this is so inspiring! I have been in the "frozen" stage for months. I started to make videos, just have to put a portfolio together! I appreciate you sharing all of your knowledge and your journey so far :))
thank you!! let me tell you I totally understand how hard it is to get out of that stage it was so hard for me, but it is soo worth it when you push yourself to do it. Wishing you the best of luck🥰❤
Thank you for being so candid about your journey and sharing with us newbies. You are speaking straight to what we all think with the self-doubt. Its helped so much, I just started this week.
thank you sooo much I am so glad that is my goal🥹 just on this journey with you guys too, so I totally get it!! thank you so much for watching and good luck this week🫶🫶
I love how real this is. Everywhere I see with UGC I see people who make four figures in a week, or five in a month. Great for those people but that hasn’t happened to me yet (in my first few weeks with UGC), i totally resonated with you when you said that. I appreciate this video and the transparency with the pay, I’m happy that you’re finding joy and financial abundance and wish the best for both of us, and everyone else starting out!
That means the world to me thank you so much!! Trust me when i first started that’s exactly how I felt and it always made me feel like I was doing something wrong. I kept putting in the work and it’s really paying off. Thank you again and I wish you ALL the best❤️
I love the honesty here. It's so relatable. My first paid collab was on IG when I hit 10K followers for only $25. My highest paid brand deal to date was $6K. I'm at 22K followers now. But the algorithm has been sooooo frustrating lately. I'm really thinking about pivoting to UGC because I love the process of creating videos.
Thank you so much!! And seriously congratulations on your success, that is so amazing to hear! 6k is a huge deal!! Totally agree with the algorithm it’s been such a pain, and that’s what really grabbed my attention about UGC. I can still do what I love and create, without having to worry about the follower count
I've been binging your videos all today just found you through a UGC search. Thanks so much for all the info and keeping it real, I've learned so much so far! Let's get this UCG money🤑!
This is so inspiring. Came across your channel during my extensive UGC research as well ☺️. Thank you for sharing this video. Excited for your journey 💞
I love you, I felt very identified when you talked about the paralysis by analysis :(( to become our best version. I think I also found my motivation. I wish you all the best, queen! many kisses from Argentina💗
Thanks for keeping it real! I jussst started with UGC. Started as in, still making my portfolio! Every video I see is how they make thousands of dollars right away so it was nice to see a more realistic side of how UGC works! Looking forward to see'ing more of your videos!!
i’m so glad you liked it😍 that’s how i felt too, a lot of content is making thousands and thousands and that is something I did not experience🤣 thank you for watching and good luck with your portfolio❤️
You are so inspirational and relatable ❤ thank you for being authentic and being so candid. So refreshing to see after watching a lot of ugc course creators who naturally have sale-sy tone 😂😅
this makes me sooo happy! I think no matter what age, you really can start doing whatever you want in this life if you put your mind to it!! And thank you so so very much!!❤️
I am so happy for you and this is so inspiring! This is the first video of yours I've watched and I'm excited to see your most recent ones. New subscriber here to follow your journey and start mine! ❤
thank you SO SO much!! so cool to hear that you are starting your journey too!! I wish you all the best and again thank you I appreciate you so so much💕
Wow that is so good! Very inspiring and real. A question does your social need to be about the topics you promote? Say fitness you need to have a fitness account?
Thank you sooo much I appreciate it! And i personally don’t have a specific niche like “fitness” or “fashion” because I love creating content for so many different things. I feel like you don’t have to, but if you have something specific you’d like to, you definitely can do that!
Thank u sooo much for this information. I havent started my portfolio yet because I Just started my YT Channel and dedicating a lot of time to it but I have been also researching UGC. New subscriber because this is the third video of yours that has given me the motivation to do UGC. Thanks. 👍
That was actually one of the reasons for me too. I was scared of the contracts for sure, so I do take the time to read through contracts and look up anything I don’t understand in it. Don’t let it hold you back! It’s all a learning experience☺️
Thankyou so much for being transparent 💓 I have a doubt if i am not uploading the ugc content on my social so how can i get brand ? Like from which apps or websites? Or are there any more ways to get paid as ugc creator ? Please guide me bcz only the Geniun youtuber for ugc is you hope you clear my doubts lots of love💐💖
I am so happy you liked it💕 you don’t HAVE to post your UGC content on your socials at all! I use my social to post about my UGC journey, not UGC examples, and i still get contacted through email from there! BUT you can also do freelance websites, facebook groups, UGC apps to find jobs / brands that need UGC content! Also I have a lot of videos about UGC apps and freelance websites on my channel, I hope this helps you!!!💕❤️🫶
@@alyssacr Thank you sm for giving my comment value, i wanna make faceless ugc content so can i ? Also can i chose different niches like home decor type or just skincare is valued? Plz help me there to loveng your content already
Of course and thank you SO much for watching💕 Personally, I do have a contract made for myself but I have probably sent it out maybe twice? Usually brands have contracts that they send to me, and I do take the time to read through the whole thing to make sure I agree to what I am signing, than I save the contract to my files just incase :)
normally starting out depending on the quality of the content, usually $100 per video and once you feel you need to raise your price you can! Also I do have a video on my channel that walks you through how I made my portfolio. I will attach it!
