User guide

Your HQ from A to Z,one entry at a time.

Filed like a glossary: P for Portfolio, Q for Quote, C for Cancellation. Each entry gives the steps, and the video when there is one.

GuideAccountCreate my accountYour free HQ in a minute, with your email or your Google account.
1. On leqgc.com, click “Create my HQ for free”.
2. Tick the box accepting the terms of use and the privacy policy.
3. Choose “Continue with Google”, or type your email and a password of at least 8 characters.
4. With an email: open the confirmation message in your inbox, click the link, then sign in.
5. Your HQ opens with a few questions to set it up (next entry).
Nothing arrived? Check your spam and Promotions tab, then try again with the same address.
Where: leqgc.com › Create my HQ for free
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GuideAppInstall the app on my phone and computerAn icon on your home screen, no app store needed.
1. Open leqgc.com/installer in your browser.
2. Android, Chrome or Edge on a computer: click “Install LeQGC”, then confirm.
3. iPhone: in Safari, tap Share, then “Add to Home Screen”, then Add.
4. The installed app opens full screen. It comes with Essential and Pro; the Free plan works in the browser.
Where: leqgc.com/installer, or account menu › Install the app
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GuideProApprovalGet a video approved by the brandA link for the brand: they approve or ask for changes, no account needed.
1. On the collab page, add the deliverable with your video link (Drive, unlisted YouTube, Vimeo, Loom…).
2. Below the deliverables, “Create the approval link”, then “Copy a ready-to-send message”.
3. The brand watches the video, then “Approve the video” or “Request changes” with a comment.
4. After a change request, replace the video link: the brand sees “New version”.
Where: Collabs tab › a collab › Brand approval
Open in my HQ The guide to go further : Delivering a UGC video: formats, files and revisions

GuideBrandsAdd a brand and track my outreachOne profile per brand, with its contact, status and next follow-up date.
1. Tap “+” then “New brand”, or open the Brands tab › “Add a brand”.
2. Fill in the name, the contact and what made you want to work with them.
3. After your first message, mark it contacted: the follow-up date is set for you and shows up in Today.
4. Move its status along: replied, project discussed, negotiating, collab, or closed.
The Free plan tracks up to 3 brands; Essential and Pro, unlimited.
Where: Brands tab
Open in my HQ The guide to go further : How to find brands for UGC: a 5-step method

