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What is The Clip Farm, in one sentence?
A managed clip-campaign service: we recruit and run clippers on TikTok and Instagram, measure every clip against your campaign’s agreed rules from official platform data, and settle payouts to the cent.
Do I need to download or install anything?
No. Nobody installs anything — not clients, not clippers. You brief us by email, clippers connect through a link in their browser, and reports come to you. The measurement engine is in-house tooling our team operates.
Who actually runs the campaign?
We do. Scoping, recruiting, onboarding, rule enforcement, daily monitoring, reporting and the payout run are all handled by The Clip Farm team. You approve the spec and the budget; we run the field.
Who is it for?
Anyone who needs short-form views at scale — game studios around a launch, brands, streamers and creators building clipping crews. If you are currently paying clippers out of a spreadsheet, this replaces that.
Why all the farm language?
A campaign is a field, a creator we pay is a grower, and views earned inside the campaign window are yield. It is a naming scheme, not a gimmick — every term maps to one concrete thing, and the plain word is always given alongside it.
How do I launch a campaign?
Email hello@theclipfarm.com with what you are launching, roughly when, and your budget range. You get back a scoped proposal — payout model, rates, crew, timeline. Nothing starts until you sign off.
Does The Clip Farm hold my money?
The measurement engine never processes, holds or transfers money — it calculates what is owed and produces the payout run. Settlement happens on the payment rail agreed at kickoff, with rates fixed in writing before the field opens.
Which platforms are supported?
TikTok and Instagram. Instagram requires a Business or Creator account, which is Meta’s restriction rather than ours.
How are views counted?
From each platform’s official API, read-only, against accounts clippers connected themselves. Every reading is stored as a dated snapshot, and payouts come from views earned inside the campaign window — never lifetime totals.
Can a clipper be paid for views they already had?
No. The baseline is the reading at or before the field’s start date, so only views earned inside the window count.
What happens when the budget runs out?
The budget is a fence, not a target. The engine allocates it in priority order until spent; clips that do not fit earn nothing, and the shortfall is reported as an uncapped "would-be" figure so the client can decide whether to top up.
Can you post to my account?
No. Only read permissions are requested from any connected account. There is no code path that posts, edits, deletes, messages, follows or reacts.
Where is the data stored?
On The Clip Farm’s own operator machines, encrypted at rest — not in a central cloud database. The only hosted piece is a relay that briefly holds a one-time login code and never sees tokens, passwords or post data.
Do you sell data or train models on it?
No. It is never sold, rented, shared with third parties, used for advertising, or used for model training.
How does a clipper revoke access?
From the platform’s own settings, at any time, without asking anyone. TikTok: Settings and privacy → Security & permissions → Apps and services. Instagram: Settings → Apps and websites.
Is there a client or clipper login?
Yes. Clippers apply here to create an account and, once approved, sign in at the clipper portal to see their clips, campaign rules and payouts. Clients use the same sign-in — a client campaign view loads automatically.
Is The Clip Farm affiliated with TikTok or Meta?
No. It is an independent service that uses the official public APIs. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by either company.