# Creator Hub Guides, templates and tips to help you make better UGC, build a profile brands pick, and run your creator business. ## How access works - Free: open to everyone. No account needed. - Free with profile: log in as a listed creator. Joining is free. Look up a term in the [UGC glossary](https://ugcstars.com/creator-hub/glossary). ## All resources 12 resources. ### Start here - [What brands actually buy as UGC](https://ugcstars.com/creator-hub/what-brands-buy): Guide · 7 min read · Free. The difference between UGC and influencer posts, six formats you’ll see in briefs, and what makes a video usable in ads. ### Profile - [The UGCStars profile checklist](https://ugcstars.com/creator-hub/profile-checklist): Checklist · 17 items · Free. Seventeen checks in four stages: your photo and basics, your niches and samples, your rate and the details brands search for, and keeping your profile current. - [Choosing sample videos that get you booked](https://ugcstars.com/creator-hub/sample-videos): Guide · 7 min read · Free. Which three videos to show first, how long they should be, why range beats polish, and how to film practice ads when you have no brand deals yet. ### Filming - [Hooks that stop the scroll](https://ugcstars.com/creator-hub/hooks): Guide · 8 min read · Free. 30 opening lines and visual hooks sorted by type and niche, with notes on when each one works and how to film three variations in one session. - [How to light and mic UGC videos with a phone](https://ugcstars.com/creator-hub/phone-setup): Video lesson · 14 min video · 6 min read · Free. Set up window light, place a clip-on mic and lock your camera settings, so your videos look and sound clear when you film at home. - [Pre-shoot checklist for UGC videos](https://ugcstars.com/creator-hub/pre-shoot): Checklist · 16 items · Free. Sixteen checks in four stages: the day before, setting up your space, your phone settings and a final test before you record. - [Script templates for six ad formats](https://ugcstars.com/creator-hub/script-templates): Template · 6 scripts · Free with profile. Fill-in scripts for a testimonial, an unboxing, a problem and solution, a before and after, a tutorial and a day in the life, with timings and the shots to film. ### Pricing - [How to price your first UGC videos](https://ugcstars.com/creator-hub/pricing): Guide · 5 min read · Free. How to set a starting rate, what to charge for usage rights and raw footage, and when to offer bundles. - [Rate card template](https://ugcstars.com/creator-hub/rate-card): Template · 1 template · 4 parts · Free with profile. A one-page rate card in four parts: per-video prices by length, bundles, usage rights, and add-ons with turnaround and payment terms. ### Working with brands - [Brand email templates for UGC creators](https://ugcstars.com/creator-hub/email-replies): Template · 5 templates · Free with profile. Five emails for a whole brand conversation: replying to a first enquiry, sending your rates, asking for a full brief, negotiating and following up after delivery. - [Simple UGC agreement](https://ugcstars.com/creator-hub/agreement): Template · 1 agreement · 6 parts · Free with profile. A plain-English agreement in six parts: the job, deliverables and deadlines, revisions, usage rights, payment and cancellation, and disclosure and signatures. - [Handling feedback and revisions](https://ugcstars.com/creator-hub/revisions): Video lesson · 11 min video · 10 min read · Free with profile. How many revision rounds to include, how to tell a revision from a reshoot or a new request, how to push back politely, and how to turn one job into repeat work. ## Every template is free with your creator profile. Join UGCStars in about 2 minutes to unlock the rate card, email replies, agreement and script templates, and the video lessons. [Join as Creator](https://ugcstars.com/join/creator) or [log in](https://ugcstars.com/login).