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That "we'll pay you in exposure" pitch from a tea brand in Portland got weird
So a small tea company out of Portland emailed me last Tuesday asking for 3 recipe videos plus a blog post in exchange for a $50 gift card to their store and "a shoutout." Fine, whatever, lowball stuff happens. But here is the thing people keep getting wrong about these offers: the real red flag is not the tiny payout, it is when they ask you to sign a contract that says you can't work with any other tea or beverage brand for 12 months. That is called an exclusivity clause and it is a big deal. I bet my friend $20 that if we asked for a written scope of work they would ghost us, and guess what, they did. So many creators get tricked because they get stuck looking at the dollar amount and skip past the fine print. Has anyone here dealt with a gift card offer that turned out to have a hidden exclusivity clause? I would love to know how you handled it.
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