New: Creator/Influencer Program at Crazypatterns

Dear community,

Crazypatterns recently launched the Creator/Influencer Program: Social media posts with a Crazypatterns connection published from now on (e.g., reels, posts, videos) can be submitted and compensated.

Submissions are made via the Creator/Influencer Program page. Posts are reviewed, classified by channel, format, and reach (tiers: Starter, Creator, Pro), and compensated accordingly. For multi-channel campaigns, up to €800 is possible.

The program is part of Crazypatterns’ broader creator offering, which is presented on the Earn with your creative content page (also accessible via the footer link “Creator Program”).

More background on the ways to monetize reach on Crazypatterns can be found in the thread Monetizing reach: 3 ways for Crazypatterns authors.

Feedback—even critical feedback—is always welcome.

Warm regards
Your Crazypatterns Team

Dear CP team,

that’s great. I just submitted a post.

However, after clicking “Submit,” I only got an error message on the page saying what the image requirements are.

But I didn’t upload any screenshots or images at all, because the form says they’re optional (or recommended for stories).

Now, unfortunately, I don’t know whether the post was submitted successfully or not?!

Does the system send a confirmation by email or via the messaging system that a post has been submitted and is now being reviewed?

It would definitely be helpful in any case, as this example shows.

Best regards

Paula

Elealinda-Design

Sounds interesting—but it’s not for me, since I don’t meet the requirements.

Dear team,

I think it’s really great to see everything that’s been happening here lately!

That really needs to be said—thank you so much for that!

All the best,

Kathrin

Hello,

I just submitted a post as well and see an error message in red regarding the photos (no larger than ...)

The photos I posted in this post are both smaller than that. 

Now I’m not sure whether my submission was received by crazypatterns or whether the process was aborted.

Can someone please tell me something about this?

Thank you very much and best regards, 

Karoline

Hello everyone,

thank you for your feedback and for pointing out the errors! 🙏

Important note on the current status: If an error message appeared when you submitted the form, your submission did not reach us. In that case, please simply resubmit—then everything will be fine. (Nothing goes through “partially.”)

What we’ve recently fixed (already live):

• The misleading image error message that appeared when no image was attached at all has been removed (see below for more info).
• The “Image too large” message now clearly explains the limits (including around 12 megapixels), so it’s easy to understand why an image was rejected. Please resize very large photos beforehand.
• A screenshot as proof is now required (at least 1 image). This helps us verify reach and authenticity.

What’s coming soon:

We’re already working on better feedback: an overview of your submissions, including their status, as well as clear confirmations and notifications. Currently, you only notice a successful payment from the credit to your account—this will improve soon.

We can’t discuss individual submissions here in the forum. If you have questions, please contact us via the contact form or send a private message. 

Thank you for giving it a try and for participating—we appreciate every contribution! 💜

Warm regards
Your Crazypatterns Team

Hello everyone,

we really appreciate your work and look forward to a long-term collaboration with you! We’ll process your current submissions within the next 2 to 3 days.

We also have a handy new feature for you: The overview of your submissions is now online. You can view it at any time at the following link:

https://www.crazypatterns.net/de/users/creator_submissions

(You’ll now always find this link directly below the submission form.)

Warm regards
Your Crazypatterns Team

Dear CP Team

I’m really happy right now because you paid me for a Creator/Influencer post on my Facebook page. Thank you 🌸 

To everyone: Do I need to request payment for the second half of the compensation in a timely manner (as with blog posts), or does it happen automatically?

Unfortunately, I haven’t seen anything about this. Or did I miss it?

Best regards, Karoline 💕

Dear Karoline,

Congratulations on your first submission! 🎉

I’ll give it a try myself next week as well.

However, you’ve raised an important point here—namely, the need to provide proof in order to receive payment of the second half of the compensation.

This applies not only to social media posts, but also to the monthly blog articles on your own website.

Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to find any information on this either.

@CP Team: Could you please clarify this for us briefly? 😅

Thank you very much and best regards

Kathrin

Hi Kathrin

Regarding the blog, I know you have to actively apply for the second payment. I’ve been late before. You have 90 days from publication. Please don’t count in three-month increments—count the exact number of days.

That’s why I suspected this might be the case. Hopefully, the crazypatterns team will let us know.

Best regards, Karoline 🌸 

Dear Karoline,

yes, exactly, you’re right—you have to stay on top of it yourself.

But I was referring to the blog post on your own website—that’s essentially another “pillar” of the Creator Program, if you will. And there, you receive 50% of the payment upon submission and 50% after 90 days—but there’s no way to “apply” for it—which is why I’m curious about this ☺️

Have a great Sunday!

Best regards

Kathrin

Hi Karoline, hi Kathrin,

First of all: Congratulations on your first paid submission, Karoline—and thank you both for asking! We’re happy to clarify this for everyone. 🙂

Here’s a quick and clear explanation regarding the second payment installment in the Creator/Influencer Program (which includes both social media posts and blog articles on your own website):

You don’t need to apply for the second half. Unlike with the blog posts here on Crazypatterns, there’s intentionally no “Apply” button for this—we’ll pay out the second installment on our own as soon as the waiting period has expired. So you don’t need to keep track of any deadlines or calculate anything down to the day. (Kathrin, your hunch was right: there’s no button missing—we simply don’t need one here.)

There’s just one important thing—and that’s the actual “evidence” we’re looking for: Your post or article must remain publicly accessible and unchanged online during the payment period. We’ll check this again before the second installment. If the post is deleted or set to private before then, you’ll forfeit your entitlement to the second half. However, you don’t need to submit anything or provide proof—we’ll check it ourselves.

To clarify, since two things are currently getting mixed up here (as of July 12, 2026):

• Creator/Influencer Program (social media posts and blog articles on your own website): Submit via the form; the first half is paid after approval, the second half after the waiting period—paid out by us without a separate request.
• Blog compensation for articles here on Crazypatterns (the internal CP blog): This is a separate program where you actively request compensation—as Karoline is familiar with. The process is different; please don’t confuse it with the Creator Program.

If you have a specific question about your submission, please send us a quick private message or contact us through our support contact.

Thank you for participating—and continued success with your posts! 💜

Warm regards
Your Crazypatterns Team

Dear CP Team,

thank you very much for the detailed explanation. 😊

Now everything is clear!

Best regards, Kathrin

Thank you so much 💕

Warm regards, Karoline 

Hello everyone,

I have a question: I submitted a blog post at the end of May, which was reviewed and paid out right away. Now I’ve submitted another post. Does anyone know how long the review process is taking these days? Do you get a notification if the post is rejected?

Hi 😊

For me, too, the review process is currently taking significantly longer than it did back in May. I’ve submitted several posts, the oldest of which has been waiting for approval for several weeks now. As far as I know, rejections are communicated via message—as long as I don’t hear anything, I’m assuming the post is still under review.

I’m keeping my fingers crossed that it works out for you soon. 🍀

Warm regards, Kathrin