You Don't Need Thousands of Followers for Brand Deals
45sChallenges the common belief that you need a huge following, offering hope and a new perspective to small creators.
▶ Play ClipThis video debunks the myth that you need thousands of followers to land lucrative brand deals. Justin, an expert in sponsorships, shares strategies for small creators to get paid partnerships by focusing on value, crafting effective pitches, and building long-term relationships with brands.
You don't need a massive following; brands care about results and engaged audiences, not just numbers.
Small creators should position themselves as specialized, not small, and focus on the specific value they bring to brands.
Avoid making pitches about yourself; instead, focus on how you can help the brand achieve its objectives.
Don't use a rate card; treat each brand as a unique partner and tailor proposals to their specific needs.
Use free product offers as an opening to discuss paid partnerships by educating the brand on your value.
Pitches should be Relevant, Organic, Proof, and Easy to execute. Research the brand and show how you can help.
Send pitches to specific people (e.g., influencer marketing managers) via LinkedIn, not generic emails.
Focus on building long-term relationships with a few brands rather than mass pitching.
Price based on brand objectives: Awareness, Repurposing, or Conversion. Charge more for usage rights and exclusivity.
Create a clear STP that articulates the transformation you provide to your audience, making you attractive to brands.
Small creators can land lucrative brand deals by focusing on their unique value, crafting personalized pitches, and building long-term partnerships. The key is to think of yourself as a specialized partner, not a small creator.
"Title accurately promises a no-BS approach for beginners, and the video delivers actionable strategies."
What does the ROPE method stand for in pitching?
Relevant, Organic, Proof, Easy to execute.
09:58
What is the ARC framework for pricing?
Awareness, Repurposing, Conversion.
16:39
What is a Surprising Transformative Promise (STP)?
A clear articulation of the transformation you create for your audience, making you attractive to brands.
20:01
What should you do when a brand offers free products instead of money?
Use it as an opening to discuss paid partnerships by educating the brand on your value.
05:27
Why should you avoid sending pitches to generic email addresses?
It's more effective to find the right person (e.g., influencer marketing manager) via LinkedIn.
12:44
What is the 'exploit-explore tradeoff' in brand partnerships?
Balancing building deeper relationships with existing partners while exploring new opportunities.
13:54
What is the rule of thumb for licensing content usage rights?
Charge an incremental 15% of the base deal size per 30-day period for organic usage, and 25% for paid usage.
18:31
Myth of Large Following
Directly addresses a common misconception that small creators can't get brand deals.
00:48Self-Centered Pitches
Highlights a critical mistake that undermines creator-brand relationships.
03:51ROPE Method
Provides a concrete, actionable framework for crafting effective pitches.
09:58ARC Pricing Framework
Offers a strategic approach to pricing based on brand objectives rather than follower count.
16:39Surprising Transformative Promise
Introduces a powerful concept for differentiating yourself and attracting brands.
