What is content clipping? Clipping jobs in Nigeria explained

One account posting one video reaches a limited audience. Fifty clippers each posting their own take on a new song reach many different audiences at once. That's how songs, trailers and podcasts spread on TikTok.

Instead of paying an influencer a fixed fee per post, the brand pays per view. If a clip does well, the clipper earns more. If it doesn't, the brand hasn't paid for nothing.

• Music: clips of a new Afrobeats or Amapiano song's hook, dance or lyrics.
• Nollywood and series: the most dramatic or funny scene from a trailer.
• Podcasts and streams: the best 30 seconds of a long episode.
• Comedy: skit highlights.
• Products and campaigns: launches, events and awareness campaigns.

1. Set up a TikTok, Instagram or YouTube account you'll post clips from.
2. Join a clipping platform such as Korareel, and link that account.
3. Pick a campaign and read the brief: what to clip, the do's and don'ts.
4. Make a short clip that starts on the best moment, with captions.
5. Post it, label it as sponsored, and submit the link.
6. Earn for every verified view, for example ₦50,000 for 50,000 views at ₦1,000 per 1,000.

• Only clip content the campaign gives you permission to use.
• Post new clips. Don't repost the same video someone else made.
• Label sponsored posts with the platform's paid partnership tool or #ad.
• No bought views or bots. Views are checked, and accounts that fake them are banned.

Some clips get a few hundred views and some get hundreds of thousands. Clippers who post often and learn what works earn the most. It costs nothing to start, and your editing skills grow with every clip.