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How to find paid brand deals as a creator
A practical guide to finding paid brand collaborations: choose the right deals, build a relevant portfolio, check terms and send a clear application.
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Practical guides and free templates for finding brand deals, pricing UGC, negotiating usage rights and managing affiliate income.
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Free templates to copy, adapt and make your own. No signup required.
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Price your work
Free creator rate card template for UGC and brand deals
Use an editable creator rate card template with deliverables, production fees, usage rights, revisions and payment terms. No signup required.
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Make your pitch
Brand deal pitch template for creators
Copy a concise brand collaboration pitch with an audience fit statement, content concept, portfolio, proposed scope and next step.
Free template
Check the details
Brand deal contract checklist for creators
Use a practical checklist for deliverables, fees, rights, exclusivity, revisions, cancellation and settlement before accepting a brand collaboration.
Free template
Show your work
UGC portfolio checklist for your first paid applications
Build an accessible UGC portfolio with labeled samples, relevant formats, a clear service description and accurate claims about your work.
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Chapter 01
Find deals
Find the right opportunities. Know what to look for before you apply.
Creator guide
How to find paid brand deals as a creator
A practical guide to finding paid brand collaborations: choose the right deals, build a relevant portfolio, check terms and send a clear application.
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Paid brand deals for micro-influencers: a practical guide
Learn how micro-influencers can find paid brand collaborations by demonstrating audience fit, relevant content and a clear scope of work.
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How many followers do you need for brand deals?
Understand follower requirements for sponsorships and UGC, how brands assess audience fit, and what to show when you have a smaller account.
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How to check a brand deal for scams and unclear terms
Use a practical checklist to verify a brand contact, review payment requests, protect account access and spot unclear collaboration terms.
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How to choose a creator marketplace for paid brand deals
Compare creator marketplaces by actual deals, eligibility, application costs, rights and settlement workflows, with a clear explanation of LGI's fit.
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Price & pitch
Put a price on your work. Make your scope, rights and proposal clearer.
Creator guide
How much should you charge for a brand deal?
Build a creator quote from production time, deliverables, distribution and usage rights. Includes a transparent example without invented market rates.
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Creator usage rights: organic use, paid ads and licensing
Understand the rights to discuss in a brand collaboration: organic reuse, paid advertising, raw footage, duration, territory and exclusivity.
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Exclusivity clauses in creator contracts: what to check
Review a creator exclusivity clause by category, competitor, platform and duration. Learn how to identify restrictions and discuss scope with a brand.
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How to negotiate a brand deal with a clear scope
Negotiate creator fees, deliverables, revisions, usage rights and payment terms with concrete alternatives and a written agreement.
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UGC & platforms
Build your creator practice and understand what each opportunity asks of you.
Creator guide
How to become a UGC creator and find paid opportunities
Build a UGC portfolio, understand brand deal requirements, price production and licensing, and prepare a focused application for paid creator work.
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Gifted vs paid collaborations: how to compare the offer
Compare cash fees, product gifting and affiliate commission, including posting obligations, licensing and disclosure responsibilities.
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Affiliate income
Understand commissions, tracking and disclosures before you share a link.
Creator guide
Affiliate commission models for creators explained
Understand percentage commissions, fixed bounties, eligible revenue, returns and settlement before accepting an affiliate campaign.
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Affiliate link tracking: a creator's practical checklist
Understand tracking links, attribution windows, discount codes and commission verification without promising perfect tracking or guaranteed sales.
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Affiliate marketing vs brand sponsorships for creators
Compare fixed-fee sponsorships and affiliate income by compensation, risk, rights and reporting, including hybrid creator campaigns.
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Sponsored and affiliate content disclosures for US creators
A plain-English starting point for disclosing paid partnerships, free products and affiliate links, with links to FTC and platform guidance.
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