Hii, loved the video it was so informative. I have one question. I want to shoot content and get collabs but I don't want to be on instagram, is it gonna work if i reach to brands via just a random account on ig or email and have a good portfolio but no socials??
Hiii! Thank you so much I appreciate it💕 I would say it’s possible, but I wouldn’t reach out to brands through a random account I would just create an email and do it through there. I think you’d have more success that way!
If you are willing to pay for a business email than you definitely can do that! Personally I have been using gmail since day one (i made a separate one for UGC) and it has been completely fine and it’s free!
I aboustely am thankful you made this video. As a University student I'm trying to find ways to make money on the side. I also keep hearing about taxes and how high they are when you do UGC is that true? Should I be worried?
I am SO happy it was helpful and trust me I remember those days, UGC would defiantly be an awesome idea because you can choose when you are working! That was actually one of my biggest fears too, because being a freelancer taxes aren’t taken out of your pay when you get paid obviously. So you’d have to do it yourself, this is my first full year doing it so I will make a video on it for sure once I go through the process! The best advice is to make sure your saving money on the side for it so that’s what I have been doing☺️
Hey alysaa! I am very very new in UGC and I made some dollars in my first week from upwork by review product 😊 how can I expand my reach and where should I start from..I don't have much videos for portfolio
Hey!!! That is so freaking awesome to hear😍 and when I first started I made a separate IG for UGC and i put myself on all the UGC apps to expand my reach. Also make sure your email is on your socials so brands can reach you. And for the videos on your portfolio, you can always use products around your house to make a mock video for your portfolio, and once you start working with brands you can switch those out!
@@nawneetkumar3510 yes! you don't HAVE to register for the apps, but I feel like they helped me get myself out there a lot faster. And once the portfolio is done, you can send that to brands to show your work!
No I don’t I recently stopped my part time job and have been fully dedicating myself to content creating! Before when I was working though, I tried to spend whatever free time on had on it
recently yes! at first I was working full time and doing it in my free time and on the weekends. A lot of time management and honestly I felt like i was “working” 24-7. But once the income started coming in I went to part time and than once I started making the income I needed to live off of I was able to do this full time!
I would say yes depending on how far you would want to take it! Personally I record, and edit all my videos. I do use my phone, so if you are able to handle that than its a great start!
@@alyssacr thank you! Definitely will to learn but it does seem overwhelming to start. 🩵 can’t wait to learn more from you and others :) hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Yes! I didn't pay for any courses or anything. I did A LOT of research and watched a ton of videos and put my foot in the creator space to just learn. I am definitely still learning too, but there is so much information out there for us! Whatever I do learn, I try to share on my channel :)
not at all!! i started my brand new ugc IG with 0 followers and worked from there, but it isn’t even necessary because UGC is more for the brand than your instagram! You don’t need a huge following to start at all :)
So happy i bumped into this video. This just made me feel better esp since its so easy to get discouraged in this industry as a beginner. Thank you so much for this! 🥺🤍
this is so inspiring! I have been in the "frozen" stage for months. I started to make videos, just have to put a portfolio together! I appreciate you sharing all of your knowledge and your journey so far :))
thank you!! let me tell you I totally understand how hard it is to get out of that stage it was so hard for me, but it is soo worth it when you push yourself to do it. Wishing you the best of luck🥰❤
Hello @maggiefuhs you posted this comment 2 months ago. How’s going your UGC?
Did you actually got hired ?
What is the important of portfolio
@Be_aesthetic111 it’s like your resume to show to brands!
