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Marilyn Wo

How to get paid by sponsors for posting on social media

Published about 1 month ago • 1 min read

Two years ago I signed up for a platform, filled in a few details, uploaded a photo, wrote a short bio.

Then I completely forgot it existed.

This week, three brands found me through that same platform. I made $100, all in seven days.

I know it’s not a whole lot, but stay with me for a second. I didn’t do much, no cold pitching, no DMs, no cold emails, cold calls, no networking, no marketing work.

But because I didn’t do anything, I wasn’t comfortable, and even had a slight panic attack on what to do. So I didn’t respond to the first message.

Then the second brand came. Then the third. And I thought, okay, something is happening here and I should probably just go for it.

I did. And I got paid before I created a single post, image, or video.

I wrote up exactly how it happened, and the step-by-step process you can follow even if you’ve never done a brand sponsorship in your life.

👉 Read it here: Brand Sponsorships for Creators: How to Get Paid Before You Post a Single Thing​

In the post I cover:

  • The platform I use (it’s free to join)
  • The exact questions I send every brand before saying yes
  • How to get payment before you create anything
  • What to charge when you have no idea what to charge
  • The mistakes I almost made (so you don’t have to)

You don’t need a massive following. You need to be findable and specific. That’s it.

Talk soon,
Marilyn

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