Overview
Information and Free Resources to Get Started
As a content creator, you are the pilot of your personal brand. Not everyone can hire a social media manager, designer, or editor; so sometimes it's important to hone some of those skills yourself to become a more self-sufficient creator.
It can be challenging to gain traction on social media, but it is imporant to be consistent and provide unqiue and valubale content to your audience.
Some FREE social media toolkits to help schedule and plan content are Buffer and Planable Scheduling content allows you to save time, stay organized, be more strategic, and reflect on results. It is best to post native content on platforms, native content is content that will keep the viewers on that platform, so avoid posting direct links that redirect viewers to other webpages.
It's always beneficial to have a skilled graphic designer or editor in your corner to help elevate your content, however sometimes depending on another person can be out of budget or a hinderance to your content and process; so it's beneficial to know some graphic design and editing basics to ensure that you can provide the most to your audience.
Try out FREE graphic design tools Gimp and Canva, they are user-friendly and great free tools to make logos, thumbnails, announcements, and more. Some excellent paid options are Photoshop, Kittl, and PlaceIt. Learning editing skills can come in handy for YouTube uploads, TikTok videos, and more. Some of our favorite FREE video editing tools are Davinci Resolve and InShot (mobile)
Sponsorships/Affiliate Programs
Earn Money and Expand Your Community
Affiliate partners are typically paid based on a performance of sales, earning a commission for promoting products or services, while sponsors provide financial or other support in exchange for the opportunity to promote their products or services.
Chairs:
DXRacer
Esports Furniture
E-Win Racing
TechniSport
Controllers:
Battle Beaver Customs
Fatal Grips
Playbudz
Drinks:
Brickhouse Nutrition
Dubby Energy
FreshenUp
GamerSupps
Glytch Energy
Insane Labz
MIXT Energy
Player One Coffee
Rogue Energy
Equipment:
Arozzi
Corsair
Elgato
Esports Certified
Floating Grip
GamerAdvantage
Glorious PC Gaming
Greenman Gaming PC
HyperX
Ironside Computers
Logitech
Origin PC
Pop Desk Mats
ROCCAT
Razer
SteelSeries
Xidax
Food:
Hello Fresh
Home Chef
JerkyPro
Kindred Nations
Quest Nutrition
General Marketplaces:
Amazon
Fiverr
GameStop
Redbubble
Spreadshirt
Health/Wellness:
Beard Gains
Beard Octane
Bossman
eShave
Fable Beard Co
Six Shooter Grooming Co.
Zeus
Clothing:
Player 1 Apparel
Sector Six
SoarDogg Apparel
Nerdvana
Exclaim
Marijuana/CBD:
Air Vape USA
Davinci
Dr. Dabber
Happy Vibes
High Tide Hub
Green Gorilla
Green Roads
Medterra
Munch Makers
Koi CBD
Plain Jane
Royal CBD
Secret Nature CBD
Seven Points CBD
Space Delta Panda
Innovative Extracts
Mystery Boxes:
Cratejoy
Loot Crate
Miscellanous:
Epic Water Filters
Humble Bundle
Gamer Sleeves
Kinguin
LFGDATING
Nanoleaf
Nerd or Die
OWN3D
Peepo Paradise
PlaceIt
Poptags
StreamElements