How Shoot works

What is Shoot?

Shoot is a clipping campaign marketplace that connects brands with creators. Brands fund short-form video campaigns; creators post clips and earn based on the views those clips get.

How does Shoot work?

A step-by-step overview of how Shoot works for creators and brands: joining campaigns, posting clips, tracking views, and getting paid for performance.

Is Shoot legit and safe?

Yes — Shoot is a real platform. Campaign budgets are funded up front and held until work clears, creators and brands are verified, and every fee is shown before you confirm.

How to start earning on Shoot as a creator

Getting started as a creator on Shoot: create an account, verify a social account, join a funded campaign, post your clip, and submit the link to start earning.

Do you need a minimum follower count?

No. Shoot has no minimum follower requirement. You get paid on the views your clips earn, not the size of your audience — so any creator can join campaigns and earn.

How do you get paid on Shoot?

You earn based on the views your approved clips get. Earnings are paid into your wallet every 72 hours, finalise over a 72-hour hold, and you withdraw to your bank or as USDT crypto.

How much can you earn on Shoot?

Beginner clippers on Shoot typically make $500–$1,000 a month, the average clipper $2,000–$3,000, and good clippers $5,000–$10,000. Experienced full-time clippers run $10,000–$25,000 a month. Campaigns pay per 1,000 views (CPM), as milestone bonuses, or both.

When do you get paid? The 72-hour payout cycle

Shoot pays you every 72 hours from when your clip is approved — you don't wait for the campaign to end. Each payout then finalises over a 72-hour hold before it's withdrawable.

What do Counting, Clearing and Ready mean?

On your clips each pot of money moves through three states — Counting, Clearing, and Ready — so you always know what's withdrawable and what's still on the way.

What are milestone bonuses?

Milestone bonuses are fixed payouts a campaign pays when your clip crosses a view mark — for example a set bonus at 100k views. The full bonus unlocks at your next 72-hour payout.

Why did my earnings change or get reversed?

Earnings track live view counts, so they can move as counts settle. They can also be adjusted or reversed for fake or manipulated views, duplicate or stolen content, chargebacks, refunds, or campaign reconciliation.

Per-video caps and minimum view thresholds

Campaigns can set a maximum a single video can earn and a minimum number of views before it earns anything. Below the minimum a clip earns nothing; once it crosses, it earns on its full view count — not just the views above the line.

How often are views updated?

Shoot re-checks a clip's views about once an hour for its first 24 hours, then roughly every two hours while it's still earning. Clips that have finalised — capped, ended, or budget-spent — refresh about every 12 hours, so the number you see on Shoot can lag the platform slightly.

How to withdraw your earnings

Withdraw any amount from $10 on your Earnings page, to your bank via Wise (USD, GBP, EUR) or as USDT crypto on Ethereum. You'll see the exact amount you'll receive before you confirm.

What are Shoot's fees?

Joining, posting, and earning are free. Withdrawals carry Shoot's 7% platform fee plus the payout provider's transaction fee (currency conversion and Wise's bank transfer fee, or the network and exchange fee for crypto). Both are shown before you confirm.

What's the minimum withdrawal on Shoot?

The minimum withdrawal on Shoot is $10. Earnings below that stay safely in your wallet until you cross the line, and there's no limit on how many withdrawals you can make.

How long do withdrawals take?

Bank transfers via Wise usually arrive within 1–3 business days after approval. USDT crypto payouts are sent by hand by the Shoot team, usually within one business day.

Withdrawing to your bank (Wise)

Shoot pays bank withdrawals through Wise in USD, GBP, or EUR. Set up your bank details on your Earnings page; transfers usually arrive within 1–3 business days after approval.

Withdrawing USDT crypto (and the wrong-address warning)

Shoot pays crypto withdrawals in USDT on the Ethereum network, sent by hand by the team, usually within one business day. Double-check your address — a wrong address means funds are permanently lost.

How auto-withdraw works

Turn on auto-withdraw and Shoot sends each payout to you automatically once it clears its 72-hour pending hold — so you don't have to withdraw manually each time.

What currencies can I withdraw in?

Bank withdrawals via Wise support USD, GBP and EUR. Crypto withdrawals are USDT on the Ethereum network only. Your balance is held per currency, so each currency reaches the $10 minimum on its own.

Do you pay tax on clipping earnings?

In most countries yes — money earned from clipping is normally self-employment or miscellaneous income and it's your responsibility to declare it. Shoot doesn't withhold tax from your payouts, so what lands in your account is gross, not net of tax.

How to join a campaign

Browse live, funded campaigns on Discover or the public Marketplace, read the guidelines, and join with one click — no application and no minimum followers.

How to submit a clip

Post your clip on one of the campaign's allowed platforms, then paste the post link inside the campaign's submission window. Shoot warns you if the link doesn't match an allowed platform.

What does the Funded badge mean?

The green Funded badge means the campaign's full budget is already deposited with Shoot and held until approved work clears — so the money is there before you post.

Why was my clip rejected?

