Here's Exactly What Happens After You Contact Us

No Guesswork, No Black Box

A lot of hesitation around hiring an agency comes from not knowing what happens after you sign up. So here's the actual process, in order, with no steps skipped.

From First Message to Agreed Rates

01

Inquiry

You fill out the contact form, message us on WhatsApp, or email hello@aufstro.com with what you're looking for. We respond directly — no automated sales sequence.

02

Discovery

We study your brand: what you sell, who you're trying to reach, and what a successful campaign would actually look like for you. This is also where we understand your goals in your own words, not ours.

03

Strategy & Budget

Based on discovery, we finalize the payment structure and build a concrete campaign concept — creator mix, platform focus, content formats, and budget. We pitch this back to you before anything moves forward.

04

Creator Selection & Sourcing

Once the campaign scope and budget are agreed, we begin sourcing creators from our network of 200+ across nano, micro, macro, and mega tiers — filtered specifically for audience overlap with your target customer, not just category or follower count.

05

Creator Pitching & Negotiation

We pitch the campaign to shortlisted creators, collect their rates, and negotiate pricing on your behalf. This is a two-sided conversation — our goal is pricing that's fair to the creator and efficient for your budget.

From Signed Contracts to Real Results

06

Deliverables, Contracts & Timeline

Once rates are agreed, we lock in deliverables, timelines, and usage rights, and issue contracts to every creator involved. This is also when we collect the upfront portion of campaign funds used to pay creators as work is delivered.

07

Content Production & Delivery

Creators produce content according to the brief and timeline. As it comes in, we review it internally first, then route it to you for approval where your sign-off is part of the agreement — otherwise we handle review and confirm it directly.

08

Monitoring & Reporting

Once all creators have posted their deliverables, we monitor performance and compile a report covering engagement, reach, views, likes, and the specific KPIs tied to your original campaign goal.

09

Optimization

We walk through what worked, what didn't, and what we'd adjust for next time — useful whether or not you run another campaign with us immediately.

10

Long-Term Partnership

For brands that want to continue, we help structure ongoing relationships with the creators who performed best, moving from single campaigns into consistent, recognizable brand presence.

How Long Does This Take?

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Weeks, typical — sourcing to content live
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Steps, none skipped
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Point of contact throughout

Most campaigns run 2–3 weeks from creator sourcing to content going live, depending on creator availability and content complexity. Larger-scope campaigns — more creators, more platforms, more deliverables — take longer, and we'll give you a realistic timeline once the scope is set, not a generic estimate upfront.

What We Need From You

The faster discovery moves, the faster everything after it moves. Helpful to have ready: your target audience, campaign goal, rough budget range, and any brand guidelines or past creative you'd want creators to reference.

Start the Process

Step one is a single message. Tell us what you're working on and we'll take it from there.