u/Altruistic_Ranger_57

just surviving here this place since last autumn.. being a uni student is such a weird sort of freedom, honestly. No one really tells you what to do, you just sort of get on with it and hope you’re doing things right. Some days it’s class, back to the flat, music on, and that’s basically the whole day gone. I love the freedom, but I’ll admit I’m absolutely messy, still it’s my wee space for now, so I can’t complain too much.

My dad took on a huge debt to pay for my mom’s cancer treatment.
Then after 3 months he passed away due to heart attack. Suddenly, I had to take care of everything like my mom’s expenses, household expenses and the debt he had left behind, It was a lot to handle at once.
Around the same time, I started taking UGC seriously, The beginning was very slow. I spent months pitching brands, improving my content and figuring out how to make the income more consistent.
Once the brand deals started coming in regularly, I made one decision: a fixed part of every UGC payment would go toward clearing the debt, Month after month, I kept doing it, And today, I made the final payment, The entire debt is finally paid off.

I am uge creator in beauty and beauty for years now, and last year I also tried making language learn contents too that made boost my account and work for different of brands since last year.
I don't really post here but I kept seeing other ugc creators struggling to land paid collaborations and build a good portfolio so I decided to share what actually worked for me when I started ugc.
First thing, this is my portfolio now that made me get hundreds of brand deals and earning 5 digits a month:

https://app.sideshift.app/portfolio/5TtRsnR5PNWYtf
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Here's what I learned when creating a good and quality portfolio for brands to check if you are worth to hire:

1. Think of it as your business card. Make a clean, professional and showcase your best sample of ugc videos. I built mine using canva and for video I edit it with capcut.
2. Easy to navigate. Your portfolio must have clickable links of your email, socials, the service you offer, about me page and contact page so brands can easily connect with you.
3. Create best 5 ugc videos on your profile. If you are starting in ug, you don't need any brand deals for this. Just create a sample videos depends on your niche and make a good engaging videos with it.
4. Add your testimonials and analytics overtime.
   Once you land a brand deals, mentioned the brand names and add the result you got. This will shows your experiences in brand collaborations and it will make your portfolio way more professional.
   If you're starting in UGC, you may start in $0 but if you work hard and make goof portfolio then it you will earn big like I did mine. Get these tips and you're already ahead of most creators out there.

I feared getting rejected by girls. I was always anxious to make a move and always regretted not taking action. But I realized that all I needed was to get rid of my anxiety, build up social confidence, and gain some momentum.

So the first step was making eye contact and smiling at crew members or cashiers when ordering something. Then started asking for directions that most girls know (mostly I asked where the nearest starbucks was). Small interactions help gain momentum when you're trying to start a conversation.

Next was trying to give compliments. I did this in a friendly way with no romantic interest. I read a thread here on how girls appreciate when men compliment them and show interest in what they're wearing or doing.

After having a bunch of conversations with girls, such as asking for directions, giving compliments, or asking for an opinion. I became much more comfortable starting to talk to them.

I started flirting when talking to girls. There are times when they reject me, but the most important thing is that I am able to speak with them confidently and I have been on multiple dates after struggling to find one for many years.