20:01[00:00] if you think you need thousands of
[00:01] followers to get lucrative brand deals
[00:03] you're wrong having followers is a bonus
[00:05] of course but small channels get
[00:06] lucrative brand deals all of the time
[00:09] and so can you so over the next few
[00:10] minutes my friend Justin who has made
[00:12] millions of dollars in sponsorships and
[00:14] helped content creators make tons of
[00:15] money in sponsorships he's going to
[00:17] share with you how channels regardless
[00:19] of size can get lucrative brand
[00:21] Partnerships by the time this video is
[00:23] over you're going to learn what to do
[00:24] when somebody offers you product instead
[00:26] of money for your sponsorships you're
[00:27] going to learn how to craft pitches that
[00:29] actually get responses and you're going
[00:31] to learn how to get started when it
[00:33] comes to pricing yourself so let's jump
[00:35] into the questions so we don't waste any
[00:36] more time and we're starting right
[00:39] now all right Justin so a lot of my
[00:41] audience thinks you need to have a huge
[00:43] follower account or at least a big
[00:45] follower account in order to start
[00:46] working with Brands what would you say
[00:48] to somebody that has less than a th000
[00:50] subscribers or let's say a th000
[00:52] subscribers it's a great question Nick
[00:54] you know one of the biggest myths is
[00:56] that you need a massive following to
[00:58] work with Brands you know I've helped
[00:59] hundreds of creators with modest reach
[01:02] land four and five fig sponsorships and
[01:04] and the key is understanding that Brands
[01:07] don't just care about your numbers
[01:09] always they care about the results that
[01:10] you can deliver think about it this way
[01:12] you know if you're a small Creator in
[01:14] the gardening Niche let's say with 800
[01:16] YouTube subscribers but 750 of them are
[01:20] passionate about sustainable gardening
[01:22] and they trust your recommendations
[01:24] that's incredibly valuable to certain
[01:26] brands you know you might not be a fit
[01:27] for giant companies yet but there are
[01:30] plenty of of smaller and medium-sized
[01:32] Brands who would love to reach your
[01:34] engaged audience you know the mistake
[01:36] most creators make is uh pitching random
[01:39] Brands and saying oh I love your product
[01:42] let me promote it instead you need to
[01:44] think about uh what specific value you
[01:46] bring you know maybe you're great at
[01:48] creating educational content maybe you
[01:50] can help them tell their Brand Story in
[01:52] a more compelling way maybe you can
[01:54] create content uh that they can
[01:55] repurpose on their own channels on their
[01:57] website on their own social media on an
[02:00] e-commerce Partners you know page now
[02:02] here's a specific example one of my
[02:04] students uh had less than a thousand
[02:07] followers but noticed a brand in her
[02:09] Niche was only posting on social media
[02:11] once a week she reached out and proposed
[02:14] creating 12 pieces of content per month
[02:16] for them uh that they could post
[02:18] directly on their handles so not only
[02:20] did she land that deal but it turned
[02:22] into a long-term partnership because she
[02:25] solved a real problem for them you
[02:26] remember Brands they often work with
[02:29] multiple creator at once they're not you
[02:31] know just looking to one person with a
[02:33] million followers they want a mix of
[02:35] Partners uh who can help them achieve
[02:37] different objectives and so as a smaller
[02:40] Creator you might be perfect for testing
[02:42] new messaging or maybe you know reaching
[02:45] a a specific geographic area and so I
[02:48] think that the key is to stop thinking
[02:50] about yourself as small and start
[02:52] thinking about yourself as specialized
[02:54] you you're not competing with massive
[02:56] influencers you're offering something
[02:57] different and valuable in your own right
[03:00] also you know working with with smaller
[03:02] Brands when you're starting out can
[03:03] actually be a huge Advantage you know
[03:04] you'll learn basically you'll learn the
[03:06] ropes you'll build case studies and
[03:08] develop your NE negotiation skills and
[03:10] then when bigger opportunities come
[03:12] along uh you'll be ready to to handle
[03:15] them uh professionally and so what what
[03:17] matters most is having a clear
