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Brand deals for small creators in 2026: what the numbers show

We asked how a small channel gets paid by brands. Brand deals for small creators mostly run under $300, and most pitches get no reply.

We asked whether our affiliate links were worth keeping. Affiliate marketing in 2026 is not dead, but search, AI answers and Amazon all pay it less.

We asked which of our projects would make money fastest, then looked for numbers someone had to prove. Every online business model had bad odds.

First post. The largest cemetery on the internet is full of these.