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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nWhat are Voicepools?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reducing the barriers to create has been one of the core tenets of our product innovation. We bet on short form audio. This led to the birth of a Voicepod – a simple 30-second audio clip with an optional title and image, which creators can publish asynchronously for the world to hear. It\u2019s a ridiculously simple way to create and call yourself a creator. We have made a lot of people cross that barrier in the last year of our existence. After staring for months at user data and talking to users all over India, Voicepools were born. With Voicepools, we wanted to create a space where creators can jump in without overthinking\u2014just write a prompt or add your voice to a prompt in 30 seconds and go! For listeners, it\u2019s all about content with context, making it easy to dive into conversations that feel natural and connected from the start. The prompts to initiate Voicepools can be simply, silly, or serious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- It can be a question such as \u2018Tell me you\u2019re from Mumbai without actually saying it\u2019, that invites unique answers or;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- It can be an emotion, such as \u2018I\u2019m feeling nostalgic today, tell me something that takes you back\u2019, where people can share their reactions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- It could even be a late-night vent, like \u2018I\u2019m so over my 3 AM insomnia, anyone else?\u2019 and watch as others pile on with their own thoughts. So on some days, as a creator I come to Arr\u00e9 Voice to say exactly what I feel like and other days I can come in to just participate in conversations that are already buzzing on the app.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Creating a Voicepool<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nWhy Voicepools?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A closer look at how our users navigate and spend time on Arr\u00e9 Voice has fascinated us in more ways than one. Our users love exploring various rabbit holes\u2014whether it\u2019s a trending topic, a meme they stumbled upon, an intriguing user, or a recent event they want to learn more about. The problem statement has now become more straightforward – how can we create more engaging rabbit holes for our users that creates stickiness, that naturally draws them in and keeps them hooked. That left us with 3 questions – (i) How can we quickly get users to anchor on the app to a certain content theme (ii) How do we get our users to quickly sample thoughts of others (on the anchored theme) that pushes them to either create on it or move to next (iii) If they decide to create, how soon can we help them publish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While a lot of apps are already trying their hand at group voice messaging, Voicepools is a tool to share your fleeting thoughts on literally anything and just move ahead. Having tried it ourselves, we\u2019re certain you\u2019ll go from \u2018I\u2019m not saying anything\u2019 to hitting publish just after listening to 2 or 3 voices. As homo sapiens, we humans are deeply influenced by our communities. And that’s what we think forms the rock bed of Voicepools. It’s a simple way to share your fleeting thoughts and derive the satisfaction of being a part of a community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Invite somebody<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A user simply needs to tap on the + icon on the homefeed and create a voicepool. Then, they must add a title to their voicepool – which serves as the prompt (80 characters), set privacy (public\/private), choose the language and hit post. Once published, the creator of a voicepool can invite people to respond in 30 seconds voice notes (remember our obsession with short audio). Anyone can respond in a public voicepool, whereas in a private voicepool, only those the creator has invited can respond. We are sure you are already imagining your first private voicepool with your school\/college gang and the range of things you\u2019d discuss there, which you wouldn\u2019t want the public to listen to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Users can discover Voicepools on the home feed and explore page. From there, they\u2019ll enter a full screen experience, sorted into public and private sections. In each Voicepool, the voices of contributors are arranged in circles, with the size reflecting the engagement it received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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