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# Beginning your journey

Start an amazing legacy in the handmade universe! 🌌

## 1. Create an account ✨

To get the most from Upakka, you need an account.\
Go get yourself one [**here**](https://www.upakka.com/u/signup/)**!** You may sign up with google or simply with email. \
If you choose email, we'll send an email over for you to verify your email. Once done move on to the next step! 

## 2. Update your profile 🐱‍🏍

To show off some good vibes, you might want to take a few seconds to update your profile! 

* Make sure you're [**signed in**](https://www.upakka.com/u/login/)**!**
* Once signed in, go to the top right and click "my profile"
* On your profile page click "edit profile" next to the profile icon! 
* On this page you can update your profile photo, bio, screen name, and username along with other account details!
* Hit either "save" button
* Done! 

If you don't want to do this you can skip this step.

## 3. Searching for people and posts! 🔍

**To find people to follow:**

* Type in the search bar and hit the enter
* If you want to look for people hit "see more peeps!"
* Click on the person you want to follow then hit follow on their page!
*

**To find posts:**

* Type in the search bar and hit the enter
* Simply scroll until you find something or someone cool!
* Click on the post

## 4. Inviting friends and followers! 🖐

[You'd make our day if you could throw our link to people who would love Upakka!](https://www.upakka.com/)

That way your friends and followers can stay up to date on the newest launches including yours in the handmade world!

## 5. Sharing posts on Snapchat and other platforms! 👻

* Go to a post page 
* Make sure adblock is disabled to show our share buttons (it somehow is recognized as an ad when its not)
* Click on the platform you wish to share it to on the right hand side or on mobile below the post
* If your posting to snapchat either scan the popup or click open in snapchat to share the product photo!
* Done!