Clip Submission
Posting is not entering. Until the link is registered against the campaign, the clip is content rather than a claim on the budget.
Definition
Clip submission is the step where you register a live post with a campaign, normally by supplying the public post URL from a connected account, so the campaign can begin tracking that post's views for payment. It is a separate action from publishing, and a clip that is live but unsubmitted is generating audience rather than earnings. A valid submission typically requires that the post is public, that it comes from an account already linked to the campaign, that it uses approved source content, and that it complies with the campaign's format and disclosure rules. Submissions can be rejected for reasons that have nothing to do with clip quality, including unapproved source material, a broken account connection, a duplicate of something already submitted, or being late relative to the campaign's rules. Because submission is what starts the counting in most campaigns, treating it as the final step of posting rather than as end-of-day admin is one of the cheapest income improvements available to a clipper.
Related Terms
Features
Submit in the Same Sitting
Post and submit as one action. Splitting them is how clippers lose the highest-velocity hours of a clip permanently.
Link Accounts in Advance
A submission from an unlinked or broken account can fail even when the clip is perfect. Verify the connection with a low-stakes post first.
Keep the Post Public
Private, deleted or restricted posts usually cannot be validated, which invalidates the submission regardless of the views already banked.
Record Your Own Proof
Capture the URL, submission time and early analytics yourself. If a submission is disputed later, that record is the only evidence that exists.
Frequently Asked Questions
Finish the Batch, Then Submit
Submissions stall when clips are still exporting one at a time. OpenClip renders the whole set together with captions burned in, so posting and submitting happen in a single pass.