What I made as a small ugc creator this month! (finally crossed $10k 😭)
Been doing UGC seriously for around 7 months now. I’m still a pretty small creator honestly, around 5k followers on IG + TikTok combined. Most of my income doesn’t even come from posting on my socials anymore, it’s mostly outreach + creator platforms.
This was my best month so far so thought I’d break it down because these posts helped me a lot when I was starting.
- Inbound Instagram (mainly), TikTok & X ($900)
Had 3 brands reach out after I posted some ad style hooks and behind-the-scenes edits.
One SaaS brand paid $400 for raw UGC.
Another AI app paid $300.
One small wellness brand paid $200 + product.
- Elev8or (~$13k)
This was honestly the craziest one.
I pitched 464 brands.
248 replied.
26 said yes.
Most deals were around ~$500 each for UGC ads, hooks, or short form videos.
The best part is it only took me maybe 2-3 hours a week because I just selected brands to pitch and the rest was automated through sequences inside Elev8or. Way less draining than manually sending cold emails every night.
- Billo ($480)
Mostly skincare + supplement videos.
Nothing crazy but super easy money when I have downtime.
- JoinBrands ($260)
A few small product review gigs.
Good starter platform tbh.
- Referral income ($740)
Mostly from creator tools + AI products I already use.
A few reels randomly started converting.
Total: around $15k this month.
Still feels unreal because a year ago I was literally applying for random internships lol.
Biggest thing I learned:
UGC gets way easier once you stop relying only on inbound and actually build systems for outreach.
Happy to answer anything if it helps.