Clipping income is messy in a way that catches people out. Earnings accrue over days after posting, get verified at some later point, and are paid after a campaign closes — often weeks after the work. Without records you genuinely will not know what you are owed.
What to record per clip
- →The campaign and its rate per 1,000 views.
- →The clip link, and which platform it went to.
- →The date posted and the date submitted.
- →View count at submission, with a screenshot.
- →The verification outcome once it lands.
- →Amount earned, and the date it was actually paid.
Why the screenshot matters
Posts get removed, accounts get restricted, and platforms occasionally revise view counts downward. A screenshot at the moment of submission is the only evidence of what the clip had achieved when you claimed on it, and it costs two seconds.
Separate accrued from paid
The single most useful thing a tracking sheet does is distinguish what a clip has earned from what has actually reached you. Those two numbers diverge for weeks, and treating accrued earnings as income is how people end up short.
Watch the pool, not just your clips
Earnings are capped by what remains in a campaign's pool. If a pool is nearly exhausted, a clip that performs well may earn less than the rate implies, because there is nothing left to pay it from. Noting remaining pool at submission explains discrepancies that otherwise look like errors.
Keep it boring
A spreadsheet is enough, and it beats an elaborate system nobody maintains. One row per clip, updated when you submit and again when you are paid. The value is entirely in it being current.
See earnings and verification status per submission.
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