Make the video
- How to make UGC videosBrief, script, film, edit, deliver: the whole job, start to finish.
- UGC ad scriptsFive script structures with full example scripts you can adapt.
- How to write a video hookHook types, formulas and examples for the first three seconds.
- UGC video ideas for brandsProven UGC formats and when to use each one.
- How to film UGC on iPhoneCamera settings, light, sound and framing for phone UGC.
Edit it
- How to edit a UGC videoThe edit, step by step: hook, cuts, captions, demos, safe zones.
- How to edit talking-head videosCuts, punch-ins, captions and B-roll for to-camera videos.
- Jump cuts: a guideWhat jump cuts are, when they work, and how to hide the bad ones.
- How to remove silences from a videoCut dead air by hand or automatically without choppy audio.
- How to add captions to videosAuto captions, styling, timing and SRT files for short-form video.
Post it right
Get paid
- UGC rates: how creators priceWhat drives a UGC rate, usage and add-ons, and how to quote.
- UGC usage rights and whitelistingOrganic vs paid usage, terms, Spark Ads and partnership ads.
- How to get UGC brand dealsWhere brands find creators, pitching, and landing the first deal.
- How to build a UGC portfolioWhat to put in a UGC portfolio with no clients yet, and where to host it.
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Free tools
- UGC rate calculator
- Usage rights calculator
- Hook generator
- Script length calculator
- Teleprompter
- Safe zone checker
- Caption counter
- SRT editor
- Video length limits
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