I'm launching an in-person event! 😱
Sponsorships are the
#1
source of revenue for many creators, influencers, and businesses.
So it's never made sense to me that there wasn't an event devoted to getting MORE paid deals and getting PAID more for each deal...
Well, there is
I just passed 3,000 creators on my newsletter. 🤯
Started 21 months ago but 2,000 joined in just the *last 6 months.*
Here are 10 changes I made that will help you grow faster:
🧵 👇
Hit $30k in 7 days with my course
And I average less than 300 views per video on YouTube.
It's not about how many people are watching.
It's about WHO'S watching and how you can serve them.
Just hit 20,000 creators on my
@creatorwizard
newsletter 😳
11,134 joined in the last 82 days 🤯
Steal these 10 things I implemented so you can grow faster:
I wanna make a YouTube video called "Negotiation Hotline" where creators send in their email threads with brands
And I talk about what I'd do differently.
Would you watch that?
MrBeast has racked up over 3.3 BILLION views in 2020 alone.
His headline-grabbing challenges where he gives away millions are constantly trending.
With 46M+ subs, let’s breakdown how
@MrBeastYT
got his start & why he's determined to die with $0 in his bank account.
A thread.
If you're a creator and a brand invites you to be an affiliate (but you wanna get paid a flat fee)...
Bookmark this response:
Hi [Name],
Thanks for sending that info on your affiliate program, I'll definitely check it out!
Out of curiosity, how are you currently sourcing
2 years ago, I had to shut down my influencer agency because the pandemic crushed the biz
Today, I closed $18,000 in sponsorships for
@creatorwizard
while at the Nickelodeon resort in the Dominican Republic
Life is weird.
Ever had a brand say "Let's do an unpaid 'trial' and if it goes well THEN we'll consider paying you..." ?
Bookmark this response template:
Hi [Name],
Appreciate you sharing this! In my experience, it actually takes several posts to measure the success of a partnership.
For
A brand reached out to us in February offering its product for free in exchange for a YouTube review.
We politely explained that we're flattered but we're prioritizing paid partnerships at this time.
They reached out again this week.
Their budget?
$20K.
Always be nice 🥰
Creators: are you tired of reaching out to brands and hearing crickets?
Well guess what? You can make sponsors reach out to YOU.
But not until you understand how brands *think* 🧵:
Enrollment for Cohort # 9 of my Brand Deal Wizard course is now OPEN!
It's a 4-week sprint to help you:
✅ Get MORE paid sponsorships
✅ Get PAID more on each sponsorship
Wanna grab 1 of the 50 spots? 👇
My uber driver who picked me up from
#VidCon2022
told me he couldn't wait for it to be over because all the creators he's picked up have been entitled and cruel to him.
Made me really sad.
Was negotiating with a brand today...
First offer: $7K
Our counter: $50K
They emailed back within 3 minutes: "We can actually do $20K."
🥴 they sure found extra budget real quick 😂
(we turned it down)
Just got off a call with Google.
They asked me to be part of a beta with a handful of creators piloting a new type of storefront.
I saw the demo and it is...veryyyyyy interesting.
More soon 👀
"How many followers do I need to get a paid sponsorship?"
That's the
#1
question I get from creators.
What if I told you that the answer is ZERO?
Let me explain 👇 🧵
Just hit $500K almost exactly 3 years after uploading my first YouTube video for
@creatorwizard
🥲
I will never, ever forget each and every creator who has allowed me to support them! 🙏
Announcing my forthcoming book,
@SponsorMagnet
: How to attract, price, & execute your dream sponsorships so you stop leaving thousands on the table. Dropping late 2024!
Transparency time:
@AprilAthena7
and I made $700K in 2021.
Breakdown:
-Sponsorships
-Amazon Live & Associates
-YouTube Adsense
-My
@creatorwizard
courses
-My
@trendingfamily
agency
What else do you want to know?
Hot take: most creator economy startups will fail
Not because they aren't good ideas
But because they underestimate how hard it is to get creators to pay for stuff 😂
I am so so so so so STOKED to announce that my Sponsorship Wheel Snapshot is DONE!
This methodology is going to help you land MORE sponsorships and get PAID more for each sponsorship 🤑
Open this to get a FREE personalized sponsorship report 🤓👇
Creators: you're using your email the wrong way.
I’ve exchanged tens of thousands of emails with influencers and there are 3 main mistakes that I see creators making over and over again.
Time for a thread 👇
Only two types of days as a creator:
HOLY SHIT EVERYTHING IS GOING AWESOME
or
Wow everyone's crushing it I'm such a loser fml
there is no in between lol
DUDE. This is an absolute game-changer.
@convertkit
has been a partner of mine for a long time, but this is the boldest move I've seen them make to help aspiring professional creators.
Details below 👇
They found a tumor in my cat Sunrise's colon. He had surgery today and they found a few other things but hoping for good test results.
@AprilAthena7
and I adopted him 15 years ago and almost every memory we have together includes him. Feels like I blinked and life sped up 10x ❤️
My new video podcast,
@CreatorDebates
, is finally HERE! 🤩
Every episode pits two high-profile creators against each other
To debate a hotly contested topic in the creator economy 😅
First two episodes are now LIVE 👇