How to commission clips for a campaign on DareBay

One task can put your product into dozens of clips in a few days, and your budget moves only against views the platform counted. There is nothing to negotiate and no advance to hand a freelancer: you write the task, fund it, and clippers pick the job up themselves. The budget is wallet-backed: the money is locked on the platform, and unused funds return to you.

The model: the buyer creates a contest, clippers take the task ​

On DareBay the buyer does not hunt for a contractor and does not haggle. You create a PPV contest (pay-per-view) with a task and terms. The wallet-backed budget is charged and held on the platform; clippers find the contest in the feed, publish their videos and send in the links. The submitted link is what enters a video into the contest - nothing is imported by hashtag. The view figure is read from the published view counter on the site each video went out on. Amounts for submissions above the threshold are calculated automatically by formula and recorded as credits or obligations, and the unearned remainder returns to your balance. The full mechanic step by step: how pay-per-view works.

The parameters the buyer sets ​

You set the terms of the offer yourself when creating the contest. Clippers see every parameter on the card before they submit, so there is nothing to argue about afterwards.

Each task states its own rate per 1,000 views, and its own view threshold rather than a platform-wide one: the system default is 1000 views, and the buyer can change it. More on the threshold: how pay-per-view works.

What to weigh up: a checklist for the buyer ​

1. The rate. A high rate brings in more clippers and burns the budget faster; a low rate saves budget but gets picked up slowly. Set the rate per 1,000 views on the card.
2. The threshold. It protects the budget from submissions with a handful of views: anything below it costs you nothing. The threshold is set by each task and printed on its card.
3. The cap. It stops one video that went viral from taking the whole budget. Pick it so the same money buys videos from several creators.
4. The task. The more concrete the result you describe (format, style, key moments), the closer the work lands to what you wanted. Clippers pick the tasks they understand on the first read.
5. The publishing site. Statistics are collected today for TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and the other sites named in the task, and your terms name the one you want. For Instagram it has to be a video with a view count, since a photo post gives no such metric.
6. The budget. Work out the total from the expected number of participants and the rate. Overshooting is safe, since anything unspent comes back.
7. Payment. The budget is taken from your DareBay balance: top it up if it falls short, then review the total before you confirm.

Launch cost ​

Creating a contest and topping up its budget currently carry no fee, regardless of payment method. The organizer funds the prize budget. A participant's later balance withdrawal is a separate operation with its own terms; see the current DareBay fees.

Budget protection: guarantor, independent count, split by results ​

DareBay works as an intermediary and guarantor between the buyer and the clippers:

• A wallet-backed budget is charged up front. The money leaves your balance when the contest is created. It cannot be taken back before the end, and the clipper can see the payment is already on the platform. That is why a funded task gets picked up faster than a promise to pay later.
• The view figure comes from outside both of you. It is read from the published view counter on the site each video went out on. Neither the buyer nor the clipper types it in, so there is no number to argue about at the end.
• Suspicious activity goes on hold, not straight onto your bill. Moderation and basic checks sit on top of the count, and a submission with suspicious view dynamics is flagged and paused pending review, so suspicious growth does not run up your bill.
• The split follows counted results. The payout is worked out by formula, without the buyer touching it. Neither side can nudge the result.

You also keep a lever of your own: during the selection window you reject work that does not meet the task, and a rejected submission is paid nothing. Each creator's amount is recorded as an auditable obligation with a status you can follow.

Reach and access ​

Many Western UGC platforms restrict registration or payment rails for creators in Russia and the CIS. DareBay is open across the region and runs in English, and there is no country list: only people on sanctions lists are barred. Clippers are paid in USDT on TON, or receive the payout in Telegram Stars; in a prize contest the organizer may also pay by card, bank transfer or gift when the contest sets it.

Specify the deliverable you are buying ​

“Ten clips for our account by Friday” and “views on creators' accounts” require different agreements. For the first, agree on files, deadline, revision count and usage rights. For the second, put publication requirements and the view-payment calculation in the task.

If you later want to run a successful clip as an ad, obtain permission for that use separately. A link to a published submission does not by itself define rights to the source footage, edited file or advertising placement.

Frequently asked questions ​

How do I protect myself from bought views? ​

Three protections stack. The view figure is read from the published view counter on the site the video went out on, so neither party supplies it. Moderation flags suspicious view dynamics and puts that submission on hold pending review, which pauses the accrual rather than approving it. And you can reject work that does not meet the task during the selection window, which pays it nothing.

What is the commission? ​

Creating or topping up a contest budget currently carries no fee. Withdrawal terms for a credited balance are separate from launch cost and are listed under current DareBay fees.

How do I get the unspent budget back? ​

There is nothing to do: if the budget is not spent in full (few participants, submissions that did not get views), the remainder returns to your balance once the contest ends.

Where are the clippers? ​

Across Russia and the CIS, and there is no country list: age requirements and sanctions restrictions apply under the Terms. Sign-up is open, no followers or application are needed, and the platform runs in English. Each contest defines its reward method, and the product shows the payout details and the status of every request.

How many clippers will take the task? ​

There is no limit on participants: everyone your terms suit can submit. What decides it is the rate, the platform and how clear the task is - the more concrete the result you describe, the more creators take it on.

Can a contest be cancelled after it is created? ​

No, and that is the point of the guarantee: a wallet-backed budget stays with the contest until it ends, and you cannot change your mind and take the money back. Cancellation is possible only right after creation, while there is not a single submission. What the clippers do not earn comes back to you at the end in any case.

Do I have to review the clippers' work by hand? ​

You accept the work yourself: during the selection window you reject anything that does not match the task, and a rejected submission is paid nothing. The views are counted and the sums worked out automatically, without you.

Where to next ​

• Where to find clipping work - how the order market works and a comparison of terms
• How pay-per-view works - the full mechanic of a PPV contest
• What fees DareBay charges - current terms by operation
• How much clipping pays - the payout calculation from the clipper side