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# Complete Your Application Checklist
Your application checklist opens once [your account is created](/partner/what-would-you-like-to-learn-about/getting-started/sign-up-after-a-brand-invites-you.md). It's named after the brand that invited you — for example, *Complete Acme's application* — and shows your progress as a percentage alongside an estimated time to finish. The checklist collects the information brands use to understand what kind of partner you are. If you signed up through impact.com rather than a brand's invitation, see [Sign Up as a Partner on impact.com](/partner/what-would-you-like-to-learn-about/getting-started/sign-up-as-a-partner-on-impactcom.md).
{% hint style="success" icon="circle-info" %}
**Note:** The brand receives your application only after you complete every step.
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## What the checklist covers
| Section | Steps | Time |
| ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- |
| *Build your profile* | Categorize your business, connect your channels, personalize your profile | About 4 minutes |
| *Complete brand's survey* | Provide your responses | About 4 minutes |
The survey section appears only if the brand includes a survey. If a brand invited you to a creator campaign, your checklist is shorter and asks only for your promotional channels.
## Build your profile
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{% step %}
### Categorize your business
1. On the *Tell us about yourself* screen, select what kind of business you run and how you operate. Your answers tell brands what kind of partner you are, so answer as accurately as you can.
2. Select **Next**.
{% endstep %}
{% step %}
### Connect your channels
1. On the *Maximize Your Revenue Potential* screen, add at least one channel.
{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Social platforms" %}
Select **Instagram**, **TikTok**, **YouTube**, **X**, or **Facebook**, then follow the prompts to authenticate your account.
Authenticated channels strengthen your application, because the brand can see the channel belongs to you.
{% endtab %}
{% tab title="Website or other" %}
Select **Website**, or select  **\[More]** for another platform.
Enter a name, an optional description, the platform, and the URL, then select **Add**.
To verify a website, see [Connect and Verify a Website](/partner/what-would-you-like-to-learn-about/account-management/account-settings/connect-media-properties/connect-and-verify-a-website.md).
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{% endtabs %}
2. Your channels appear under *My Channels*. Select **Next**.
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{% step %}
### Complete your profile
This step appears after you connect a channel. If you authenticated a social account or verified a website as your first channel, your profile logo and description are generated from it.
1. Review your profile information. Edit anything that doesn’t sound like you, and fill in any empty fields.
2. Select **Next**.
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{% endstepper %}
## Complete the brand's survey
Not every brand uses a survey. Brands add a survey when they want more information about you than your profile provides.
On the *Provide your responses* step, answer every question, then select **Next**.
For surveys a brand sends you after you join their program, see [Respond to Brand Surveys](/partner/what-would-you-like-to-learn-about/platform-features/working-with-brands/surveys/respond-to-brand-surveys.md).
## Finish the checklist
When your checklist reaches 100%, a *Thank you for signing up* screen appears, followed by *Thank you for applying* while your application is sent. Your dashboard then opens with a status widget for the brand.
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**Finish later if you need to:** Select **Return to dashboard** at any point. Your checklist stays in your *To Do List*, where you can select **Return to Checklist** to continue.
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## Additional resources
* [Sign Up After a Brand Invites You](/partner/what-would-you-like-to-learn-about/getting-started/sign-up-after-a-brand-invites-you.md) — Create your impact.com account from a brand's invitation.
* [Connect and Verify a Website](/partner/what-would-you-like-to-learn-about/account-management/account-settings/connect-media-properties/connect-and-verify-a-website.md) — Add a website as a promotional channel and verify you own it.
* [Respond to Brand Surveys](/partner/what-would-you-like-to-learn-about/platform-features/working-with-brands/surveys/respond-to-brand-surveys.md) — Answer surveys brands send you after you join their program.
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