b.stage is an all-in-one, bespoke SaaS solution developed by bemyfriends, a company made up of fandom business experts. With b.stage, you can build your own platform tailored to your needs by choosing from the variety of features on offer. All in one place, the solution’s many features provides you with everything you need to communicate with your fans, monetize your activities, and run a successful fandom business.
The b.stage product roadmap reflects what the experts at bemyfriends consider to be the most critical aspect of a fandom business—fan engagement. As a way to increase fan engagement, the bemyfriends developers focused their strategy on enhancing fan communication and monetization. Just six months after planning the solution, we launched the b.stage beta service. Based on the active gathering of feedback from b.stage owners (or users) and astute decision-making, bemyfriends has enhanced and updated b.stage with new features, week by week.
As a result, b.stage has rapidly evolved into what it is today—an all-in-one, bespoke solution that takes your fandom business to the next level. Let's have a look at how b.stage has developed from the very beginning to the present day, and find out how it was possible to create such a comprehensive solution in just 15 months.
b.stage emerges to the world with eyes for the global stage
- When we accelerated development and laid the groundwork for tomorrow with the b.stage beta service
bemyfriends was founded in January 2021. After six months of development, the beta service for b.stage—the company's first-ever solution—went live. The beta version of b.stage included features that allowed owners like yourself to communicate with fans, gain data insights, and build your own platform. During the beta testing period, we received feedback from customers with global fandoms.
Then, finally, in April 2022, b.stage graduated from beta and had its official global service launch following six months of beta testing since November 2021. We were able to reach this achievement at a rapid pace, all thanks to the team of fandom experts who accelerated the development of the solution to help potential owners develop a space for their fandom businesses—all the while developing strategic features for the global market. When the solution went live, we improved the design and branding of the platform builder and enhanced the membership and sponsorship features as digital products. This marked the beginning of commerce. Now, anyone in the world can create their own b.stage and lay the foundation for running their fandom business.
Enabling direct revenue from commerce and monetization
- When we made commerce operations easy for owners
Fandom businesses are based on what fans love—that is how they differ from regular businesses. But, even fandom businesses must prove their sustainability by generating revenue, which makes Commerce features essential. Just like it has to be easy and convenient for you to operate commerce aspects, it has to be easy and convenient for fans to buy your products. To help this become a reality, bemyfriends is constantly adding new features—like the SHOP—that let you make money off the things you love.
Following the addition of b.stage's SHOP page, you can now sell physical products like merchandise with your IP and digital products like memberships, vouchers, and tickets all in one place. Thanks to b.stage's payment infrastructure and global shipping logistics support, it is possible to sell products to fans in 208 countries worldwide. In 2022, bemyfriends enhanced these global logistics services by entering into an MOU with Samsung SDS.
In addition, we also increased the usability for b.stage owners in the Web3 industry by adding wallet verification through NFTs and social tokens. Fans are constantly benefiting from the launch of b.stage's commerce features. Within b.stage, it is easier than ever to own and enjoy both physical and digital products without having to go to different sites. Dealing with you as the owner directly also reduces the psychological distance for fans.
Fan communication and influence make your business self-sustaining
- When interactive features for owners and fans became plentiful
At bemyfriends, we say that "the most important keyword in the fandom business is Fan Engagement." Business happens when fans come together to engage with brands, artists, and creators. Fans' attention and desire to own some part of the things they love drive commercial activity, creating a virtuous cycle where you, as the owner, can then focus on coming up with new content that fans will love.
The first page we added to b.stage to increase fan engagement was Community. Community boards are where owners and fans communicate with each other through posts, comments, emojis, and more. This is also a space for fans to write messages of encouragement to the owner, share fan art with each other, sign up for events and apply to participate as audiences in broadcasts.
b.stage supports five languages and provides dashboards that display metrics about visitors by country to enhance the platform's usability for global owners. Furthermore, bemyfriends has developed and released a separate b.stage phone app as a supplementary tool to increase accessibility. With the goal of helping owners “engage directly with fans and run their businesses on their own platforms,” we have also added fan engagement tools like surveys and live streaming.
As mentioned earlier, we believe that fan engagement is the key to running a successful fandom business. As a result, we are constantly planning and rolling out features that will help you connect with fans on a deeper and more creative level.
We cut our development time in half. - June Kay Kim, CTO of bemyfriends
The more you empower your fans on your own platform, the happier they are, and the stronger your business will be. - Hanna Park, CMO of bemyfriends
▲ b.stage admin page, b.stage has all the features you need to run your fandom business in one place, so you don't need to use another platform.
Fandom has no borders or boundaries. We are all fans of something, and fandom is everywhere. With this philosophy in mind, bemyfriends has been working hard to develop a solution to support fandom businesses. Now, b.stage is preparing to add more advanced features. More features mean more freedom for you as an owner—and increased usability for your fandom business.
From Launch - Content - Community - Commerce - App - Survey - Tickets - Live Streaming, b.stage has been evolving rapidly. We hope that b.stage can help more and more owners meet with their superfans in one place.
The b.stage product roadmap reflects what the experts at bemyfriends consider to be the most critical aspect of a fandom business—fan engagement. As a way to increase fan engagement, the bemyfriends developers focused their strategy on enhancing fan communication and monetization. Just six months after planning the solution, we launched the b.stage beta service. Based on the active gathering of feedback from b.stage owners (or users) and astute decision-making, bemyfriends has enhanced and updated b.stage with new features, week by week.
