The "you need 100k followers to make money as a creator" myth needs to die.

I'm a 27-year-old account manager with 2,300 TikTok followers. I started promoting SaaS products on Peddlum in May. By month 6, I was clearing $3,000/month in commissions.

This isn't a flex post. The numbers are small. But the model is teachable, and you can start this weekend.

What UGC actually is

UGC (User-Generated Content) creators don't need a huge following. We're hired by brands to make content for them — content that lives on the brand's accounts, ads, or landing pages, not ours.

The skills required:

Talk to a phone camera without freezing

Edit a 30-second video in CapCut

Hit a deadline

That's it. The market pays well because most marketers can't or won't do this themselves.

Why Peddlum specifically

Most UGC platforms (Billo, Insense, JoinBrands) take 30–50% of your earnings and gate-keep the brands.…