X will pay invited creators up to $3,000 for 15 vertical videos in 30 days
Net Influencer reported October 16 that X's invite-only Video Kickstart Bonus pays for cadence, not views — 15 original vertical videos on 15 different days, with enrollment closing October 30.
X is piloting a new way to buy a habit: pay for posting, not for views. Net Influencer reported October 16 that the platform's Video Kickstart Bonus offers invited creators up to $3,000 for original vertical video, announced by Allegra Jacchia, who works on Creator Product at X, with the line, “We're doubling down on video on X.”
The terms are fixed and countable. To qualify, a creator must post at least 15 videos across 15 different days within a 30-day campaign window. Each video must be vertical, under three minutes, and made by the creator posting it; footage already shared on other platforms counts, as long as it carries no watermarks. In-app details say there are no performance thresholds — payment is not tied to views or engagement, only to volume and cadence — and enrollment closes October 30.
The bonus also works as a door. According to the in-app messaging Net Influencer cited, the program serves as a pathway into X's existing Original Content Rewards tier, unlocking additional monetization beyond the one-off payment. For invited creators, the clock matters more than the algorithm this time: miss the enrollment date or a posting day, and the cadence the bonus pays for is broken.
From the crate: X, a bonus with no view threshold is a clear offer — publish the payout terms in full before enrollment closes, so invited creators know exactly what “up to $3,000” depends on.
Source: Net Influencer · October 16, 2026. Summarised by Vera Ríos for the Pangea+ desk, in our own words — a pen name; the numbers aren't.