As a result, b.stage has rapidly evolved into what it is today—an all-in-one, bespoke solution that takes your fandom business to the next level. Let's have a look at how b.stage has developed from the very beginning to the present day, and find out how it was possible to create such a comprehensive solution in just 15 months.
b.stage emerges to the world with eyes for the global stage
- When we accelerated development and laid the groundwork for tomorrow with the b.stage beta service
bemyfriends was founded in January 2021. After six months of development, the beta service for b.stage—the company's first-ever solution—went live. The beta version of b.stage included features that allowed owners like yourself to communicate with fans, gain data insights, and build your own platform. During the beta testing period, we received feedback from customers with global fandoms.
Then, finally, in April 2022, b.stage graduated from beta and had its official global service launch following six months of beta testing since November 2021. We were able to reach this achievement at a rapid pace, all thanks to the team of fandom experts who accelerated the development of the solution to help potential owners develop a space for their fandom businesses—all the while developing strategic features for the global market. When the solution went live, we improved the design and branding of the platform builder and enhanced the membership and sponsorship features as digital products. This marked the beginning of commerce. Now, anyone in the world can create their own b.stage and lay the foundation for running their fandom business.
Enabling direct revenue from commerce and monetization
- When we made commerce operations easy for owners
Fandom businesses are based on what fans love—that is how they differ from regular businesses. But, even fandom businesses must prove their sustainability by generating revenue, which makes Commerce features essential. Just like it has to be easy and convenient for you to operate commerce aspects, it has to be easy and convenient for fans to buy your products. To help this become a reality, bemyfriends is constantly adding new features—like the SHOP—that let you make money off the things you love.
Following the addition of b.stage's SHOP page, you can now sell physical products like merchandise with your IP and digital products like memberships, vouchers, and tickets all in one place. Thanks to b.stage's payment infrastructure and global shipping logistics support, it is possible to sell products to fans in 208 countries worldwide. In 2022, bemyfriends enhanced these global logistics services by entering into an MOU with Samsung SDS.
In addition, we also increased the usability for b.stage owners in the Web3 industry by adding wallet verification through NFTs and social tokens. Fans are constantly benefiting from the launch of b.stage's commerce features. Within b.stage, it is easier than ever to own and enjoy both physical and digital products without having to go to different sites. Dealing with you as the owner directly also reduces the psychological distance for fans.
Fan communication and influence make your business self-sustaining
- When interactive features for owners and fans became plentiful
At bemyfriends, we say that "the most important keyword in the fandom business is Fan Engagement." Business happens when fans come together to engage with brands, artists, and creators. Fans' attention and desire to own some part of the things they love drive commercial activity, creating a virtuous cycle where you, as the owner, can then focus on coming up with new content that fans will love.
The first page we added to b.stage to increase fan engagement was Community. Community boards are where owners and fans communicate with each other through posts, comments, emojis, and more. This is also a space for fans to write messages of encouragement to the owner, share fan art with each other, sign up for events and apply to participate as audiences in broadcasts.
b.stage supports five languages and provides dashboards that display metrics about visitors by country to enhance the platform's usability for global owners. Furthermore, bemyfriends has developed and released a separate b.stage phone app as a supplementary tool to increase accessibility. With the goal of helping owners “engage directly with fans and run their businesses on their own platforms,” we have also added fan engagement tools like surveys and live streaming.
As mentioned earlier, we believe that fan engagement is the key to running a successful fandom business. As a result, we are constantly planning and rolling out features that will help you connect with fans on a deeper and more creative level.
We cut our development time in half. - June Kay Kim, CTO of bemyfriends
"bemyfriends is a very capable company in terms of development, with developers making up more than 50% of all employees. It took us six months from the initial planning of b.stage until the beta launch. Industry insiders were surprised at the speed at which the service was completed in less than a year. As the bemyfriends development team is expanding, we expect to accelerate the pace of future releases in the future.
As always, we will continue to release amazing new features to enable monetization and fan communication. We're committed to ensuring that our fandom business philosophy of fan engagement is embedded in our solutions, so that owners can build and own their own platforms and take their fandom businesses to the next level with b.stage."
As always, we will continue to release amazing new features to enable monetization and fan communication. We're committed to ensuring that our fandom business philosophy of fan engagement is embedded in our solutions, so that owners can build and own their own platforms and take their fandom businesses to the next level with b.stage."
The more you empower your fans on your own platform, the happier they are, and the stronger your business will be. - Hanna Park, CMO of bemyfriends
"Many platforms out there specialize in either content, commerce, and community. But to use them all, you have to go through multiple platforms, increasing costs. Fans are scattered across platforms, and so is the data you need to make informed business decisions. This makes it difficult to lay the foundation for your fandom business.
b.stage is an all-in-one solution that combines content, community, and commerce in your own personal space, giving you the freedom to run your fandom business the way you want. Fans can engage directly with you and interact with other fans who love the same things. With a fandom business, you can increase fan engagement and operate your business where your fans gather together. The more you empower your fandom on your own platform, the happier your fans will be—and the stronger your business. That is b.stage."
b.stage is an all-in-one solution that combines content, community, and commerce in your own personal space, giving you the freedom to run your fandom business the way you want. Fans can engage directly with you and interact with other fans who love the same things. With a fandom business, you can increase fan engagement and operate your business where your fans gather together. The more you empower your fandom on your own platform, the happier your fans will be—and the stronger your business. That is b.stage."
▲ b.stage admin page, b.stage has all the features you need to run your fandom business in one place, so you don't need to use another platform.
Fandom has no borders or boundaries. We are all fans of something, and fandom is everywhere. With this philosophy in mind, bemyfriends has been working hard to develop a solution to support fandom businesses. Now, b.stage is preparing to add more advanced features. More features mean more freedom for you as an owner—and increased usability for your fandom business.
From Launch - Content - Community - Commerce - App - Survey - Tickets - Live Streaming, b.stage has been evolving rapidly. We hope that b.stage can help more and more owners meet with their superfans in one place.
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