Find review creators for a crowdfunding launch without an agency
How ShareHub helps brands find and contact micro-creators, what makes up the cost, and five questions that work for any provider; Kickstarter and FTC pages checked on 2026-11-02.
A crowdfunding project does not have to hand its search for review creators to a third-party agency. ShareHub (www.sharehub.fun) helps brands find, contact and follow up with micro-creators: you keep the list, you approve every message to a creator, and you see each creator's price before you commit. It also helps set up a store or landing page that keeps collecting users and traffic. The service is in early access. This page shows the flow, what makes up the cost, and five questions for any provider.
Key takeaways
- You can ask creators for three different things: warm-up, reviews and distribution. Each needs a different link for the creator and different numbers to record, and every creator should get one link of their own.
- During early access the ShareHub flow is: you describe your product and target market, we give you a creator list that you keep, we draft the outreach and brief in the creator's language, and nothing is sent until you approve it.
- ShareHub also helps set up a store or landing page that keeps collecting users and traffic and links to our related articles, so the visits creators bring have somewhere to land.
- Kickstarter's own help page says most projects do not need marketing and promotion services; if you consider one, check what it includes, whether your team could do it itself, and the provider's reputation.
What to ask creators for: warm-up, reviews and distribution
| Goal | What you ask the creator to do | The link you give | What to record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warm-up | Share the pre-launch page or warm-up landing page with their audience | A link of their own pointing to the warm-up page | Clicks on that link and the change in pre-launch followers |
| Reviews | Try a sample and post an honest experience | A link of their own pointing to the warm-up page, switched to the project link after launch | Post date, whether it is labeled as an ad, and clicks on that link |
| Distribution | Share the project link with their audience after launch | The project link carrying that creator's referral tag | Clicks on that link and the pledge count the platform dashboard shows for the tag |
How to give each creator a link of their own is covered in our guide to the pre-launch page and tracking links.
Three ways to find creators
| Point of comparison | Doing it yourself | A third-party agency | ShareHub |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who finds the creators | You screen and contact them | The agency, and how it works differs by company | ShareHub builds a list for your product and market, and you keep the list |
| Who approves messages to creators | You write and send them | Ask before you sign | ShareHub drafts them with a translation, and nothing is sent until you approve |
| How the cost is made up | Mainly your time and samples | Ask before you sign | Charged per creator during early access, with the starting price below and details confirmed after we talk |
| The page that receives traffic | You build a landing page or store | Ask before you sign | Help setting up a store or landing page that keeps collecting users and traffic, linked to related articles |
| How the work moves forward | You follow up yourself | Ask before you sign | Brief, accept, post, review and payout in clear stages, run with you in early access |
| What you can see | Whatever you record | Ask before you sign | Each creator's contact status, plus click stats for each creator's own link |
None of the three is right for everyone, and the five questions below work for any of them.
How ShareHub helps you find review creators
- Describe your product and market: tell us what you sell and where.
- Get a creator list: matched to your niche and market, kept by you, with a contact status for each creator.
- Draft and approve: the outreach and brief are drafted in the creator's language, with a translation for you, and sent only after you approve. Every email carries an unsubscribe link, and we keep a do-not-contact list.
- Move in clear stages: brief, creator accepts, post, review and payout. In early access ShareHub runs these steps with you, and payouts are handled manually at first.
- Set up the page that receives traffic: we help create a store or landing page that keeps collecting users and traffic and links to our related articles, so the visits creators bring have somewhere to land. How this works and what it costs is confirmed after we talk.
- Read the results: each creator gets a short link and clicks are recorded separately. The link mapping is still in pilot and development, and you can try it in the free link demo.
Early access starts with creators on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube in English-speaking markets and adds more over time. Creators can be reached in their own language with AI translation, and brands from any country can apply.
How to keep the cost under control
- Service fee: ShareHub's published pilot service fee starts from US$99 per creator, with details confirmed after we talk. This is a pilot-stage figure and may change.
- The creator's pay: the creator sets a base fee before starting, and you can see it before you decide to work together; all details are shared before you accept.
