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Clipping kit

Real clipping rates, a brief you can send today, and a payout calculator with caps built in.

What $2,000 buys
  1. Clipping (SaaS) at $2-$4 CPM500k - 1M paid views
  2. TikTok ads at $4-$8 CPM250k - 500k impressions
  3. Meta ads at $8-$14 CPM143k - 250k impressions
  4. YouTube ads at $10-$18 CPM111k - 200k impressions
  5. LinkedIn ads at $20-$45 CPM44k - 100k impressions

What does clipping cost?

Published clipping rates by niche, next to paid social benchmarks. Pick the range that matches your audience.

Clipping CPM by niche

  • Entertainment / general

    Airaa
    $0.50-$1.00
    FORKOFF
    $1.20-$4.00

    FORKOFF: IRL / reality

  • Gaming / streaming

    Airaa
    $1.00-$2.00
    FORKOFF
    $1.00-$4.00
  • SaaS / apps

    Airaa
    $2.00-$4.00
    FORKOFF
    $3.00-$6.00

    FORKOFF: SaaS / devtools

  • Crypto / finance

    Airaa
    $3.00-$6.00
    FORKOFF
    $4.00-$9.00

    FORKOFF: crypto; B2B podcast / finance: $3.00-$7.00

  • Coaching / fitness / lifestyle

    Airaa
    No published rate
    FORKOFF
    $1.50-$5.00

The general market rate sits at $1-$5 in published guides.

Paid social CPM, for comparison

  • Meta (FB / IG, blended)$8.00-$14.00
  • TikTok in-feed$4.00-$8.00Trendtrack: $3 - $10
  • YouTube (Demand Gen)$10.00-$18.00
  • X$5.00-$10.00
  • LinkedIn sponsored content$20.00-$45.00

Start with a clear brief

Set the rate, caps, usage rights and approval rules before anyone makes a clip. Fill in the highlighted blanks.

CAMPAIGN BRIEF - [brand] x clippers

1what this is

  • [brand] is [one sentence, what you do, for whom]. we want [goal: installs / signups / awareness in X niche].

2what we pay

  • rate: $[x] per 1,000 verified views
  • per clip cap: $[x]
  • per clipper cap: $[x]
  • total budget: $[x]. the campaign closes when it is spent.
  • minimum to get paid: [x] views per clip
  • views counted: first [14] days after posting
  • payment: every [monday], after verification. we verify on day 7, never on day 1.

3source footage

  • [link 1] - [title], [length]
  • [link 2]
  • moments we already like: [mm:ss - mm:ss], [mm:ss - mm:ss]
  • you can use any other moment. surprise us.

4the one action we want

  • [follow @handle / download the app / search "brand" / use code X]. put it in the caption or pinned comment, not as a watermark in the first 3 seconds.

5say / never say

  • ok to say: [claims we can back]
  • never say: [claims we cannot back, competitor names, prices, guarantees, anything about returns or earnings]
  • disclosure: this is paid. use the platform's paid-partnership / branded-content toggle, or #ad in the caption. (ftc endorsement guides apply to paid clippers.)

6formats we want

  • [pick 3-5 from the 12 formats, see kit §4]

7platforms and accounts

  • allowed: [tiktok / reels / shorts / x]
  • account must be: older than [30] days, audience mostly in [countries], no prior bans.
  • no reposting the same clip on more than [1] account per clipper.

8how to submit

  • submit the public link within 24h of posting
  • keep it live for [30] days. deleted before then = not paid.
  • we may ask for a screen recording of your analytics (views, avg watch time, audience countries).

9what gets you disqualified

  • bought views, engagement pods, view bots
  • audience outside [countries] above [x]%
  • misleading claims, or not disclosing
  • editing our speaker to say something they did not say

Work out the payout

Test a budget, or pay clip by clip. Caps keep one breakout post from spending the whole campaign.

Presets

Estimated paid views

666,666

$2,000.00 / $3.00 × 1,000

Compare it with paid social in the cost table above.

How the payout is calculated
Clip payout
min(verified views / 1,000 × CPM, per clip cap). Zero below the minimum views.
Clipper payout
min(total clip payouts, per clipper cap)
Campaign payout
min(total clipper payouts, total budget)
Effective CPM
campaign payout / total verified views × 1,000
Holdback
Keep 5-10% back until the day seven check.

Find the right clip format

Twelve ways to turn long footage into a short video. Pick three to five that fit your material and name them in the brief.

  • Bold claim

    15-30s

    A sentence that makes someone want to argue.

    Open with
    The claim as on-screen text + spoken.
    Fails when
    The claim is vague ("AI is changing everything").

    Best on TikTok, X

  • Contrarian

    20-40s

    "Everyone says X. It's wrong."

    Open with
    The common belief, crossed out.
    Fails when
    The "wrong" part is not explained in the clip.

    Best on LinkedIn, X

  • Number reveal

    15-30s

    A specific $, %, or count said out loud.

    Open with
    The number, huge, on screen.
    Fails when
    The number has no context (per what? in how long?).

    Best on Reels, Shorts

  • Story cliff

    30-60s

    The moment a story turns ("and then the bank called").

    Open with
    Start mid-sentence at the tension, cut the setup.
    Fails when
    The payoff is cut off or comes after 45s.

    Best on TikTok

  • Reaction

    20-45s

    A moment strong enough that a stranger reacting adds something.

    Open with
    The clipper's face + the moment in split screen.
    Fails when
    The reaction is fake-surprised.

    Best on TikTok

  • Visual payoff

    10-25s

    A result you can see (a demo working, a before/after, a number moving).

    Open with
    Show the result first, explain after.
    Fails when
    The payoff needs audio to make sense and people watch muted.

    Best on Shorts, Reels

  • Hot seat question

    20-45s

    A hard question asked to the speaker.

    Open with
    The question as text on screen.
    Fails when
    The answer is evasive and the clip does not admit it.

    Best on TikTok, LinkedIn

  • Disagreement

    20-50s

    Two people on screen who do not agree.

    Open with
    The sharpest line of the disagreement.
    Fails when
    It's cut to make someone look worse than they were. Disqualifying under brief section 9.

    Best on X, TikTok

  • 3-Step how-to

    30-60s

    The speaker giving a process.

    Open with
    "3 steps to [result]".
    Fails when
    Step 3 is "it depends".

    Best on LinkedIn, Shorts

  • Myth vs reality

    20-40s

    A correction of a common belief.

    Open with
    "Myth:" on screen.
    Fails when
    The "myth" is a strawman nobody believes.

    Best on Reels

  • Confession

    20-45s

    "I've never said this publicly", a mistake, a number the speaker is embarrassed by.

    Open with
    The admission.
    Fails when
    It's a humblebrag.

    Best on TikTok, LinkedIn

  • Callback / series

    20-45s

    Moments that can become part 1, 2, 3 from the same source.

    Open with
    "Part 2:" + the hook.
    Fails when
    Part 1 did not work (only continue winners).

    Best on TikTok

Check before you pay

Keep the campaign accountable from launch to settlement. Your progress is saved on this device.

Checked so far

0/15

Before launch0/5
Before paying, on day 70/8
After the campaign0/2

Check the platform data before settling payouts. Unexpected spikes or mismatched audience countries deserve a closer look.

Planning a clipping campaign?

Talk it through with our team. Send your niche, budget and footage, and get a straight answer on rates, caps and what to expect.

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