As a girlie who just started with my UGC journey, this is so inspiring and relatable. Love this!
you’re gonna love it girl!! i’m so glad this could help💕💕
Thank you for being so candid about your journey and sharing with us newbies. You are speaking straight to what we all think with the self-doubt. Its helped so much, I just started this week.
thank you sooo much I am so glad that is my goal🥹 just on this journey with you guys too, so I totally get it!! thank you so much for watching and good luck this week🫶🫶
I love how real this is. Everywhere I see with UGC I see people who make four figures in a week, or five in a month. Great for those people but that hasn’t happened to me yet (in my first few weeks with UGC), i totally resonated with you when you said that. I appreciate this video and the transparency with the pay, I’m happy that you’re finding joy and financial abundance and wish the best for both of us, and everyone else starting out!
That means the world to me thank you so much!! Trust me when i first started that’s exactly how I felt and it always made me feel like I was doing something wrong. I kept putting in the work and it’s really paying off. Thank you again and I wish you ALL the best❤️
I love the honesty here. It's so relatable. My first paid collab was on IG when I hit 10K followers for only $25. My highest paid brand deal to date was $6K. I'm at 22K followers now. But the algorithm has been sooooo frustrating lately. I'm really thinking about pivoting to UGC because I love the process of creating videos.
Thank you so much!! And seriously congratulations on your success, that is so amazing to hear! 6k is a huge deal!! Totally agree with the algorithm it’s been such a pain, and that’s what really grabbed my attention about UGC. I can still do what I love and create, without having to worry about the follower count
How did you got 10 k to follow you ? I need
@@Kamy_369 a LOT of time. Like spending 8 hours a day posting and interacting with others.
I've been binging your videos all today just found you through a UGC search. Thanks so much for all the info and keeping it real, I've learned so much so far! Let's get this UCG money🤑!
ahhhh that makes me so happy I am so glad it’s helping you out!!! 2025 is our year❤️💸
So proud of you! Thanks for sharing your journey
thank you so so much!!🫶
Thank you for being so honest!
❤️❤️
Just downloaded your UGC checklist. Super helpful❤ Thank you fr taking the time to create this!
I am soooo happy it helped you!!! of course and thank you for watching💕💕
This is so inspiring. Came across your channel during my extensive UGC research as well ☺️. Thank you for sharing this video. Excited for your journey 💞
ahhhh yay I LOVE that!! and thank you so so much for watching, I appreciate you❤🥰
I love you, I felt very identified when you talked about the paralysis by analysis :(( to become our best version. I think I also found my motivation. I wish you all the best, queen! many kisses from Argentina💗
you are so amazing!!🥹 I am so happy and happy for you, I wish YOU all the best!! I appreciate you and thank you so much for watching🥰💕
Yasss I just started my portfolio and dint kno where next THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU JUST GAINED A NEW SUBSCRIBER!!❤
YOU ARE AWESOME!!!! Thank you so much and I am SO happy it helped you!!! best of luck starting🩵🩵
So inspiring! Congratulations on your success
thank you so so much I appreciate you❤
Thanks for keeping it real! I jussst started with UGC. Started as in, still making my portfolio! Every video I see is how they make thousands of dollars right away so it was nice to see a more realistic side of how UGC works! Looking forward to see'ing more of your videos!!
i’m so glad you liked it😍 that’s how i felt too, a lot of content is making thousands and thousands and that is something I did not experience🤣 thank you for watching and good luck with your portfolio❤️
You are so inspirational and relatable ❤ thank you for being authentic and being so candid. So refreshing to see after watching a lot of ugc course creators who naturally have sale-sy tone 😂😅
thank you SO SO much!! I know what you mean and I truly appreciate it❤️
I just finished my portfolio and I needed to hear this!!
yay that is amazing!! good luck on your journey💕
That’s awesome, Congratulations!!🎊 Your right mindset is key!
Thank you SOOO much I really appreciate it!! Trust me, the change in mindset was the hardest part, but so worth it🎉
I loved this video and your honesty! I’m almost done with my portfolio! This gives me more motivation to finish it sooner!!
thank you so so much! that makes me so happy to hear, go for it!!!🫶🫶🫶
This is awesome to see how possible it is to actually make this work! So inspiring!
it really is!! thank you so so much❤️
Thank you for sharing your story and journey! So valuable and it gives an old guy like me hope! You got another subscriber!
this makes me sooo happy! I think no matter what age, you really can start doing whatever you want in this life if you put your mind to it!! And thank you so so very much!!❤️
Thank you for sharing your journey Alyssa! Learned a lot!
Yay I am so glad!! and thank you so much for watching!!🥰
Thank you for sharing so honest and open❤️ so much love 💕
you are amazing thank you💕💕
I am so happy for you and this is so inspiring! This is the first video of yours I've watched and I'm excited to see your most recent ones. New subscriber here to follow your journey and start mine! ❤
thank you SO SO much!! so cool to hear that you are starting your journey too!! I wish you all the best and again thank you I appreciate you so so much💕
THANK FOR THIS VIDEO.
