How to set up a clipping contest on DareBay

A clipping contest brings you videos about your product from many different creators within days, and you pay only for the views that were counted. You fund the budget and set three parameters: the rate per 1000 views, the view threshold and the cap per submission. The platform holds that money and returns what the clippers did not earn. Clippers publish their videos and send in the links, and every amount due is worked out by formula from independently counted views.

Every figure on this page comes from the platform's own data (snapshot: 2026-08-15).

Step by step ​

1. Set the rate per 1000 views ​

The rate defines what you pay for every thousand counted views of a clipper submission. You state it when creating the contest, and it does not change after launch - creators work on the terms they saw. The higher the rate, the more readily creators take the task and the faster the budget burns. For more on how the calculation works, see how pay-per-view works.

2. Set the minimum view threshold ​

The threshold filters out submissions with a handful of views: a video that does not hit the required number takes no part in the budget split and costs you nothing. You enter the value in the "minimum views" field. Leave it empty and the system applies its default minimum of 1000 views. Above that the figure is yours, and it is printed on the contest card before anyone submits.

Know what the threshold does and does not do before you raise it. It is an admission test, not a deductible: once a submission clears the line, the whole view counter enters the calculation, not the part above the threshold. Raising it therefore removes weak submissions from the split rather than shaving the price of strong ones. For more, see how pay-per-view works.

3. Set the cap per submission ​

The cap limits the most any single submission can be paid. You set it yourself, and it is on the contest card before anyone submits, so clippers know their upside up front. The cap keeps the budget in your hands: without it, one video that goes viral takes everything. With it, that submission gets its maximum and the rest goes to other creators or back to you. You can still change it after launch, but never below what a clip has already earned.

4. Fund the budget ​

The full budget is charged when the contest is created, and DareBay holds it as intermediary and guarantor: the money is tied to that one contest, it cannot be taken back before the end, and the clippers can see the payout is covered. That visibility is the reason funded tasks get picked up faster than a promise to pay later.

5. Clippers publish and send links ​

Once the contest is live, creators take the task, produce the video and publish it on the site your terms name - statistics are collected today for TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and the other sites named in the task - then send DareBay the link. A submission enters the contest only when that link arrives. Nothing is imported by hashtag, so ask for a tag only if you actually want one in the description; it is separately required from anyone submitting anonymously.

6. The counter is read ​

The platform's independent counter reads the published view counter on the site each video went out on. Neither you nor the creator types the number in, and neither can adjust it. On top of that there is moderation: a submission with suspicious view dynamics is flagged and goes on hold pending review instead of going straight into your bill. That is a real check rather than a promise that every manipulated view gets identified. More on that: how pay-per-view works.

7. The formula determines each amount ​

The platform records each obligation using views / 1000 * rate. Submissions below the threshold take no part, and submissions above the cap receive the cap. Payout fulfilment then runs through payout details and statuses as a separate step by the team; a transfer immediately after counting is not promised.

8. The unearned budget comes back ​

Whatever the clippers did not earn returns to your organizer balance.

Contest setup parameters ​

You set the rate, the threshold and the cap yourself when creating the contest. The exact set of fields is shown on the contest creation screen. One system-level limit exists as a typo guard rather than a market signal: the validator refuses a contest with a rate above $100 per 1000 views.

Cost and commission ​

Creating a contest and topping up its budget currently carry no fee: the organizer funds the prize budget. Store terms and a creator's later balance withdrawal are separate operations; see current DareBay fees. For the full pay-per-view model, see how to pay clippers per view.

Frequently asked questions ​

Can the rate be changed after the contest starts? ​

No. The rate and the threshold are fixed when the contest is created and do not change: that is part of the guarantee for clippers. After launch you can still adjust the cap per submission (not below what a clip has already earned), move the deadline and top up the budget.

Why is there a cap per submission? ​

The cap protects the budget from a situation where one video takes everything. If a video goes viral and pulls hundreds of thousands of views, without a cap one creator gets the whole budget and everyone else gets nothing. With a cap, the same money buys you more videos and more points of reach.

Which sites can clippers publish on? ​

TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and the other sites named in the task: statistics are collected for them today. Your contest terms name the one you want. For Instagram it has to be a video with a view count, because a photo post produces no such metric and there would be nothing to read.

Does a clipper need a minimum audience? ​

No. Entry is free, with no deposits and no follower requirements. To be paid, a creator has to meet the terms of the task and clear the view threshold, and that is the whole test. It is why usable work also comes from creators with no following: you are buying the reach of one video, not the size of a channel.

Should I attach source material to the task? ​

You can, and it is worth considering. Across the contests running today, none have material attached, so clippers are sourcing their own footage. Attaching yours narrows what comes back to what you actually wanted, at the cost of writing a tighter brief.

How do clippers find out about the contest? ​

The contest goes straight into the public catalogue on DareBay, where creators look for tasks in their own topic and format. You do not have to find anyone or message them one by one.

Where to next ​

• How to pay clippers per view - the payment model, the formula and what happens to the remainder
• Terms for business - formats, pricing and guarantees
• How pay-per-view works - the full chain from budget to payout, how the threshold works and why it exists
• What fees does DareBay charge? - contest, store and withdrawal terms
• The payout guarantee - what is guaranteed to a clipper, and what is not