Brands review each submission and approve or reject it. A rejection comes with a reason — usually the clip didn't follow the campaign's guidelines or platform requirements. Read the brief, study the example posts, and put effort in.

Can I submit the same video to two campaigns?

No. Each post can only ever be submitted once across the whole of Shoot — the first submission claims that video, and any later attempt to submit it, to any campaign by any account, is refused. Post a new video for each campaign.

What happens when a campaign's budget runs out?

The campaign closes to new submissions and every approved clip stops earning — paid views freeze at their last reading. You keep everything you've already earned, and it's released on the normal payout cycle. The clip that crosses the line is paid up to whatever budget was left.

How to launch a campaign (for brands)

Build a campaign in the wizard — basics, budget, platforms & pay, content rules, access & proof — then fund it. Creators post clips, you approve them from a real-time queue, and you pay only for approved performance.

How campaign funding and escrow works

Brands fund a campaign's budget up front and those funds are held until creators' approved work clears. Approved creators are paid automatically; Shoot's 7% is charged on payouts and on budget returned unspent.

CPM vs milestone payouts

Shoot campaigns can pay per 1,000 views (CPM) or as fixed milestone bonuses for crossing view marks — and you can set rates or milestones per platform.

What's the minimum campaign budget?

The minimum budget to launch a campaign on Shoot is $500. Creators are only paid for approved views; Shoot's 7% applies to payouts and to budget you take back unspent.

How to end a campaign (and what happens to unspent budget)

Funded campaigns are ended, not deleted: new submissions stop instantly, every clip's views and earnings freeze where they stand, and the unspent budget returns to your Shoot wallet less Shoot's 7%.

The brand wallet: deposits, returned budgets, and withdrawals

Your Shoot wallet holds money you deposit plus unspent budget returned from ended campaigns (less Shoot's 7%). Fund campaigns from it instantly with no extra fee; withdrawals go through support back to your original payment method.

How agencies run campaigns for clients

Agencies get their own page on Shoot: one creator community, a separate campaign per client, each funded by that client, with payouts, view verification and per-client reporting handled for you. No software retainer and no per-seat pricing.

Reviewing submissions: approving and rejecting clips

Every clip submitted to your campaign waits for your decision. Approve it and its views start earning; reject it with a reason and the creator sees exactly why.

Botted or fake views on a submission

Shoot scores every clip's bot risk from its view timeline. Above the threshold you get a Botted views rejection option that reports the creator to Shoot and can ban them from your Shoot.

Asking a creator for audience analytics

A short screen recording of the post's own analytics, compared against the views Shoot tracked independently. Ask for it before a payout is released when something looks off.

Resubmissions after a rejection

A rejected clip can come back once as the same post (fixed) or as a new post. You review it like any other submission.

When and how creators get paid from your campaign

Every 72 hours from approval, what a clip has earned moves into the creator's wallet. It clears 72 hours later. You never send money yourself — it comes out of the budget you funded.

Holding or flagging a creator's payout

During the 72-hour clearing hold you can flag a payout. The money freezes and the Shoot team decides.

Adding budget to a running campaign

Top up a live campaign from its page with Add budget. No new campaign, no pause. Unspent budget comes back to you when the campaign ends.

How do referrals work?

Invite a friend with your link or code and earn 5% of what they earn in their first 45 days, up to $50 per friend. The bonus is Shoot-funded — it's added on top and never reduces anyone's earnings.

How account and identity verification works

Shoot verifies your social accounts (by bio code or a connected account) so brands can trust your posts, and verifies your identity with a government-ID check before your first withdrawal.

Which countries can use Shoot payouts?

Shoot payouts and accounts aren't available in countries subject to international sanctions. The full, regularly-reviewed list is in the Terms of Service.

What data does Shoot collect and why?

Shoot collects account details, your country, payout details, and view-tracking data — used to pay you, screen for sanctions, and meet tax-reporting obligations. Bank details are stored only in masked form.

How audience analytics work on Shoot

On campaigns that ask for them, you screen-record your post's own analytics — the view count and where your viewers are — and that releases the clip's payout. You can send them the moment they appear, and you're only ever required to once a clip has earned.

What happens if Shoot suspects botted views

If a post's views look artificial, Shoot can ask you for its analytics, a screen recording, or your account status. You're required to send them — not replying counts as if the post was botted.

What happens if you're removed from a Shoot?

A brand can remove a creator from its Shoot. You lose access to that community and its campaigns and can't rejoin, and your approved clips there stop earning — but earnings you'd already accrued are kept and still pay out on the normal cycle. Any submission still awaiting review is declined.

Which platforms does Shoot support?

Shoot campaigns run on TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, X (Twitter), and Facebook. Each campaign lists which of these platforms it allows.

How to connect a social account

Verify each social account before submitting clips on it — usually by placing a bio code on your profile that Shoot reads back, or by connecting the account, so brands can trust your posts and views.

What are Shots?

Shots are Shoot's community points — one balance that is both your spendable chips and your rank. Shots are separate from real earnings and money; they power community activity, not payouts.

How to contact Shoot support

Reach Shoot support by email at contact@tryshoot.com or on Discord.