YOU ARE SO SO WELCOME💕
Thank you for sharing! I love your video ❤❤
thank you so so much I appreciate it❤️❤️❤️
Thankyou for being so honest ❤
of course and thank you for watching❤️❤️
Wow that is so good! Very inspiring and real. A question does your social need to be about the topics you promote? Say fitness you need to have a fitness account?
Thank you sooo much I appreciate it! And i personally don’t have a specific niche like “fitness” or “fashion” because I love creating content for so many different things. I feel like you don’t have to, but if you have something specific you’d like to, you definitely can do that!
Thank u sooo much for this information. I havent started my portfolio yet because I Just started my YT Channel and dedicating a lot of time to it but I have been also researching UGC. New subscriber because this is the third video of yours that has given me the motivation to do UGC. Thanks. 👍
that makes me sooo happy! glad you are taking the step to do it, i’m coming to check out your channel too😍
Can you tell me how video play in portfolio because I was created a portfolio but videos not play in
Thank you so much ❤
and thank you so much for watching❤️❤️
i'm currently in the frozen stage. my concerns are legal contracts and taxes.
That was actually one of the reasons for me too. I was scared of the contracts for sure, so I do take the time to read through contracts and look up anything I don’t understand in it. Don’t let it hold you back! It’s all a learning experience☺️
Thankyou so much for being transparent 💓 I have a doubt if i am not uploading the ugc content on my social so how can i get brand ? Like from which apps or websites? Or are there any more ways to get paid as ugc creator ? Please guide me bcz only the Geniun youtuber for ugc is you hope you clear my doubts lots of love💐💖
I am so happy you liked it💕 you don’t HAVE to post your UGC content on your socials at all! I use my social to post about my UGC journey, not UGC examples, and i still get contacted through email from there! BUT you can also do freelance websites, facebook groups, UGC apps to find jobs / brands that need UGC content! Also I have a lot of videos about UGC apps and freelance websites on my channel, I hope this helps you!!!💕❤️🫶
@@alyssacr Thank you sm for giving my comment value, i wanna make faceless ugc content so can i ? Also can i chose different niches like home decor type or just skincare is valued? Plz help me there to loveng your content already
so great thanks
of course and thanks for watching :)
Amazing!
thank you so much!❤️
How did you find the agencys??
I found one through email and the other ones on Upwork and Fiverr. But I know people find them on IG too!
Omg thanks for sharing. This is very inspiring. ❤️ Do you have to send out a contract to brands when they want to work with you?
Of course and thank you SO much for watching💕 Personally, I do have a contract made for myself but I have probably sent it out maybe twice? Usually brands have contracts that they send to me, and I do take the time to read through the whole thing to make sure I agree to what I am signing, than I save the contract to my files just incase :)
@@alyssacr thanks for the reply. 💕
@hildaaguilar5820 of course🩵🩵
You are awesome
thank you so so much🥹🥹❤️❤️❤️
Couldn’t get your ugc starting list. It leads to a blank page
This is AWESOME!
ahh YOU are awesome thank you soooo much!
How do you know what to charge ? And how to set up portfolio?
normally starting out depending on the quality of the content, usually $100 per video and once you feel you need to raise your price you can! Also I do have a video on my channel that walks you through how I made my portfolio. I will attach it!
ua-cam.com/video/VaQfnuBM3ao/v-deo.html
I just learned about UGC and I am definitely interested
yaaay!! I have been personally loving it :)
Hii, loved the video it was so informative. I have one question.
I want to shoot content and get collabs but I don't want to be on instagram, is it gonna work if i reach to brands via just a random account on ig or email and have a good portfolio but no socials??
Hiii! Thank you so much I appreciate it💕 I would say it’s possible, but I wouldn’t reach out to brands through a random account I would just create an email and do it through there. I think you’d have more success that way!
Which UGC apps do you use?
joinbrands, trend and insense :)
Alyssa, quick question: I would like to know what kind of email to create in this case to become a UGC creator, personal or business?
If you are willing to pay for a business email than you definitely can do that! Personally I have been using gmail since day one (i made a separate one for UGC) and it has been completely fine and it’s free!
I aboustely am thankful you made this video. As a University student I'm trying to find ways to make money on the side. I also keep hearing about taxes and how high they are when you do UGC is that true? Should I be worried?
