You have bills to pay, a million side hustles to work on, you love making content and you’d obviously love to get stuff for free, but you don’t even have a swipe up on Instagram.
Working with brands more often (or at all) sounds great, but cold-emailing a bunch of companies who might not even read your message honestly sounds exhausting, not to mention awkward.
Would anyone really want to work with you anyways?
YOUR OPTIONS ARE:
wait til you go viral and hope it happens soon
shop at the dollar store and try to make it work for your feed
find a cheap, fast way to learn how to be a boss at brand partnerships right now, without needing to grow your audience and without spending the big bucks on some huge, expensive e-course AKA GET NICE THINGS FOR FREE
INTRODUCING…
AN E-BOOK FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE, LIKE, ZERO FOLLOWERS
When I wrote this book I had fewer than 7,000 followers on Instagram and only 1,000 subscribers on YouTube, yet I had already worked with more than 30 brands, adding up to literally thousands of dollars worth of free products from cute new clothes to dreamy high-end furniture to free vacations.
Your email templates are a lifesaver! —@evitahorne
You are about to read the MOST helpful piece of literature out there for smaller influencers. — @wearsbrynn
This e-book by far is the most comprehensive and cost effective approach on the market for brand pitching. — @neverwithoutnavy
not to brag, but it’s pretty great (amazing) if you want to….
BUILD CREDIBILITY ON YOUR PLATFORM
CONNECT WITH BRANDS
WEAR NEW CLOTHES EVERY WEEK
ALL IN EXCHANGE FOR DOING SOMETHING YOU LOVE
HERE’S WHAT’S INSIDE:
HOW TO USE INSTAGRAM TO YOUR BENEFIT
time saving tips and tools
8 EMAIL TEMPLATES YOU CAN COPY AND PASTE
in case you literally only have 2 minutes and you’d rather I just do it for you
PITCHING A PERSONAL PROJECT
PITCHING AN EVENT
ASKING TO BORROW SAMPLES
PITCHING WITH A LARGE AUDIENCE
PITCHING A PROJECT WITH OTHER INFLUENCERS
PITCHING TO AIR BNBS / HOTELS
PITCHING A PROJECT YOU’VE DONE BEFORE
PITCHING FOR A DESIGN PROJECT
HOW TO WRITE A GOOD PITCH EMAIL
how to write a greeting without being awkward, how to ask for what you want, how to make sure you hear back, and more.
IDEAS FOR WHAT TO OFFER IF YOU DON’T HAVE A LARGE FOLLOWING
what you should say if tagging them wouldn’t be enough and you’re not a good photographer either
HOW TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH BRANDS
what you can do to make sure your email doesn’t end up in their trash at first glance
HOW TO FIND GOOD BRANDS TO WORK WITH
get more return on your time investment by reaching out to the right brands
ARE YOU READY FOR LOTS OF “GOOD MAIL DAYS”?
FAQ’s
Q: I seriously don’t have a lot of time for this kind of thing — will this book be worth it even if I can’t dedicate a lot of effort to brand partnerships right now?
A: I get you! That’s why I created the email templates. You’ll benefit the most from reading through everything I’ve learned from my experience working with brands, but the templates allow you to just copy and paste text into an email and fill in a couple easy blanks. It should take you about 2 minutes to complete one brand pitch using a template, so if you have 10 minutes a day, 5 days a week, that’s 25 potential brand partnerships per week.
Q: Does this book talk at all about pricing and paid partnerships?
A: No, it does not! This book is meant for very small influencers so it focuses on working out unpaid trades. All of the information could still be helpful for an influencer with a larger audience, but it doesn’t touch on pricing at all.
Q: Will these tips apply to me if I only have 100 followers?
A: Yes! There is a whole section on what you can offer if you don’t have a large following! So many ways to get creative and make it worth-while to the brand.
