# Advertiser FAQ: AdPools, budgets, reviews and refunds

> Answers for brands on SaTT: what an AdPool costs, minimum budget, fees, who can join, fraud protection, reviewing posts and getting unspent budget back.

Published by SaTT · Last updated 2026-10-29 · Tips & FAQ · https://satt.com/guides/tips/faq-advertisers

## In short

On SaTT you fund an [AdPool](https://satt.com/guides/glossary#adpool), set prices per network and pay only for posts from verified accounts that the [oracle](https://satt.com/guides/glossary#oracle) measured and fraud checks passed. Fees are 5% for pools funded in SaTT and 15% otherwise, and unspent budget comes back to you when the pool is closed.

## How does SaTT work for advertisers?

You create a pool on [Create](https://satt.com/create), choose a reward mode and networks, and fund it. Creators link a [verified account](https://satt.com/guides/glossary#verified-account), publish following your brief and submit the post link. The oracle measures each post, a [risk score](https://satt.com/guides/glossary#risk-score) is computed, and payouts start 48 hours after the first measurement.

## What does it cost?

- Dollar pools: minimum $10, 15% fee taken when the pool is funded.
- Crypto pools funded in SaTT: 5% fee, half burnt and half to the ecosystem.
- Crypto pools funded in other tokens: 15% fee, half to a buy-back-and-burn vault and half to the ecosystem.
- On crypto pools the fee is deducted from each payout when the creator claims.

See [Payments and fees FAQ](https://satt.com/guides/tips/faq-payments-fees) for details.

## What stays under your control?

- Prices per network and per [audience tier](https://satt.com/guides/glossary#audience-tier), caps per post and posts per creator.
- Decisions on flagged posts in your [Dashboard](https://satt.com/dashboard).
- Closing the pool and getting the unspent budget back.

## Key takeaways

- You pay only for verified accounts and measured posts.
- Fees: 5% in SaTT, 15% in other tokens or dollars.
- Flagged posts wait for your approval.
- Unspent budget comes back when you close the pool.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is the minimum budget?

In the dollar edition the minimum is $10 and the link-first draft defaults to $100. In the crypto alpha the default is 100 test USDT or USDC, or 5,000 test SaTT.

### Who can take part in my AdPool?

Any creator with a verified account on a network your pool prices. In a fixed-reward pool the creator must also reach your first audience tier (1,000 followers with the recommended presets).

### How am I protected against fake views?

Every measurement is scored for fraud signals (impossible ratios, spikes, duplicate captions, shared devices, very new accounts). Nothing is paid for 48 hours, and from a risk score of 30 the post waits for your decision. See [Review flagged posts](https://satt.com/guides/how-to/review-flagged-posts).

### Do I pay for a post that gets deleted?

No further payment is made for a removed post: deletion is a blocking flag. In performance pools the 20% holdback of that post is also forfeited.

### How do I get my unspent budget back?

Close the pool from your Dashboard. In dollars the rest returns to your balance; on crypto pools the full unspent budget can be withdrawn after the end date plus the 3-day claim grace period.

### Is the fee refunded if I cancel?

In dollars the fee is fully refunded if you cancel before any submission, and not refunded once creators have posted.

### Can I choose which creators join?

Pools are open to every eligible verified creator. To hire one creator for a fixed price, use a [gig](https://satt.com/guides/glossary#gig); to invite creators, use the [Creator directory](https://satt.com/creators).

### Do I need crypto?

No. The [dollar edition](https://satt.com/guides/glossary#dollar-edition) lets you sign in with e-mail or a social network and fund pools in US dollars. During the alpha it runs with test dollars.

### Can I see the proof of each payout?

Yes. Oracle-signed payouts come with a public receipt naming the verified account paid, listed on [Verifiable payouts](https://satt.com/attestations).

## Related guides

- [How to launch your first AdPool in 3 steps](https://satt.com/guides/how-to/launch-first-adpool)
- [How to budget an AdPool: worked examples](https://satt.com/guides/tips/budgeting-adpool)
- [How to review flagged posts in your AdPool](https://satt.com/guides/how-to/review-flagged-posts)
- [Payments and fees FAQ: what SaTT charges and when](https://satt.com/guides/tips/faq-payments-fees)

## Official pages

- [For advertisers](https://satt.com/advertisers)
- [How SaTT works](https://satt.com/how-it-works)

Glossary: https://satt.com/guides/glossary