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Field notes for operators.

Playbooks, benchmarks, and lessons on running clipping and creator campaigns that pay on performance.

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The Mainstage payouts dashboard showing submitted, verified, and paid amounts
Guides

How to run a clipping campaign that actually pays out

A practical playbook for turning founder footage, demos, and reviews into performance-linked posts, with Briefs, review, and Payouts that hold up.

2 min read · May 29, 2026
A vertical short-form clip, the unit of every clipping campaign
Guides

What is clipping? The complete guide to clipping campaigns

4 min read · May 29, 2026
Short-form clips stacked across feeds, the output of a clipping operation
Case studies

The Clavicular clipping campaign, broken down

3 min read · May 27, 2026
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Guides

Clipping vs UGC: which one buys you reach?

3 min read · May 26, 2026
Stream highlights cut into vertical clips for short-form feeds
Streamers

How streamers go viral with clippers

3 min read · May 25, 2026
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Guides

How much to pay clippers: CPM rates and payout models

2 min read · May 24, 2026
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Guides

How to write a Brief creators can actually run

3 min read · May 22, 2026
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