GuideCalendarUse the commercial calendarThe year's key moments, to pitch your ideas to brands at the right time.
1. Open Commercial calendar from the account menu.
2. Filter by niche: each key moment (Black Friday, Christmas, back to school…) shows when to start pitching.
3. Essential and Pro: add the preparation steps to your tasks so they show up in Today.
4. Pro: export your dates (.ics) to your calendar.
Where: Account menu › Commercial calendar
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GuideCancellationCancel my subscriptionNo commitment: you keep access until the end of the paid period, and your data stays.
1. Open Settings › My subscription.
2. Click “Cancel at the end of the paid period”.
3. Tell us why if you like (optional), then “Confirm cancellation”.
4. Nothing is lost: when you subscribe again later, everything is as you left it. Changed your mind? “Keep my subscription”.
A yearly plan is paid upfront for 12 months: cancelling stops the next renewal. Details: Refund policy page.
Where: Settings › My subscription
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GuideProChatGPT and ClaudeConnect ChatGPT or Claude to my HQAsk your AI assistant for today's actions, your collabs, or to add a brand.
1. Open Settings › Connections and copy the connector address.
2. In Claude: Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector, paste the address. In ChatGPT: add a custom MCP server.
3. Sign in to LeQGC and click “Allow”.
4. To cut access at any time: Settings › Connections › “Cut access”.
The AI cannot delete anything or touch your subscription. It is all explained at leqgc.com/assistant-ia.
Where: Settings › Connections
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GuideEssentialCollabCreate a collab and its deliverablesEverything agreed with the brand in one place, from brief to delivery.
1. Tap “+” then “New collaboration”, pick the brand and the agreed amount.
2. On the collab page, “Add a deliverable” for each video, with its due date.
3. Write down the terms: included revisions, ad rights and their duration, exclusivity, territory.
4. Follow each deliverable step by step: script, shoot, edit, delivery. The nearest date shows up in Today.
Where: Collabs tab
Open in my HQ The guide to go further : Getting a UGC brief: 12 questions to ask before you film
GuideCommunityTake part in the communityAsk your questions, share your wins and follow other UGC creators.
1. Open Community from the account menu.
2. Post a question, a win or a tip. Essential and Pro: add a picture.
3. Under each post: Like, Comment, Share, Save. “Follow” next to a name to see their next posts.
4. Feed tabs: Everything, Following, Saved.
Where: Account menu › Community
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GuideDataExport or delete my dataGet all your data back, or ask for your account to be erased.
1. Open Settings › My data & privacy.
2. “Export my data”: a complete JSON file, or the tables as CSV for your accountant.
3. To delete your account: cancel your subscription first (see “Cancel my subscription”), then “Request erasure review”.
4. The team replies by email; some invoices must legally be kept.
Where: Settings › My data & privacy
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GuideProDirectoryFind brands in the directoryOver 100 brands that work with creators, with their public address.
1. Open “Brand directory” from “Your Pro tools”, in Today.
2. At the top, “Add your niche's brands in one go” preselects your niches: one click adds them to your outreach.
3. Or search for a brand and filter by niche and size, then “Add to my brands” on the ones you like.
4. Each brand you add comes with its address as contact and a first message ready.
Where: Today › Your Pro tools › Directory
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GuideEssentialE-invoicePrepare my e-invoiceAn invoice in the European format (Factur-X PDF or UBL), ready to upload to your approved platform.
1. Open the collab to invoice, then the “Electronic invoice” block in “Collaboration tools”.
2. Fill in the client brand: name, country, address, and its SIREN if it is in France.
3. Choose the type of operation and your VAT regime (exemption, VAT charged…).
4. If the “Still missing” list shows up, fill in what it asks for.
5. Click “Download invoice (Factur-X PDF)”, or “UBL format (XML)” if your platform asks for it, then upload the file to your approved platform.
LeQGC prepares the file, it does not send it: your approved platform (often free) passes it to the brand. Keep the same number sequence on both sides.
Where: Collabs › a collab › Collaboration tools › Electronic invoice
Open in my HQ The guide to go further : UGC invoice: what it must include in 2026
GuideEmailsWrite to a brandEmail, DM and follow-up templates to adapt, never to send in bulk.
1. Open Resources from the account menu: 20 templates (emails, DMs, day 3 and day 7 follow-ups), copied in one click.
2. Replace every [BRACKET]: the product, your angle, your portfolio link.
3. Pro: “My templates” saves your own messages, filled in with the brand's name and your portfolio.
4. Pro: the Outbox prepares the day's messages for each brand; sending from your Gmail is coming soon.
Where: Account menu › Resources; Pro: My templates and Outbox
Open in my HQ The guide to go further : How to pitch a brand for UGC: a first message that gets a reply

GuideGoalSet my monthly goalAn amount to collect this month, and a bar that moves with every payment received.
1. On Today, in “Your follow-up”, tap the “This month's goal” tile.
2. Type the amount you aim for in “Set your monthly goal”, then “Save”.
3. The bar moves with every payment recorded in Money.
4. To change it: “Change my goal”.
No idea what amount? Divide what you want to earn by the average price of one of your collabs: you know how many to aim for.
Where: Today › Your follow-up › This month's goal
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GuideEssentialInvoicesInvoice and track my paymentsYour e-invoice, then what is agreed, invoiced, received and still owed.
1. Once the video is delivered, open the collab and prepare your invoice: “Download invoice (Factur-X PDF)”.
2. Mark the collab as invoiced: the payment due date is set for you.
3. When the money arrives, “+” › “Payment received”: pick the collab and the amount.
4. The Money tab shows, by week, month, quarter or year, what is agreed, invoiced, received and still owed.
Where: Collabs tab, then Money tab
Open in my HQ The guide to go further : UGC invoice: what it must include in 2026