[03:19] understanding of your value proposition
[03:22] you know what I call your surprising
[03:24] transformative promise which we'll talk
[03:26] about in a little bit I think uh and so
[03:28] this is again this is just about being
[03:29] clear on who your audience is what
[03:31] transformation you help them achieve and
[03:34] why that's valuable to Brands yeah that
[03:36] makes total sense so if you can't see
[03:37] the value and what it is that you're
[03:38] doing how in the world can you expect
[03:40] somebody else to see the value and what
[03:41] it is that you're doing makes total
[03:42] sense so when it comes to Brand deals
[03:44] what is a big mistake that you see
[03:46] smaller content creators really any
[03:48] content creators doing when it comes to
[03:50] Brand deals one of the biggest mistakes
[03:51] I see smaller creators making is making
[03:53] everything about themselves instead of
[03:55] the brand honestly uh you know they send
[03:57] messages like oh I I love your product
[04:00] I've been using it for 3 years I would
[04:01] love to promote it or or maybe I have
[04:04] you know X number of subscribers or
[04:06] viewers I would I would love to
[04:07] collaborate and so you know this
[04:09] approach immediately positions you as
[04:11] someone asking for a favor rather than a
[04:15] potential business partner and so you
[04:16] know what what creators need to
[04:18] understand is that Brands they just
[04:19] don't have piles of cash lying around
[04:22] waiting to sponsor random people who
[04:24] reach out however they do have money
[04:26] allocated for their own specific Market
[04:29] marketing initiatives and objectives and
[04:31] so your job is to figure out what those
[04:34] objectives are and propose ways to help
[04:36] them achieve them you know another
[04:38] massive mistake I think is having like
[04:40] standard pricing that you send to every
[04:42] brand and so if if this is you if you're
[04:44] listening to this right now watching
[04:46] this I want you to go right now into
[04:47] your Media Kit delete that pricing page
[04:50] that rate card or that place on your
[04:51] website oh yeah click here just book a
[04:53] integration with me right here see when
[04:55] you do this you are encouraging Brands
[04:58] to compare you to other creators purely
[05:01] on price which is a which is a race to
[05:03] the bottom that you can't win and so
[05:04] instead you need to treat each brand as
[05:06] a unique potential partner you know
[05:09] research their current marketing
[05:11] campaigns their you know social media
[05:12] presence their press releases you know
[05:14] look for gaps or opportunities where you
[05:16] could add value and and then you craft a
[05:19] proposal that directly addresses their
[05:21] specific needs and goals you know I also
[05:24] see you know see creators get really
[05:26] discouraged when Brands offer them uh
[05:27] free products instead of money and so
[05:30] you know my perspective on this is like
[05:31] rather than viewing this as an insult
[05:34] use it as an opening for a deeper
[05:36] conversation right ask questions about
[05:38] their marketing objectives their target
[05:39] audience uh their their current
[05:41] challenges and then you can educate them
[05:44] on why compensating you makes good
[05:47] business sense you know I think also
[05:48] many many creators make the mistake of
[05:50] trying to handle everything via uh DMS
[05:53] you know or like informal email threads
[05:55] and this is just a recipe for disaster
[05:57] you have to have proper contracts and
[05:59] and clear deliverables and professional
[06:02] communication even if you're small you
[06:04] know you you need to operate like a like
[06:06] a professional business another common
[06:08] error is is trying to copy what bigger
[06:10] creators are doing you know just because
[06:12] someone with a million subscribers can
[06:13] charge you know1 $20,000 for a singer
[06:16] single YouTube integration doesn't mean
[06:18] that oh well I only have 1% of that
[06:20] audience so I guess I can only charge 1%
[06:22] of what they are you know your unique
[06:24] value proposition needs to be different
[06:26] and specific to what you can offer
[06:28] remember Brands aren't just buying
[06:31] access to your audience they're buying
[06:32] your creativity your ability to tell
[06:34] stories your production capabilities and
[06:36] your your understanding of what
