How to get your podcast clipped and posted

To get your podcast clipped and posted, you either cut and post the clips yourself, hire an editor to cut them while you post, or run a clipping campaign, where independent creators cut the clips and post them from their own accounts. The first two put clips on your own accounts; only the third puts them in front of audiences you do not have yet.

The choice comes down to two questions: who does the cutting, and whose accounts the clips go out on. This page sets the three routes side by side, with the prices each one publishes, as of October 2026. If you want the cutting itself step by step, read how to clip a podcast.

The three routes at a glance

Prices as of October 2026, from opus.pro/pricing, the goLance freelance rate guide (updated September 2026) and Seenfold pricing. Each is one published example of its route, not the whole market.

Route 1: Do it yourself

You find the moments, cut them, reframe them to vertical, caption them and post them on TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts. Nobody knows the show better, so your picks can be the best ones. The cost is the hours every episode takes, every week.

An AI clipping tool takes some of those hours off you. It suggests moments, crops to vertical and adds captions, and some tools post to your accounts for you. OpusClip's pricing page lists a free plan, Starter at $15 a month billed monthly, and Pro at $29 a month, as of October 2026. Review every pick before it goes out: a tool finds moments, it does not know which ones your listeners care about.

What it does not change is the reach. The clips go out on your own accounts, so they start in front of the people who already follow you. More on that trade in AI clipping tools vs clipping campaigns.

Choose it if you have the time each week, your own accounts already reach people, and you want full control of every cut.

Route 2: Hire an editor

A freelance editor takes the episode and hands back finished clips, cut, captioned and vertical. You find editors on freelance marketplaces, in creator communities and through other shows whose clips you like. Most charge by the hour, by the clip or by the month, depending on the style, the turnaround and how many clips you want.

For a published reference point, the goLance freelance rate guide says "Freelance video editors charge $20 to $220 an hour worldwide, depending on experience," and that on goLance itself "most video editors work for $10 to $15 an hour, and you pay one 7.95% fee." That guide is published by a freelance marketplace and was updated September 2026. Quotes from individual editors will vary.

An editor saves you the cutting. The posting is still yours, and so is growing the accounts the clips go out on. How to brief and vet one is in how to hire a clipping editor, agency or platform.

Choose it if you want better cuts than you have time to make, and your own accounts are where you want the clips to live.

Route 3: A clipping campaign

Independent creators cut your episodes into clips and post them from their own accounts, each with an audience that already watches this kind of video. You pay by the views the clips earn, usually per 1,000 views. This is the only one of the three routes where the posting, and the audience, come with it. What a campaign is, end to end, is in what is a clipping campaign.

There are three ways to run one, and they publish very different prices. As of 17 September 2026, from the Clipping Rate Index:

• A managed agency runs the campaign for you after a sales call. Published minimums are $3,000 at Clipster, $5,000 at Lumina Clippers and Clip Influence, and $15,000 at Clipping Culture.
• A marketplace lets you set the rate and manage the creators yourself. Vyro's minimum budget is $1,000. Whop Content Rewards has no minimum and adds a 10% fee on what creators are paid.
• A self-serve service sells at a published rate with no call. On Seenfold, the rate is $1.50 per 1,000 verified views on 1 month, $1.27 on 3 months and $1.05 on 6 months, from 500,000 views a month, which is $750 on a 1 month plan.

On Seenfold you choose the views you want a month, upload your episodes and write a short brief: your show's handle for every caption, and anything off limits. Creators clip the episodes and post through the month. Every clip, its creator and its views are on your dashboard, and undelivered views are refunded when the plan ends. Work out a plan with the clipping cost calculator.

Choose it if you want the show in front of people who do not follow you yet, and you would rather pay for views than for hours.

Before you pick a route

• Clear the rights first. Your guests should know clips will be posted, and by whom. Music in the episode is the other thing to check. See is clipping legal.
• Know your numbers before you start. Note your followers, downloads and searches for the show's name, so you can compare month over month whichever route you take.
• Judge it on more than one episode. A single clip can take off or go quiet for reasons that have nothing to do with the show.
• Mix the routes if it suits you. Nothing stops you posting your own best clips on your own accounts and running a campaign for reach on other people's.

Questions

How do I get my podcast clipped?

Cut the clips yourself or with an AI tool, hire a freelance editor to cut them, or run a clipping campaign, where independent creators cut the clips and post them from their own accounts. The first two leave the posting to you; a campaign includes it.

Who will post clips of my podcast for me?

On a clipping campaign, independent creators post the clips from their own accounts on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, and you pay for the views the clips earn. An editor or an AI tool hands the clips back to you to post yourself.

How much does it cost to get podcast clips posted?

It depends on the route. As of October 2026, OpusClip lists Starter at $15 a month and Pro at $29 a month for doing it yourself, goLance's rate guide puts freelance video editors at $20 to $220 an hour, and Seenfold's clipping campaigns are $1.05 to $1.50 per 1,000 views, from $750 a month. Published managed agency minimums run from $3,000 to $15,000.

Can I get my podcast clipped without a sales call?

Yes. AI tools and self-serve clipping services sell without one. On Seenfold you choose your views, pay at a published rate and upload your episodes, with no call to book. Of the 8 providers in the Clipping Rate Index, the 4 that require a call are all managed agencies or creator networks.

Do I need my guests' permission to post clips?

It is the safe default. A guest release that covers short clips posted by third parties settles it before the first clip goes up. Check any music in the episode too, because platforms can mute or remove clips that carry it.