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But usually when we think about brand deals, paid partnerships, sponsorships, which by the way,

for the rest of this episode, I'm just going to use the term brand deals and it will refer

to all of the above.

When we think about these terms, usually what comes to mind first is influencers.

People who have millions of followers and whose full-time income is generated through sponsors,

brands, corporations, paying them to post about their products.

And if that's you or something that you want to get into, then today's episode will definitely

be helpful for you.

But I want to propose an alternative method, the method that I use or the approach that I have

for brand deals on my own Instagram.

I am a business owner first and foremost.

I have built an audience of over 800,000 followers in order to grow my own personal brand

and my own personal business.

But what's come along with that, of course, is a lot of attention, a lot of eyeballs.

I get over 15 million views every single month. And so, oftentimes. But what's come along with that, of course, is a lot of attention, a lot of eyeballs.

I get over 15 million views every single month.

And so, oftentimes brands recognize that, hey, this guy's getting a lot of views.

He's got a lot of followers.

And so we want to get our brand, our product, our service, whatever, in front of his targeted followers.

And so I've added brand deals as another stream of income to my social media.

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