The Income Stream You’re Ignoring: How Small Creators Make $3K+ Monthly From Brand Partnerships
Discover the hidden opportunity that most creators overlook. Learn the exact strategies small creators (1K-10K followers) use to land consistent brand partnerships and build a reliable $3K+ monthly income stream.
If you’re reading this, you likely know how difficult it can be to make consistent money as a creator.
And...
If you’re like most creators, you use the “hope strategy” to monetize your content:
You HOPE your next Substack post converts to paid subscribers.
You HOPE your workshop actually sells this time.
You HOPE that affiliate link finally generates some commissions.
But...
The problem is, these income streams put you at the mercy of your audience’s buying decisions. When your creator business is driven by subscriptions and course sales, you’re always wondering if this month will be the month everything falls apart.
Creators struggle to make any real money because they limit themselves to the same 2-3 monetization methods everyone talks about.
That means when revenue DOES come in, you feel like you have to squeeze every penny out of those income streams.
And hoo boy...
Is THAT exhausting.
One failed course launch can completely wreck your mental (and financial) well being.
I call this Creator Revenue Tunnel Vision.
Creator Revenue Tunnel Vision means you...
- •Miss obvious income opportunities sitting right in front of you
- •Burn out from constantly creating new products to sell
- •Stress about subscriber churn and conversion rates
- •Leave thousands of dollars on the table every month
- •Feel like you’re one bad month away from financial disaster
Any one of these can make your creator life hellish.
Most creators suffer from two, three, or all of these problems.
Why would you limit yourself like this?
Answer: Because deep down, you don’t think you’re “big enough” for other income streams.
Heck.
At this point, you may be skeptical that brands would even want to work with “small” creators.
I’m here to tell you they DO.
Slowly over the last 18 months, I’ve been adding brand partnerships to my income mix. ONLY quality partnerships. The time-wasters get ignored.
And you’ve seen the numbers.
$5,250 this month alone from brand partnerships.
The money speaks for itself.
As you can see, this process is working for me.
The question I want to ask you is...
What if you had a system that you could use to attract quality brand partnerships on demand?
That would mean:
- •No more relying on just subscriptions and course sales
- •No more panic when subscriber growth slows down
- •No more wondering “what product should I create next?”
- •No more leaving money on the table
- •No more thinking you’re “too small” for real income
I’m offering you a world where you diversify your creator income. You can build the sustainable creator business you actually want, working with brands that respect your audience, and - frankly - making a lot more money doing it.
You can have multiple income streams AND peace of mind.
And if you’ve spent much time in the creator economy, you’re probably wondering...
“Why the heck are you talking about BRAND DEALS?!”
It’s a fair question.
Especially since, earlier today, you probably saw another newsletter about “10 Ways to Monetize Your Newsletter” that mentioned the same tired strategies: paid subscriptions, sponsored content, affiliate marketing.
If you’re not seeing what I’m seeing, talking about brand partnerships might seem impossible for your size.
Especially with all these gurus telling you that you need 100K+ followers to work with brands.
In guru world, small creators can’t get brand deals.
You need massive reach to make real money, they say.
But if that’s true...
How do you explain...
The $5,250 I’ve made this month from brand partnerships?
Or...
How do you explain...
Newsletter creators with 5K subscribers landing $2K deals?
Couple more examples...
How do you explain LinkedIn accounts with 4.5K followers getting monthly retainers?
Or...
Creators with 2K TikTok followers making more from one brand partnership than their last course launch?
Here’s a crazy idea I want to float by you.
Could it be...
(Imagine this for a moment...)
Could it be that in the world of fake followers, bot engagement, and mega-influencer scandals...
Could it be that brands actually want to work with real creators who know their audiences?
My bank account says yes.
Also, my brand partners say yes.
The Path to GettingQuality Brand PartnershipsOn Demand Using Social Media
Part 1 -- Building Your “Brand Partnership Foundation”
Over my years building a newsletter to 50K+ subscribers and working with dozens of brands, I’ve developed a system for attracting the right partnerships.
After Part 1 of this workshop, you’ll know exactly how to position yourself as someone brands want to work with, regardless of your follower count.
Even if you get nothing else from this workshop, Part 1 will save you from undercharging, overdelivering, and working with nightmare brands.
Part 2 -- Creating Your “Brand Magnet” Content Strategy
The content you create determines which brands notice you...
If you’re creating random content without strategy, you’ll either get ignored by brands or attract the wrong ones entirely.
In Part 2, we’ll build your content strategy that attracts quality brand partners - how to demonstrate your value before they even reach out, how to show brands you understand your audience, and how to create partnership opportunities even if you’ve never worked with a brand before.
The content you create BEFORE brands find you makes all the difference.
Part 3: Scaling Your Partnership Income
You’re now getting brand inquiries and need to make smart decisions:
How do you evaluate which partnerships are worth your time and which ones to avoid?
Many creators who start getting brand deals sabotage themselves by saying yes to everything. When you know how to spot quality partnerships - and have the systems to manage them - you can build sustainable partnership income that grows month after month.
You can scale your creator business beyond subscriptions and courses.
We’ll cover all this in an efficient 90 minute workshop with Q&A throughout to remove confusion.
Other “hidden gems” in this workshop...
- •How to price yourself when you don’t have “influencer rates” to reference - this alone will prevent you from leaving thousands on the table
- •The media kit template that gets responses (even if you think your numbers are “too small”)
- •8 “Bad Brand Red Flags” that nightmare brand partners flash - these aren’t obvious, but when you see them, run
- •8 “Quality Brand Green Flags” that signal partnerships worth pursuing - also not obvious, but when you spot these, say yes immediately
- •Platform-specific strategies for Substack, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram creators
- •The follow-up sequence that turns brand inquiries into signed contracts
- •Why most creators price themselves wrong (and the simple framework that fixes it)
Pricing For This Workshop
$97
No refunds, guarantees, or unrealistic promises.
June 24th at 10:00 A.M. EST
If you buy a ticket but cannot attend, the workshop will be recorded and sent to you.
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