What do these Clipster terms mean?
Updated October 2, 2026
A quick guide to the words you see in Clipster. Each term links to the article with the full details.
Campaigns
- Campaign: a paid brief from a brand. You post content for it and earn from the results. See How do campaigns work?.
- Content Requirements: the campaign's brief – what is allowed and what is not.
- Rate / CPM / RPM: how much a campaign pays per 1 million views ("/ 1M"), or per post ("/ post").
- Budget / Paid out %: how much of the campaign's money is already used. It can go up and down while the campaign runs.
- Cap per Post: the most one post can earn in a campaign.
- Cap per Profile: the most one creator can earn from a campaign.
- Min Views for Earnings: the views a post needs before it starts earning.
- Min Engagement Rate: the minimum (likes + comments + shares + saves) ÷ views a post needs. See What rules does every clip need to follow?.
- Apply to join: the campaign needs an approved application before you can submit.
- Clipping, Logo, Music, UGC: the campaign types. See What do logo and music campaigns require? for logo and music rules.
Submissions and views
- Submission: a post you sent to a campaign with Submit Content. See How do I submit a clip, and what counts as a valid post?.
- Eligible views: views your post gained after you submitted it, while the campaign was running. Only these count towards earnings.
- Refresh: when Clipster updates your post's views, every few hours ("Next refresh in").
- Processing: your submission is being checked.
- Ineligible: the post doesn't have enough views to earn yet.
- Eligible: the post meets the basic requirements and is being monitored until the campaign ends.
- Rejected: the post didn't pass review. See Why was my clip rejected?.
- Paid Out: earnings are final and credited to your wallet.
Money
- Pending earnings: money that becomes available once the campaign ends and is paid out.
- Balance / My Balance: money you can withdraw. See How do I withdraw my earnings, and what are the fees?.
- Withdrawal fee: the 5% taken from each withdrawal.
- Referral balance: your Invite & Earn bonuses, kept separately from your campaign balance. See How does Invite & Earn work?.
Your account
- Link Account: connecting a social media account directly through the platform. See How do I set up my account and link my socials?.
- Bio verified: an account added the legacy way, with a code in the bio.
- Rank: your level based on lifetime earnings, with perks. See What are ranks, and what perks do I get?.
- Warning / strike: what you get when a paid post is taken down within 30 days after payout. See What happens if my post is deleted, removed or goes offline?.
- Appeal: asking for a rejection or suspension to be reviewed again. See How do I appeal a rejected clip?.