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The UGC guide

How UGC works

Create original videos for a brand. Cash briefs pay per 1,000 verified views, a base plus those views, or a flat fee per approved video; posting and usage follow the agreed scope.

You can shoot and edit to a brief. File production and audience posting are different deliverables.

The campaign, explained

Know the work before you commit.

What gets made, who does what and how payment is determined. The brief or signed agreement sets the terms for each campaign.

Original-content campaign

Commission original content for the brand's own channels or an agreed creator post.

What gets made
Original videos made to a brief
Where it goes
Video delivery, a channel post, or both, as agreed
How it is priced
Verified views, a base plus views, a flat fee, or a product exchange

The creator brings it to life

  1. Show relevant portfolio work and check the UGC track and campaign's access requirements.

  2. Confirm product access, the deliverable, payment model, usage rights and deadline before accepting.

  3. Shoot and edit original content. Deliver the agreed files, or publish if a channel post is included.

  4. Respond to in-scope feedback, complete the handoff and track approval and payout status.

The brand sets the brief

  1. Define the concept, product, format, deliverables and usage rights. Say whether a sample needs shipping.

  2. Agree the creator, payment model, delivery date, posting requirement and included revision scope before work starts.

  3. Review the draft against that brief. Keep revision requests specific and agree extra scope separately.

  4. Approve the eligible deliverable, record the agreed handoff and follow payment status separately.

Payment and evidence

Does the video need views to earn?

Read the brief. A cash UGC campaign may pay per 1,000 verified views, a base fee plus those views, or a flat fee per approved video. Views set the cash amount only on the view-priced models. If posting is included on a flat-fee brief, the post is a delivery requirement, not a silent switch to pay-per-view.

Are revisions unlimited?

Agree what the fee includes before accepting. Direct orders track included revisions and provide a separately paid revision when those are used. A new concept, additional deliverable or expanded rights needs agreement, not an assumed free revision.

What if the fee is a product or voucher?

Some UGC briefs offer a product or voucher instead of cash. Read that choice, the item or voucher terms, delivery arrangements and content obligations before accepting. A stated product value is not money owed to the creator.

The details to agree

Which files and rights are included?

Name the final formats and any raw files in the brief. Specify organic reposting, paid ads or other uses, along with the usage window. Delivery alone does not mean unlimited use of the creator's work or likeness.

Does the creator need a large following?

For file-delivery UGC, the brand is commissioning creative work rather than buying the creator's reach. Portfolio and brief fit matter. A campaign that also asks for a channel post can have its own audience requirements.

Which delivery route should you use?

Published work uses the campaign's post-link form. For file-only work, agree the file handoff through the order or contract before accepting. The current campaign post form does not accept direct video uploads. Do not publish content just to make file-only work fit that form.

Affiliate campaigns require a creator-channel post. Clipping, UGC and influencer work can use an agreed file handoff or channel post, but a view-priced campaign still needs a measurable published post.

Approval is not a bank transfer.

Creative review, evidence checks, settlement and payout release are separate steps. Vouched remains in closed alpha; these guides do not announce public access or real payouts.

Your questions, answered.

