kjhcfad
Iron
- Joined
- Mar 30, 2026
- Posts
- 90
- Reputation
- 55
How to Make Money Clipping as a Teenager (Complete Guide)
Thread Music:
I see so many threads here every single day of teenagers asking how to make money, and I don't want to type out the same explanation again and again.
At 14 years old, I made around $500 in a few weeks just by posting clips of popular streamers. In this guide, I'll explain exactly how I did it, and how you can replicate these results for yourself.
Step One: Finding a campaign
A campaign is essentially when a creator or company reaches out to a clipping organisation and gives them a budget to distribute amongst clippers.
As a clipper, you don't receive and upfront payment, and are instead paid based on the performance of your video. This essentially means that the less lazy you are, and the more videos of a high quality that you make, the more money you will make.
I will add below, a link to the discord server that will help you to earn the most money possible.
Clip Money
Alternatively, you can use whop, but I really recommend using the discord server instead.
Step Two: Creating a video
Download CapCut PC 4.0.0 from this link.
I recommend this version of CapCut because after this version, the company made just about every effect paid, making it a lot harder to actually make engaging clips.
There are 4 main things that you have to understand to be successful in clipping:
1. Hook
2. Caption
3. Music
4. Subtitles
Continue reading if you are already familiar, if not, I've written a short explanation for each.
Step Three: Posting your clip
After you have fully finished editing your clip, it's time to post it.
Never post from your PC, as TikTok videos perform worse when posted from PC, as opposed to from your phone. I have carefully tested this with a number of videos, and posting from my phone has always gotten me more views, even with the exact same video.
If you have a MacBook, you can easily AirDrop from your MacBook to your iPhone. If you don't have a MacBook and iPhone, upload it to Google Drive, which doesn't compress the video, letting you keep the full quality, and download it on your phone.
From there, just post it and copy your caption from CapCut.
Use up to 5 hashtags that are actually relevant to your videos, such as:
#streamer
#streamerclips
A technique that not many people know about is choosing a trending audio, and then having it be played at 1 percent volume, while having your original audio at 200 percent.
What this does is it pushes your video to people who liked videos with the same sound, despite the sound not being audible in your video.
If you have any questions, feel free to comment or message me and I'll help you however I can.
Thread Music:
I see so many threads here every single day of teenagers asking how to make money, and I don't want to type out the same explanation again and again.
At 14 years old, I made around $500 in a few weeks just by posting clips of popular streamers. In this guide, I'll explain exactly how I did it, and how you can replicate these results for yourself.
A few years ago, people used to clip whatever they could (Mostly Kai Cenat and iShowspeed) and get paid through the creator rewards programme, directly through tiktok. Tiktok didn't like having to pay people making 'unoriginal content' so they stopped paying clippers.
However, streamers realised how large of an audience they could reach through clips, and they instead started paying people themselves to make clips of them.
However, streamers realised how large of an audience they could reach through clips, and they instead started paying people themselves to make clips of them.
Step One: Finding a campaign
A campaign is essentially when a creator or company reaches out to a clipping organisation and gives them a budget to distribute amongst clippers.
As a clipper, you don't receive and upfront payment, and are instead paid based on the performance of your video. This essentially means that the less lazy you are, and the more videos of a high quality that you make, the more money you will make.
I will add below, a link to the discord server that will help you to earn the most money possible.
Clip Money
Alternatively, you can use whop, but I really recommend using the discord server instead.
Step Two: Creating a video
Download CapCut PC 4.0.0 from this link.
I recommend this version of CapCut because after this version, the company made just about every effect paid, making it a lot harder to actually make engaging clips.
There are 4 main things that you have to understand to be successful in clipping:
1. Hook
2. Caption
3. Music
4. Subtitles
Continue reading if you are already familiar, if not, I've written a short explanation for each.
This is the most important part of your video. The first 5 seconds of your video are what makes someone decide to keep watching, or to scroll, making you no money. Ideally, start with something that will instantly get the viewer's attention.
Even just now, you were most likely instantly hooked by this video, and I'll break down exactly why.
Your eyes are first drawn to the text in the middle of the screen, which says:
"I'm telling the dean"
This instantly makes you subconsciously wonder what she is going to tell the dean about, and makes you keep watching the video to find out.
As well as this, the first thing you hear is "Wait, Yonna did you see this video?".
Whoever made this clip honestly knows their stuff, because now you have two questions going on in your mind.
You want to keep your audience engaged by keeping a question in their minds throughout. As soon as the audience has the question answered, they won't be interested anymore.
TL;DR
The first 5 seconds of your clip are the most important. You have to give viewers a reason to keep watching by making them curious immediately. Use a mixture of text and speech that make people ask themselves a question, then give the answer at the end of the clip, keeping the audience engaged for as long as possible.
Even just now, you were most likely instantly hooked by this video, and I'll break down exactly why.
Your eyes are first drawn to the text in the middle of the screen, which says:
"I'm telling the dean"
This instantly makes you subconsciously wonder what she is going to tell the dean about, and makes you keep watching the video to find out.
As well as this, the first thing you hear is "Wait, Yonna did you see this video?".
Whoever made this clip honestly knows their stuff, because now you have two questions going on in your mind.
- What is in this video?
- Why is Yonna going to tell the dean?
You want to keep your audience engaged by keeping a question in their minds throughout. As soon as the audience has the question answered, they won't be interested anymore.