I am SO happy it was helpful and trust me I remember those days, UGC would defiantly be an awesome idea because you can choose when you are working! That was actually one of my biggest fears too, because being a freelancer taxes aren’t taken out of your pay when you get paid obviously. So you’d have to do it yourself, this is my first full year doing it so I will make a video on it for sure once I go through the process! The best advice is to make sure your saving money on the side for it so that’s what I have been doing☺️
What are the ugc apps
thank you so much for the inspiration!! 🥹
and thank you so much for watching💕💕
Hey alysaa! I am very very new in UGC and I made some dollars in my first week from upwork by review product 😊 how can I expand my reach and where should I start from..I don't have much videos for portfolio
Hey!!! That is so freaking awesome to hear😍 and when I first started I made a separate IG for UGC and i put myself on all the UGC apps to expand my reach. Also make sure your email is on your socials so brands can reach you. And for the videos on your portfolio, you can always use products around your house to make a mock video for your portfolio, and once you start working with brands you can switch those out!
@@alyssacr So I should register on those apps and create social accounts or I can start creating my portfolio and reaching out brands?
@@nawneetkumar3510 yes! you don't HAVE to register for the apps, but I feel like they helped me get myself out there a lot faster. And once the portfolio is done, you can send that to brands to show your work!
Hey, how did u start UGC in India? I am looking into it but I am confused. Do they pay us in dollars? How do we start this journey?
Where will i post my porfolio plz explain im a ugc beginner
You send it to brands and you can put it in the bios of your socials so brands can take a look at it and contact you
Can you help saying how can I start ugc from small asian countries.
I can try my best to look into it, I don't really have much knowledge on content creating for asian countries :(
On what basis do the brands pay us??
Do you still work a full time and also how much time weekly do you put it in?
No I don’t I recently stopped my part time job and have been fully dedicating myself to content creating! Before when I was working though, I tried to spend whatever free time on had on it
Can i stady medecine and being a ugc creater in the same time
I need more money can i get it with thia
I think it’s possible to do both!
What ugc apps
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Do you do this FULL TIME? or have other jobs? How do you divide your time between this & other jobs?
recently yes! at first I was working full time and doing it in my free time and on the weekends. A lot of time management and honestly I felt like i was “working” 24-7. But once the income started coming in I went to part time and than once I started making the income I needed to live off of I was able to do this full time!
Hey can i do ugc without showing my face??
Hi!! Yes you can people do that!
Could someone who isn’t tech savvy do ugc?
I would say yes depending on how far you would want to take it! Personally I record, and edit all my videos. I do use my phone, so if you are able to handle that than its a great start!
@@alyssacr thank you! Definitely will to learn but it does seem overwhelming to start. 🩵 can’t wait to learn more from you and others :) hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Yes I agree so much, but it gets better don't worry! Can't wait to see where your journey goes :) Enjoy your weekend💕@@CheyW-eo4lj
Do you learn yourself? Or you took those courses
Yes! I didn't pay for any courses or anything. I did A LOT of research and watched a ton of videos and put my foot in the creator space to just learn. I am definitely still learning too, but there is so much information out there for us! Whatever I do learn, I try to share on my channel :)
Are you a full-time UGC creator? Also could you share any sample contracts to get started with?
yes I am! I do have one I want to make a video about it but send me your email I can email it to you
Would you say you were famous on instagram before you started? Do we need a following to get started?
not at all!! i started my brand new ugc IG with 0 followers and worked from there, but it isn’t even necessary because UGC is more for the brand than your instagram! You don’t need a huge following to start at all :)
What is UGC ?
User generated content made by real people who use product rather than an influencer ugc is more real basicaly
HEY SO DID YOU START A SEPARATE UA-cam CHANNEL FOR UGC? IM ASKING BECAUSE THATS WHAT I WANT TO DO AND WANT TO KNOW IF YOU DID LOL
Hey!! Nope, I did start all different socials for UGC except for my youtube channel. I just kept it going!!
Where are you from?
New York!
I’d be willing to pay if you set me up with some agencies. I’ll pay the profit for the first job.
Does that interest you?
We are a husband and wife team. Also, 2 small children. I can send our TikTok shop link if you’d like to see our content.
I’ve been hearing the same blabber, portfolio, followers, and bla bla . And how to get the job done
what?
Show your income “receipts” from UGC
So happy i bumped into this video. This just made me feel better esp since its so easy to get discouraged in this industry as a beginner. Thank you so much for this! 🥺🤍
I am soooo happy it could help!! and it really is SOO easy to get discouraged, I still do! thank you💕💕
What are ugc app
I used joinbrands, trend.io and insense☺️