #1 for video/collection to be shown on catalog: assign each video/collection to 1 (or more) Categories

  • Requirement #2 for video/collection to be shown on catalog: mark each video/collection as Published

  • Add Catalog and Player images

  • Assign Extras

  • Assign Custom Filters

  • Assign an Author

  • Set up Pricing: Subscriptions, One-time Purchases, Rentals, and/or Bundles

  • Add SEO Settings for each video

2. Customize your Storefront

• Install a theme

• Customize Storefront homepage

  • Another option for homepage: create a Landing Page and set it as your storefront homepage

    • When using a landing page as your homepage, remember to edit the following in the theme homepage as these are reflected on your other pages:

      1. Footer block

      2. SEO Settings block

      3. Logo, Background color, Text color (typically found in the Header or Navigation block)

• Customize Common Pages

  • Primary color

  • Favicon

  • Account and Checkout Page settings

  • Watching Experience settings

• Create any additional “simple” Pages (i.e. Terms & Conditions, Privacy Policy)

• Link additional pages to Navigation

3. Connect Payments

• Connect to a payment provider

4. Marketing

• Coupons

• Abandoned Cart

• Reduce Churn

• Try Again for Free

• Gift Cards

• Landing Pages

• Subscription Upsell

• Giveaway funnels

5. Settings

• Company Information

• Enabling Terms & Conditions at Checkout (create the page here)

• Integrate with an Email Marketing Tool (Drip or Mailchimp)

• Connect to a Custom Domain (recommended)
  

Here's a video that will walk you through those steps:

Once you have completed these steps, check out this article to ensure everything is running smoothly.

If you have any questions or concerns while going through this checklist, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our Onboarding Specialists at onboarding@uscreen.tv.