Galleries, Private Content and Instant Media – What’s the difference?
Snifffr gives you three ways to show and sell your content: Galleries, Instant Media and Private Content. One is free, two are paid — and they do different jobs. Most sellers who do well use all three.
The short version
- Galleries — free. Your shop window. Anyone can browse them on your profile.
- Instant Media — a buyer pays once to unlock one photo or video, and views it for 24 hours.
- Private Content — a buyer subscribes monthly to your whole feed, and keeps access while they stay subscribed.
Free to look · paid once · paid every month.
Galleries
Your free, public showcase. This is what people see when they land on your profile and are deciding whether you’re worth paying for.
- Free. No tokens involved at all — nobody pays to look.
- Photos and videos, organised into galleries you name yourself.
- You can keep a gallery private or as a draft while you work on it — only you see those.
- Adult images are blurred for anyone who hasn’t verified their age.
- Videos only play for premium members. Everyone else sees them locked.
Best for: first impressions. Galleries don’t earn directly — they’re what convince someone to buy.
Instant Media
A single photo or video, unlocked on its own.
- The buyer pays your price in tokens, once.
- They get 24 hours to view it.
- The same item can be sold to as many buyers as you like — selling it once doesn’t use it up.
- No subscription, no commitment on either side.
- A buyer who wants it again later simply unlocks it again.
Best for: impulse buys, one-off pieces, and anything you want to keep selling again and again.
Private Content
Your own subscription feed — everything you post, for subscribers only.
- You set one monthly price in tokens.
- The buyer is charged immediately, then automatically every month until they cancel.
- Subscribers see everything in your feed — what’s already there, and everything you add while they’re subscribed.
- If you raise your price later, existing subscribers keep the price they signed up at.
- They can cancel any time and keep access until the end of the month they’ve paid for.
Best for: steady monthly income and rewarding the buyers who keep coming back.
Side by side
| Galleries | Instant Media | Private Content | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to the buyer | Free | Tokens, once per item | Tokens, every month |
| What they get | Your public galleries | One photo or video | Your whole feed |
| How long | Always | 24 hours | While subscribed |
| New posts included? | Yes, as you add them | No, bought separately | Yes, everything you add |
| Videos | Premium members only | Included in the unlock | Included in the feed |
| What it earns you | Nothing directly | One payment at a time | Recurring, month after month |
How they work together
They’re not alternatives — they’re a path.
Galleries get someone interested. Instant Media turns that interest into a first, easy purchase. Private Content turns that buyer into monthly income.
A seller with nothing in their galleries is asking people to pay before they’ve seen anything. A seller with only galleries is giving everything away. The sellers who earn most keep all three busy.
Common questions
Do I earn anything from Galleries?
Not directly — they’re free to view. They earn indirectly, by convincing people you’re worth paying for.
Why can’t some people play my gallery videos?
Gallery videos play for premium members only. Everyone else sees them locked. If you want a video in front of every buyer, sell it as Instant Media instead.
Why do my gallery photos look blurred?
Adult images are blurred for anyone who hasn’t verified their age. You’ll always see your own unblurred.
Does an Instant Media unlock include anything else?
No. It unlocks that one photo or video, for 24 hours. Everything else is bought separately.
Do Private Content subscribers see things I post later?
Yes. They get everything in the feed while subscribed, including anything you add after they joined.
If I raise my Private Content price, do current subscribers pay more?
No. They keep the price they subscribed at for as long as they stay subscribed.
Can I use the same content in more than one place?
Yes. Nothing stops you putting something in a gallery, selling it as Instant Media, and posting it to your Private Content feed.
