A Calendar Channel, Like a YouTube Channel — But for Time
You already run a channel. Give it a calendar.
YouTube handles your videos. A newsletter handles long-form writing. A calendar channel handles the one dimension they can't: time. Subscribers get every live event, AMA, release date, and meetup directly in their calendar — branded, anonymous, and opt-in-per-event.
The Challenge
- ✕You're cross-posting event times on five platforms with diminishing returns
- ✕Social platforms suppress 'watch this' posts because they don't drive platform engagement
- ✕Email newsletters are the wrong format for 'be here at 3pm on Tuesday'
- ✕No single channel captures your audience reliably across Twitter, TikTok, YouTube, and Discord
- ✕Custom apps for your audience are overkill and nobody downloads them anyway
How WhenToMeet Helps
One destination for all event time
Every live event, release, drop, and AMA lives in one channel. Subscribers see everything without hunting.
Social-platform-independent
Your calendar channel doesn't depend on an algorithm deciding to surface your post. Subscribers receive it directly.
Anonymous subscribers
You get the reach without the data. No mailing list to manage, no subscribers to lose in a platform migration.
Per-event opt-out
Casual fans keep the big events, die-hards keep everything. One channel serves both without alienating either.
Branded experience
The subscribe page is your brand. Not a Discord logo, not a Luma template — your name, image, tone.
Key Features
Google, Apple, Outlook, iCal
Every subscriber uses the calendar they already live in. You ship one link, it feeds all of them.
Recurring and one-offs
Weekly streams, monthly releases, one-off launches — all in the same channel, each separately mutable.
Join link per event
Put the stream URL, Zoom link, or launch-day page link in the event description for one-tap access from the reminder.
Aggregate analytics
Total subscribers, per-event opt-outs, growth over time. Signal you can act on, without identifying anyone.
Subscriber-controlled exit
Subscribers leave with one tap. That freedom makes the initial subscribe a low-risk, high-conversion action.
Get Started in 3 Steps
Name and brand your channel
Pick a channel name that matches your public brand. Upload a cover image. Your URL becomes whentomeet.io/b/your-brand.
Populate with your event calendar
Recurring events first, then one-off launches and guest sessions. The calendar is never empty on launch day.
Cross-promote like any other channel
Pin the link in bios, mention it on streams, drop it in newsletter footers. Treat it like any other owned channel.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this replace Discord or a newsletter?+−
No — it's a third leg. Newsletters are for essays, community platforms are for discussion, calendar channels are for time. Each does one job well.
Do I need a big audience already to start?+−
No. The first 20 subscribers are as valuable as the first 20 email subscribers — they'll actually show up.
Can I run more than one channel?+−
Yes. Run a public channel and a patron-only channel (share the private link only with paying members).
How do I grow subscribers?+−
Treat it like any channel: pin the link everywhere, mention it on streams, include it in newsletters, put it in video descriptions.
Can I see which events people care about?+−
Yes. Per-event opt-out rate is a great signal: low opt-out means the audience wants more like it, high opt-out means the opposite.
Is my subscriber list portable?+−
Partially — since subscribers are anonymous, you can't export individual subscribers. You can transfer channel ownership to another account.
Is it free?+−
Yes. Starting a calendar channel is free.