The 7 Ways Influencers Are Paid…to be dishonest

Are online influencers truly honest with us? How much are their motives shaped by the size of the paycheck they stand to get? In this video, we'll dig deep into the world of financial influencers, uncovering how they make money and whether their content is skewed by these earnings.
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0:00 Intro
1:19 Rise of the Influencer
2:45 Scams forced rules to be created
2:53 FTC rules we have to follow
3:22 We have gotten wiser
3:41 7 Ways Influencers Make Money
4:03 1. Sponsorships
7:09 2. Affiliates
11:13 3. Digital products
13:10 4. Ad Rev
14:44 5. Physical products
15:52 6. Direct contact with creator
16:19 7. The sky is the limit
17:06 How human psychology is manipulated
19:20 Why things are FINALLY changing
21:10 What to look out for online
23:36 I'm not above this
24:44 Secret
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[@ShellyCap9]

Yes, 100%. In our niche of YT we only have affiliates with products we actually use and disclose that. I have seen others in our niche that EVERY Product is the best ever and they are helping us with a discount, when actually they are just trying to get more money. Which I get because getting a monthly affiliate payment is nice passive income that all goes to my sinking fund.

[@ScottMilamscottenglishphoto]

Such a great video! Well thoughtout and explained! Love this so much! And have so much fun on your trip!

[@SoSo-nk2fh]

Tape. I appreciated this video. Thank you!

[@culticfrog]

Time for you for another Public com video

[@SleepyMagii]

Whats crazy to me is that no matter the niche, all of them are FILLED with these beginner predators trying to sell overpriced coirses and merch while adding the most minimal value so the beginner grts sucked in, cuz they dunno whats trash info yet So saturated jt hurts 😅

[@moodrow1497]

Hi Brendan. Just wanted to let you know that all of your gumroad links in the description are coming back with a page not found error. I have tried multiple videos and have the same problem.

[@BrendanEvan]

That's not great! I am flying out of the country today but will see if I can fix it quickly...THANK YOU

[@BrendanEvan]

Ohhhhh I know why, I changed something in my profile and now all the URL's are different. Whoops.

[@BrendanEvan]

Fixed...now I just have to go back through every video and change them all 😅

[@moodrow1497]

@@BrendanEvan That's too funny. Thanks for taking the time to do it though :)

[@mere_cat]

Great video! Thanks for your integrity and honesty. BTW your Gumroad links seem to be broken.

[@BrendanEvan]

Thank you! I’ll check it out

[@notxasj]

📼 tape

[@sintay8002]

Hey, leave Emma Chamberlain out of your thumbnails please, she gets a lot of unjust hate and she’s just doing her best. Possibly partly why she makes fewer videos now, and she has expressed regret with her coffee company openly. But she’s pretty genuine, especially compared to other influencers.