iTunes
How to create Apple ID
Download iTunes on Windows or via the Windows Store.
Install and open "iTunes for Windows".
Click "Account" from the menu bar and select "Sign In".
Click "Create New Apple ID", and complete your new account. The email address provided is your Apple ID.
You may setup "GCash" as the payment method to allow you purchase songs.
Purchasing
Prioritize purchasing the key track.
Purchase the songs individually rather than "completing" the Album at once. So each purchased song will count for the iTunes Song Chart.
If able, you may "complete" the Album (to count toward the Album Chart) once you've purchased each song individually.
It is important to download and play the song/s after purchasing it.
Don't forget to rate and leave a positive review.
You can also gift the song/s to your friends and family, but they should also accept the gift, download, and play it on their end.
Spotify
Streaming on Spotify
Don't use VPN. Streams made using VPN will not be counted (or filtered out).
On Spotify Free? Yes, streams will still be counted.
Don't use one Spotify account across different devices simultaneously.
If you are streaming on multiple devices (with different Spotify accounts), and able to connect to different networks (e.g., Wifi and Mobile Data) - that's much better. Else limit the number of devices connected to the same network to just 2-3 devices. Not too many streams from your network/IP.
Turn off autoplay (through the "Settings" page), so no other track will be played after.
Use playlists published by "Anji Stream" on Spotify. You can also create your own playlist, with 2-3 filler tracks before playing the "focus/main" track again. Also, add tracks from other artist in between, and don't make it too systematic.
Don't mute the Spotify app or your mobile device. The "20% volume" requirement is not true. Mobile Devices - use headphones. PC/Laptop - you can mute the browser’s tab (if the feature is available or via Browser Extensions), mute the device, or use headphones, but not the Spotify App.
Disable shuffle. Having it enabled will mess up the placement of the songs, not following the 2-3 filler guidelines.
Do not loop songs, playlists, or albums.
Do switch from one playlist to another.
Interact with the app from time to time (e.g., pausing the track, changing the volume level, or playing other tracks).
Offline streaming (from downloaded songs) will count as stream, as long as the device can go online after to sync the streams.
Listeners are encouraged to tap the heart button. Also, share the link/lyrics of the track on all your social media platforms to make it viral.
Be sure to follow "Anji Salvacion" on Spotify.
Rest (yourself and your IP) every once in a while. Stay hydrated, and don't skip meals.
Streaming on Stationhead
If you don't want to worry about the streaming guidelines or curating a playlist that would count as valid streams, join us on Stationhead instead @ anjistream
You'll just need to connect your premium Spotify account to your Stationhead (SH) account. Then ensure that your device and SH are not muted (🔇to 🔊), your Spotify account is not used anywhere else, and you are good to go!
To achieve our minimum target for Spotify we will be on air for the 1st 24hrs (at least).
We also want to top the Stationhead's Weekly Leaderboard (enter Top 10).
YouTube
Setup
Don't use the browser's incognito/private mode. Don't use VPN.
Login to your YouTube account. Use your premium account, if you have one.
Stream using one browser/tab per device. If you have a spare device, log in using a different account. Don't log in to the same YouTube account on a different browser or device.
There's no stopping you from logging in to multiple YouTube accounts on different browsers on the same device. However, we do not promote it. If you want to risk it, keep it to just two (2) browsers, and don't do it all the time. Don't have two or more focus video playing on one device simultaneously.
Highlighting again: the recommendation is - just to use one browser per device, else that's "double streaming" and your views might be filtered out.
If you are streaming on multiple devices, and able to connect to different networks (e.g., Wifi and Mobile Data) - that's much better. Else limit the number of devices connected to the same network to just 2-3 devices. Not too many streams from your network/IP.
Streaming
Manually search the title of the "focus/main" video on YouTube - this will get it to the YouTube's Trending Videos.
Share the video on your social media accounts by hitting the share button.
Don't mute YouTube. The "50% volume" requirement is not true. Mobile Devices - use headphones. PC/Laptop - you can mute the browser’s tab (if the feature is available or via Browser Extensions), mute the device, or use headphones, but not the YouTube video player.
Turn off auto-play, so no other video will be played after.
Watch in 480p (at least). If on Mobile Application, go to App's Settings and set the video quality preferences to "Higher picture quality."
We don't have much information on this, but to be safe, avoid watching the video on split-screen or in-picture mode as that may change the resolution of the video to a lower one. YouTube automatically filters out views with lower than 480p resolution.
Ads - you may skip it, but we suggest you watch at least 30 seconds of it.
You can pause or rewind, but do not fast forward and skip!
Like the video AFTER watching it. That's the best moment, not at the beginning but at the end.
Add/Like Comments - be respectful, don't spam (commenting more than 5x in a row), disregard spam (they will be deleted by YT)
When you see hateful comments, do not report the comment but report the channel instead. Also, emojis don't freeze the views so it's fine to use them. Excessive usage of emojis is considered spam (just disregard it as it'll be deleted by YT).
IMPORTANT: Watch 3-4 videos before watching the MV again. The duration of the entire filler videos should be 10-15 Minutes.
Watch other Anji videos. Don't watch reaction videos yet, as that would mess up the algorithm. We'd want other Anji videos to appear in the recommendations over non-Anji videos.
Rest (yourself and your IP) every once in a while. Stay hydrated, and don't skip meals.
Your stream is valid even if you are not logged in. However, having a logged-in account will let you like and add a comment to the video.
Subscribe to Anji's YouTube Channel, if you haven't already.