TL;DR
The first 5 seconds of your clip are the most important. You have to give viewers a reason to keep watching by making them curious immediately. Use a mixture of text and speech that make people ask themselves a question, then give the answer at the end of the clip, keeping the audience engaged for as long as possible.
Your caption should be shown on screen, either for the first three seconds, or for the full clip as long as it doesn't obstruct the video. Make it as 'clickbaity' as possible. For example:
TOP 5 LACY MOMENTS (BEST FOR LAST)
- This makes the audience stay until the last, as well as mentioning a popular streamer
Or use an engaging quotation from the video, such as:
"I'm telling the dean"
- This makes the viewer wait until the quotation is said, and will subconsciously make them wait longer, getting your engagement rates higher.
Use emojis such as:
As a general rule, use two different emojis, or one emoji three times, to avoid it looking superficial or overdone.
TL;DR
Captions should grab the viewer's attention immediately and create curiosity. Use clickbait titles or quotes from the clip to make viewers stay longer. Add emojis carefully to make the caption more engaging without making it look forced.
TOP 5 LACY MOMENTS (BEST FOR LAST)
- This makes the audience stay until the last, as well as mentioning a popular streamer
Or use an engaging quotation from the video, such as:
"I'm telling the dean"
- This makes the viewer wait until the quotation is said, and will subconsciously make them wait longer, getting your engagement rates higher.
Use emojis such as:
As a general rule, use two different emojis, or one emoji three times, to avoid it looking superficial or overdone.
TL;DR
Captions should grab the viewer's attention immediately and create curiosity. Use clickbait titles or quotes from the clip to make viewers stay longer. Add emojis carefully to make the caption more engaging without making it look forced.
If you decide to use music, make sure that the song's vibe matches what is happening in your clip. If your clip is sad, don't use a happy, upbeat song. Just use your common sense to be honest, and you'll be fine.
Another key thing is to choose an instrumental song, and have it be quiet enough to be able to clearly understand everything that is going on in the clip, or your viewers will just scroll.
Examples of songs you could use:
It is important to consider however, that a lot of clips work without music. If your clips is a bit less engaging, consider adding music, but don't add it just for the sake of it.
TL;DR
Choose music that matches the mood of your clip and avoid anything that distracts from the dialogue. Instrumental songs work best, and the volume should be low enough that viewers can clearly understand what is happening in the clip. However, not every clip needs music — only use it when it improves the video.
Another key thing is to choose an instrumental song, and have it be quiet enough to be able to clearly understand everything that is going on in the clip, or your viewers will just scroll.
Examples of songs you could use:
It is important to consider however, that a lot of clips work without music. If your clips is a bit less engaging, consider adding music, but don't add it just for the sake of it.
TL;DR
Choose music that matches the mood of your clip and avoid anything that distracts from the dialogue. Instrumental songs work best, and the volume should be low enough that viewers can clearly understand what is happening in the clip. However, not every clip needs music — only use it when it improves the video.
Likely the least important of the four, subtitles can be helpful if the audio quality in the clip is slightly low, as a way of helping the audience understand what is happening.
With CapCut, you can generate auto-captions, which takes away a lot of the work of having to manually type everything out. However, make sure to review them before you post, as it can occasionally make mistakes in interpreting what was said.
I recommend you place the subtitles in the lower third of the video, and have the style of subtitles where only one word is shown at a time, which reduces the visual clutter.
Examples of Ideal subtitle placement:
These are ideal because they are large enough to read, without blocking too much of the clip.
Similar to music, subtitles are not needed for every video, and should only be added if they bring value to the video, such as making it easier to understand.
TL;DR
Subtitles are useful for improving readability and helping viewers understand the clip, but they should not distract from the content. Make them large enough to read, place them in the lower third, and only use them when they add value.
With CapCut, you can generate auto-captions, which takes away a lot of the work of having to manually type everything out. However, make sure to review them before you post, as it can occasionally make mistakes in interpreting what was said.
I recommend you place the subtitles in the lower third of the video, and have the style of subtitles where only one word is shown at a time, which reduces the visual clutter.
Examples of Ideal subtitle placement:
These are ideal because they are large enough to read, without blocking too much of the clip.
Similar to music, subtitles are not needed for every video, and should only be added if they bring value to the video, such as making it easier to understand.
TL;DR
Subtitles are useful for improving readability and helping viewers understand the clip, but they should not distract from the content. Make them large enough to read, place them in the lower third, and only use them when they add value.
Step Three: Posting your clip
After you have fully finished editing your clip, it's time to post it.
Never post from your PC, as TikTok videos perform worse when posted from PC, as opposed to from your phone. I have carefully tested this with a number of videos, and posting from my phone has always gotten me more views, even with the exact same video.
If you have a MacBook, you can easily AirDrop from your MacBook to your iPhone. If you don't have a MacBook and iPhone, upload it to Google Drive, which doesn't compress the video, letting you keep the full quality, and download it on your phone.
From there, just post it and copy your caption from CapCut.
Use up to 5 hashtags that are actually relevant to your videos, such as:
#streamer
#streamerclips
A technique that not many people know about is choosing a trending audio, and then having it be played at 1 percent volume, while having your original audio at 200 percent.
What this does is it pushes your video to people who liked videos with the same sound, despite the sound not being audible in your video.
If you have any questions, feel free to comment or message me and I'll help you however I can.
