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<%- include('../partials/head', { title, meta_desc }) %>
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<main class="social-claim-page">
<section class="section">
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<p class="muted small"><a href="/">← Home</a></p>
<h1>Social-Claim Sheet</h1>
<p class="muted">Enter the brand name you locked. We'll generate direct signup URLs for every major platform in optimal order (highest-sniping-risk first). Open each in a new tab and claim the handle.</p>
<form method="GET" action="/social-claim" class="filter-form" style="margin:1.5rem 0">
<label class="field" style="flex:1;min-width:240px">
<span class="field-label">Brand name (no spaces, no @)</span>
<input type="text" name="name" value="<%= name || '' %>" maxlength="30" placeholder="e.g. holdforme" pattern="[a-zA-Z0-9_]+" required>
</label>
<button class="btn primary" type="submit">Generate sheet</button>
</form>
<% if (name) { %>
<p class="muted small">Sheet for <strong>@<%= name %></strong>. Each link below opens the platform's <em>signup</em> page (not a check). If the handle is taken there, fall back to <code><%= name %>app</code>, <code>get<%= name %></code>, or <code>the<%= name %></code>.</p>
<h2>Tier 1 — Sniping risk (claim first, in this order)</h2>
<ol class="social-claim-list">
<li>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/accounts/emailsignup/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Instagram</strong> — sign up</a>
<span class="muted small">Profile URL will be <code>instagram.com/<%= name %></code>. Use Steve's existing IG → Profile → Username field.</span>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://x.com/i/flow/signup" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>X (Twitter)</strong> — sign up</a>
<span class="muted small">Set @<%= name %> as the handle. X squatters auto-grab patterns — claim same-hour.</span>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/signup" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>TikTok</strong> — sign up</a>
<span class="muted small">Username = <%= name %>.</span>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://accounts.google.com/signup" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>YouTube channel</strong> — needs a Google account first</a>
<span class="muted small">If you already have a Google account, go to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/account_advanced" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube → Advanced settings</a> and set the custom URL to @<%= name %> once you hit 100 subs.</span>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.threads.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Threads</strong> — uses your Instagram handle automatically</a>
<span class="muted small">Claim Instagram first; Threads inherits.</span>
</li>
</ol>
<h2>Tier 2 — Important but lower sniping risk</h2>
<ol class="social-claim-list">
<li>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/setup/new/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>LinkedIn Company Page</strong> — create</a>
<span class="muted small">Page URL becomes linkedin.com/company/<%= name %>. Counts as the official business presence.</span>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/create/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Facebook Page</strong> — create</a>
<span class="muted small">URL slug = facebook.com/<%= name %>. Sets up for FB Ads later if needed.</span>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bsky.app/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Bluesky</strong> — sign up</a>
<span class="muted small">Will become <%= name %>.bsky.social by default. Later, switch the handle to <%= name %>.<your-domain> via the DNS-TXT verification.</span>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://github.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>GitHub Organization</strong> — sign up + create org</a>
<span class="muted small">Critical for any tech-coded brand. github.com/<%= name %>.</span>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/business/create/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Pinterest Business</strong> — create</a>
<span class="muted small">Less critical for B2C-service brands but easy claim.</span>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/register" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Reddit u/<%= name %></strong> — sign up</a>
<span class="muted small">Also create the <a href="https://www.reddit.com/subreddits/create" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">subreddit r/<%= name %></a> while logged in.</span>
</li>
</ol>
<h2>Tier 3 — Nice to have</h2>
<ol class="social-claim-list">
<li><a href="https://accounts.snapchat.com/accounts/v2/welcome" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Snapchat</strong> — sign up</a> <span class="muted small">snapchat.com/add/<%= name %></span></li>
<li><a href="https://www.twitch.tv/signup" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Twitch</strong> — sign up</a></li>
<li><a href="https://vimeo.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Vimeo</strong> — sign up</a></li>
<li><a href="https://medium.com/m/signin" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Medium</strong> — sign up</a> <span class="muted small">medium.com/@<%= name %></span></li>
<li><a href="https://substack.com/signup" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Substack</strong> — sign up</a> <span class="muted small"><%= name %>.substack.com</span></li>
<li><a href="https://discord.com/register" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Discord</strong> — sign up + create server</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/signup" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Patreon</strong> — creator signup</a> <span class="muted small">patreon.com/<%= name %></span></li>
</ol>
<h2>Bookmark / utility (no real handle, but worth claiming)</h2>
<ol class="social-claim-list">
<li><a href="https://producthunt.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Product Hunt</a> <span class="muted small">For launch day.</span></li>
<li><a href="https://www.crunchbase.com/home" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Crunchbase</a> <span class="muted small">Free organization profile (premium edits paywalled).</span></li>
<li><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hacker News</a> <span class="muted small">Submit Show HN when you launch.</span></li>
<li><a href="https://www.trustpilot.com/business/signup" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trustpilot</a> <span class="muted small">For when reviews start rolling in.</span></li>
<li><a href="https://www.bbb.org/get-accredited" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Better Business Bureau</a> <span class="muted small">Trust signal for credit-card/financial-help calls.</span></li>
</ol>
<h2>What we can't do for you</h2>
<p class="prose">Every platform above requires manual signup with CAPTCHA + phone + email verification. There's no public API that creates a new user account on Instagram/X/TikTok/etc. — that's a deliberate platform design choice to prevent botnet abuse. The fastest path: open all the Tier 1 links above in 5 tabs, claim the handle on each in sequence using Chrome's password manager + your phone for SMS codes. Budget about 15-20 minutes for Tier 1, another 30 minutes for Tier 2-3 across the rest of the day.</p>
<% } else { %>
<p class="muted">Enter a name above to generate the claim sheet.</p>
<% } %>
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