A brand deal, step by step.
From the brand's first email to the day you're paid: what Collabed does at each step, in the order you'll meet it. Nothing to connect, nothing to set up.
Know what's due, at a glance
Where does each deal stand?
Every deal sits on one board by stage, from the first email to paid. Drag a card when things move.
Each deal, on one page
The brief, the deliverables, the dates and the pay, all where you'd look for them. Nothing left in an email thread.
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The deal at a glance
The product, its price, the deadline and your to-do date sit at the top, editable in place. Pay and status are one tap away in the summary.
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Every deliverable, with its stage
Each Reel, TikTok or Story shows how far along it is and whether the brand has approved it.
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The brief where you need it
The brand's brief, links and files live on the deal, not in an email thread.
From the first email to the invoice
The problems a creator meets in a deal's life, in order, and what happens to each one in Collabed.
Before you say yes
- The offer is buried in your inbox
- Forward it. Brand, pay, deadline and deliverables are filled in; you accept or delete.
- Is this brand even real?
- The sender is checked: your history with them, how old their domain is, whether the email really came from them.
- Staring at a blank reply
- Accept, counter or pass: the reply is drafted from the email and your past deals.
- Not sure what you're signing
- Upload the brief or contract: unusual clauses are flagged and the payment terms go into the deal.
While you make the content
- What's due, and when
- One board by stage, with today's to-dos, this week's deadlines and a calendar.
- No script from the brand
- A script from the brief, shot by shot, in the voice of your past videos.
- Details scattered across a thread
- Brief, files, links, specifics, hashtags and discount codes, all on the deal page.
Getting approved
- Brands slow to approve
- A private review link: they approve, or leave a note at the exact moment in the video.
- Sending the file before you're paid
- A watermarked copy for review; the clean file stays with you.
Getting paid
- Chasing invoices
- One click turns the finished deal into an invoice PDF with your payment details and the pay-by date.
- Who still owes you
- Payments shows what's outstanding and flags overdue invoices.
- Brands asking for your rates
- A public rate card at your own link.
And around it: the iPhone app, your own [email protected] address, teams for managers and agencies, open UGC jobs, and the free tools.
- How do my brand emails get into Collabed?
- Forward them to your Collabed address, or paste the email or DM in. There is nothing to connect, and Collabed never sees your inbox. On Creator, brands can write to [email protected] directly.
- Does Collabed read my inbox?
- No. It only ever sees the emails you forward or paste.
- How does Collabed help manage brand deals?
- Each brand deal gets one page: the brief, the deliverables, the dates and the pay. Deadlines and to-dos show up on your board and calendar, so nothing lives only in an email thread.
- Do I have to manually create each deal?
- No. Forward the brand's email to Collabed, or paste it in, and the deal is created for you as pending. You accept it or delete it.
- Does Collabed work for Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube creators?
- Yes. Deals aren't tied to a platform, so a TikTok video, an Instagram Reel and a YouTube integration sit on the same board, each with its own deliverables.
- Is Collabed really free for solo creators?
- Yes. On the free plan your first 3 brand emails become deals and you can run up to 10 deals at once, with no card. You upgrade only if you outgrow it.
Try it on your next brand email
Paste or forward one brand email and watch it become a deal. Free to start, no card.