{"id":1003,"date":"2026-04-09T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foundbyxtopher.com\/?p=1003"},"modified":"2026-04-10T18:25:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T18:25:02","slug":"creator-rate-formula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foundbyxtopher.com\/?p=1003","title":{"rendered":"What Should You Charge as a Creator? Here&#8217;s How to Actually Figure That Out."},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"95\" data-end=\"128\">Most creators either undercharge\u2026<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"170\">Because they\u2019re afraid to lose the deal.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"172\" data-end=\"175\" \/>\n<p data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"210\">Or they throw out random numbers\u2026<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"212\" data-end=\"255\">And then wonder why brands stop responding.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"257\" data-end=\"260\" \/>\n<p data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"283\">There\u2019s a better way.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"285\" data-end=\"288\" \/>\n<p data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"331\">Your rate should come from <strong data-start=\"317\" data-end=\"330\">real data<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"333\" data-end=\"345\">Not guesses.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"347\" data-end=\"377\">Not what someone else charges.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"379\" data-end=\"395\">\ud83d\udc49 Your numbers.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"397\" data-end=\"400\" \/>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1r0sdgt\" data-start=\"402\" data-end=\"447\">Step 1 \u2014 Find your average views per video<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"449\" data-end=\"475\">Open TikTok on your phone.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"477\" data-end=\"481\">Tap:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"483\" data-end=\"529\"><strong data-start=\"483\" data-end=\"529\">Profile \u2192 Menu \u2192 Creator Tools \u2192 Analytics<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"531\" data-end=\"534\" \/>\n<p data-start=\"536\" data-end=\"601\">On the <strong data-start=\"543\" data-end=\"559\">Overview tab<\/strong>, set the time period to <strong data-start=\"584\" data-end=\"600\">Last 28 Days<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"603\" data-end=\"642\">Then scroll down to your recent videos.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"644\" data-end=\"647\" \/>\n<p data-start=\"649\" data-end=\"661\">Now do this:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"663\" data-end=\"747\">\n<li data-section-id=\"gp26hj\" data-start=\"663\" data-end=\"708\">Write down views from 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data-end=\"954\">shares<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"956\" data-end=\"959\" \/>\n<p data-start=\"961\" data-end=\"966\">Then:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"968\" data-end=\"1041\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1o4t973\" data-start=\"968\" data-end=\"989\">Add them together<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1cb95ql\" data-start=\"990\" data-end=\"1021\">Divide by total video views<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"18whj5a\" data-start=\"1022\" data-end=\"1041\">Multiply by 100<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"1043\" data-end=\"1046\" \/>\n<p data-start=\"1048\" data-end=\"1079\">\ud83d\udc49 That\u2019s your engagement rate.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1081\" data-end=\"1084\" \/>\n<p data-start=\"1086\" data-end=\"1106\">Use this as a guide:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1108\" data-end=\"1198\">\n<li data-section-id=\"12cdzv6\" data-start=\"1108\" data-end=\"1126\">Under 1% \u2192 low<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1j3y1a8\" data-start=\"1127\" data-end=\"1149\">1% to 3% \u2192 average<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1fcn2zb\" data-start=\"1150\" data-end=\"1171\">3% to 6% \u2192 strong<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"11vw1gs\" data-start=\"1172\" data-end=\"1198\">Above 6% \u2192 exceptional<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"1200\" data-end=\"1203\" \/>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1qm0sc2\" data-start=\"1205\" data-end=\"1241\">Step 3 \u2014 Calculate your base rate<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1243\" data-end=\"1267\">Take your average views.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1269\" data-end=\"1285\">Divide by 1,000.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1287\" data-end=\"1290\" \/>\n<p data-start=\"1292\" data-end=\"1309\">Then multiply by:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1311\" data-end=\"1386\">\n<li data-section-id=\"vsak6v\" data-start=\"1311\" data-end=\"1334\">$1 \u2192 starting floor<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"hg0xkl\" data-start=\"1335\" data-end=\"1357\">$2 \u2192 standard rate<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1ocl3ql\" data-start=\"1358\" data-end=\"1386\">$3+ \u2192 strong performance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr 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