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# Launching Your Community

Once you've [created your Locals Community](/en/article/creating-your-community-1g2km14/) , there are a couple of things we suggest you do before officially launching your community. 

| To view a tutorial video on how to launch your community click [here](https://rumble.com/v1frgbl-locals-basics-how-to-launch-a-community.html)

You'll find this checklist once you're in the Creator Admin Panel inside your community

![Checklist](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/e9529c61f3bf4000/image_wmn3u6.png)

1. Write an "About" section for the community. You can talk about yourself, your company, brand, what this community is for, etc...
2. Connect a [Stripe account](/en/article/how-do-i-get-paid-on-locals-18haogk/) to make sure you are able to accept support from your members. 
3. Set up your [Search Keywords](/en/article/how-do-i-improve-the-chances-of-a-member-finding-my-community-through-locals-discover-5amldf/). This will allow members to find your community more easily in the Discover page. 
4. Post a [welcome message](/en/article/what-is-a-welcome-post-and-how-do-i-create-one-1roi012/) that includes a video describing the purpose of your community and why people should join and support.

There are many other settings you can explore in the panel and configure as you go. Once you feel comfortable with how you set up your community, [share your welcome post](/en/article/how-do-i-share-posts-from-locals-communities-1egzf2h/) with your supporter base through other your channels.