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How Much Should You Charge Brands For Brand Deals And Sponsorships?
Knowing how much you should charge brands for brand deals and sponsorships can be hard for a few reasons, but the biggest one is due to the lack of transparency around how to calculate your worth. There is no Glassdoor websites for content creators to give you an...
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How to Earn Money from Affiliate Marketing
We all know that social media is more than a place to share cat videos with your family and friends. There are a lot of opportunities to make (a lot) of money, and affiliate marketing is one of them. Anyone who has a product to sell can use affiliate marketing. The...
read moreHow to reach out to brands
Let's talk about how and when to reach out to brands to give yourself the best shot at landing a brand deal. It can feel like a daunting task, but we promise, it's possible and we're going to break down how you should go about doing it. 1. Know who you want to work...
read moreWhy influencers all need a niche
Hi Creators, If you want to be a successful influencer, you must select a niche. This is a must! Your niche, particularly when you are just starting as an influencer, will define you and help your audience to know who you are and what they can expect from you. But...
read moreMy Social Bluebook Moment
My story and introduction into the world of being a creator is a little different than most. I work in the finance world as my day job. I married a creator and because of her influence, I've gained a decent following. I get pitched brand deals occasionally and I use...
read moreSocial Bluebook Launches a Podcast
We made a podcast! As Creators we started Social Bluebook to empower fellow creators with great business tools. We also feel it important to instruct and educate creators on how they can make this a full-time business. What's Your Why? is a new podcast where we'll...
read moreHow to Find the Right Advertisers to Pitch Your Proposal
In an earlier article we covered how to best use the proposal tool, but one question we got back from the community was "How do I even find an advertiser to work with?" Today we cover how to make your content appealing to advertisers and brands and how to initiate...
read moreHow to Write a Proposal
With the new version of Social Bluebook, creators have the chance to be proactive. After you and a brand make a connection and decide to work with one another, you can send a professional proposal with your ideas on how you want to promote their content. What sort of...
read moreTim Schmoyer Interviews Social Bluebook President, Chad Sahley
Several people from the Social Bluebook team attended VidCon last week in Anaheim, CA. For myself and our President, Chad Sahley, it was our 8th VidCon. It's crazy to me that we have been to every single one. During that time, we've seen the online video industry go...
read moreSocial Bluebook Public Profiles Put You On Top
You love knowing what you're worth. You love showing what you're worth to advertisers when you send a quote with your platform data from Social Bluebook. You love when those same advertisers then pay you what you're worth. We've heard it from thousands of creators and...
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