fanbotifyWhat Fanvue DM automation should cover
Most of the money on Fanvue is made in private messages, and most of the messages that matter are triggered by something the fan did: he subscribed, he did not open a paid message, he turned off auto-renew, he went quiet. Fanvue DM automation is about catching those moments every time, at any hour, with a message that feels written for him. Done badly, it is a stream of identical blasts that fans learn to ignore. Done well, each fan gets fewer messages, and each one is more relevant.
The automations FanBotify runs
| Moment | What FanBotify does |
|---|---|
| A new fan subscribes or follows | Welcomes him within a minute, in your voice |
| A paid message stays unopened | Sends one gentle follow-up, not a series |
| A subscriber turns off auto-renew | Writes to him before his subscription ends |
| Peak hours | Posts tip goals when your fans are most active |
| A fan asks for a custom | Quotes from your price list and alerts you; you approve each one |
| A fan asks to meet in real life | Declines politely and keeps the chat on Fanvue |
| Every reply | A compliance guard checks it before it is sent |
These automations come with the Creator plan and up. They run alongside the AI chatter, so a fan who answers the welcome message gets a real conversation back, not another automated line.
Welcome messages within a minute
The first minutes after a fan subscribes are when he is most curious. FanBotify sends him a welcome written from your persona within a minute, then carries on the conversation if he replies. It does not dump your whole catalog on him: it gets to know him first. Principles for a good first message are in the Fanvue welcome message guide.
Follow-ups on unopened PPV
A paid message he did not open is not a no; often he simply did not see it. FanBotify sends one follow-up, and only one, so the fan is reminded without feeling chased. Repeated nudges on the same offer tend to cost more goodwill than they bring back. See Fanvue PPV automation.
Win-back before a subscription ends
When a subscriber turns off auto-renew, he usually still has days left. That is the best moment to reach him: he has not left yet, and a personal message can remind him why he subscribed. FanBotify writes to him before the subscription ends, using what it remembers about him. More in how to win back Fanvue fans and how to keep subscribers.
AI Prospection: personal DMs to segments
Some fans need you to write first. AI Prospection looks at your fans and proposes personal DMs to four segments:
- Online with no purchase yet: he is here now and has never bought.
- Unopened paid message: an offer is waiting for him.
- Auto-renew off: his subscription is about to end.
- Quiet for 30 days: he used to talk and stopped.
Each message is written for that fan, and you send them in one click. Creator includes 150 prospection messages a month; Agency includes 400.
Mass messages done right
Mass messages have their place: a new set, a holiday, an announcement. The trouble starts when they become the main way you talk to fans. The same text to everyone, several times a week, teaches fans to stop opening. A better pattern is to keep broadcasts rare and meaningful, and to use segments for everything that should feel personal. That is what AI Prospection is for: instead of one identical message to everyone, a different message to each fan in a segment that has a reason to hear from you. For broadcast tips, read Fanvue mass messages.
Automation with guardrails
Automation speaks for you when you are not looking, so its rules matter. Every message FanBotify sends, manual or automated, is checked before it goes out. It never asks for payment off Fanvue, never arranges a meeting, never promises a custom before you confirm payment, never sells to fans in distress, and stops and alerts you if a fan may be a minor. Fans you muted or marked as timewasters are left out of automations.
Hand-offs: when automation steps aside
Some conversations should come to you. FanBotify hands a chat to you or your team for crisis or self-harm messages and possible minors (always on), requests you marked "needs approval", refunds, chargebacks or disputes, upset or abusive fans, and any single payment above an amount you set. You get an alert on Telegram or email and in the dashboard.
A week of automated DMs for one fan
To see how the pieces fit, follow one new subscriber through his first days:
- Day 1, minute 1: he subscribes and gets a welcome written from your persona, with one easy question.
- Day 1, later: he answers, and the AI chatter carries on the conversation, learning what he likes.
- Day 2: the moment feels right, and the AI offers a first bundle from your tiers at a price set for him.
- Day 3: he has not opened it. One follow-up goes out, and only one.
- Later: if he turns off auto-renew, he gets a personal message before his subscription ends. If he goes quiet for 30 days, AI Prospection proposes a DM you can send in one click.
At no point does he receive the same text as every other fan, and at no point is he chased with repeated offers. If he asks for a custom, mentions a refund or makes a large payment, the chat comes to you.
Automation vs a human doing it by hand
Everything above can be done by hand, and some creators do. The difficulty is consistency: catching every new subscriber within minutes, remembering which paid messages went unopened, noticing who turned off auto-renew this week. Those are exactly the tasks people drop when they are busy, travelling or asleep. Automation does them every time, and the AI writes each message for the fan, so you keep the personal touch. You can still reply yourself at any moment; the AI simply steps back while you do.
Set it up once
- Sign in with Fanvue and authorize FanBotify through the official Developer API.
- Write your persona, limits and a few example messages.
- Build your bundles from your Vault, or let "Sort with AI" suggest them.
- Turn on the automations you want, pick automatic replies or drafts, and launch.
Plans
The automations and AI Prospection start on Creator, $49 a month with the first month free, or $36 a month billed yearly. Agency is $129 a month for 3 creators and 5 team seats. Every plan adds 25% of the paid messages the AI sells, never on tips, subscriptions or your own sales. See the plans and the Fanvue auto reply page.