From First DM to First Payment
The ultimate guide to land your first paid brand collaboration (even with 0 followers).
Learn proven DM templates, pricing tips, and workflow systems used by successful UGC creators.
- Reach out to brands confidently
- Build your first paid portfolio
- Get your first deal faster
Inside the guide, you’ll find everything you need to go from hobby to paid creator:
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💬Proven DM templates
Copy-and-paste scripts that get brands to reply.
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🎥Build your first portfolio
Step-by-step method, even with no clients yet.
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📊Set your rates with confidence
Avoid underpricing and start earning fair pay.
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🧠Understand what brands want
Learn how to position yourself like a pro.
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🔁Follow-up like a professional
The right timing and tone that gets responses.
Send your first DM
Write to brands with confidence using copy-and-paste templates that actually get responses. Short, personal, and beginner-friendly.
- 4+ templates for different scenarios
- Proven openings and closings
- What to avoid (and why)
Build your first portfolio
A step-by-step structure you can copy today using tools you already have (Google Drive, Canva, or Notion).
- What to include (and skip)
- 2–3 sample video ideas
- Layout that builds trust fast
Pricing & follow-up that closes deals
Stop underpricing yourself. Learn a simple follow-up rhythm that feels professional (not pushy) and turns conversations into payments.
- Beginner-friendly price ranges
- What to say after 2–3 days
- How to handle “no” or silence
This guide finally helped me send my first DM with confidence. I landed my first paid collab within two weeks!
We’re so happy to hear that, Lucy! Congrats on your first paid deal
I was lost on how to reach brands. The templates and portfolio examples are super beginner-friendly.
Thanks James! We’re glad the templates helped you take action
Loved how simple everything was explained. It gave me the push I needed to start pitching brands.
Appreciate your feedback, Ella! Keep us posted on your progress 💪
This mini-guide explains everything clearly without fluff. Great for total beginners like me!
Thanks Sophie! We're so glad you found it helpful 🙌