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A UGC portfolio is three to six sample videos that show brands what you can film. On Octoclip it’s a free page at your own link, and brands can hire you from it.
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01In short
A UGC portfolio is a collection of sample videos that shows brands what you can film: a demo, an unboxing, an honest review. Brands use it to choose creators for paid UGC jobs, so it matters more than your follower count. A good one holds three to six vertical videos, a short intro and a way to contact you.
02On Octoclip
Your page on Octoclip is a portfolio brands can open in one tap, at your own link. Put it in your bio or send it with a pitch.
03The guide
Six steps. You don’t need a paid job to start.
Pick products you already use, such as skincare, food or apps. A brand looking for a skincare video wants to see skincare.
Use products you own, and label each one as a sample, not as paid work for that brand.
A demo, a first try, a review and a before and after show your range. The UGC examples guide explains each format.
Brands run UGC in ads, where the opening decides whether anyone keeps watching. Start on the product or the problem, not on a hello.
Your free page on Octoclip does this: one link, with your reel and three videos up front. A shared Google Drive folder or your TikTok or Instagram work too. Check every link opens without a sign-in.
Swap in your best new work. On Octoclip the terms let you show approved videos in your own portfolio. The how to become a UGC creator guide covers the whole path.
04Two kinds of job
Each job is one kind, and shows its price per video before you apply.
You publish the video on your own TikTok, Instagram or YouTube, to your own followers, and send the brand the link to the live post.
You film the video and send it as a Google Drive link. The brand posts it on its own accounts and runs it in its ads.
05How it works
Free to join. Brands see your profile, connected account and record when you apply.
01Free
Pay, dates and what to make are on every job. Applying is free and commits you to nothing.
02Free
Get an offer, read the terms, say yes. The brand pays first, so your full pay is secured before you film.
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Send a UGC video as a Google Drive link, or post a Creator post and send its link. Tick each must-include point first.
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The brand reviews within 5 days, or your video is approved for you. Each approved video is paid to your bank.
When money moves
06Ideas to film
One of each shows a brand your range. Film them with products you own.
The product doing its one thing, from the first use to the result, in under thirty seconds.
What is in the box and your first impression, filmed in one take.
A short list straight to camera, each point shown, not only said.
How it was before and how it is now, with the product in between.
07Pay
Each brand sets its price per video and shows it on the job. Octoclip takes nothing from it.
Octoclip takes no cut from the price on the job.
Joining, applying and accepting offers are free, and Octoclip takes nothing from your pay.
When you accept an offer, the brand pays first. Only then do you start.
Shown on the job before you apply. It never depends on views.
An example
3 UGC videos at €120 each
An example: each brand sets its own price per video. Payment fees for sending the money to your bank come off each payout.
08Compare
How Octoclip compares with pitching brands yourself, gifted collabs and UGC agencies.
| What you get | Free to join | Pitching brands yourselfDMs, emails and rate cards | Gifted collabsFree product for content | UGC agencyRosters and shortlists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brands post jobs you can apply to | Yes | No: You find and message each brand | No: Usually by invitation | No: The agency picks who works |
| The price is on the job before you apply | Yes: Set by the brand, never tied to views | No: Negotiated each time | No: Product instead of pay | No: Set by the agency |
| Pay secured before you film | Yes | No: You invoice after the work | No: No pay | No: Paid on the agency’s terms |
| No commission on your pay | Yes: Octoclip takes 0% | Yes | No: No pay to begin with | No: Often a cut or a margin |
| Contract and payout handled | Yes | No: By you, one by one | No: Often no contract | Yes |
The pay is on every job. You see it before you apply, and Octoclip takes no cut from your pay.
Find paid jobs09Avoid these
If a brand has to request access to your folder, it moves on. Open every link in a private window first.
Five reviews show one skill. Mix formats so a brand sees your range.
Cut the hello. Show the product or the problem in the first three seconds.
Call a sample a sample. Claiming a brand hired you when it didn’t can cost you that brand and others.
Written by Octoclip. Published , updated .
The pay, review and revision rules on this page are Octoclip’s own, set out in the terms. Each brand sets its own price per video.
FAQ
Straight answers about the pay, the work and the rules.
Three to six vertical sample videos in different formats, a line about who you are and what you film, your niches, the languages you speak and how to reach you. See UGC examples for the formats.
Film sample videos with products you already own, as if a brand had briefed you, and label them as samples. Brands judge the video, so a good sample shows as much as paid work.
Yes. Your page on Octoclip is free to make and free to keep. It comes with your creator account, and joining is free.
Yes. Every page has a Hire button. A brand that likes your videos can start a job with you from there, and you see the price per video before you say yes.
Anywhere a brand can open in one tap. Your free Octoclip page does this, with your reel, your videos, your niches and your languages at one link. A shared Google Drive folder or your TikTok or Instagram also work, as long as the videos play without a sign-in.
No. You apply with a short note, and brands see your profile, your connected account and, after your first jobs, your record of videos delivered on time. A few sample videos on your free page still help a brand say yes.
Check each job’s terms. On Octoclip the terms let you show approved videos in your own portfolio, and the brand keeps its right to use them.
Not for UGC videos: the brand posts your file on its own accounts and in its ads, so followers don’t count. Creator posts go on your own account, which you connect, and some brands set a minimum.
No. Joining, applying and accepting offers are free, and Octoclip takes 0% of your pay. Payment fees for sending the money to your bank come off each payout.
There is no set salary: UGC creators are paid per video, so what they make depends on how many jobs they take and what each one pays. On Octoclip each brand sets its own price per video and shows it before you apply. The UGC rates guide explains what moves the price.
A strong portfolio helps a brand say yes, but nobody can promise work. Octoclip does not guarantee jobs or earnings: brands choose who they hire, and you are paid a fixed price for each approved video. The brand deals guide covers how to find them.
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