# Connecting as a Creator

Connecting your PredictGo account to your Telegram account will allow you to :

* Automate a bot to send updates of your new Predictions to your Group / Channel
* Automated messages upon new participants on your Prediction
* Allows users to participate directly inside Telegram

Simply put, it will allow the PredictGo experience to stay and flow seamlessly within your Telegram Channel, without having to manually share your Predictions to your fans everytime.&#x20;

Follow the guide below to connect your Telegram account to PredictGo:

## First Step : Binding your Telegram account to PredictGo

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### Access the Telegram Bot via the link below.

[<mark style="color:$danger;">**https://t.me/PredictGoUpdatesBot**</mark>](https://t.me/PredictGoUpdatesBot)

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### Click on the 'Start' button.

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### Click on 'Connect Wallet'

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### A mini-app will launch : Connect your Wallet that you have used to sign up on PredictGo, and complete a signiture to confirm.

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### Once you've confirmed the signiture, your account has been connected to your Telegram account.

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## Step 2 : Selecting your Channel / Group to link with PredictGo

Connecting your Channel or Group to PredictGo allows the automation of your Prediction Creation activity, as well as the participants to be sent and updated direct to your Channel / Group.

Follow the steps below to connect your Channel / Group to PredictGo.

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### After connecting your Telegram account to PredictGo, Select the type of your chat you wish to connect.

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### (Channel) You can setup your Channel during the Prediction Creation process, where you can select the Channel you wish to add the Automation bot to.

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### Once you have added the Bot to your Channel / Group, make sure to grant the bot the permission to post messages inside your Channel / Group. You must be an admin of the Channel / Group to set this up.

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