Just starting your channel?

Getting your first hundred followers is no easy task — but here’s what can help you get off the ground 👇

💌 Tell your friends and family
Send a quick message or drop a note in your group chats. Explain what you’ll be sharing and why it might be interesting.

📢 Use your other social profiles
Post something short, like: “Testing a new format — faster, more real, no filters.” Even a small post like this can bring in your first subscribers.

💬 Comment on other channels
Pick 3–4 related channels (but not direct competitors). Share insights, add value, quote interesting points — no spam. Let people remember you as someone who knows their stuff.

🧩 Create a useful post
Not “Hi, I just started a channel,” but something like: “7 mistakes creators make that stop them from earning on Telegram.”
Posts like that get shared much more often.

🤝 Find a partner channel
Look for similar-sized channels in your niche and suggest a simple collab: “I’ll mention you — you mention me.”

💡 Most important: don’t obsess over numbers right away. Your first 100 followers aren’t about marketing — they’re proof your idea works. If even ten people get genuinely interested, you’re already on the right track.

A creator never really runs out of ideas — we just have way too many. How do you handle your creative chaos?

❤️ — I plan it out: notes, boards, and lists keep me sane

🔥 — I just ride the wave of inspiration

✨ We’ve added trial subnoscriptions!

Today is 11.11 — the biggest online shopping day 🛍️,
and it’s the perfect time to launch a long-awaited feature — trial subnoscription.

Now you can give your subscribers free access to your private channel for 1, 12, or 24 hours, or for 3 or 7 days.
This helps them make the decision to subscribe — they’ll get to see how valuable and engaging your content is.

How it works:
1. Enable the trial period in the Payments section when creating or editing a subnoscription.
2. Choose the desired duration.
3. The subscriber will get trial access after linking a payment card. Once the trial ends, the subnoscription will automatically renew on a paid basis (unless canceled in advance).

More details — in the knowledge base.

Spread the word in your public channel — let your audience try it out and stay with you longer ❤️

Telegram now has its own App Store!

The @appss catalog features over 4000 mini-apps and bots, with convenient categories and curated collections. We especially recommend checking out the section with tools for creators. You’ll also find ratings, reviews, and active communities.

For content creators, there’s a dedicated page: promote your projects, get into the charts, and collaborate with other Telegram projects.

Open @appss and discover how much exciting stuff is inside!

💰 Black Friday is already here!

If you haven’t prepared anything in advance — no worries. Tribute has promo codes! Come up with a name and offer a limited-time or limited-use discount code for your subnoscription — these offers usually get the most engagement.

What you can do right now:

— create a simple promo code like BlackFriday or BF2025;
— set an expiration time: a few hours or a day, so it doesn’t feel like a “never-ending sale”;
— choose an eye-catching discount;
— if you want, limit the number of redemptions to add a bit of excitement;
— share the promo code on your social media.

Happy Black Friday! 😎

Create a promo code.

Sell physical products with a minimal 3% fee

The gift-giving season is in full swing, making it the perfect time to sell physical products on Tribute. Until the end of the year, you can benefit from a reduced 3% fee — take advantage of the moment and make the most of growing demand.

Starting January 1, 2026, the fee for physical products will return to 8%, so now is the best time to test your assortment and scale your sales.

Publish your products, launch gift collections, and make full use of the holiday season’s potential.

Raise your subnoscription price or keep it the same? 🤔

A common question for creators who want to grow their income while treating their audience with care. One of our creators tested a soft approach: a 30% price increase and a 1.5-week warm-up with the message “get in at the old price,” reinforced by regular reminders and storytelling.

The results:

🚀 Over 1,000 new subscribers during the warm-up period.
📈 After the price increase, the sales pace stayed exactly the same as before.

The audience accepted the new price without resistance, kept buying, and even became more engaged.

What the creator gained:

— Immediate revenue growth thanks to new subnoscriptions
— Higher LTV — the new price applies to all future sales
— Stronger community relationships

This case proved:

— Price increases don’t scare your audience if you communicate the value
— Warm-ups boost conversion
— The right mechanics turn a price increase into a growth point, not a risk

Raise your price and make sure to warm up your audience. It works.