How Much I Earned From Social Media This Month as an "Influencer" (Affiliate Income Breakdown)

How Much I Earned From Social Media This Month as an "Influencer" (Affiliate Income Breakdown)

Summary

Hi, hello! Nearly a million views on Instagram, 4.3 million on Facebook, 16,000 new followers between them — and Meta paid me exactly $0. So this month I added up what my affiliate links actually earned, program by program, because gatekeeping is lame and we're not lame here.

  • The grand total was $196.96 across eBay, Amazon, Whatnot, Singer, and Grabby — with Whatnot's $120 the only part that's actually landed in my account so far.
  • Amazon is the funniest one: I sent them about $1,400 in sales and earned $38 for it. Hey, $38 I didn't have before.
  • Some programs paid nothing this month (CapCut, Repurpose referrals, Vendoo), and that's fine — this is a trajectory thing, not a jackpot thing.
  • If it holds, that's roughly $200 a month extra just for sharing stuff I already use. If you want to start earning on your own content whether or not Meta pays you, follow along — I'm happy to help.

Transcript

Hi. Hello. I'm Sammy. I get a bazillion views on things on the internet sometimes, and I thought I would talk about how much money I made this month. Let's take a look. This month on Instagram, I got nearly 1 million views, over 5,000 new followers. On Facebook, 4.3 million views, 11,000 new followers, and do you know how much they paid me? $0. As an eBay ambassador, I've earned $2.64. Technically, I have $6.63 because I got a bonus. Daddy Bezos has helped me earn $38. I've earned for him how much? Oh, $1,400. But hey, I'm getting 38, so I'm not mad about it. Singer as an affiliate for them. I've made three sales and I'm getting $33.89

on Repurpose. I've gotten a referral, but I ain't getting no money. Then we have uh my whatnot affiliate link. They have paid me $120. The rest is still pending. I am also an affiliate for Grabby through this site and I've earned $2 through that, $0 on Cap Cut and all of the others that aren't Grabby. On Vendue, nothing. And that is where I'm at now. So, let's add them all up. We have $2.64 64 from eBay, $38.35 from Amazon, $120 from whatnot, $33.89 from Singer, $2.7 from Grabby. That equals $196.96.

Of course, of that, I've only actually received 120, but still, that's $120 I didn't have just for sharing something that I already used. So, I'm definitely not mad at that. And if it stays on this type of trajectory, then I know that I'm going to have at least like $200 extra dollars a month, which is great because I'm sorry, are you aware of how [ __ ] expensive college is? Now, if you tuned in for last month's how much I made, you will have seen. Hi. Hello. I blew up on the internet. I got monetized everywhere. Guess how much money I made this month. What the [ __ ] That I made like way more money this month. I think that's like 1 million times. I think that's how the math works. But hey, for real though, if you are interested in starting to get paid for the work that you're doing online, follow me. I'm happy to help. Uh you can join all of these affiliate programs. You can start earning money on your content whether or not Meta wants to pay you. Uh, I'm not an influencer in that way, but I am happy to share everything I know because gatekeeping is lame and we're not lame here. Yeah, that's it. Drop any questions that you have. Like, subscribe, all of that cringy stuff. I love you and I'm glad you're here. Let's [ __ ] grow together, baby.

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