How Creators Generate Consistent Revenue With PAID Referrals

Getting that first paid referral is one of the most rewarding times you can have as a creator.

It's also the first step on your journey to financial freedom and building a life you're excited to wake up to.

Just imagine working with brands you love, connecting your audience with amazing products and services, and earning a ton of money in the process!

If you're a creator, influencer, podcast host, or newsletter writer, sponsorships can and should be a key pillar in helping you grow your business.

But the problem most creators face when arranging sponsorships is unpredictability.

Whether it's getting low rates from brands or even not knowing for sure where the next partnership will come from, figuring out your referral strategy can be quite difficult.

Most creators assume the process looks like this:

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But what if I told you that the brand collaboration process doesn't have 3 steps, but actually 8?

If you're not aware of these 8 steps, you're never going to engage in long-term partnerships (which should be the goal)!

You may have landed a few lucrative deals during your creative career, but you want to hit them every month, right?< /p>

But here's the good news:

The only thing standing between you and consistent, predictable referrals is the right system.

Presentation of the sponsorship wheel.

The Referral Wheel is a proven 8-step rinse and repeat system that, if implemented with a long-term mindset, will help you close consistent, high-paying brand deals finally allowing you to go full time with your business builder and build the life you want.

At the base, hip wheel sponsors is a system for monitoring the progress of your various partnerships. The number one mistake designers make is taking things off too early.

Just because you signed the contract doesn't mean you can rest on your laurels. Just because you've submitted assets to the brand doesn't mean it's time to ease off.

It's up to you as the creator to spin the sponsorship wheel (especially after clicking publish).

But to do this, you must first understand the 8 steps, so let's break them down.

Step 1: Overview

This is the phase where you contact a brand to propose a collaboration or a brand has contacted you to ask you for a partnership.

When contacting them, your pitch should follow what I call the ROPE method:

Relevant (for all ongoing campaigns they are running or have run in the past) Organic (can be linked to work you've already published) Proof (shows how you helped another brand achieve results) Easy to run (when they say "yes")

Keep this in mind when presenting. Don't write three paragraphs telling them how much you love their brand and have always dreamed of working with them. That won't be enough because that's exactly what everyone e...