Making money from UGC starts with something a brand can buy: a video, photographs or voiceover, with an agreed price and usage scope. Prepare three packages, shortlist 20 suitable Saudi stores, then send each a relevant idea and record the reply and next step. This is a way to seek paid work, not a promise of bookings or a particular income.
Connect a sample to a clear package
If you do not have a sample yet, start with UGC without followers. If your samples are ready, choose the closest match to the product you will pitch. The portfolio guide explains how to describe your role honestly; this step connects that evidence to a specific paid assignment.
Three suggested packages to organise your offer before outreach
| Package | Deliverables | Decisions to settle |
|---|---|---|
| Product explanation | One video explaining a specific use | Length, language and revisions |
| Explanation plus photos | One video and separate product-detail photos | Photo count and dimensions |
| Explanation plus an ad version | One video and a separately edited ad version | Opening, ending and additional filming |
Price each package from your time, costs and content rights. Under UGC Stage's planned terms, you will set your own prices, with a minimum package price of SAR 200 including VAT and a UGC Stage share of 25% of the work value excluding VAT. That floor applies to the app; it is neither a market rate nor a suitable price for every job. Read the pricing guide before choosing a figure.
The planned terms transfer all transferable economic rights in delivered content to the brand after full payment and final delivery, worldwide and perpetually; include their value in the package price. Posting on your account or granting advertising access to it is separate. In a direct deal outside the app, write down the agreed usage scope before finalising the price.
Choose 20 stores you can suggest an idea for
Start with Saudi stores in a niche you know, including stores using Salla or Zid. Search for the product itself, open the store page and public account, and save a link showing why you chose it. Using these services does not mean a store is looking for a creator.
- Choose a product you can film and understand before accepting work.
- Identify one visual question the product page does not clearly answer, such as how it opens or how its contents fit.
- Match the question to an existing sample instead of sending a long portfolio without pointing to relevant work.
- Use published business contact details, and do not collect employees' private phone numbers.
- Exclude a store if you cannot find a suitable idea or business contact route; do not fill the list with random names.
Twenty is a suggested size for a manually reviewed working list, not a reply forecast. Start with your best five stores and review the clarity of your message before working through the rest. Do not promise more sales; you can describe the video you will deliver, but you do not control the store's advertising or the buyer's decision.
Jeddah example: a specific idea before a price
This is a fictional example of a creator in Jeddah and a Saudi store selling a coffee container on Salla, not a real assignment or earned income. The product page shows the container closed; the creator proposes a video showing the lid opening, the container being filled and the lid closing, without claiming it preserves flavour for a particular period.
They choose the product-explanation package and link a relevant sample. They ask which container size the store will send and where the video will appear. After the reply, they send a quote in Saudi riyals specifying files, revisions, shipping, turnaround after the product and brief arrive, and usage scope. They do not buy props based on initial interest.
Hello team, I make Arabic product-explanation videos. I noticed your coffee-container page shows it closed, and I suggest a video demonstrating how it opens, fills and closes. Here is a relevant sample I made independently, not commissioned by the brand: [link] Do you need a video for this page? If the idea fits, I can send the scope and price after confirming the size and product arrival date.
Record the reply and next step
Store and product link: Reason for choosing it: Idea and relevant sample: Business contact route: First message date: Reply: no reply / details requested / declined / written agreement Unanswered question: Next action and date: Agreed quote and agreement link:
What to do after each response
| What happened | Next action |
|---|---|
| No reply | Send one brief follow-up after a reasonable interval, then move on if there is no reply |
| The store asks for a price | Send a defined scope and price, noting what still needs confirmation |
| The budget is below your price | Offer less work you can deliver at that price, or decline |
| Initial acceptance | Confirm files, rights, revisions, payment and timing in writing before filming |
| The store declines | Record its reason if offered, and stop contacting it |
Review the list after your first five messages: did the links open, and did replies ask for specific details? Improve one thing, such as sample selection or the idea's explanation. Silence does not tell you whether your price is too high, and initial acceptance is not income.
Before accepting your first paid assignment
Check your intended activity on freelance.sa's specialised-services page. It says document conditions and requirements are reviewed and updated, and applicants complete the requirements during their application. If the agreement includes an ad on your own account, read the Mawthooq and freelance-document guide and check the requirements for your situation before publishing.
For a direct deal, agree the payment date and method in writing. The planned UGC Stage Terms instead provide for each order to be paid out separately in the weekly payout run, Thursday to Saturday (Riyadh time), once 14 days have passed since the order is done, and always within 45 days of it. Payouts remain subject to identity and bank-account verification, and bank arrival times are not guaranteed; the Terms explain work approval, reviews and cancellation. Do not apply that schedule to a direct deal outside the app.
Keep a clear agreement, deliver the specified files, and record your time, costs and money received. Use those records to improve the next package without turning one experience into a promise of steady income.