[06:38] resonates with your specific community
[06:40] and so just focus on communicating that
[06:42] value rather than just your numbers what
[06:44] about when a brand reaches out and
[06:45] they're offering you product in exchange
[06:47] for promotion how do you turn that into
[06:49] a paid brand deal so first it's
[06:52] important to understand that that most
[06:53] brands have different buckets of
[06:56] marketing money you know when they when
[06:57] they're offering you free products
[06:59] they're usually working from their their
[07:01] earned Media budget basically trying to
[07:03] get free promotion uh and brands are
[07:04] going to do this all day long okay but
[07:06] almost every brand also has what's
[07:09] called a paid Media budget and that's
[07:12] the one that you want to tap into and so
[07:13] instead of getting frustrated or
[07:15] immediately saying no I'm only focusing
[07:17] on pay Partnerships right now which is
[07:18] what most people do uh use this as an
[07:21] opportunity to open a deeper
[07:23] conversation you might say something
[07:24] like oh thanks so much for reaching out
[07:26] you know your product looks amazing and
[07:27] I can see my audience really resonating
[07:29] with it I would love to create the
[07:30] following one 90c video integration one
[07:33] social post I'll Grant you ad rights to
[07:35] all the assets for uh 3 months would you
[07:37] be interested in that you know let me
[07:38] know if you can pull from a different
[07:40] budget for a collaboration like like
[07:42] that and so this this response does
[07:44] several important things it shows uh
[07:46] well number one it shows enthusiasm for
[07:48] their brand it demonstrates
[07:50] professionalism uh and it clearly
[07:52] outlines what value you could provide
[07:55] also you're you're you're subtly
[07:56] educating them that you're not just
[07:58] someone who posts about free stuff
[08:00] you're you're a business partner who can
[08:02] create valuable content assets remember
[08:04] Brands they don't care how much you love
[08:07] them that's a good start but they don't
[08:09] care about that really they care about
[08:11] finding more customers so when you
[08:14] respond you have to focus on uh how you
[08:17] can help them achieve those specific
[08:19] business objectives and you know maybe
[08:21] you're great at creating educational
[08:23] content that explains their product
[08:25] maybe you have uh you know an audience
[08:26] that perfectly matches their Target
[08:28] Target demographic I I seen countless
[08:30] creators transform free product offers
[08:33] into paid Partnerships by helping Brands
[08:35] understand the full scope of what
[08:37] they're able to bring to the table you
[08:39] know I I say this all the time you are
[08:41] not just a Creator you're not just an
[08:43] influencer right you are a production
[08:46] company in a box right you're the
[08:48] creative team you're the you do all the
[08:50] ideation you are the production team you
[08:52] shoot and edit the content you you you
[08:54] have an organic distribution channel
[08:57] right to distribute this content all
[08:59] rolled into one by the way it's also
[09:00] worth noting that you know sometimes
[09:03] accepting the the free product first
[09:05] again with no strings attached can lead
[09:07] to paid opportunities later you can say
[09:09] something like you know I would love to
[09:10] try out the the product first to make
[09:12] sure it's going to be a great fit for my
[09:14] audience and I'm sure it's will and then
[09:16] if it is we can discuss a comprehensive
[09:18] paid partnership down the line and a
[09:20] feature feature on my channel so again
[09:22] most importantly you have to maintain
[09:24] your professionalism even if you decide
[09:26] to pass on the opportunity because you
[09:28] never know when the brand might come
[09:30] back with a bigger budget or when that
[09:32] contact might move to another company
[09:34] with that does have paid opportunities
[09:36] so like so you just have to remember
[09:38] that every brand that reaches out even
[09:40] with a free product offer is showing
[09:41] interest in working with you that is
[09:43] valuable information so you use that as
[09:45] an opening to build the relationship
[09:47] that could lead to paid work down the
[09:49] line this is good stuff can you walk us
[09:51] through what a pitch email should look
[09:53] like for somebody that's just getting
