How to get paid to make simple videos
What UGC actually is, how it differs from influencer work, and why brands pay everyday creators for footage, hooks, demos, testimonials, and simple product videos.
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Learn how regular creators are turning simple brand videos into paid UGC opportunities by selling footage brands can use to make more sales, without needing a huge audience or going viral.
Next live session: Sunday, September 13 · 8:00 PM SAST
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What UGC actually is, how it differs from influencer work, and why brands pay everyday creators for footage, hooks, demos, testimonials, and simple product videos.
The shift from “I make content” to “I help brands make sales,” so you stop looking like a cheap creator and start looking like a monthly growth asset.
The simple proof assets brands want to see before they pay you: examples, angles, usage-ready videos, and a portfolio that sells the outcome before the call.
The path from first paid video to better offers: paid placements, usage rights, retainers, rate increases, and the client relationships that compound.

I run creator and UGC campaigns for brands, so I’ve seen the part most beginners never get shown: what companies actually want when they pay for content.
It is usually not fame. It is not a perfect camera setup. Brands want videos they can post, test, run as ads, and use to sell more of what they already offer.
That is why Creators Get Paid is built around the practical side of UGC: choosing a lane, making brand-ready samples, building a simple portfolio, finding the right buyers, pitching without sounding desperate, and turning the first paid work into the next one.
If you’re in South Africa and want a real path into paid brand work without pretending to be an influencer, this training is where I’d start.
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Aubrey breaks down how creators get paid with UGC, from brand deals to repeatable creator income.
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