UGC for beginners
User generated content is you, on camera, showing a product the way a friend would. Here is how to start.
UGC is short, natural video about a product, filmed by a regular person. Beginners get paid through per-view UGC deals, which pay the deal's printed rate for every 1,000 verified views your video gets, with no follower minimum. Film on your phone, show the product in the first seconds, follow the brand's rules, post, and submit the link.
What brands want from UGC
- A real person using the product, not an ad voice
- The product visible in the first three seconds
- One clear reason to care, said in plain words
- Good light and clean audio; a phone is enough
Two ways UGC pays
Flat UGC fees pay for the video file, and portfolios matter. Per-view UGC deals pay for views on your own post, so a beginner with no portfolio can start today. UGC is one of four deal types on earnforviews, next to Sticker, Frame and Segment, and each deal prints its rate before you film.
A 30 second UGC structure that works
- 0 to 3s: the problem, with the product in frame
- 3 to 20s: you using it, one honest reaction
- 20 to 30s: the one line the brand asked for, then stop
Questions people ask
Can you do UGC with no followers?
Yes. Per-view UGC deals pay for views on the post, not for your audience size.
Do I need to show my face for UGC?
Most UGC deals want a real person on camera, but some accept hands-only product videos. Each deal's rules say which.
Join a funded deal, post, and the verified views your post earns after you submit it count toward your balance.
Start earning