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It's not worth the risk. I completed a project back in November and never actually got paid. They force you to leave a review on the brand's profile but this is way before anything is settled, so seemingly everything is perfect. You are not able to edit your review later on or raise a complaint against the brand in question. It's been 4 months since then and I do not expect to get paid, just want to flag to others so that they don't end up in the same situation.
Social cat has been really great at helping me grow my UGC portfolio with gifted products and campaigns. There’s a big selection of opportunities for all kinds of niches.
I was a bit sceptical when I first joined but I'm liking SocialCat now! I landed gift collabs and just hoping to lock in my first paid collab soon! This app is helping me build my digital presence and portfolio. Thank you, Social Cat! More collabs soon! x
I was a creator on the platform but because I travel a lot there were times I couldn't get the product fast enough and there were brands on there that were very snippy about it and gave me bad reviews which ruined my chances of getting other partnerships. It's interesting because you are essentially doing the brand a favor by creating content for free. On the other hand, there were brands that were very understanding and worked with me and for that I'm appreciative. But those bad apples??.. will ruin the bunch, I tell you. So, I canceled my creator account with them. It was just too much as I'm in school and living abroad for a while. So, I didn't need the added stress for something I'm not even getting paid for. I think some delusional brands think you want to keep their $0-40 product when you have to claim the total value of it on your taxes and pay for it anyway... eventually. For example, I was going to have to pay $40+ dollars to ship a product to me while I was out of the country so it didn't make financial sense BUT since I agreed to do it I was going to try my damnedest to get it done, but instead, the brand gave me a bad review, then archived our partnership in the app so I couldn't give them a review as well. Shame on the platform for allowing that sneaky behavior because she was permitted to badmouth me, but was permitted to block me because she didn't want me to give my honest opinion of my experience. I even gave her the tracking information and she said she couldn't read it because it was in Spanish (just use Google translate, girl) Anyway, beware because some brands will try to treat you like an employee and try to ruin your reputation on the platform pretty quickly. I suggest if you are someone that works a little slower (like me because I have ADHD and am balancing a lot), try to see if the brand is understanding of that kind of thing first and won't hold you to a super hard deadline. Some are grateful for the free exposure, others try to treat you like an employee that owes them something. It's hit or miss.
I really like working with Social Cat. There are many opportunities to work with brands. I would like to see more paid deals but it is a great place to get started with UGC. So far their communication is awesome and they have supported me when I had questions. they are great to work with. I hope we can collaborate more.
IN THE STRONGEST OF WORDS Do not use Social Cat.1) The influencers do not create content that's anywhere worthy of more than $5.2) The influencers are unresponsive and unprofessional.3) You cannot cancel the trial easily; it took 5 days.4) I tried to email customer service to unsubscribe, but they are completely unresponsive.DO NOT use Social Cat, it is a total scam.
Great experience. Loved the platform but unfortunately I decided to go a different route. While I did the trial, I forgot to cancel the FREE subscription!!!!! I emailed customer support and within hours I got a quick response! I got refunded the full amount. Loved the platform, wasn't for my business needs. But I will definitely use Social Cat when the time is right! 10/10 for the customer support.
Social Cat has serious accountability and user safety issues. Escalated harassment concerns were dismissed outright, even when they involved clear violations of the platform’s own terms. Despite strict rules prohibiting off-platform communication, the platform refuses to investigate or take action when those rules are broken in ways that compromise user safety.Additionally, Social Cat allows creators to leave public reviews before a collaboration has even occurred, which fundamentally undermines the credibility and fairness of its review system and exposes brands to reputational harm without due process.Customer support demonstrated a lack of empathy, responsibility, and concern for ethical standards. I no longer feel safe or supported using this platform and would highly discourage others—especially brands and professionals—from signing up on this platform.
Great way to find some smaller, gifted collaborations. It makes it easy to search through available opportunities and it is literally one click to apply. The only constructive criticism that I could give is that it rates you based on your email response time - you have to respond to every email or it affects your communication score. Well every email doesn’t need a response. Some are just a company saying thank you. You could respond back and forth and never end the conversation and say nothing. So this part needs to be tweaked in my opinion. Other than that, it’s been pretty great.
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