Brand Partnerships: Overview

• According to an article from Hootsuite, youtube does not take a cut from brand partnerships. The creator negotiates with the brand and is paid directly. The rate will depend on the size of the audience, engagement, and relevance to the potential brand partner.
• Another source states that brand deals are initiated in two ways: either the brand will approach the creator or vice versa. Sometimes the brand offers free products in exchange for promotion.
• Brand deals depend on the industry, niche, and audience engagement. A blog post from Jumpcut states that youtubers can earn $2,000 for every 100,000 followers.
• It further states that according to a BBC report, the average earnings by channels for brand posts range from about $12,500 for a subscriber count of 100k-500k up to $300,000 for channels with over 7 million subscribers.

Brand Partnerships: Earnings

• The following are some examples of Youtube brand deals and the earnings made as reported by Jumpcut.