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Have you ever wondered: "it would be nice to have a School Idol Tomodachi but for XXX game"? We can do that together! If you're interested, this guide will help you go through the steps to start your own site about your favorite game.

Eligible games must be:

  • mobile apps (Android/iOs)
  • Rhythm game AND/OR collectible, preferably both
  • 10 000+ downloads

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Before the development can start

Step 1. Join or start a team

If you think other people who are active in the existing community around the game could be interested in joining the project, please ask them! The more we are the merrier! Just send them the link~

If you don't hear from us after one week, please contact the staff team.

Step 2. Join our Discord

Our teams all work on the same Discord server, with a private discussion for each website and some shared channels.

Step 3. Gather required information

You, and the staff team, will be asked to gather information before starting the development. It's long and takes time, but will help the development a lot.

You'll get details after you're confirmed as a staff member and join our Discord channel, but you can see a preview of what you'll need to provide here.

During the development of the site

Step 1. Create social media accounts

  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Facebook page

Instagram allows to automatically post everything that's posted on Twitter and Facebook.

Step 2. Start teasing the community

Post on Twitter/Insta/Facebook screenshots and polls to get feedback from the future community

Step 3. Announce the development of the website on existing social media, forums and groups

Search for Facebook groups, subreddits, forums, Twitter/Insta accounts or any other platform about the game. Talk to the admins/moderators and tell them about the website, ask for their opinion. If they authorize it, post to announce the development of the site and link to the Twitter/Facebook/Insta. If it’s not possible to post, ask them to post for you.

Once the website is ready to launch

Note that if you want, the site can start without activities for a few months, and the activities can be added later.

  • Step 1. Create a profile and give me your username so I can add you as a staff member
  • Step 2. Go to the wiki/help page and write pages to help people get started with the site
  • Step 3. Assign roles

⚠️ Make sure you're familiar with all the roles, read the descriptions very closely: Roles

Step 4. Announce the launch!

Make it big. Organize a contest or a giveaway. Do something memorable.

After the launch

Read the Staff Guide.

Appendix

Tweets ideas before launch

Introducing 🌼 Idol Story 🎀

A brand new #LoveLive database and community that will cover everything ALL STARS, Nijigasaki idols, and more.

🌟 https://idol.st 🌟

Pre-register now so you can claim the username you’d like to use later!

#SIFAS #LoveLive #スクスタ
Did we mention 🌼 Idol Story 🎀 works on smartphones too? Because it does~

All the pages have an adapted design for large, medium and small screens.

Images are also scaled based on your device size so we don't use too much of your precious data 💕
We're proud to announce that we are partnering up with @MagiCircles2 to bring 🌼 Idol Story 🎀to life.

It will allow us to use the same tool that was used to make @idoldotst, @BandoriParty, @cinderella__pro and @starlightacdemy, so you can expect similar features.
Features include:
🎀 A social network feed
🎀 Customizable profile with your cards, events, …
🎀 Private messages between users
🎀 Worldwide map of users
🎀 Leaderboard
🎀 A safe experience with "block" and "report"
🎀 Options to filter the feed to your preferences
🎀 and more!
Some of you asked us who is behind this project, and if we could introduce ourselves.

Thank you so much for caring and asking 💕

🌟 https://idol.st/about/ 🌟

This is our "About page" where you can see the staff.
When the site opens, we will also post introductions.

🌼🎀
Keep an eye on the countdown 👁⏱

🌟https://idol.st/prelaunch/ 🌟

To celebrate the launch, we will organize a giveaway!
It will involve the feed, and we will give away physical and digital prizes!

To thank you for pre-registering, we will give everyone a badge on your profile!
Who's excited for 🌼 Idol Story's 🎀 launch!? 🤩

Make sure you pre-register to claim your username + get an exclusive thank you badge on your profile!

⏱🌟 https://idol.st/prelaunch/ 🌟

Note: The site will still be in beta. You will NOT be able to add cards to your account yet.
All pre-registered users will get a badge on their profile as a thank you from the staff 💕

We promised we would reveal the design before the launch, and here it is!

Do you recognize the character we featured on the badge? 🕵️ ♀️🔍

Pre-register now:
🌟 https://idol.st 🌟

Launch day tweets 🎉

🌼 Idol story 🎀
is now officially open for everyone! 🎉

🌟 https://idol.st 🌟

Our staff team has already started posting introductions to the feed.

Join the community and introduce yourself as well!

🎉

#LoveLive #SIFAS #スクスタ #Aqours
Feeling overwhelmed by the new community and don't know what to post?

How about an introduction post? 💁 ♀️

🌟 https://idol.st/activities/add/ 🌟

Use the hashtag "Introduce yourself" and you're good to go~

Tweets ideas after launch

What would be Love Live! without the friends we make along the way?

Meet Love Livers! like you and make new friends on 🌼 Idol Story 🎀 💕

Click the "Follow" button on your friends' profiles 👉

🌟 https://idol.st 🌟

#LoveLive #SIFAS #スクスタ #Aqours
Love Live! fans come from all around the world~ 🗺

Pin your location on the 🌼 Idol Story 🎀 map, and your best girl, username, profile pic, and profile link and will appear there! 📍

🌟 https://idol.st/map/ 🌟
Have you customized your Idol Story profile? ✍️

You can personalize your user profile by adding a description, your top 3 favorite idols, top 3 favorite voice actresses, links to your social media, and more! 💖

🌟 https://idol.st/settings/ 🌟
New content available on 🌼 Idol Story 🎀

Voice actresses, their bio, links, and more, are now available for everyone! 🎉

🌟 https://idol.st/voiceactresses/ 🌟

Which one has your favorite voice? Dances the best? Stole your heart? Smiling face with heart-shaped eyes

#LoveLive #SIFAS #スクスタ
🌼 Idol Story 🎀 is on Patreon 🎉

If you have some cash to spare, please consider supporting our new site!

↳ https://patreon.com/db0company

All donations go to help cover the server costs 💸

When the site launches, donators will also receive thank you badges on their profiles 🏅
Still feeling overwhelmed by 🌼 Idol Story's 🎀 features?

We got you covered! Check our help pages:

🌟 https://idol.st/help/ 🌟

And contact us if you have more questions 💌

https://idol.st/about/#contact

How to give a badge as a thank you to all users who pre-registered?

ID_OF_LAST_USER_WHO_PRE_REGISTERED = 284
BADGE_IMAGE_URL = 'https://i-starlet.db0.company/u/badges/LhzzkHThank-you-for-pre-registering-zETVPP.png'
SITE_NAME = 'Starlet'

import datetime
from magi import models
from magi import urls

today = datetime.date.today()

for user in models.User.objects.filter(id__lte=ID_OF_LAST_USER_WHO_PRE_REGISTERED).select_related('preferences'):
    badge = models.Badge.objects.create(
        date=today,
        owner_id=1,
        user=user,
        name='Thank you for pre-registering!',
        m_description=u'Pre-registered before {} opened to the public.'.format(SITE_NAME),
        _cache_description=u'Pre-registered before {} opened to the public.'.format(SITE_NAME),
        image=BADGE_IMAGE_URL,
        show_on_top_profile=False,
        show_on_profile=True,
    )
    user.preferences.force_update_cache('tabs_with_content')
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