My personal brand has been making money for me for YEARS. This wasn't an accident; this was completely by design. Ok, maybe a little bit of it was accidental, but we learn, grow, and study what works so that we can replicate it. And a little help from a coach or a mentor never hurts.    I had no idea how much money I could make from brand deals and paid collaborations. I thought, like everyone else at the time, that you had to have millions of dollars to ever see a brand deal contract. But that couldn't be farther from the truth.    You don't need a million followers to get brand deals. You don't even need 100k followers to get brand deals. What you need is trust, and if you can build that trust with your followers, you can make a lot of money.    In this week's episode, we're going behind the scenes of how I landed brand deals and paid collaborations. Before I was an influencer, I was just sharing what I thought was valuable life advice to my audience. Now I know that I was a micro influencer in the making with a ton of opportunities coming my way. And now that I've figured out what works and what doesn't, I'm going to share how you can land those same brand deals with under 2k followers as a micro influencer.  How to work with Erika: Attract 7+ Paid Opportunities Through Your Personal Brand — Without Being Salesy with the free Magnetic CEO Method | Monday, May 4th, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM PT Claim your limited-time-only spot in Erika's 90-Min one-on-one Personal Branding Intensive  Join the waitlist for the Courage Driven Latina program here! Join the waitlist for the Magnetic Mastermind here!   Resources Mentioned: Click here to claim your Manifest Your Marca bot! https://theerikacruz.com/manifest-your-marca    Follow Erika on: Instagram @‌theerikacruzTikTok @‌theerikacruzLinkedIn Website: http://www.theerikacruz.com   Podcast production for this episode was provided by CCST, an Afro-Latina-owned boutique podcast production and copywriting studio.