GuideLanguage and currencyChange language and currencyYour HQ in French or English, and your amounts in your currency.
1. Open Settings › My profile & appearance.
2. Choose “Français” or “English”: the whole space switches language at once.
3. Choose your currency in the list: your rates, quotes, invoices and stats use it.
4. In the same block, “My workspace theme” changes your HQ's colors.
Where: Settings › My profile & appearance
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GuideProMedia kitHost my media kit as a PDFYour ready-made portfolio or media kit (Canva, PDF) hosted by LeQGC, with a link that goes into your messages by itself.
1. Open Portfolio: the “My PDF portfolio” card is at the top.
2. Click “Upload my PDF” (one file, 10 MB max).
3. “Copy link” to send it to a brand.
4. Keep “Use this PDF in my prospecting messages” on: the link replaces your portfolio link in your messages.
5. New version? “Replace (same link)”: links already sent keep working.
No media kit yet? The “Portfolio” entry helps you build your online page, no PDF needed.
Where: Portfolio › My PDF portfolio
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GuideNotificationsGet my notificationsThe bell in your HQ and, if you like, notifications on your phone or computer.
1. The bell, next to the logo, gathers team messages and community activity. One click takes you to the right place.
2. To get them with the app closed too: Settings › Notifications › Turn on, then allow notifications when your device asks.
3. Choose what you want, type by type: your day in the morning, overdue invoices, community…
Where: The bell, then Settings › Notifications
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GuidePlanChange planMove to Essential or Pro, go back to Essential, switch between monthly and yearly.
1. Free: open the Pricing page, pick Essential or Pro, then “Join LeQGC”.
2. Already subscribed: Settings › My subscription.
3. “Upgrade to Pro now” takes effect once the payment is accepted. “Back to Essential at renewal” keeps Pro until the end of your period.
4. Monthly or yearly: the switch happens at the end of the period already paid, never twice.
Where: Settings › My subscription
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GuidePortfolioBuild my online portfolioA page to send to brands, with your best videos and services.
1. Open the Portfolio tab and choose your layout (Free: Editorial; Pro: all 4).
2. Introduce yourself, paste the links of 3 to 6 videos (TikTok, Reel, YouTube, Vimeo, MP4) and describe your services.
3. Nothing goes live until you click “Publish”. Then copy your leqgc.com/p/… link.
4. Pro: already have a PDF portfolio (Canva…)? Upload it in “My PDF portfolio”: its link goes into your messages.
Just starting? Practice videos labelled as such beat a made-up client.
Where: Portfolio tab
Open in my HQ The guide to go further : UGC portfolio with no experience: what to show brands

GuideEssentialQuoteMake a quoteA fair-price quote, worked out from your rates, saved as a PDF.
1. On the collab page, open the quote assistant: videos, hooks, usage rights, exclusivity, rush.
2. The total uses your rates (see “Set my rates and working rules”). Adjust it if you agreed on a discount.
3. “Generate a quote to send”: fill in the client, then “Save as PDF / Print”.
4. Your legal details come from your profile: check them before the first send.
A quote prepared by LeQGC is a helping hand: read it again before you send it.
Where: Collabs tab › a collab › Quote
Open in my HQ The guide to go further : UGC quote template: the structure, line by line

GuideRatesSet my rates and working rulesYour prices and working habits, reused everywhere: quotes, follow-ups, reminders.
1. Open Settings › My rates & working preferences.
2. Enter your base rate for one UGC video, then the options: extra hook, ad rights, exclusivity, raw footage, rush…
3. Set your timings: included revisions, how long a quote stays valid, first and second brand follow-up days.
4. Save: the quote assistant and your cockpit reminders use these values.
Where: Settings › My rates & working preferences
Open in my HQ The guide to go further : UGC rates in 2026: how much to charge for a UGC video
GuideEssentialReferralRefer someone30% off for 3 months for you and for the person you refer.
1. Open Referral from the account menu.
2. Copy your link, or the ready-to-send message, and share it.
3. The person you refer gets 30% off for 3 months from their first payment.
4. Your discount applies at your next renewal, once their first payment is 14 days old without a refund. It is all automatic.
Where: Account menu › Referral
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GuideEssentialRemindersChase a late paymentA polite reminder, ready at the right time, without watching your invoices.
1. When an invoice is past due, the “Follow up” action shows up in Today (and on your device on day 7, 15 and 30 if notifications are on).
2. Essential: “Prepare the reminder” writes the message. Copy it and send it yourself.
3. Pro: reminders will go out automatically from your Gmail, as an option (coming soon).
4. As soon as you record the payment, the reminders stop.
Where: Today › All my actions
Open in my HQ The guide to go further : Unpaid invoice: chasing a brand, step by step

