I've been doing TikTok content promotion for a company. We had an arrangement in place whereby editors would get $10 for every video that got over 15k views, as long as it was in line with their guidelines.
I created 10 videos that met the brief and got the view threshold. The only payment I've been issued is for one of them. That's $90 I'm still due. I've been in touch with them on several occasions and have received no response. I eventually sent an email to their official support address and said I expected a response. Otherwise, I'd be forced to consider legal action.
I'm not actually sure what my next step is. Has anyone else come across a company that has refused to pay their affiliate/creator commissions after the work has been done? Would you keep chasing it, go public with it, or look at legal options? I'd be interested to hear from anyone who's successfully recovered unpaid affiliate income.
I don't want this experience to dissuade people from affiliate marketing altogether, but this sort of thing absolutely makes you think twice about who you're working with.
I created 10 videos that met the brief and got the view threshold. The only payment I've been issued is for one of them. That's $90 I'm still due. I've been in touch with them on several occasions and have received no response. I eventually sent an email to their official support address and said I expected a response. Otherwise, I'd be forced to consider legal action.
I'm not actually sure what my next step is. Has anyone else come across a company that has refused to pay their affiliate/creator commissions after the work has been done? Would you keep chasing it, go public with it, or look at legal options? I'd be interested to hear from anyone who's successfully recovered unpaid affiliate income.
I don't want this experience to dissuade people from affiliate marketing altogether, but this sort of thing absolutely makes you think twice about who you're working with.