UGC creator guides
Everything a new UGC creator needs, in the order you need it — from shooting your first portfolio piece to licensing your work properly and getting paid on time. Free, no signup.
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What the work actually is, and the first 30 days in order.
How to start UGC with no experience
A step-by-step path from zero to your first paid UGC deal: what UGC actually is, the gear you really need, how to build a portfolio before anyone hires you, and what to do in your first 30 days.
9 min read
UGC creator vs influencer: what actually differs
The difference is not follower count — it is what the brand is buying. One buys footage and a licence, the other buys access to an audience, and they are priced by completely different logic.
6 min read
Portfolio & media kit
The assets that make a brand take you seriously — before you have clients.
How to build a UGC portfolio when you have no clients
The spec-work method: how to pick products, structure three portfolio pieces brands actually respond to, and lay out a portfolio page that closes deals while you sleep.
8 min read
What to include in a UGC media kit
The seven sections every UGC media kit needs, how to build a rate card that survives negotiation, and what to leave out when you have no audience stats yet.
7 min read
Finding brands
Building a list of brands that genuinely buy creator content.
Pitching
Turning that list into replies, and replies into booked work.
Running the business
Rates, rights, contracts, and getting paid on time.
How much to charge for UGC
How UGC pricing actually works: base rates by deliverable, the usage-rights multiplier that most creators give away for free, and how to handle the four most common pushbacks.
9 min read
UGC usage rights, explained in plain English
What organic, paid, whitelisting, exclusivity, and perpetual buyout actually mean — the clauses to watch for, and language you can copy into your own terms.
7 min read
UGC contracts and getting paid
What a UGC agreement must cover, how to invoice so you get paid on time, what to do about late payment, and the tax basics creators discover too late.
8 min read
How much do UGC creators make per month?
Why the numbers you see online vary so wildly, worked scenarios built from published rates rather than survey claims, and the three variables that actually decide your monthly income.
8 min read
Building a UGC rate card
The structure of a rate card that prices usage rights properly, what to include and what to leave off, and how to publish rates without losing room to negotiate.
7 min read
How to invoice a brand for UGC work
What belongs on a UGC invoice, the fields whose absence stalls payment, how to itemise the licence separately, and how to chase late payment without damaging the relationship.
8 min read
Tracking deliverables across multiple brand deals
A system for keeping every video, revision round, and deadline straight when several UGC deals run at once — and for stopping unpaid revisions eating the margin.
7 min read
When does a UGC licence expire?
How to work out when your usage licence actually ends, how to check whether a brand is still running expired content, and how to turn an expiry into a renewal rather than a dispute.
7 min read
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