# Find Influencers Who Want to Work with You · Octoclip > Find influencers without searching. Post a job free on the Octoclip creator marketplace, influencers apply, and you pay a fixed price per approved video. Source: https://octoclip.io/find-influencers Updated: 2026-10-17 --- Free to post a job # Find influencers who want to work with you. Stop searching and sending messages. Post a job on the Octoclip **creator marketplace**, and influencers on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube apply to you. Hire the ones you like at a **fixed price per approved video**. [Post a job free](https://octoclip.io/signup/brand) - Free until you hire - Fixed price per video - You approve every video Updated 17 Oct 2026 **01** In short ## How do brands find influencers? Brands find influencers in three ways: searching social apps by hand, paying for a database that lists creators, or posting a job that creators apply to. The first two mean contacting people who never asked to hear from you. With a job, everyone who replies already wants to work with your brand. - **Octoclip is**: An influencer marketplace where creators apply to your job and you hire them directly, at a fixed price per video. - **Octoclip is not**: An agency, a database to search or a pay-per-view clipping tool. **02** The guide ## How to find influencers who fit your brand. Five steps that replace the search, the cold messages and the spreadsheet. 1. **Describe the creator you want** The platform, the kind of content and a minimum follower count if size matters to you. Small accounts are often the best start: see [micro influencers](https://octoclip.io/micro-influencers). 2. **Set one price per video** Creators see the price before they apply, so nobody you hear from needs persuading. 3. **Read the applications** Each creator sends a note. You see their profile, their connected account and their record on Octoclip. The [engagement rate calculator](https://octoclip.io/engagement-rate-calculator) helps you compare them. 4. **Send offers to the ones you like** The contract is built from your job’s terms. Hire one creator or twenty from the same brief. 5. **Rehire the good ones** The creators you worked with stay on your list, ready for the next job. **03** Two ways to work ## Influencer posts or UGC videos: which do you need? Each job is one type. You set the price per video, and creators see it before they apply. ### Creator post Job type The creator publishes on their own TikTok, Instagram or YouTube, to their own audience. You get the live post to repost and run as an ad. - **Where it lives**: The creator’s account, live at least 90 days - **Followers**: Matter. You can set a minimum - **Best for**: Reach on the creator’s own audience ### UGC video Job type The creator sends you the file. You publish it on your own accounts, on your site and in your ads. - **Where it lives**: Your accounts and ad library - **Followers**: Don’t matter. Only the video does - **Best for**: Video files for your own accounts and ads **04** How it works ## How to hire content creators on Octoclip. Free until you hire. You only pay when a creator accepts. 1. Free **Post a job** Type, price per video, volume, deadline and the brief, with the must-include points every video is checked against. 2. Free **Review applicants** Creators apply with a note. You see their profile, connected account and record on Octoclip. 3. Free **Send offers** The contract is generated from your job’s terms. Hire one creator or twenty from the same brief. 4. **Hire and approve** When a creator accepts, you pay and they start. You approve every video before the creator is paid. When money moves 1. **You post and review** €0 2. **A creator accepts** Payment secured 3. **You approve a video** Creator is paid [Post a job free](https://octoclip.io/signup/brand) [See the whole flow](https://octoclip.io/#s-how) **05** Ideas to brief ## What to look for in an influencer. Four things you can see on Octoclip before you send an offer. - Recent videos **How they film** Their latest work tells you more than a follower count: the light, the pace, the way they talk. - Connected account **Who follows them** Their real TikTok, Instagram or YouTube account, connected to their profile. - Record **What they have delivered** Their history on Octoclip, so you know how they work before you hire. - Their note **Why they want the job** Every application comes with a note written for your job. **06** Pricing ## How much does it cost to hire influencers? Free to post a job. You only pay when you hire, at the price per video you set. - **€0**: **to post a job** As many jobs, applicants and teammates as you need. Reviewing and sending offers is free too. - **Charge**: **Pay when you hire** Charged when a creator accepts your offer. You see the full amount before you send it. - **Price**: **Fixed price per video** Never tied to views. You set it, and creators see it before they apply. An example 10 creator posts at €100 each Paid to creators **€1,000** - **Monthly fee**: €0 An example, not a price list: you choose the price and the number of videos, and you see the full amount before you send an offer. **07** Compare ## Octoclip vs. an influencer database. And the other ways brands find influencers today. *Octoclip compared with an influencer platform, an agency and doing it yourself* | What you get | Octoclip Post a job free | Influencer platform Databases and subscriptions | Agency Retainer fees and shortlists | Doing it yourself DMs, spreadsheets, invoices | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Creators apply to your job | Yes | No: You search a database | No: They pick for you | No: You message one by one | | You choose who works with you | Yes | Yes | No: From their shortlist | Yes | | One fixed price per video | Yes: Set by you, seen before they apply | No: Negotiated each time | No: Set by the agency | No: Negotiated each time | | No monthly cost | Yes: €0 until you hire | No: Usually a subscription | No: Often a retainer fee | Yes: Your time instead | | Contracts and payouts handled | Yes | No: Often extra | Yes | No: By you, one by one | | Ad rights in every contract | Yes: Spark Ads and partnership ads included | No: Agreed case by case | No: Agreed case by case | No: Agreed case by case | **Weighing a UGC platform?