Creator success hub
Practical guides for building your profile, choosing Briefs, and completing your work on Cohley. Start with what you need today — and come back whenever you need a hand.
Brands that run Briefs on Cohley
What would you like help with?
Whether you're getting started or working on an Active Brief, find your next step here.
- Profile and portfolio guides
Build your profile and portfolio
Show brands who you are and the work you create. Keep your details current and choose examples that reflect your strengths.
- Finding Briefs guides
Find Briefs that fit
Learn what to look for in an opportunity — content requirements, timing, compensation, and product details.
- Application guides
Write a stronger application
Connect your real experience to the Brief, share relevant work, and make each application specific to the opportunity.
- Active Brief guides
Work on an Active Brief
Know where to check instructions, deadlines, deliverables, and feedback once you're selected.
- Upload and review guides
Prepare content for review
Get guidance on uploads, music, and responding to feedback. Follow the requirements in your current Active Brief.
- Compensation and payment guides
Understand compensation and payments
Find help with compensation details, payment setup, and questions about completed paid work.
New to Cohley? Start here.
Use this path to get oriented. You can return to any step as your work changes.
Complete your profile
Add your details so brands can see who you are and how to reach you.
Add relevant portfolio examples
Choose work that reflects the kind of content you want to be selected for.
Explore Briefs that fit
Read the content requirements, timing, and compensation before you apply.
Submit a specific, truthful application
Connect your real experience to what the Brief is asking for.
Follow the Active Brief when selected
Your Active Brief holds the requirements, deadlines, and feedback for that work.
Start with a Seeding or Ratings & Reviews Brief.
Not sure where to start applying? Look for a Brief featuring a product you'd genuinely use. It's a practical way to learn the process: read the requirements, apply, and if selected, complete a real brand Brief from start to finish.
Seeding
Try a product and create the content or social posts requested in the Brief. Read the requirements carefully, because receiving the product isn't the final step.
Ratings & Reviews
Try a product and share an honest review through the process specified in the Brief. Your review should reflect your actual experience, not what you think the brand wants to hear.
These are product-only opportunities
The offer is a product rather than a cash fee. Check the product, requirements, and deadlines before applying, and choose work you can realistically complete.
Biggest mistakes to avoid on Seeding Briefs
Most of these apply to Ratings & Reviews Briefs too. Read the first one even if you read nothing else.
1. Not completing the Brief.
Receiving the product is the beginning, not the finish line. Follow through on every required deliverable by its deadline — that may include creating content, posting, submitting a review, uploading files, or sharing a live link. Check your Active Brief for exactly what's required. If something is in the way, raise it early through the Brief's communication channel or Creator Support rather than going quiet.
2. Applying for the product without reading the work.
Make sure you want to do the Brief, not just receive the product. Check the requested content or review, posting requirements, usage terms, deadlines, and compensation before applying.
3. Taking on more than you can finish.
Consider the work you've already committed to. Leave yourself enough time to try the product and complete every required step.
4. Posting or reviewing, but missing the submission step.
If the Brief asks for an upload, review confirmation, or live post link, submit it as instructed. Publishing something does not replace the required submission in Cohley.
5. Skipping honest feedback or required disclosures.
Share your real experience. Follow the Brief's instructions, the posting platform's rules, and applicable disclosure requirements for gifted products. A product-only opportunity does not mean a positive review is required.
A last check before you apply
Choose the opportunities that fit you. Seeding and Ratings & Reviews are a recommended starting point, not a requirement before applying to paid Briefs. Availability and selection vary by opportunity. If all four fit, apply, and if you're selected, use your Active Brief as your checklist through completion.
Before you apply, check these four things
- I'd genuinely use this product.
- I understand what I need to create, post, or review.
- The product-only offer works for me.
- I can meet the deadlines and complete the submission steps.
Content creators have made on Cohley
A sample of work delivered through Briefs. Tap any clip to play it.
What creators say about working on Cohley
"Cohley lays out all the campaign details so there is no confusion on what the brands are looking for. Cohley makes it easy for me to do my job without the hassle of chasing down unpaid invoices."
Drew Mellon
Lifestyle influencer and photographer
"I love working with Cohley because the platform gives me the opportunity to partner with popular brands. I have access to top-rated brands that promote products I use in my daily life."
Amanda Burrows
Fashion and beauty blogger
"Cohley gives me the opportunity to collaborate with brands and deliver content that aligns with my aesthetics and style. This allows me to continue growing my own brand and audiences."
David Rochez
Fashion and lifestyle content creator
Get guidance from Finn
Finn can help you explore Briefs, strengthen an application, and understand supported next steps. Review its suggestions against your own experience and the current Brief before acting.
- Find Briefs that better match your profile
- Build a stronger application message
- Understand the next step after acceptance
- Find licensed music that fits the content and the Brief
Already selected? Start with your Active Brief.
General guides help you learn the process. Your current Active Brief contains the requirements, deadlines, deliverables, and feedback for that work. Review it before creating, uploading, or posting content.
Common creator questions
Find short answers here. Visit the help center for more guidance.
- Does applying to a Brief mean I'm selected?
No. Each Brief has its own requirements, and brands select creators from the applications they receive.
- Where do I find the instructions for work I've been selected for?
In your Active Brief in Cohley. It holds the requirements, deadlines, deliverables, and feedback for that project.
- Can Finn tell me why I wasn't selected?
No. Finn can help you explore Briefs and strengthen an application, but it can't explain an individual selection decision.
- Who do I contact about payment?
Start with the payment guides, then contact Creator Support with the Brief name and what happened.