Influencer sponsorships and Creator Program logistics
Category: Questions & membership Priority: P2 Area: marketing Reports: 4 Status: Open
Summary
Creators and their managers pitch collaborations and negotiate Creator Program terms. Luqmaan, who manages the YouTuber Sheikh Raptor (~40k subs, ~125K avg views/video), pitched a collab in May, worked through Qaf's performance-based UGC deal ($5 per 1,000 views, $500 cap per video), pushed to raise the cap to $650, was held to the $500 cap for consistency, and was ultimately passed on because Sheikh Raptor's content "doesn't fully match the audience we're targeting". A creator (Abu Yahya) asked about sponsorships and was told Qaf doesn't do them at this time. The most actionable issue is payouts: Nihal (muslimkidfilms), a Pakistani Creator Program participant with an accepted video, has no PayPal and no US-bank contact, repeatedly asked Qaf to open a MoneyGram account, and was declined — Qaf only supports PayPal or ACH, and bank wires cost up to $40/transfer. This payout-method gap blocks paying accepted creators in regions without PayPal or US banking.
What users say
Abu Yahya abuyahya0092@gmail.com — do you sponsor creators?
- Date: 2026-08-18, Language: English (Arabic greeting), Thread:
1a01496ec770e0b5, Replied: yes - A content creator asks whether Qaf does partnerships or sponsorships with creators. Abdellatif replied: "Not at this time unfortunately." (Note: the inbound message carried a SPAM label but was answered anyway.)
"Do you do partnerships ya akhi? Or sponsorships with creators, to put it differently?"
luq (Luqmaan) luq.314@gmail.com — initial Sheikh Raptor pitch
- Date: 2026-05-25, Language: English, Thread:
19e5e9cc5e92075d, Replied: yes - Luqmaan reaches out on behalf of the creator Sheikh Raptor (~40k subs), says he DM'd on Instagram (abdulqudus.314), and wants to collab. Abdellatif asked for the list of influencers he works with; Luqmaan said Sheikh Raptor for now, more after his exams.
"I work with an influencer and we see a lot of potential allahuma barek. we would like to collab with you. I DM'd you on abdulqudus.314 I would like to discuss further on insta."
luq (Luqmaan) luq.314@gmail.com — rate negotiation and contract
- Date: 2026-05-25 to 2026-06-25, Language: English, Thread:
19e60858f2cc88d4, Replied: yes (long back-and-forth, 27 messages) - The deal took shape as UGC (dedicated video about Qaf, not necessarily on the main profile) under the Qaf Creator Program agreement (docs.qaf.ai/qaf-creator-program-agreement), at $5 per 1,000 views capped at $500/video. Luqmaan proposed raising the cap to $650 and structuring 4 videos biweekly; Abdellatif kept the $500 cap ("we'd like to keep the set-up consistent for all creators" — quality is "baked in" since pay is performance-based). After reviewing Sheikh Raptor's content, Abdellatif passed: audience mismatch at this stage, but asked about other creators and said Qaf is "very open to working with small creators".
"I wanted to reach out regarding the compensation structure for Sheikh Raptor's videos. Currently, the rate is $5 per 1,000 views with a cap of $500 per video. [...] I'd like to propose raising the cap to $650 per video."
arcof nihal (muslimkidfilms) arcofnihal@gmail.com — Creator Program payout blocked
- Date: 2026-06-14 to 2026-06-18, Language: English, Thread:
19ec5dd036a51760, Replied: yes - Nihal, from Pakistan, submitted an Instagram reel to the Creator Program (accepted: "Amazing work mA. Your video is accepted.") with MoneyGram as his preferred payout method. He has no PayPal account and no one abroad with one, and no US bank contact for ACH. He asked repeatedly for MoneyGram (even offering that Abdellatif pay him personally); Abdellatif declined — no MoneyGram account, bank wires cost up to $40/transfer, payments must go through the company for accounting — leaving PayPal or ACH as the only options. The thread ends unresolved: an accepted creator with no way to get paid.
"No worries - just to be upfront, I don't have a PayPal account, and I don't have anyone abroad I could ask either. Would a direct bank transfer or MoneyGram be possible as another option?"
Details / repro
- Creator Program terms referenced: $5 per 1,000 views, $500 cap/video, performance-based UGC; agreement at https://docs.qaf.ai/qaf-creator-program-agreement; program brief at https://docs.abdellatif.io/qaf-ugc; submissions to ugc@qaf.ai; payout after a payment threshold.
- Supported payout rails today: PayPal (international) and ACH (US). Not supported: MoneyGram, direct bank wires (up to $40/transfer). This blocks creators in Pakistan and similar markets — consider Wise, Payoneer, or local-rails alternatives.
- Other creators referenced: zayyan.akm (Instagram) — already working with Qaf and "quite happy with the work"; "Muslimkid" (Nihal) confirmed as a past collaborator.
- Nihal's accepted video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZkFlOrgmwk/
Threads
1a01496ec770e0b5— Abu Yahya: sponsorship inquiry, declined for now19e60858f2cc88d4— Luqmaan/Sheikh Raptor: rate negotiation, contract, ultimately passed19e5e9cc5e92075d— Luqmaan/Sheikh Raptor: initial collab pitch19ec5dd036a51760— Nihal (muslimkidfilms): accepted video, payout method unresolved (MoneyGram)