[09:55] started like what should they say to
[09:57] Brands when they're reaching out so let
[09:58] me share what call the Rope method for
[10:01] crafting pitches that actually get
[10:03] responses so R stands for Relevant
[10:06] organic proof and easy to execute and
[10:10] this framework has helped thousands of
[10:12] creators finally get on the radar of
[10:14] their dream Brands and so first your
[10:16] pitch needs to be relevant to something
[10:18] that the brand is currently doing or has
[10:21] done in the past a campaign that they've
[10:22] run and so again this this requires a
[10:24] bit of research looking at their social
[10:26] media their press releases maybe even
[10:28] their job boards are they launching a
[10:31] new product right running a specific
[10:33] maybe seasonal campaign maybe they're
[10:35] looking to hire someone in Partnerships
[10:37] you can use this information as your
[10:39] hook um the O in the Rope method stands
[10:42] for organic so you want to show them
[10:44] that you've already created content
[10:47] related to their brand or industry that
[10:48] shows that your audience has an affinity
[10:51] for their brand or their product or
[10:53] their service right and so again this
[10:54] doesn't mean that you have to have
[10:56] mentioned them specifically but you
[10:57] should be able to point to content that
[11:00] shows that hey yeah this is perfect I
[11:02] have a big pool of prospective customers
[11:04] here that you want to tap into P is for
[11:07] proof okay so you need to show how
[11:08] you've helped other brands achieve
[11:10] results and again if you're just
[11:11] starting out this could uh be as simple
[11:14] as sharing you know uh proof of how
[11:16] you've driven affiliate performance or
[11:18] maybe hey I told my audience to do a
[11:20] thing and they did the thing I told them
[11:22] to sign up for this free webinar and
[11:24] they did it I have screenshots here as
[11:26] proof right they're just looking for uh
[11:28] like anecdotal even anecdotal evidence
[11:30] that you have influence right and so the
[11:33] e in the Rope method stands for easy to
[11:36] execute so you need to make it Crystal
[11:38] Clear what you are proposing to do for
[11:41] the brand you can't just say oh let's
[11:42] collaborate right they don't know what
[11:45] what you'd be good at doing right you
[11:47] have to outline specific deliverables
[11:49] and how they will help the brand achieve
[11:52] their goals and so okay here here's
[11:54] you're probably thinking okay yeah this
[11:56] is all good and well but what does this
[11:57] actually look like uh in practice okay
[11:59] so instead of saying hey I love your
[12:01] brand I would love to collaborate right
[12:03] your email might say hey I noticed that
[12:05] you're focusing on sustainability this
[12:07] quarter I saw this campaign maybe the
[12:09] hashtag you know in the subject line
[12:11] hashtag you know sustainability you know
[12:12] 2025 whatever you know I recently
[12:15] created some content about eco-friendly
[12:17] practices that strongly resonated with
[12:18] my audience then you link to that
[12:19] content I would love to create a series
[12:21] of educational posts highlighting your
[12:23] recycling program similar to what I did
[12:25] for this other brand that drove XYZ
[12:27] results right here's EX L what I'm
[12:29] thinking I'll make this post I'll make
[12:31] this post I'll turn it around in 10 days
[12:32] I'll Grant you usage rights for for a
[12:34] year you know XYZ right so you're you're
[12:36] giving them something actually tangible
[12:38] that they could react to okay so this is
[12:42] actually what you're saying but what
[12:44] about like who am I actually sending
[12:45] this to so this is one crucial crucial
[12:47] detail do not send your pitch to generic
[12:50] email addresses right like press
[12:52] brand.com or through the DMS on social
[12:54] media okay it's way more effective to
[12:56] use platforms like LinkedIn for example
[12:58] or other research tools to find the
[13:00] right person at the company and
[13:02] different job titles matter depending on
[13:04] the brand size so for for small Brands
[13:06] look for you know might be the director
[13:07] of marketing might be the marketing
[13:08] manager that they're probably the only
[13:10] person working on you know doing
[13:12] marketing at their company that's
[13:13] probably the right person but for for
