If your partnership requires that you use a promo code or referral link, then you should not post your video without them. You should also be sure the link is active before using it.

If your deadline is coming up soon but your brand partner hasn't activated your referral link or shared your promo code yet, do not post. Contact us instead, or email your 1stCollab representative. We'll sort it out for you. Brands are held to the same standard as creators; we get alerted when a brand misses a deadline, so your 1stCollab representative is likely already chatting with your brand partner about their delay.

If you miss your deadline because you don’t have your promo code and/or referral link, you will not be penalized—we know this is something out of your control.

Again: If you’re required to use a referral link and/or promo code, do not post your content without them. Be sure that both are active! In the screenshot below, you can see that both are required but neither is active yet.

Just because you can see the referral link doesn’t mean that it’s active! Wait until the status indicates it’s active before using it.