How offers work

An offer is a written proposal: what you will make, what you will be paid, and by when. It is the step between talking and being committed.

What an offer contains

• Deliverables — each piece of content, its type and platform

• Compensation — cash, product, commission, or a combination

• Timing — when each deliverable is due, and when payment falls due

How long it stays open

An offer stays open for the number of days the sending brand chooses — 14 days by default, and never more than 90. If nobody answers before then, it expires.

What can happen to an offer

• Open — waiting for an answer

• Accepted — answered yes, and a contract now exists

• Declined — answered no

• Withdrawn — the brand pulled it before it was answered

• Expired — nobody answered in time

Before you accept

Accepting an offer creates a binding contract immediately. There is no second signature and no draft stage. Read the deliverables, the money and the dates carefully, and ask questions in messages first — questions are free, renegotiating a live contract is not.