💐 What you need to know about the creator world right now.

Hello there. In this age of uncertainty, there are still some things worth celebrating. Beyoncé recently broke the record for most Grammy wins (during Black History Month? You love to see it), YouTube Shorts is finally sharing ad revenue, and there’s even talk of Twitter paying out for tweets. Yes, things are looking up – even just a little – for creators like you. Let’s ride the momentum together and make 2023 your biggest year of growth. Why let Queen Bey win everything? You deserve your flowers, too.

– The Leap 

Meet and Monetize with Creator Group Chat 

Your secret weapon to navigating the creator economy and building your empire. 

You’ve heard it before: it’s not just about what you know, but also who you know. When it comes to building your audience and monetizing your social media, sometimes it has less to do with being innovative, and more about having a strong and loyal community.

Enter Creator Group Chat, The Leap’s exclusive digital space for creators looking to support each other on their monetization journey. Creator Group Chat is for you if:

🤑  You salivate a little at the thought of “diverse income streams.”

💡 Sharing wisdom and little tricks of earning money as a creator? Bingo.

🌐 You’re into monetizing your online presence, but definitely not just relying on brand deals. 

🤝 You love networking, but let’s face it, IRL isn’t what it used to be. 

We just launched the community on Geneva (if you aren’t familiar, Geneva is a free messaging app for groups and clubs), and we’re confident it’ll become your new favorite place to hang out.

TTYL. 

Little Extras

🤎 These influencers, creators, and educators are being featured right now for Black History Month as TikTok maps out events, a live stream, and other ways to highlight Black creators. 

📜 Excited to finally earn money on YouTube Shorts? Don’t forget to make sure everything is in place on the back end (like accepting these terms and conditions). 

💰 They say it takes money to make money, but the people who said that didn’t take into consideration of things like blogging, e-books, and these lucrative side hustles. 

🐦  If getting paid for Tweets sounds too good to be true, it’s because it probably is. Elon Musk announced that Twitter will start sharing ad revenue with creators, but is it a ploy to get us to subscribe to Blue? 

⏳  Can you guess how many hours Gen Z spends online every day? And what is their most-used social media platform? Surprise: It isn’t TikTok.

🤖 Sure, ChatGPT might be coming for your job, but it could also help you. Think about it: support with course outlines, strategies, even captions, means you have time for the creative stuff that robots can’t do.

🙅 We’re in our de-influencing era. In an interesting turn of events, creators are jumping online to tell you what not to buy. Take that, consumerism. 

🔥 How can you make $200k+ a year on YouTube? Colin and Samir answer that plus all your other burning questions. 

🐥 Won’t somebody think of the children? Well, quite a few states are as every beloved social media app comes under scrutiny for the way they affect the mental health of teens.

5 Money-Making Tips From ilovecreatives.

If you haven’t figured it out yet, every social media platform is focused on how to help creators earn money online. Creators have so much influence that even Twitter is trying to jump on the bandwagon. But how do you make the leap to start making money as a creator? We went directly to the experts to help you with this one. Meet ilovecreatives: They boast a library of resources and online courses dedicated to helping creatives and freelancers monetize their skills. Read more for their top 5 income-building tips for digital creators.

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