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TikTok's Creator Rewards Program pays for qualified views on original videos over a minute long. This explainer sets out the published eligibility rules, the factors TikTok says shape rewards, and how UK platform reporting fits in.
Pew Research Center's autumn 2025 survey of US teens shows how social platforms and AI chatbots now sit side by side in daily life. Here is what the figures say, and what they cannot tell us.
When must a UK creator business register for VAT, and what changes afterwards? This explainer sets out the £90,000 threshold, the two 30-day tests and the main duties, with worked examples.
YouTube asks every monetising creator, wherever they live, for US tax information. This explainer sets out what YouTube Help says about the form, the 10 December date, the 24% and 30% figures and how to estimate the effect.
A creator who earns from brand deals, ads or products in the UK must decide how to operate. This guide sets out what GOV.UK says about sole traders and limited companies, with a worked example.
YouTube's Help pages set out two monetisation tiers and a specific way of splitting Shorts ad revenue. This explainer walks through the thresholds, the arithmetic and a change due in February 2027.
In the UK, advertising rules for non-broadcast media are written and enforced by a system the industry funds but does not control. Here is how the ASA, CAP and ASBOF fit together, what sanctions exist and where the law steps in.
Kevin Kelly's essay argues that a creator may need only a thousand devoted fans to make a living. Here is what the essay actually says, how its arithmetic works, and where its own text and the wider picture set limits.
What must go on an invoice, when a business payment counts as late, how statutory interest is worked out and what fixed recovery sums can be added: GOV.UK's guidance, explained for freelance creators.
Videos, podcasts, sponsored posts and gifted products can all count as income. A plain guide to what HMRC says creators must report, the £1,000 allowance, the deadlines and the records to keep.
There is no standard price for sponsored content. This framework breaks a fee into production cost, usage rights, exclusivity and risk, so creators can quote with confidence.
Ownership, licences, exclusivity, payment and disclosure: a plain guide to the clauses in creator and brand contracts, with what UK and US official guidance says about copyright.
A step-by-step guide to pitching a brand: what to research, what a short pitch and media kit should contain, and what to agree in writing before any content is made.
Platform payouts, brand deals, affiliate links, products and licensing: a plain guide to how creators earn, and what to check before relying on any one source.
