What drives how much you pay a UGC creator
Deciding what to pay a creator is easier when you separate the deliverable from the rights and the volume. This page walks through the factors and helps you estimate a budget.
Decide the deliverable first
Before talking price, define what you are buying: how many videos, which formats, how many hooks or variations, whether you need raw footage, and what usage rights you require. A clear deliverable makes rates comparable.
Vague briefs lead to mismatched quotes and extra revision rounds, which quietly raise the real cost.
Turn a per-creator rate into a budget
Enter your cost per creator video and how many videos you need per month in the calculator. It returns a monthly creator cost and a cost per usable ad, so you can set a budget that reflects output, not just the headline rate.
Common questions
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