Fanvue Glossary for Creators: The Terms Explained
A plain-English Fanvue glossary for creators: PPV, mass messages, tracking links, Vault, KYC, payouts, bundles and more, from Fanvue's help center.
A quick Fanvue glossary for creators: PPV is media with its own price, sold on your feed or in a message. A mass message goes to a whole list at once. A tracking link is a named link that counts clicks and subscribers. The Vault stores everything you upload. KYC is Fanvue's ID check, and a payout moves your Available balance to your bank.
New to Fanvue and drowning in jargon? This glossary explains the words you'll see in your dashboard and in Fanvue's help center, in plain English. Every meaning comes from Fanvue's own articles. Bookmark it and come back whenever a word trips you up.
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💜01. What do PPV, Vault and other content terms mean?
- PPV (pay-per-view): media with its own price, separate from the subscription. Fanvue says it can go on your feed or straight into a message. Fanvue's help center sometimes calls it PTV, pay-to-view.
- Vault: your private content library. Fanvue saves everything you upload there automatically, even deleted posts, and fans can't see it.
- Collections: albums of posts on your profile that help fans find a theme.
- Expiring post: a post that takes itself off your profile at a time you choose, up to 30 days out.
- Blurred preview: a setting that shows locked posts blurred as a teaser, instead of blacked out.
- Post audience: who can see a post, either subscribers only or followers and subscribers.
- Intro video: a short clip on your profile. Fanvue suggests under 30 seconds and says intro videos are guaranteed a placement in Discover.
💜02. What are mass messages, templates and lists?
- Mass message: one message sent to many fans at once, which Fanvue calls a broadcast. You start one from the + icon in messages.
- Lists: groups Fanvue builds for you automatically: Subscribers, Followers, Non-Renewing Fans, Auto-Renewing Fans, Expired Subscribers, Free Trial Subscribers and Spent more than $50.
- Automated messages: messages that send themselves when something happens, like a new follow, a new subscription, a renewal or a cancellation.
- Welcome message: the automated message a new follower or subscriber gets. Fanvue says you can have a different one for each.
- Template Messages: saved replies in a searchable panel beside the chat, which you can pin to the top.
- AI Messaging: Fanvue's tools for drafting and polishing messages, including Rewrite.
💜03. What are tracking links, trials and bundles?
- Tracking link: a named Fanvue link that counts clicks, follows and subscriptions, so you can see which platform sends fans. You make them under Creator Tools, then Tracking Links.
- Follow for Free: lets fans follow you without subscribing. It's on by default, and followers can't see subscriber-only posts.
- Free trial link: a unique link that gives limited-time access to your subscriber content. You set how many times it can be used, when it expires and how long the trial lasts.
- Promotional offer: a free trial or a discounted first month, aimed at all fans, new fans, expired fans or followers.
- Subscription bundle: up to 50% off a 3, 6 or 12-month subscription, paid upfront.
- Discoverability: the setting that lets fans find you in Discover and search. Off, your page still opens from a direct link.
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💜04. What do KYC, payouts and balances mean?
- KYC (know your customer): Fanvue's ID verification. You photograph a valid government ID or passport and take a selfie. You need it to earn.
- Verified badge: a separate badge on your profile, which you request once your account is up and running.
- Pending balance: where earnings wait first, typically 7 days, while Fanvue processes them and deducts fees.
- Available balance: money you can withdraw.
- Payout: moving your Available balance to a saved method, from Earnings & Payouts. Fanvue lists a $20 minimum, which can vary by region, at least 5 pieces of content, and verified co-creators.
- Tax interview: a short set of questions about your tax status that every creator completes before requesting payouts.
- Chargeback: when a fan disputes a payment through their bank instead of Fanvue. Fanvue may deduct the amount from your balance.
💜05. Account and safety terms
- Co-creator: anyone else in your content. Fanvue requires them to be verified, either with their own creator account or a model release form.
- Geo-block: hiding your page from whole countries, under Settings, then Privacy and safety, then Block by country.
- Block and report: Fanvue's tools for removing a fan who breaks its guidelines, from the three-dot menu on their profile or chat.
- 2FA: two-factor authentication, an extra login step you can add in your account settings.
Fanvue moves menus now and then, so if a path doesn't match your app, its support chat can point you to the new spot.
💜06. The short version
Most of Fanvue comes down to a few ideas: content you post or sell (posts, PPV, Collections), messages you send (broadcasts, automations, templates), links that bring and measure fans (tracking links, trials, offers), and the money path (KYC, balances, payouts). Learn those, and the rest falls into place.
Quick answers
💬What does PPV mean on Fanvue?
PPV means pay-per-view: media with its own price, separate from the subscription. Fanvue says it can be posted to your feed or sent in a message, and its help center sometimes calls it PTV, pay-to-view.
💬What is a mass message on Fanvue?
A mass message, which Fanvue calls a broadcast, is one message sent to many fans at once, such as a whole list like Subscribers or Followers.
💬What is KYC on Fanvue?
KYC is Fanvue's identity verification. Creators photograph a valid, in-date government ID or passport and take a selfie, and it's needed before you can earn.
💬What is the Fanvue Vault?
The Vault is your private content library. Fanvue saves everything you upload there automatically, including deleted posts, and fans can't see it.
💬What is the difference between pending and available balance on Fanvue?
Earnings land in your Pending balance first, typically for 7 days while Fanvue processes them and deducts fees, then move to your Available balance, which you can withdraw as a payout.