# Our method 3 method pages explain how the Alpha Score is made, where our data comes from and how we state pay. As of 08:52 UTC on 27 Oct 2026. Page: https://clippingalpha.com/method - [Alpha Score method](https://clippingalpha.com/method/alpha-score) The live model version, every input, the caps, what goes unscored and how a missing number is treated. - [Data sources and crawler policy](https://clippingalpha.com/method/data-sources) The clipping platforms we read and how often, their emails, briefs and footage, model use, AI crawler policy and what we never do. - [Earnings claims](https://clippingalpha.com/method/earnings-claims) What pay figures we publish, the minimum data behind each and what we never claim. - [How we rank](https://clippingalpha.com/how-we-rank) The Alpha Score in five steps, each with its own number. - [ClippingAlphaBot](https://clippingalpha.com/bot) Our crawler, what it fetches, how it paces each host and how to reach us. ## Guides for clippers - [Clipping platform guides](https://clippingalpha.com/learn/clipping-platforms) Every clipping platform we compare, what it pays, its payout record and fees, each question on its own page. - [Where to find clipping campaigns in 2026: every site compared](https://clippingalpha.com/learn/where-to-find-clipping-campaigns) Every clipping platform and other site clippers use, compared on live campaigns, pay after fees, budgets, fees and payouts, each fact sourced. - [Clipping pay calculator](https://clippingalpha.com/learn/clipping-pay-calculator) What a number of clips pays on a live campaign's terms, with the platform fee, caps and minimums applied. - [Is Content Rewards legit?](https://clippingalpha.com/learn/is-content-rewards-legit) Content Rewards' payout record, rejection rules, fees and red flags, from our data. - [Best clipping platforms 2026, ranked](https://clippingalpha.com/learn/best-clipping-platforms) The clipping platforms ranked for clippers by pay after fees, budget left, live campaigns, payouts shown, open campaigns and new campaigns a week. - [Clipping pay rates by platform](https://clippingalpha.com/learn/clipping-pay-rates) Median pay per 1,000 views after fees by clipping platform and campaign type, with fees, payouts and free CSV and JSON files. - [How to make money clipping](https://clippingalpha.com/learn/how-to-make-money-clipping) How clipping pays, what decides a clip's views and how to pick a campaign, with live rates. - [What is clipping?](https://clippingalpha.com/learn/what-is-clipping) Who pays for clips, how a campaign works, the four campaign types and the clipping platforms. - [Clipping CPM explained](https://clippingalpha.com/learn/clipping-cpm-explained) What CPM means in clipping, live rates by app and clipping platform, fees and the gap between the headline rate and real pay. - [How much do clippers make?](https://clippingalpha.com/learn/how-much-do-clippers-make) What campaigns pay per 1,000 views and what one clip is paid at 10K, 50K and 100K views, by type and app. - [Is clipping legit?](https://clippingalpha.com/learn/is-clipping-legit) Live campaigns and budgets, the payouts platforms report, their fees and how much of the advertised rate gets spent. - [How many views pay $1,000 in clipping?](https://clippingalpha.com/learn/views-for-1000-dollars-clipping) The counted views that pay $1,000 at today's median rate, by type and app, and at the rate budgets actually spend. - [How long clipping budgets last](https://clippingalpha.com/learn/how-long-clipping-budgets-last) Days clipping budgets lasted on the campaigns that ended in the last 90 days, by type and budget size, and the live forecasts. - [Highest paying clipping niches](https://clippingalpha.com/learn/highest-paying-clipping-niches) Clipping niches ranked by the median rate their live campaigns pay per 1,000 views, with the campaigns behind each. - [How much do UGC creators make?](https://clippingalpha.com/learn/how-much-do-ugc-creators-make) What UGC campaigns pay per 1,000 views and what one video is paid at 10K, 50K and 100K views, by platform, with flat fees.