Week 1

   I cannot believe that it has only been a week since I started doing UGC. It feels like I've been doing it for forever! I started setting up all my social media and email accounts just one day after I found out what UGC is. I was (still am) so anxious to start my UGC journey. 

  For the first 2 or 3 days I mainly focused on creating content for my portfolio and social media (which I found out was a lot harder than expected. I guess there really is no such thing as easy money). Then on day 4, I spent half of my day creating my portfolio. My parents kept telling my to "slow down" and that I'm totally obsessed. They call it an obsession, I call it a passion ;)

  I also started posting on my Tiktok (@juliamediamarketing), Instagram (@juliamediamarketing) and my Twitter (@juliammarketing). Each of them have around 60-100 followers which is honestly very good for my first week. At first I was a little disappointed with my following count because I kept on seeing all these other UGC creators get a million views or so on their "first day" and then having tens of hundreds of brand deals immediately since. But then I reminded myself that these creators are in their twenties and this is what they do for a living. And even if they weren't, I should be focusing on my journey, not theirs. 

I started reaching to brands via Instagram and Email. I've gotten a couple of replies but they either didn't have and opportunities available or asked me to forward my inquiry to their PR team (as I said, a lot harder than I expected!). Not complaining though! This is just part of the process. This morning I sent an email and I made an extreme typo :( My OCD seriously couldn't handle it. At least I know to always proof read before sending for my future brand outreaches!

My goals for next week are:

- Make a contract template

- Set up payment

-  Work on time management

- Get one brand deal!

So yeah! This is how my week as a UGC creator went. Keep smiling and I'll see you next week!

Julia <3

Email: juliamediamarketing@gmail.com

UGC Portfolio: https://juliamediamarketing.my.canva.site/

 

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