Is ShoutOrbit right for you?

The people you want to reach are already watching someone they trust. A shout-out gets you named, out loud, in that person's next video, without a media kit, an agent or an email nobody answers. Bidding is free, and you pay only if you win.

Who it works for

A founder with a small budget. You've built something and want your first users who aren't friends. Pick a creator whose viewers are the people your product is for. Their audience is the asset, not its size. A small channel of working engineers is worth more to a developer tool than a huge general one. Losing costs nothing, so if you miss this video, bid on the next one.

A local business. You want the people near you to walk in. Bid only on creators whose audience is local too: a city food vlogger, not a national channel. A shout-out to viewers who can't reach your door is money spent on nobody.

A fan. You want to be named by someone you watch, or to show them something you made. On a small Orbit a modest bid can win a slot outright. On a busy one, the creator can pick any bid into the shout-out whatever its amount, up to 5 per Orbit. A pick is never guaranteed, but it does happen.

When it isn't right

• You need guaranteed clicks or measured conversions. A shout-out is an introduction, not an ad with a tracking pixel. Add your own link and code if you want to measure it.
• You need a specific date. Each Orbit is tied to a creator's own publish date. If no creator you'd want is publishing when you need it, wait for one.
• The creator wouldn't say your product out loud. They can turn down any bid, for any reason, and you aren't charged when they do.

Questions sponsors ask

What if I don't win?

You pay nothing. Your card isn't charged and refunded later, and nothing is held on it while you wait. A losing bid simply never becomes a charge.

Will the creator actually mention me?

If they don't publish, you get your money back. With no link by the publish date plus 7 days, every sponsor is refunded in full and the creator gets nothing. When the content goes up, you get an email that jumps to your moment, and one question: were you in it? Answer no and the creator's payout on that Orbit stops until a person has watched it. The creator is paid 7 days after publishing, not when you're charged, so the money is still here while you check.

What will a shout-out get me?

Nobody can promise you a number, and we won't. What you're buying is a mention, in the creator's voice, to an audience that chose to watch them. It's worth what that audience is worth to you, which is why picking the right creator matters more than bidding high. The Orbit's page stays up after the video, as a public record of who sponsored it.

Why not just message the creator?

Most small creators have never set a price and won't answer one more DM, and bigger ones quote deals that start in the thousands and take weeks to arrange. On an Orbit the creator has already said what they'll do and set a minimum. Nobody has to negotiate: the price is whatever sponsors bid, and it's settled within days.

Can other people see my bid?

Yes, while bidding is open. Your handle, your pitch and your link show on the Orbit. Bids in the shout-out show their amount; bids below it show in the order they arrived, with no amount. Once bidding ends, only the shout-out stays on the page, and no amounts at all.

What am I agreeing to when I tick the box?

One sentence: the amount you'll be charged if you win, the card or bank account it comes from, and until when you can cancel. Nothing more is ever charged. If you win, you're charged once, within 4 days after bidding ends.

What will the charge look like on my statement?

SHOUTORBIT* followed by a short form of the creator's handle, like SHOUTORBIT* sambakes. If you see one you don't recognise, look it up here.

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