To start collaborating with influencers through Connus, create a profile through the web application.
Creating a profile is completely free and involves three easy steps.
Creating an account through the web application
Surf to https://platform.connus.app. Click on “Register.
Activate your account
Go to your inbox and open the email you just received from us. Activate your account by clicking on the verification link. If the verification was successful, you will see a screen confirming this. Click on “Log in” to create your account.
Going through the onboarding process
Before you can use the web application, you go through an onboarding process.
We verify every Connus user, both content creators and businesses to ensure the quality of our matches. The onboarding involves answering some questions about your company. This information will also be visible to influencers when you send them a match request.
After logging into the web application for the first time, a screen will appear welcoming you to the platform. There you will also read that we need additional information to build your profile.
Click on “Build profile” to get started on that.
Company information
In this section of your profile, fill in your general company information.
Once you have completed these fields, click “Next step.”
Biography
In this section of your profile, fill in the biography of your business.
Tell briefly about your business, what industry you operate in, what you sell and who your target audience is.
Remember: well-developed biographies attract more attention.
Are you satisfied? Then click “Next step.”
Activities
Indicate the sector in which your company operates.
Once you have completed this field, click “Next step.”
Images
Finally, add at least 2 and up to 4 photos to your business profile.
With these photos you show content creators what your company, product or service looks like.
You can add photos via drag & drop or click on the light blue field to select files from your computer.
Have you selected the necessary images? Then click on “Finish profile”.
Screening by Team Connus
You will now be taken to a screen confirming that your profile is complete.
Our team will now start working on it. As soon as your profile is approved – expect 1-2 business days – you will receive an email notification.
At that time, log in again.
You will see that you can start finding influencers right away.
We wish you good luck.
Login
Once you have completed the three steps to create your company profile, on your next visit log in with the email address and password you registered with and click “Log in.”
Editing your profile
To edit your profile, click on the “User profile” icon at the bottom left of the screen. Click on the different tabs to change your “Company info”, “Biography”, “Activities” or “Images”. Click “Update” to save your changes.
Find a content creator
If your account is approved on Connus, from now on you have access to all influencers affiliated with us.
Through the (+50) filters, you can immediately find influencers that perfectly match your needs, such as:
Social media channels
Target group
Gender
Compensation
Location
As you fill in the filters, the platform automatically adjusts the list of influencers on your screen. The more specific you fill in your criteria, the better the suggested content creators match your requirement.
View the statistics of influencers
Click on the image of any content creator in the list to view the infofiche. In that infofiche you will find:
at least 2 images of the influencer
information including target group, gender, age, location, activities and VAT number
prices (excluding VAT) per active social media account and type of post
social media accounts linked to Connus
number of followers, engagement, reach of posts, age of target audience, likes, comments etc.
Connus provides you with all the necessary information about the influencer.
Transparency is our focus.
Matches
Have you found influencers who are the ideal match for your campaign?
Then click the “Like” button on the right side of the screen. They will be notified immediately. If they like the collaboration with your brand, they accept the match. From now on Connus’ chat function will appear: you can start a conversation with each other.
Note: until this step, the platform is completely free. Contacting creators through the platform, is paying. Matching, unlimited use of our database, contacting creators and consulting their statistics can be done from €75/month.
Contacting a content creator
The chat function becomes available as soon as there is a match between your company and the influencer. From then on, you can communicate with each other and make further arrangements.
Connus is a matchmaking platform and leaves agreements made between you and the influencer in its own control. There is no third party involved through our system. However, Connus offers its services to cooperate in the execution of the campaign should this be desired.
Before companies can find you through Connus, create a profile through the mobile application.
The app is available for iOS and Android. Creating a profile is completely free.
Create an account via the mobile app
Download the app for iOS or Android. Open the app and click “Register” at the bottom.
Activate your account
Go to your inbox and open the email you just received from us. Activate your account by clicking on the verification link. If the verification was successful, you will see a screen confirming this. Click on “Log in” to create your account.
Going through the onboarding process
Before you can use the app, you go through an onboarding process. We verify every Connus user, both content creators and companies to ensure the quality of our matches. The onboarding involves answering some questions about your activities as a content creator. This information will also be visible to the companies looking for a collaboration through Connus. Once you have answered the questions, we screen your profile. If your profile meets our conditions, you will be granted access to the app. From then on, you will be findable by companies looking for an influencer for their next marketing campaign.
Basic info
Enter your name, date of birth, phone number, location, gender and languages here.
If you have a VAT number, please check it in this screen.
Once you have completed these fields, click “Next step”.
Images
Add at least 2 and a maximum of 4 pictures to your profile from your movie roll.
Once you have added the images, click on “Next step”.
What social media channels are you active on?
Link the social media channels you are active on to Connus. This will allow interested companies to know all the information about your number of followers, engagement, likes, comments, etc. on each channel. Connus will link to Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Tiktok.
If the connection is successful, you will see “Connection successful” appear on your screen.
You will also see a check mark behind the connected channel in the overview.
If the verification was not successful, “Verification failed” will appear.
Once you have completed this step, click on “Next step”.
Target Group
Here you provide more information about your target audience on your active social media channels. Choose from the list 3 activities that best represent your target audience.
Once you have indicated these fields, click on “Next step”.
How would you like to be compensated?
Choose from “Products,” “Experience” and/or “Money.”
If you choose “Money” then also complete the questions in the screen.
Please note that prices do not include VAT. If you are affiliated with an agency, communicate their price there as well. This way there is no confusion!
Click on the different channels (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Tiktok, blog posts) and on “Add price(s)”. Check the types of post you offer and enter your prices. Click “Set price(s)” when you’ve entered everything. Do this for all your active channels.
Click on “Finish profile”.
Screening by Team Connus
You will now be taken to a screen confirming that your profile is complete.
Our team will now start working on it. As soon as your profile is approved – expect 1-2 business days – you will receive an email notification.
At that time, log in again.
You will see that you can start finding companies right away.
We wish you good luck.
Editing your profile
Once you have created and activated your profile, log into the app and click on your “User profile” (at the bottom right of the screen). Click on the various tabs to change your “Basic info,” “Images,” “Social media channels” and “Compensation.” Click “Edit” to save your changes.
Matching with companies
Once you’ve accessed the platform (via the mobile app for iOS or Android), you’ll see companies in your swipe overview that are in line with your activities. If you entered your onboarding information accurately, the companies you see will be very much in line with your interests.
If you come across a company in your overview that interests you, swipe right. This shows your interest. If you are not interested in the company, swipe left.
To see more information about the company, swipe up. Here you will find general company information, a biography, company activities and 2 to 4 images.
Communicating with companies
Once there is a match-the company shows interest in you and you show interest in them-you can use the chat feature in the app to start a conversation to finalise the collaboration.