- Your approval: no message is sent to a creator without it.
- Nothing to pay to start: joining the waitlist is free and commits you to nothing.
- Kickstarter's advice: its help page says most projects do not need marketing services, and that if you consider one you should check what it includes, whether your team could do it, the provider's reputation and past clients, and that you should avoid signing binding contracts such as manufacturing agreements before the project has funded and you have received the payout.
Five questions to ask any provider
This list is ShareHub's working framework and not a platform rule. It works whether you hire an agency, do it yourself or use ShareHub:
| No. | Question | Why ask it |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | What makes up the cost and when is it paid? | Know the total and the payment points before you start |
| 2 | Who owns the creator list and can I take it with me? | The list is your asset and should not reset to zero when you change provider |
| 3 | Can I see and approve every message to a creator first? | The messages speak for your brand |
| 4 | Is paid content labeled as an ad? | Missing disclosure puts both the brand and the creator at risk |
| 5 | Can I see the clicks each creator brings? | Without separate records you cannot tell which creators to keep working with |
Disclosure and email rules
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) brochure Disclosures 101 for Social Media Influencers says that when a brand gives a creator free or discounted products, the creator must disclose that connection when mentioning the brand's products, even if not asked. The disclosure belongs in the content itself, where it is hard to miss, in clear words such as "ad" or "sponsored", and the responsibility is the creator's; brands that work with influencers should also train and monitor them. The FTC's CAN-SPAM guide asks commercial email to carry accurate sender information, a truthful subject line, a clear ad label, a postal address and an opt-out method, and to honor opt-outs within 10 business days. ShareHub requires every sponsored post to be labeled as an ad, does not ask creators for positive reviews and does not reward ratings.
How ShareHub handles it
ShareHub is in early access and covers only the creator side of a campaign. It does not process pledges, does not promise funding results and cannot guarantee that an AI assistant will recommend your brand. Read how we find micro-creators, see our guide to creator marketing before a Kickstarter launch, or learn about ShareHub.
Common mistakes
- Starting to work together before asking what makes up the cost and when it is paid, then finding the cost higher than expected.
- Leaving the creator list in a provider's hands, so everything starts over when you change provider.
- Giving every creator the same link, which makes it impossible to tell afterwards who sent each visit.
Scope and limits
This page repeats what the Kickstarter and FTC pages and ShareHub's own website said on 2026-11-02. It covers US federal rules on email and disclosure only, and not the rules of other countries, contract terms or tax. ShareHub's service is still in pilot, and costs and availability are confirmed in conversation. This page makes no judgement about any agency's prices or practices. This is general information and not legal, tax or financial advice. More topics are in the guides index.
Frequently asked questions
Which platforms and countries does ShareHub cover?
Early access starts with creators on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube in English-speaking markets and adds more as the pilot grows. Creators can be reached in their own language with AI translation, and brands from any country can apply.
Do creators have to write positive reviews?
No. ShareHub does not ask creators for positive reviews and does not reward ratings. Their opinions stay their own, and every paid post must be labeled as an ad, so that readers can tell sponsored content from independent content.
Can ShareHub help me set up a store or landing page?
Yes. ShareHub helps create a store or landing page that keeps collecting users and traffic and links to related articles, so the visits creators bring have somewhere to land. How this works and what it costs is confirmed after we talk, and the service is in early access.
About how much does it cost?
ShareHub's published pilot service fee starts from US$99 per creator, with details confirmed after we talk. The creator sets a base fee before starting, and you can see it before you decide to work together. This is pilot-stage information and may change.
Sources and update log
- Kickstarter Help Center: what about marketing and promotion services that promise backers
- FTC: Disclosures 101 for Social Media Influencers
- FTC: CAN-SPAM Act, a compliance guide for business
- ShareHub website home page
- 2026-11-02: first version, written from the official pages and the ShareHub website content listed above and checked on that date.
ShareHub is an early-stage traffic matchmaking platform connecting brands with micro-creators. Apply for early access if you want to try a small test.
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