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# Projects |
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Projects are how you organize your work on Makenot.work. A project groups related items together: an album, a podcast, a software product, a course. |
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## Creating a Project |
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From your dashboard, click **New Project** and set: |
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- **Name**: Display name for the project (e.g., "Debut Album", "Sound Design Toolkit") |
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- **Slug**: URL-friendly name that becomes your project address (e.g., `debut-album`) |
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- **Description**: What the project is about, shown on the project page |
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- **Category**: The type of content (Music, Software, Writing, etc.) |
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> [!UI] project-edit-form |
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## Project URLs |
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Every project gets a permanent URL: |
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makenot.work/p/your-project-slug |
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You control the slug when creating the project. |
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## Project Settings |
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From the project dashboard, configure: |
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- **Category**: Helps fans find your project through discovery and search |
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- **Git repositories**: Link source code repos (shown via the built-in git browser) |
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- **Labels**: Platform commitment badges (e.g., "DRM-Free", "No LLMs Used") that your project can opt into |
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- **Cover image**: Visual representation shown on your profile and in search |
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- **Description**: Markdown-supported project description |
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- **Visibility**: Public or draft (draft projects are only visible to you) |
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## Project Analytics |
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Each project has its own analytics tab showing: |
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- **Revenue**: Total earnings with period-over-period comparison |
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- **Sales**: Transaction count for selected time range |
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- **Followers**: How many people follow this project |
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- **Top items**: Which items earn the most |
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- **Revenue chart**: Bar chart bucketed by time period |
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Time range selector: 7 days, 30 days, 90 days, all-time. |
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## Membership Tiers |
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Create monthly membership tiers per project: |
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1. Go to project dashboard > Membership Tiers tab |
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2. Add tiers with name, price, and description |
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3. Toggle tiers active/inactive without deleting them |
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Fans join through the payment checkout. Billing, renewals, and cancellations are handled by the payment processor. |
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Membership tiers are separate from [Fan+](./fan-plus.md), which is a platform-wide membership. |
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## Promo Codes |
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Create promotional codes scoped to a project: |
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- **Discount codes**: Percentage or fixed amount off, with optional usage limits and expiration |
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- **Download codes**: Single-use codes for free access, useful for press copies and giveaways |
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Share discount-applied links with `?discount=CODE` appended to any item URL. |
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## Blog Posts |
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Every project includes a blog. Blog posts use the same markdown editor as text items: |
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- Draft/publish workflow |
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- Included in the project's RSS feed |
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- Included in data exports |
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- Separate from items; they have their own tab |
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Blog posts are always free. Use them for updates, announcements, liner notes, or changelogs. |
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## Ordering Items |
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Drag to reorder items within a project. The order you set is the order fans see on the project page. |
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## Data Export |
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Export all project data as JSON from the dashboard. Exports include items, sales counts, chapters, versions, license keys, blog posts, and all metadata. |
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## Deleting a Project |
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Deleting a project removes it and all its items permanently. Fans who purchased items lose access. Export your data first if you need a backup. |
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## See Also |
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- [Items](./items.md): Creating and managing individual content |
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- [Content Overview](./02-content.md): Content types, versions, and chapters |
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- [Pricing Models](../about/pricing.md): Fixed price, PWYW, and memberships |
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- [Analytics & Dashboard](./analytics.md): Revenue charts and transaction history |
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