Beware These Traps

Don’t fall for the affiliate program

Many brands offer you an affiliate program instead of payment. This is a way of not paying upfront for the content. I only do Paid + Affiliate deals. This gets me paid for my effort and audience and incentivizes me to sell more of their products for a commission. Anyone can be an affiliate for almost anything. This is not a good payment for your work.

Beware of free stuff

Don’t get me wrong getting free stuff in the mail is fantastic but as you know, with a $ 97-a-year prime membership we can get any product we want to try out for free. In the beginning, you’ll focus on products you already know and use. You can accept free stuff as payment but it’s a slippery slope. Ultimately you have to make the call but the free product is a way for brands not to pay you directly.