[13:14] medium-sized brands or larger Siz Brands
[13:17] a lot of them now have influencer
[13:19] marketing managers partnership marketing
[13:21] managers uh which again they didn't have
[13:23] that 10 years ago so it's a lot easier
[13:24] to find these people now which is
[13:26] awesome uh and so just again keep your
[13:28] pitch concise but specific and remember
[13:31] it is not about you it's about them
[13:34] right and so every sentence should focus
[13:36] on how you can help them achieve their
[13:38] objectives so what would you say is more
[13:41] important when you're first getting
[13:42] started just reaching out to tons of
[13:44] people so basically finding everybody
[13:46] that you can possibly find and reaching
[13:47] out to everybody or trying to build just
[13:50] nice core solid relationships with a few
[13:52] companies what do you recommend you know
[13:54] from from my perspective uh quality
[13:56] absolutely trumps quantity when it comes
[13:58] to Brand Partnerships I you know there's
[13:59] this um thing called the exploit explore
[14:02] tradeoff it's a phenomenon that I talk
[14:04] about in my book sponsor magnet um and
[14:06] it's actually inspired by how honeybees
[14:09] operate of all things so in a hive While
[14:12] most bees exploit known food sources
[14:15] about 20% of those Scout bees explore
[14:19] for new locations that guarantee the
[14:22] continued survival of the hive right and
[14:23] so similarly you want to balance
[14:26] building deeper relationships with
[14:28] existing Partners while still exploring
[14:31] New Opportunities you know the problem I
[14:33] think with uh with mass pitching Brands
[14:35] is that you often end up with shallow
[14:38] one-off deals that don't lead anywhere
[14:41] and so instead when you land a deal with
[14:43] a brand treat it like the beginning of a
[14:45] long-term relationship right go above
[14:47] and beyond with your deliverables be
[14:49] proactive uh with your communication and
[14:51] always think about how you can add more
[14:53] value you know here's what most creators
[14:55] don't realize is that Landing New Brand
[14:57] deals is much harder and more time
[14:59] consuming than getting repeat business
[15:01] from bands that you already worked with
[15:03] and just did you know amazing work with
[15:05] like you know when you do a great job
[15:08] for a brand you become a known quantity
[15:10] to them right they they've seen your
[15:12] work quality they know you're
[15:13] professional and they trust that you can
[15:15] deliver think think about it from the
[15:16] Brand's perspective right they are
[15:17] constantly being pitched by creators
[15:19] that they don't know and when they need
[15:20] to run a new campaign who are they
[15:22] likely to turn to First the random
[15:24] Creator in their inbox or the person who
[15:26] knocked it out of the park on their last
[15:28] campaign right and so this this is why I
[15:30] teach creators to uh to create something
[15:32] called a post campaign report after
[15:35] every sponsorships and after every
[15:37] sponsorship and this isn't just uh
[15:39] analytic screenshots it's a
[15:40] comprehensive analysis of what worked
[15:43] right what could be improved and ideas
[15:45] for future collaborations almost no
[15:47] creators do this which means that you
[15:49] will immediately stand out okay and so
[15:52] that said you shouldn't put all your
[15:54] eggs in one basket either right you need
[15:56] to maintain a a steady pipeline of
[15:59] potential new Partnerships right
[16:00] especially when you're just starting out
[16:01] and so this is where the explore part
[16:04] comes in right you have to set aside
[16:06] dedicated time each week to research and
[16:08] Pitch new brands so remember your goal
[16:11] isn't just to land deals it's to build a
[16:13] sustainable business right and that
[16:15] comes from having a mix of reliable
[16:17] repeat partners and new opportunities in
[16:20] the pipeline okay so I've got the
[16:21] question that is always the big elephant
[16:22] in the room when it comes to
[16:24] conversations about brand deals and it's
[16:25] what should you charge so when somebody
[16:27] is just getting started I know a lot of
[16:28] content creators they just take a guess
[16:30] at pricing or they price what their
[16:32] friends you know priced on their last
[16:34] deal or whatever the thing is what do
