# UpShout

> Smart Creator Collaboration & Shoutout Exchange

UpShout is a platform dedicated to bringing together creators who are actively looking to support each other's growth. It connects real creators for collaborations and shoutout exchanges, removing the need to send endless, ignored DMs.

## Core Value Proposition
- **No More "Hit or Miss" DMs:** Initiates targeted, meaningful conversations with willing collaborators.
- **A Willing Community:** Connects thousands of creators actively seeking to help each other grow.
- **Collaborate with Bigger Creators:** UpShout’s unique credit system rewards larger creators for collaborating with smaller ones, creating a healthy ladder of growth.

## How It Works
1. **Join:** Sign up and fill out a creator profile.
2. **Connect:** Access the community and use filters (size, platform, language, content focus, audience demographics, rating) to find perfect shoutout exchange or collab matches.
3. **Grow:** Send/receive collab requests, get advertised via Community UpShouts, and earn credits by helping smaller creators.

## The Credit System
- **Earning Credits:** Earned when you conclude a collaboration with a smaller creator, or when a "Sprout Member" gives a Community UpShout.
- **Spending Credits:** Spent when collaborating with a creator larger than yourself.
- **Similar Size Collabs:** Members get a certain number of free collaborations with similar-sized creators each month depending on their tier.
- **Sprout Members:** A creator with 500 subscribers/followers or fewer. Sprout Members receive discounted pricing and can give "Community UpShouts" (one-sided shoutouts) to earn credits.

## Pricing Plans

### Free ($0)
- Perfect for getting started.
- Earn credits through collaborations with smaller members.
- Eligibility for community UpShouts for 90 days.
- Similar member collab: 1st each month is 0 credits, after that spend 1 credit.
- Collab with larger member: spend 3 credits.
- +3 signup credits.

### Plus ($4.99/mo or $1.99/mo for Sprout Members) - *Coming Soon*
- Earn credits through collaborations with smaller members.
- Unlimited eligibility for community UpShouts.
- Similar member collab: first 2 each month are 0 credits, after that spend 1 credit.
- Collab with larger member: spend 2 credits.
- +5 signup credits (+2 if upgrading from Free).

### Gold ($9.99/mo or $4.99/mo for Sprout Members) - *Coming Soon*
- Earn credits through collaborations with smaller members.
- Unlimited eligibility for community UpShouts.
- Similar member collab: first 3 each month are 0 credits, after that spend 1 credit.
- Collab with larger member: spend 2 credits.
- +6 signup credits (+3 if upgrading from Free).
- +1 free credit every month.

## Important Links
- **Sign Up / Join Beta:** [https://app.upshout.com/auth/sign-up](https://app.upshout.com/auth/sign-up)
- **Support / Feedback:** support@upshout.com
- **Terms & Conditions:** [https://upshout.com/terms-and-conditions](https://upshout.com/terms-and-conditions)
- **X (Twitter):** [https://x.com/upshoutofficial](https://x.com/upshoutofficial)
- **Instagram:** [https://www.instagram.com/upshout_official](https://www.instagram.com/upshout_official)
- **Facebook:** [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61576440551354](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61576440551354)