# Create Presale

This is an early fundraising event where a project sells its SPL tokens before the public launch. This allows early investors to buy at a discount while the project secures funding for development, marketing, and liquidity.\
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🔗​ Create Presal&#x65;**:​** [**https://tools.smithii.io/launch-token/solana**](https://tools.smithii.io/launch-token/solana)

Once here, **connect your wallet**, and you will see the process with all the **information to complete** to create the launch; it is **only 4 steps**. You will be able to complete everything in a matter of a minute. Let's get to it:

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1. **Select the token** you are selling
2. Select **the payment token for the sale** (SOL/USDC).
3. Select the **sale price** (then you can configure the whitelist if you have it).
4. Select the **launch price** (your token's price when creating the liquidity pool).
5. Edit **minimum and maximum purchase parameters.**
6. Choose the **percentage of raised funds allocated to the Liquidity Pool.**
7. Define **what will happen to unsold tokens.**
8. Set the **Softcap and Hardcap.**
9. Click on "**Continue**".

For the **second step**, we will set a **Whitelist Phase** (optional) and the D**ate of the Sale**.

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1. Choose the **Start and end Date** of the whitelist.
2. Set the **purchase limit** and the token price for this phase in the whitelist.
3. Set the minimum and maximum amounts that users can purchase on the whitelist.
4. Choose the **Start and end date** of the public sale.
5. Click on "**Continue**".

**Optional**: Whether you want to **add vesting for buyers, establish periods of locking and unlocking, percentage, or other things as if you are adding a Doxxing Certificate**, you must follow the following image.

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To continue, we will move to the third step, where you will edit the sale's aesthetics to make it **more attractive to investors**.

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1. Select the **name** of the sale.
2. Choose a short **description** for your sale.
3. Choose an **image** that identifies your sale.
4. Select your project's social media (Twitter, Telegram, Discord, Website).
5. Select an image of your **tokenomics**.
6. Upload an image from your **roadmap**.
7. Click on "**Continue**".

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Once you have confirmed all the information is correct, click "**Create**" You're done! Your launch has been created and is ready to share with all your buyers. It's time to focus on what's most important, marketing and sales.

* **Cost**: 0.1 SOL.&#x20;
  * **Add Vesting for Buyers**: +0.5 SOL.
  * **Add Whitelist Phase**: +0.5 SOL.

If you want a full guide on how to use **Solana Token Launchpad**👇​

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Solana Token Launchpad
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