How much do I earn?
A cash brief shows whether you are paid per 1,000 verified views, a base plus those views, or a flat fee per approved video. Read that model before you accept. If the brief explicitly offers a product or voucher instead, that is a non-cash exchange, not withdrawable earnings.
When do I get paid?
Approved, eligible work queues your payout. View-priced UGC, including the full base-plus-views amount, uses the campaign settlement clock; flat-fee work uses the approval clock. The base is not paid separately ahead of the views. A Vouched admin still reviews and releases the payment separately. Check your payout status rather than treating approval as money already sent.
What if they never review my work?
Check the review window on the campaign and contact support if it is overdue. Required checks and the applicable settlement rules still apply; a missed review deadline is not confirmation that money has been sent.
Do I get paid for revisions?
Agree the included revision scope before accepting. Direct orders show included revisions and can charge for an additional one. New concepts, extra deliverables and expanded usage need a separate agreement, not an assumed free revision.
Do I post it on my own account?
Follow the brief. It may ask for video delivery, posting on your channel, or both. Confirm the delivery format, usage rights and any posting requirement before you accept.
Do I have to hand over the raw files?
Check the brief's raw-file requirements before you accept. Deliver the files covered by that agreement; do not assume every UGC job includes every source file or unlimited usage rights.
How long can they use my video?
Read the agreed usage scope, channels and end date. Ask about anything missing before accepting. Delivery alone does not grant unlimited rights; an extension or a different use needs explicit agreement.
Why was my work sent back?
Read the review reason in the work record and compare it with the brief. Ask for clarification when feedback is unclear or adds scope. Complete agreed revisions through that record so the next review has the right version.
How do I get more briefs?
Keep your profile, niches, portfolio and availability useful to a brand deciding on fit. Browse Find work and check Invitations. Profile completeness and past delivery do not guarantee an invitation or paid work.
Why do I only see a few invitations?
Invitations depend on available work, eligibility and the brand's choice. Check the current invitation status and any deadline. An empty inbox does not prove your profile is broken or that new work is guaranteed soon.
Does declining hurt me?
Review the invitation before accepting and decline work you cannot take. Declining an unaccepted offer is different from cancelling agreed work. Do not assume a decline automatically assigns the opportunity to another creator.
What gets me removed?
These are examples of conduct that can lead to review or loss of access. They are not an exhaustive policy list; the applicable terms and recorded decision matter.
  • Buying views or using bots.
  • Posting someone else's work as your own.
  • Not saying a post is paid.
  • Taking a booking and then disappearing.
Do I have to say my post is an ad?
Disclose paid or gifted work as required by the brief and the platform, including its paid-partnership setting where applicable. Do not present a paid recommendation as an independent one.
I said yes to something but I cannot do it anymore.
Tell the brand early through the work's message or incident route. Check the agreement's cancellation terms and keep the reason with the record. Notice does not automatically cancel an obligation or guarantee a particular fee outcome.
Something went wrong and it was not my fault.
Use the relevant work or incident record to explain what happened and provide evidence. For an account problem, contact support through Feedback. Keep the reference number and recorded outcome; do not assume a report has automatically reversed a restriction or released payment.
Can I be in an exclusive campaign and take other work?
Read the actual exclusivity scope and dates before accepting. Restrictions can affect which other work you may take. Do not assume all exclusivity covers every activity, or that Vouched can prevent an off-platform conflict for you.

What each tier gets you

There are two separate ladders and they never mix. Checks are earned by doing the work and cost nothing. Plans are things you pay for, and they only unlock tools. Money cannot get you a check, and no check is ever withheld from someone who qualifies.

Checks, earned and free

Basic check

Free

You proved who you are and where your money goes.

  • Join any campaign you qualify for
  • Request a payout; admin sends the batch to GCash or Maya

Blue check

Free

You verified your social accounts, finished a few campaigns, and your score is high enough. Given automatically the moment you qualify.

  • Brands invite you instead of you applying
  • Your real results are shown to brands
  • Campaigns that need a proven track record

Gold check

Free

A person reviews you. Only creators who already hold a blue check can ask.

  • Brands can book you without a test campaign first
  • First pick of big packages and event work
  • Top of the list when results are equal

Plans, optional

Creator Free

₱0

Start with your phone, your ideas and the time you have.

Creator Pro

See pricing

Extra creative tools when you are ready for them.

Paying for Pro does not move your score, your check, or where you appear in a brand's list. If that ever stopped being true, the score would be worthless to the brands reading it.

Your score

A score that shows how reliable you are. At the start it is only a guess, based on your content and who follows you, and we label it as a guess so nobody mistakes it for a record. Once you finish campaigns, your real results replace the guess. You get a separate score for each kind of work, because clipping and influencer work are not the same job.

Moves it up

  • Finishing on time
  • Getting approved the first time
  • Keeping your posts up until you are paid
  • Real people watching and commenting
  • Finishing what you start

Moves it down

  • Handing work in late
  • Needing the same work fixed over and over
  • Cancelling, though telling us early costs much less
  • Going quiet after you accepted a job
  • Complaints proven true after you have had your say
  • Taking a post down before you are paid

Changes nothing

  • How many followers you have
  • Paying for Pro
  • How much a brand spends
  • Living in Manila or in a province

Why we do not show the exact formula

If we published the exact maths, people would work the maths instead of doing the work, and then the score would stop meaning anything to the brands reading it. So we show you what counts and which way it moves, and we keep the weights private. Every change to your score comes with a reason you can read, so it is never a mystery.

Know the fee before you accept

Vouched's platform fee is paid by the brand, not deducted from the creator's rate. Your eligible amount still follows the agreed payment model, evidence, caps and any contract retention. Check those terms before starting.

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