Resources
From tips and tricks to product updates and inspiration, explore our resources to learn how to grow as a Vocal creator.
Product Updates
Introducing Activity Feed Notifications
In the evolving world of online content creation, we know it's imperative for creators to stay up to date on the latest tools and features that can help them best reach their audiences, and it's our responsibility to build this technology into our platform.
Justin @ VocalPublished about a month ago in Resources
Introducing the Vocal Android app
Today, we are pleased to announce that the Vocal Android app is now available on the Google Play store. Download the app:
Justin @ VocalPublished 5 months ago in Resources
Vocal Moderation Updates
If you are a veteran Vocal+ Creator, you may have noticed changes recently in moderation protocol. It's likely your stories are being moderated faster than ever. This is not a coincidence.
Vocal TeamPublished 6 months ago in Resources
Introducing the Vocal App
2022 has been a year of explosive growth for Vocal. At the heart of our product strategy, we have remained laser-focused on building social-oriented features to foster community across the platform. A perfect highlight of this was the recent release of our most requested feature, Comments. With over 25,000 comments exchanged and counting, this feature was the most quickly adopted in Vocal history.
Justin @ VocalPublished 8 months ago in Resources
Write Here, Write Now: A Vocal Podcast
When I asked Vocal creator RJ Wade whether she found a commitment to writing early on in her life, or whether the development of her gift was a slower burn, her response was immediate and powerful. “It was right away, and it was full-blown and passionate,” she said of her love affair with the written word.
Erica WagnerPublished 8 months ago in Resources
Introducing the Vocal Creators Club©
Vocal is for everyone. Every creator. Every story. Every voice. That's how it's always been, and that's how it will always be. Voices of Creators, Artists & Leaders.
Vocal TeamPublished 9 months ago in Resources
Introducing Comments on Vocal
Over the last 5 years, creators on Vocal have shared nearly one million stories that have attracted, inspired, and entertained hundreds of millions of readers around the world. In response, readers have provided creators with valuable insights and feedback via Likes, Tips, and Pledges to show their support.
Justin @ VocalPublished 10 months ago in Resources
Introducing Reader Insights
Having access to unique and informed statistics is a key part of the Vocal experience. We use data to run our business, and we know you use data to run yours. Whether that means using readership stats to determine which of your stories are the most relatable, earnings to determine where the highest returns are, or subscriber stats to determine how wide your reach is, we want you to have access to the data you need to succeed.
Justin @ VocalPublished 12 months ago in Resources
Introducing Pinned Stories and Story Filtering
This week, we’ve made a few more changes to the Vocal network. As we announced in our last update, these next few updates will work together to allow you to enhance your Vocal presence and organize your profile exactly as you see fit.
Justin @ VocalPublished about a year ago in Resources
A New Look For Your Vocal Profile
Over the last few months, we've released numerous updates to the Vocal platform, including: Quick Editing Subscribe Stories You Liked
Justin @ VocalPublished about a year ago in Resources
Introducing Pledges
We’ve always relied on our creators’ feedback to determine what comes next for Vocal. Since this past summer, we’ve been hard at work along with you, collecting that feedback via surveys and personal 1:1 interviews to get your take on our roadmap for the future. And as promised, there are some huge things we’re working on—all thanks to your input. Now, the first of these huge updates is finally here.
Justin @ VocalPublished about a year ago in Resources
Introducing Stories You Liked
We launched Likes on Vocal in November 2019 to allow your readers the ability to show their appreciation for your stories. Since then we’ve seen an incredible amount of community engagement through likes, which has helped creators understand what stories resonate with their audience while assisting Vocal’s Curation Team surface and champion remarkable stories.
Justin @ VocalPublished 2 years ago in Resources
