How to Handle Gifted Brand Partnership Offers

If you’ve opened up that dreaded email from a brand you’ve dreamed of working with saying that they don’t have the budget for a paid collaboration, but would love to offer you free products instead, you definitely aren’t alone. This is something every creator has heard at some point.  And you don’t want to ruin a potential relationship or future partnership, but you also don’t want to get taken advantage of and create content for free. So, what do you do?  Today, I’m giving you the scoop on exactly how to handle those offers for nothing but gifted products so you don’t get taken advantage of and can continue to grow your business as a creator. 

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