Your onboarding with Scout, explained

Onboarding is a guided chat with Scout, your research agent, that turns a quick conversation into the pitch profile your agents work from and a first look at the brands that match you. Here is what each phase actually does.

Phase 1: Chat with Scout

Scout introduces itself and asks for your full name. From there it asks about your creative work in a natural back-and-forth: what kind of creative you are, your specialties, what makes your work stand out, the brands and industries you want to work with, what you want out of brand deals, your portfolio link, and roughly what you charge. Most questions come with tappable suggested replies under Scout's message. Tap one to send it, or type your own answer and press Enter (Shift+Enter for a new line). When Scout has what it needs, the conversation closes on its own.

Phase 2: Your pitch profile

After the chat, you see a short Building your pitch profile screen while Scout reads your answers. Then the Your pitch profile screen appears so you can edit before anything is used. It is grouped into three cards:

• General details — Name, Creator type (UGC Creator, Agency Owner, Photographer, Influencer, Content Creator, Podcaster, Videographer, or Other), Gender, and Portfolio link
• Bio — a short third-person bio written from your answers
• Targeting & goals — Content specialties, Target brands & industries, and Collaboration goals

Penny uses this profile in every pitch she writes for you, and Scout uses it to match you with brands, so fix anything that is off. Press Find my brands when it looks right. You can press Start over to redo the chat.

Phase 3: Brand search and your earnings

Scout searches the brand database for companies that fit your profile. While that runs, you answer one last thing: set Deals you want to land with the slider and your rate per deal, and PitchBrand shows what your first month could earn. Press I'm ready.

Phase 4: Your brand matches

You land on a screen showing the brands that match your profile, including any you named in the chat. Press Continue to finish setup and choose a plan. Once you are in the app, Overview shows recommended contacts at matching brands, and Penny writes your pitches from the profile you just built.

Tip: Your progress is saved as you go, so if you close the tab mid-onboarding you will pick back up where you left off.