How clippers get paid
Clippers are paid by clipping campaigns, at a set rate per 1,000 views on each approved clip. A clip must reach the campaign's view minimum to earn anything, many campaigns cap what one clip can earn, and payouts stop when the campaign's budget runs out.
The rate per 1,000 views
Each campaign sets a rate per 1,000 views in its brief. A clip's pay is its views divided by 1,000, times the rate. Rates vary a lot between campaigns, so compare them before you start; Renafy's campaigns page shows the live ones.
The view minimum
Most campaigns only pay clips that reach a view minimum. Under it, a clip earns nothing, however many clips you post. A modest rate with a minimum you reach every time can pay more than a high rate you rarely clear.
The cap per clip
Many campaigns cap what a single clip can earn, so one viral clip doesn't drain the budget. Past the cap, more views on that clip don't add to your pay; more clips do.
Approval and the budget
Campaigns review submitted clips against their brief, and only approved clips are paid. Payouts come from the campaign's budget, and stop when it runs out, so a campaign late in its budget is worth less than its rate suggests.
A worked example
Say a campaign pays $1.50 per 1,000 views, with a 5,000-view minimum and no cap. A clip with 15,000 views earns $22.50; a clip with 4,000 earns nothing. Post 20 clips a week with 80% approved at 15,000 views each, and that's $360 a week. These are example numbers: put in your own on the clipping earnings calculator.
Questions
When do clippers get paid?
It depends on the campaign and the platform it's listed on; the brief says how and when it pays.
Do views after the cap count?
Not for that clip's pay. They still help your account grow, which helps your next clips.
Which campaigns pay the most?
Renafy ranks live campaigns by evidence that ordinary clippers are being paid now: recent approvals, how many clippers were paid, and what a typical approved clip earned.