[16:36] you recommend when it comes to getting
[16:38] started with pricing okay let me
[16:39] completely change how you think about
[16:41] pricing um instead of starting with what
[16:44] other creators charge your friends you
[16:46] know when you DM them you have to start
[16:49] with the Brand's objectives I teach a
[16:51] framework called arc Arc so awareness
[16:55] repurposing or conversion so every brand
[16:58] partner parip that you do is going to
[17:00] fall into one or more of these
[17:02] categories okay and so when a Brand's
[17:04] goal is awareness which is you know
[17:07] getting their name out there or a new
[17:09] product launch for example uh they
[17:10] typically have more flexibility with
[17:13] their budget because you know the
[17:14] metrics that they're tracking are
[17:16] squishier right it's like views and
[17:18] engagement and comments right did we
[17:20] spread the word hopefully right and so
[17:21] when they want repurposing which is the
[17:24] r basically like using your content on
[17:27] uh their platforms like their site or
[17:28] their social media or for ads maybe um
[17:31] you could charge more because you're
[17:32] saving them for example production costs
[17:35] um for conversion Focus campaigns which
[17:37] is the C which is basically driving
[17:39] sales they often have very specific Roi
[17:42] targets or return on investment targets
[17:44] that they need to hit and so I think the
[17:46] mistake that most small creators make is
[17:49] charging less just because they're small
[17:51] but let's say that you're uh a niche
[17:54] creator with I don't know 2,000
[17:55] subscribers who gets 30% engagement on
[17:58] your posts that is often way more
[18:00] valuable than someone with 50,000
[18:02] subscribers who gets 1% engagement and
[18:05] again it's it's not just about reach
[18:06] it's about results okay next you need to
[18:09] factor in what I call the do rule due
[18:13] deliverables usage rights and
[18:15] exclusivity and so each of these
[18:17] elements should uh affect your pricing
[18:19] so for example if a brand wants to run
[18:21] ads with your content for I don't know 6
[18:24] months that should cost significantly
[18:26] more than just organic posting rights I
[18:29] can actually give you like a real a rule
[18:31] of thumb formula here if a brand wants
[18:33] to let's say license your content right
[18:36] the rule of thumb that I give is you
[18:37] should be charging an incremental 15% of
[18:41] the base deal size per 30-day period so
[18:44] if they're you know you're they're
[18:45] paying you $1,000 let's say for the
[18:47] content creation that should be an
[18:49] incremental $150 per month okay now
[18:53] let's say it's they want paid usage
[18:55] rights where they're going to actually
[18:56] be boosting your content uh should be
[18:59] more like 25% of the base deal size per
[19:02] 30-day period so let's even say they're
[19:03] paying you $10,000 for the content that
[19:05] would be an incremental $2500 per month
[19:09] and if they want this for six months you
[19:10] can quickly see wow I'm I might actually
[19:12] make more on the paid usage rights than
[19:14] I do on the content creation itself it's
[19:17] crazy right also never ever send a brand
[19:21] your standard rates okay instead you
[19:25] always have to be providing multiple
[19:27] packages that are tied to their specific
[19:29] objectives right and so your base
[19:31] package might focus on one main
[19:33] deliverable with higher tiers uh that
[19:35] include things like usage rights and
[19:37] additional platform amplification or or
[19:39] longer partnership terms so remember
[19:42] charging too little can actually hurt
[19:44] you in the long run it sets a bad
[19:46] precedent with Brands and can make them
[19:48] like question your professionalism right
[19:50] it's better to charge what you're worth
[19:51] and deliver except exceptional value
[19:53] than to compete on price awesome so
[19:55] what's one thing that content creators
[19:56] can do right now big or small to make
[19:59] themselves more attractive to Brands you
[20:01] know I I think the single most powerful
[20:03] thing that you can do is create what I
[20:05] call a surprising transformative promise
[20:08] or STP and this is completely different
[20:10] from just saying hey I make make videos
[20:12] about X or I have y you know number of
[20:14] followers uh it's about clearly
[20:16] articulating the transformation that you
