Several different types of messages exist within Message Center:

  • Regular Message

  • Pay-to-View (PTV)

  • Pay Per Message (PPM)

  • Tip/Tribute Messages


Regular Message

Regular messages are messages sent to Members by Artists that do not cost any money to view. “Regular messages” from Artists can contain text and/or media attachments and will be immediately viewable by the Member without any payment needed.


Pay-to-View Message (PTV)

Pay-to-View (PTV) messages are messages that Artists send to Members that will cost money for the Member to view. Every PTV message has a price that is set by the Artist. PTV Messages will always contain a media attachment; they will never contain just a text message.

If a Member attempts to purchase a PTV but does not have enough funds in their account, a popup will appear prompting the user to add more funds to their wallet before completing the purchase.


Viewing Purchased PTV Attachments

To view attachments that you’ve purchased from a PTV message, click on the media in the message. If there are multiple attachments in the PTV message, you’ll see preview images for the first 10 attachments. The 10 preview image will have a number to display how many more files are attached to the message. Click on any of the 10 preview images to see the pop-up view where you can view and/or download the files.

Once you click on a file, a pop-up view will appear displaying the media file. The attachments sent in the message will be categorized by file type. You can click on any file to view and/or download it. 



Pay Per Message (PPM)

Artists are now able to charge members a Pay Per Message (PPM) fee. If an Artist sets their PPM amount to $1.00, the member will need to pay $1.00 per each message they send to the Artist.

This screenshot below is what a Member would see if they messaged this Artist for the first time. Message Center will clearly display to the Member if the Artist charges per message. Note that Tip messages will not be charged the PPM fee. However, in order for a member to add a message along with their tip, the tip amount must be greater than or equal to the Artist’s PPM fee.


Tip/Tribute Messages

Members are now able to send tips/tributes via Message Center. Members can use the 8 pre-set tip amounts or a custom tip amount:

  • $5.00

  • $15.00

  • $25.00

  • $50.00

  • $100.00

  • $200.00

  • $500.00

  • $1000.00

  • Custom: $1.00 - $10,000.00

Tips can be sent with an optional message attached if the tip amount is greater than or equal to the PPM fee.

For example, if an Artist’s PPM fee is $5 and a Member sends a tip amount of $3, he will not be able to attach a message to that tip. He would need to tip at least $5 or more in order to add a message to the tip.