GuideShopBuy and download a packContracts, quotes and invoices, outreach, rates: templates to fill in, in French and English.
1. Open the Shop and pick a pack, or the complete HQ Bundle.
2. “Add to cart”, then pay. The download is instant.
3. Find your packs at any time in Shop › My purchases, in French or English.
4. The templates are Word files: they also open for free in Google Docs, LibreOffice or Pages.
Where: Shop › My purchases
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GuideStatsRead my charts and statsWhat you collect, your outreach, your reply rate and your signed collabs, at a glance.
1. On Today, “Your numbers” shows 4 tiles with a small chart: collected, outreach, reply rate, signed collabs.
2. Tap a tile to open the detailed charts of its space.
3. At the top of Brands, Collabs and Money, the “My statistics” block details each space (brand funnel, collabs by stage, average amount and payment delay…).
4. Hover or touch a bar to read its value.
Demo data never counts. Pro adds 12 months of history, collected per brand, loyal brands and reply rate per niche.
Where: Today › Your numbers, and Brands, Collabs, Money › My statistics
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GuideTodayRead my Today pageWhat to do today, what you have been paid and where your brands stand.
1. “Actions for today”: your next 3 actions. Tick one when it is done and the next one arrives.
2. “Received this month” shows this month's payments against your goal; “Your rank” what you need for the next one.
3. “Brand pipeline” counts your brands To contact, In talks and Signed; the collab to deliver first sits next to it.
4. Pro: “Your week” spreads your actions over 7 days. Tap an action then another day to move it; the deadline agreed with the brand stays the same.
Your HQ is still empty? “Load the example” fills it with sample data so you can see every card.
Where: Today (first tab)
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GuideEssentialUsage rightsTrack my videos' usage rightsThe rights end date of each collab, a reminder before it ends and a renewal message ready.
1. Open the collab, “Usage rights & renewal” block, then “Configure or update rights”.
2. Copy the dates from the contract (start and end), the channels and the clause reference.
3. Choose how many days before the end you want a reminder, then “Save tracking”.
4. Before it ends, “Prepare a proposal” writes the renewal message to send to the brand.
On Pro, rights ending within 60 days also show up on Today, in the “Usage rights” tile. A renewal is paid: offer it before the end.
Where: Collabs › a collab › Usage rights & renewal
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GuideProWeekPlan my week day by dayYour actions on a strip of days that scrolls, and a tap to move one.
1. On Today, the “Your week” block shows your actions day by day.
2. Swipe to move day by day, or use the arrows (next week on a computer, next day on a phone).
3. Tap an action, then the day you want to handle it: the deadline with the brand does not change. “Back to its date” undoes it.
4. “+ Month” shows the whole month.
Where: Today › Your week
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GuideWelcome questionsThe welcome questions and the guided tourFive questions that prefill your space, then a bubble tour of your cockpit.
1. Answer the 5 steps: where you stand, your rates, your portfolio and legal status, the basics (first name, language, currency, goal), your first 3 actions. Each answer is saved at once.
2. Your legal status and company number appear on your quotes and invoices.
3. When you land on Today, the guided tour circles each card and explains what it is for: “Next”, “Back” or “Skip the tour”.
4. To see it again later: Settings › Guided tour › “Replay the guided tour”.
Where: On first launch, then Settings › Guided tour
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