Setting Up Your Influencer Profile

Optimize your profile to attract more artists and opportunities.

Choosing Your Role

During sign-up, you'll choose one of three roles:

Influencer — Promote music on social media (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, etc.)
Curator — Place and review music on playlists, blogs, and review platforms
Both — Offer social media promotion and curator placements

Your role determines which onboarding steps you see and what appears on your profile. You can always add curator channels later from Settings → Curator Channels.

Chose "Curator" or "Both"? See our Curator Guide for channel setup and curator-specific workflows.

Account Setup Checklist

To start working on SpaceLoud, you need:

✅ Complete your profile (name, bio, photo)
✅ Connect your social media accounts (if Influencer or Both)
✅ Set up your curator channels (if Curator or Both) — see Setting Up Channels
✅ Set your rates for each platform
✅ Set up Stripe Connect for payments

Creating Your Profile

Basic Information

Display Name - Tied to the @handle of your primary connected channel
Bio - Describe your content style and niche
Profile Photo - Use a professional, recognizable image
Genres - Select music genres you enjoy promoting
Content Type - Describe what kind of content you create

About your Display Name: Your name is set from the @handle of your primary connected channel — TikTok, then Instagram, then YouTube. You can personalize it (for example, "DJ Sarah" for @djsarah) from Settings → Edit Profile, but it needs to resemble that handle — unrelated names are rejected. To use a completely different name, update the handle on your Social Accounts page instead.

Connecting Social Media

Link your social media accounts to showcase your reach:

Go to Settings → Social Accounts
Click Connect next to each platform
Authorize SpaceLoud to view your stats
Your follower counts will be displayed on your profile

Supported platforms:

TikTok
Instagram (Reels & Stories)
YouTube (Videos & Shorts)
Snapchat

TikTok: TikTok requires signing in with your official TikTok account — there's no manual entry option for this platform. Look for the "Connect TikTok" button on the Social Accounts page. Once connected, SpaceLoud automatically keeps your follower count and video stats up to date, shows a verified badge on your profile, and your TikTok bio and each recent video's views, likes, comments, and shares appear right on the connection card. Other platforms (Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat) are added by entering your profile details manually.

A connected TikTok account is required to use TikTok on SpaceLoud — you won't be able to send or accept TikTok offers, accept a TikTok Book Now request, or enter a TikTok challenge until you've connected. If you try one of these without a connection, you'll see a "Connect TikTok" prompt right there to complete it in a couple of clicks.

Listing TikTok and want the Authentic badge? If TikTok is one of the platforms on your profile, connecting it is also required to earn or keep your Authentic badge — it's how we confirm the audience we're vouching for is really yours. If you've listed TikTok but haven't connected it yet, connect it above to become eligible.

Seeing your real follower count: The follower field on the Social Accounts page is a range (for example "1M-5M"), so it can't show your exact number — especially if you're above the top of the range. Underneath each platform you connect, SpaceLoud shows a green confirmation line with your exact, live-detected follower count (for example, "We detected 20,300,000 followers from your live TikTok profile · updated 2 days ago"). This is the real number we use, and it's kept up to date automatically — you don't need to do anything to make it appear.

"This social account is already connected to another profile" error: Each Instagram, YouTube, or Snapchat profile URL can only be linked to one SpaceLoud account, so we block a save if it's already claimed elsewhere. If you see this error and the account is genuinely yours, contact hello@spaceloud.com and we'll sort it out.

Got a "Fix your [platform] link" notice? SpaceLoud checks your connected profiles regularly to keep your stats current. If a link stops working — for example the account was renamed, made private, or deleted — you'll see a reminder in your dashboard and get an email asking you to fix it. This applies to TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.

If a link stays broken, that platform is automatically hidden from artists browsing SpaceLoud, and you won't receive new offers on it — the reminder will say so if this has happened to you. You have two ways to clear it:

Fix the link: Go to Settings → Social Accounts, update the broken profile's link or handle, and save. Your live follower count picks back up automatically and the platform becomes visible to artists again.
No longer active on that platform? Instead of fixing the link, turn that platform off from the same Social Accounts page. This clears the reminder and removes it from your profile.

Setting Your Rates

Set competitive rates for each platform you offer:

Go to Settings → Social Accounts
Set your minimum price for each platform
Consider:
- Your follower count and engagement rate
- What similar creators charge
- Time and effort required

Tip: You can always adjust rates later or negotiate on individual offers.

Note: Artists can see your average accepted offer on your profile—this is calculated from your completed bookings and helps them know what to offer you.

Optimizing Your Profile

Write a Compelling Bio

Include:

Your content niche and style
Types of music you enjoy promoting
What makes your audience unique
Your posting frequency

Showcase Your Best Work

Add samples of previous promotional content
Include content that performed well
Show variety in your style
Demonstrate your production quality

Platform-Specific Tips

TikTok

Highlight trending content you've created
Show your video production style
Mention your typical engagement rates

Instagram Reels & Stories

Showcase your best Reels
Highlight your story engagement
Show your aesthetic and style

YouTube

Link successful music-related content
Show your production quality
Highlight subscriber engagement

Building Credibility

Getting Your First Bookings

Set competitive introductory rates
Respond to offers and Book Now requests quickly
Deliver exceptional work on your first projects
Deliver excellent work to earn great ratings

Maintaining Good Ratings

Communicate clearly and promptly
Meet all deadlines
Go above and beyond when possible
Handle feedback professionally

How the Most Booked Ranking Works

Artists see influencers sorted by "Most Booked" by default:

40% - Total completed campaigns
30% - Average rating (requires 3+ reviews)
30% - Recent activity (work in last 90 days)

Building a strong track record helps you appear higher in search results.

Setting Up Payments

Important: You must set up Stripe Connect to receive payments.

Go to Settings → Payments
Click "Connect Stripe Account"
Complete Stripe's verification (ID, bank account)
Wait for verification (usually 1-2 business days)

See our Getting Paid guide for more details.

Adding Curator Channels (Spotify playlists, blogs, and more)

Your Spotify playlist, Apple Music playlist, YouTube Music playlist, blog, or review platform is added in Settings → Curator Channels — not to a campaign. (Campaigns belong to artists; adding a Spotify playlist to one is the artist-side flow for choosing which curator placements they want on their own promotion.)

If you selected "Curator" or "Both" during sign-up (or want to add curation later):

Go to Settings → Curator Channels
Click "Add Channel" and pick the channel type — Spotify Playlist, Apple Music Playlist, YouTube Music Playlist, Blog, or Other
Paste the direct link to your playlist, blog, or channel
Set pricing ($2-$5 per channel) and add up to 3 genre tags

For Spotify Playlist channels, SpaceLoud checks your playlist's real follower count with Spotify each time you save, and shows artists a "✓ Verified" badge.

Your curator channels appear on your profile alongside your social media platforms. For full details, see Setting Up Channels.