[20:18] create for your audience or or how you
[20:20] can serve a brand let me let me give you
[20:22] a real example so one of my students was
[20:24] a fashion Creator and her bio basically
[20:26] said the cutest everyday style and the
[20:29] best sales petite outfits this is this
[20:31] is what her bio said and so after
[20:33] working with her through the uh through
[20:35] the STP process she changed it to
[20:37] helping you find petite outfits to look
[20:41] and feel your best notice the difference
[20:43] so the first was all about her but the
[20:46] second one is about the transformation
[20:48] that she creates for her audience and so
[20:50] why does this matter to Brand so because
[20:52] when they are looking for partners they
[20:54] are trying to figure out if your
[20:56] audience matches their ideal customer
[20:58] customer and so when they see a clear
[21:00] STP they can instantly understand if
[21:02] there's alignment and so in the example
[21:04] I just mentioned if a brand specializes
[21:06] in petite clothing they immediately know
[21:09] that everyone in that Creator's audience
[21:11] has the exact problem their product
[21:13] solves and so if you're thinking okay
[21:14] well how do I actually do this in real
[21:16] life so here's how to create your own
[21:17] SCP so first it has to be surprising
[21:20] what makes you unique in your space then
[21:22] it needs to be transformative right what
[21:24] specific outcome are you going to help
[21:26] people achieve and finally it needs to
[21:28] be a promise how are you consistently
[21:30] delivering this value to your audience
[21:32] and so you can actually test your SCP by
[21:35] adding two or so that to articulate the
[21:39] transformation so for for example uh my
[21:41] STP for my business which is called
[21:43] Creator wizard is helping you find and
[21:47] negotiate your dream sponsorships so
[21:50] that you stop leaving thousands on the
[21:52] table and so you know the the
[21:53] transformation I'm promising is pretty
[21:54] clear right and here's the here's the
[21:56] most amazing thing actually about um
[21:58] about the SCP when you have a strong one
[22:00] you'll not only attract more Brands but
[22:03] your audience is going to grow too uh
[22:05] because you know people they just they
[22:07] don't honestly follow you for you they
[22:10] follow you for how you can make them
[22:12] feel or you know what you can help them
[22:14] achieve basically and so when you are
[22:16] clear about what that transformation is
[22:19] most people are going to want to come
[22:20] along for the ride and actually most
[22:21] importantly your SCP becomes the
[22:23] foundation for all your brand pitches
[22:25] right and so instead of saying you know
[22:26] I have X number of followers you can say
[22:29] everyone in my audience is actively
[22:31] trying to achieve why which is exactly
[22:34] what your product helps them do this is
[22:35] great thank you Justin for bringing all
[22:37] this value as always so for people that
[22:40] want to pick up a copy of your book
[22:41] sponsor Magnet or if they want to
[22:42] sponsor you online where can they do all
[22:44] that thank you so much again nick uh
[22:45] this was this was such a blast uh so the
[22:47] best place to uh get the book is at
[22:49] sponsor magnet.com uh and that's also
[22:52] where you can access all the free
[22:53] bonuses that I mentioned throughout the
[22:55] book like all the templates and the
[22:56] scripts and checklists and all that
[22:58] basically to help you start making more
[22:59] money on your on your sponsorships ASAP
[23:01] you know my goal is to help creators big
[23:02] and small land a million paid brand
[23:04] Partnerships in the next 10 years and I
[23:06] would love for each and every one of you
[23:08] who is watching this to be added to that
[23:10] list and I would love for you to be one
[23:12] of them too so check out Justin's book
[23:13] sponsor magnet at sponsor magnet.com and
[23:15] I'll put a link to Justin's channel
[23:17] right here so you can check that out and
[23:18] if you want to learn other ways to make
[23:20] money on YouTube besides sponsorships
[23:22] then you can click into this playlist
[23:24] right here where it's all about
[23:25] money-making stuff as it relates to
[23:27] YouTube thank you so much for watching
[23:29] I'll see you next time
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