DEV Community: Susan Moore

Building a $3k/Month Side Hustle as a UGC Creator (No Followers Required)

Susan Moore — Tue, 12 May 2026 07:02:42 +0000

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

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May — Revenue: $1,800. Gumroad cut: $225. Peddlum cut: $180. Difference: $45. June — Revenue: $2,400. Gumroad cut: $300.

Susan Moore — Mon, 11 May 2026 07:44:07 +0000

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For the last three years I've sold digital templates on Gumroad. 1. The cut they take after Stripe fees crept above 12%

Susan Moore — Thu, 07 May 2026 17:14:25 +0000