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What goes in a UGC creator contract
Pay, platforms and notice period: the short agreement that prevents most disputes.
October 14, 2026 · 2 min read · Friendzone team
Creator agreement
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Most disagreements with creators are about something nobody wrote down. A short contract, agreed before the first post, removes nearly all of them. It does not need to be long. It needs to answer three questions.
What does a video pay?
Write the rates in full: the fee per video, the rate per 1,000 views, any bonuses and the view counts that trigger them. Say how long views are counted for, and that each video is paid once, for the platform where it did best.
Where will the creator post?
List the platforms that count. If a creator posts somewhere that is not in the contract, both sides should know in advance whether it earns anything.
How does it end?
Agree a notice period that works both ways, and say what happens to videos that are still counting when it ends. Earnings already made stay payable.
Use one contract for everyone
Creators in the same campaign talk to each other. Giving everyone the same terms is fairer and far easier to run. When the terms change, show the change to both sides and keep the history.
- Rates, bonuses and how long views count
- The platforms that count
- Notice period, for both sides
- When and how payouts are made
