🟡 How To Actually Make Money

Hey friend,

Let's bust a big myth today:

"Instagram/TikTok/YouTube will pay me for my views."

When I started, I thought hitting viral videos meant instant cash.

But honestly…

Instagram has never paid me a single dollar for my content.

(Yes TikTok & Shorts pays you for views, but no way near retirement money.)

So how do successful faceless creators actually make money?

Here are the 3 legitimate methods I've used to go from $0 to $17k/month:

1. Affiliate Marketing

This is where you promote someone else's product and earn a commission when your audience buys through your link.

• Pros: Easy to start, no product creation needed

• Cons: Lower conversion rates for faceless accounts (trust barrier)

• Typical rates: 10-50% commission

Action step: Visit the websites of AI tools or products you already use and look for an "Affiliate" or "Partners" link at the bottom of their homepage. Sign up and start with products you genuinely use.

Most beginners make the mistake of ONLY doing affiliate marketing.

With 10,000 followers, you might make $100-300/month this way.

Better than nothing, but not life-changing.

2. Digital Products

Creating and selling your own products (courses, templates, guides etc).

• Pros: Higher margins (90-100%), complete control, builds authority

• Cons: Takes time to create, requires some audience trust

• Potential: Unlimited (I've had $5k+ days from a single product)

Action step: Start with a simple, low-ticket product ($27-97) solving ONE specific problem your audience has. For example, my first Ebook was $27, than I turned it into a way better course $97, than into a community, etc…

Most of the time you want to give more access to you for a higher price point as you go up the ladder.

To be honest your first product will probably flop.

Mine did.

But your second or third could change your life.

Just keep building and improving just like as if it was your first content piece.

3. Sponsorships

Getting paid directly by brands to create content featuring their product.

• Pros: Immediate payouts, potential for recurring deals

• Cons: Requires some audience size/engagement

• Typical rates: $100-3,000+ per post (depending on audience)

Action step: Add your email to your bio immediately. Don't wait! This is how 90% of brands will contact you. Then, after making content about a tool or service, reach out to them showing your results.

This is what changed my income basically overnight.

One month I was making $500 total, now I land $6k brand deals.

Then you wanna get those on monthly retainers.

To be clear, one of these three methods is not the best or the worst,

the perfect monetization strategy combines all of them:

• Sponsorships for some easy cash

• Affiliate links (if you share a tool you might as well make something from it)

• Digital products/services creates scalable revenue

Alright, that's how faceless creators get to $10k+ months while others struggle to break $500.

I know however that some of you have not even made your first content piece yet,

if that is the case you should watch this video I made: https://youtu.be/MDIqSfQNLKo

-Stay awesome💪

Melvin Hagström (AI Volve)

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