Straight to the people
who decide at brands.
Instead of writing to a shared inbox, you send a Connect request to the brand or to a contact person from its team — with one click, and with a short message if you like. Once the other side accepts, you can message each other.
How to start a conversation with a brand.
Connect works like a professional network: first the request, after acceptance the conversation.
1. Find a brand or contact person
The brand directory shows brands and agencies with a public profile. In your creator area, under “Contacts”, you search for brands, agencies and creators — by role, name or country.
2. Send a request
One click on “Connect” sends your request, with a short message if you like. The other side sees your name, your role and your profile.
3. Wait for the decision
The request stays open until the other side accepts or declines; you can withdraw it at any time. After a decline, a new request to the same contact is only possible after a waiting period.
4. Message and work together
Acceptance creates your own conversation thread. If it turns into an order, it runs as a normal booking — with brief, payment protection and credit note.
The brand decides who can reach it.
That is not a drawback but the reason requests get read: the brand only receives the requests it wants.
The brand's contact filter
Every brand sets whether it wants requests from everyone, from no one, or only from creators who match its filter — for example by platform, niche, country or minimum reach. If you don't match, the request can't be sent.
Contact people from the team
Brands can show people from their team on the brand page. Each person decides whether creators may contact them directly; otherwise you get in touch through the brand.
Roles are visible
Every card shows whether it belongs to a creator, a brand, an agency or a talent management agency. So you know who you're talking to.
The same right for you
In your creator area, under “Who may contact me”, you also decide who can send you requests.
What you need to connect.
For the first contact you need neither prices nor a payout account — but a profile the brand can look at.
A complete profile
Before replying, the other side looks at your profile. That's why creatordeal checks before sending whether your profile is complete — such as profile picture, country, languages and at least one channel — and tells you exactly which points are still missing.
A monthly allowance
New requests and new conversations are limited per month: the free plan includes an allowance, a paid plan includes more. Replying to messages is always free.
No order, no bank details
Connecting is a conversation, not an order. Anything to do with money only comes when something is actually booked.
Requests that are likely to be accepted.
Whether a brand accepts is its decision alone. These points make it easier, though.
Say why in one sentence
Use the optional message for context: which product, which audience, which idea. One sentence with context says more than a long text without it.
Show what you can do
Work samples, reach and audience on your profile answer the brand's questions before they are asked. Stay honest — brands compare.
No price in the first contact
Money only comes with a booking. When it gets concrete, the brand requests your package or posts a collaboration — then with payment protection.
Open collaborations first
If a brand currently has an open collaboration, applying is often the more direct route. In the brand directory you can filter for brands with open collaborations.
Common questions about contacting brands.
Short and without small print.
Can I message brands directly as a creator?
Yes, with Connect: you send a request, with a short message if you like. As soon as the brand accepts, you can message each other. Before that, there are no messages.
Who sees my request?
The brand or the contact person you send it to. They see your name, your role and your profile. Whether you can send a request depends on the brand's contact filter.
What happens if the brand declines?
Then no connection is created. A new request to the same contact is only possible after a waiting period.
Does Connect cost anything?
Connect is included in every plan. On the free plan, the number of new requests and new conversations per month is limited; replying is always free.
Where do I find a brand's contact people?
On the brand page, if the brand shows its team publicly. Each person decides whether creators may contact them directly or whether the route goes through the brand.
Is a Connect request already an order?
No. Connect is a first contact without price, date or obligation. An order only comes about when the brand books you or accepts your application for a collaboration.
Ready for your first contact?
Create your creator profile for free, complete it and send your first Connect request.
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