** See Octoclip side by side with each one. [Compare platforms](https://octoclip.io/compare) **08** Avoid these ## Four mistakes brands make when finding influencers. - **Searching for hours** Scrolling and messaging strangers costs days. A job brings the interested creators to you. - **Choosing by follower count alone** Look at the recent videos and who they are made for. A smaller creator with the right audience is the better hire. - **Paying for views** Views depend on the algorithm. A fixed price per approved video keeps your cost known and the deal fair to the creator. - **Agreeing the terms in messages** Price, dates and usage rights belong in a contract. On Octoclip they are on the one both sides accept. ## About this guide **Written by Octoclip.** Published 6 Oct 2026, updated 17 Oct 2026. ### Sources The review, revision and payment rules on this page are Octoclip’s own, set out in the [terms](https://octoclip.io/terms). Usage rights are set in each job’s terms and shown on the contract. FAQ ## Finding influencers, answered. What brands ask before they post: price, rights and review. **A person answers.** Can’t find your question? Write to us and someone at Octoclip replies. [Talk to us](mailto:info@octoclip.io) ### Where can I find influencers for my brand? On Octoclip you post a job and influencers on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube apply to you. You see each one’s profile, connected account and record, and send offers to the ones you want. ### Is there a free way to find influencers? Posting a job, reviewing applicants and sending offers are free on Octoclip. You pay only when a creator accepts your offer. ### How much does it cost to hire an influencer? Posting a job, reviewing applicants and sending offers are free. You set a fixed price per video and pay only when a creator accepts your offer. The full amount is shown before you send the offer. ### How do I find Instagram or TikTok influencers? Choose the platform when you post the job, and set a minimum follower count if size matters. Creators see both before they apply. For TikTok in particular, see [TikTok influencer marketing](https://octoclip.io/tiktok-influencer-marketing). ### Can I use an influencer’s post in my ads? Yes. The contract both sides accept lets you use approved content in paid ads, including Spark Ads and partnership ads. Ask for the ad code or approval in your brief so the creator knows before they apply. ### Will hiring influencers increase my sales? A recommendation from someone people follow is why brands hire creators. Octoclip does not sell or guarantee downloads, installs or views. You pay a fixed price for each approved video. ### When is a creator paid? Their payment is secured when they accept, before any work starts, and released for each video you approve. ### Is Octoclip an influencer agency? No. You choose and hire creators directly. Octoclip runs the jobs, contracts, approvals and payments in between. **A person answers.** Can’t find your question? Write to us and someone at Octoclip replies. [Talk to us](mailto:info@octoclip.io) More on Octoclip ## More guides and tools. [All guides and tools](https://octoclip.io/resources) [Guide Micro influencers Hiring micro and nano creators for TikTok, Instagram and YouTube at a fixed price per video. Read the guide](https://octoclip.io/micro-influencers) [Guide TikTok influencer marketing How to run TikTok creator videos without an agency. Read the guide](https://octoclip.io/tiktok-influencer-marketing) [Guide UGC ads Ads filmed by real creators for TikTok and Meta, including app install ads. Read the guide](https://octoclip.io/ugc-ads) [Free tool Engagement rate calculator Likes and comments as a share of followers, or of views. Open the tool](https://octoclip.io/engagement-rate-calculator) ### Guides for brands - [UGC ads](https://octoclip.io/ugc-ads) - [UGC creators](https://octoclip.io/ugc-creators) - [AI UGC vs real UGC](https://octoclip.io/ai-ugc-vs-real-ugc) - [Micro influencers](https://octoclip.io/micro-influencers) - [Influencer marketing](https://octoclip.io/influencer-marketing) - [TikTok influencer marketing](https://octoclip.io/tiktok-influencer-marketing) - [TikTok Creator Marketplace](https://octoclip.io/tiktok-creator-marketplace) - [TikTok Spark Ads](https://octoclip.io/spark-ads) - [Meta partnership ads](https://octoclip.io/partnership-ads) - [What is UGC?](https://octoclip.io/what-is-ugc) - [UGC examples](https://octoclip.io/ugc-examples) - [UGC rates](https://octoclip.io/ugc-rates) - [UGC contract template](https://octoclip.io/ugc-contract-template) - [UGC vs influencer marketing](https://octoclip.io/ugc-vs-influencer-marketing) ### On Octoclip - [All guides and tools](https://octoclip.io/resources) - [UGC prompts](https://octoclip.io/prompts) - [Octoclip for brands](https://octoclip.io/) - [Open jobs](https://octoclip.io/jobs) - [Octoclip for creators](https://octoclip.io/creators) Free to post a job ## Find your first influencers. See who wants to work with your brand before you pay anything. [Post a job free](https://octoclip.io/signup/brand) [Sign in](https://octoclip.io/login) **Posting a job is free.** You’re charged only when a creator accepts. [Post a job free](https://octoclip.io/signup/brand)