facts!
i canโt pay my rent with โexposure.โ
i canโt buy food with a hardware wallet
and i definitely canโt settle bills with an affiliate link ๐ญ
if you want me to create content, youโre paying for:
โ my time
โ my audience
โ my distribution
โ the trust iโve built
send the merch too, thatโs cool i appreciate it
but donโt try to make the merch the payment
too many creators are operating like fans when they should be operating like businesses
hot take:
merch is not payment.
a hardware wallet is not payment.
an affiliate link is not payment.
โgreat exposureโ is not payment.
these things can have value, but they are not compensation for creating content.
there are exceptions.
if you genuinely want to attend an event, try a product, or support a brand you already love, thatโs your choice.
but too many creators are being convinced that free stuff is a fair exchange for their work.
itโs not.
brands have marketing budgets.
if they want content, they should pay creators.
and if they want you to wear the hoodie, use the wallet, or show the product in the video, they should send that too.
donโt confuse gifts with compensation.
youโre not building a collection of branded packages.
youโre building a business.
When I had my win via sporty bet.
A lot of people kept tagging me that I was stingy and didnโt give credit to @39billion
To be fairโฆ I didnโt even get the code from him.
A friend sent me a code he edited by the way and asked me to play. Do note - he has been doing this everyday since like the last 3 years regardless of if I play or not.
On his part he credited the source. My part was to credit who I got it from.
Not everything is for social media but I hope this puts that conversation to bed.
Anyways. The person who sent me my 2 billion naira win got +20m and that is because he made over 200m too.
facts!
i canโt pay my rent with โexposure.โ
i canโt buy food with a hardware wallet
and i definitely canโt settle bills with an affiliate link ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ
if you want me to create content, youโre paying for:
โ my time
โ my audience
โ my distribution
โ the trust iโve built
send the merch too, thatโs cool i appreciate it
but donโt try to make the merch the payment
too many creators are operating like fans when they should be operating like businesses