Get started with Social Connect

Your next launch already has a design. Social Connect gives that work a path toward your own social accounts, with a draft you can review before it goes out.

Your goal here: record your access request and know exactly where to check what happens next. Account connections and posting open after activation.

Start with your DesignGen account

Open Social Connect and sign in. Use the DesignGen account you want to keep your connected accounts and posts under, then verify its email address.

The access card reads your plan and request status. If it is still loading, let it finish before choosing an action.

Choose the path for your plan

What your card shows	What to do	What happens
Included with Pro or Enterprise	Choose Request included access	Your request is recorded without an extra social add-on charge.
Another plan, with checkout closed	Choose Request access	Your place is requested without a charge.
Another plan, with paid preorders open	Read the notice, accept it and choose the preorder action	The add-on bills $19 immediately, then monthly while activation is pending.

A paid preorder has a real subscription before you can post. Payment does not activate the workspace, and there is no guaranteed activation date. You can use the no-charge request path when it is offered.

Know when this step is finished

Stay on the page until you see the request acknowledgement. Then open Settings → Add-ons. This is your home for checking access and any social subscription.

• Access requested: your request is recorded.
• Activation pending: your paid add-on exists; connections and posting still await activation.
• Access active: open the workspace and see which destinations are enabled.

You can return to the access page and use Refresh access status. A successful checkout return and an active posting workspace are separate milestones.

Put your waiting time to good use

Pick the first account you want to reach and one finished piece of work. A Facebook Page update about a new tote needs a different caption from a LinkedIn story about the process.

Try the examples in your first Social Connect post. You will leave with a caption direction and an Operator brief ready to adapt when your access opens.

If you cannot request access

What happened	Your next step
The card asks for email verification	Verify the address, then sign in again and refresh.
Your plan could not be confirmed	Use Refresh access status. Wait for a confirmed result before purchasing.
You already requested	Check Add-ons; another request will not activate access sooner.
Access is paused or disabled	Read the explanation and contact the Help Center if you need assistance.

Next: understand your Add-ons status. Once activated, connect an account and make a draft.