Hot take: taking the flat brand-deal fee over affiliate commission is amateur hour.

Hot take: taking the flat brand-deal fee over affiliate commission is amateur hour.
Brands push flat fees because THEY know the math. A $2k flat sponsorship on a video that drives 400 signups at $40 each leaves $14k on the table — for them.
Flat fees protect the brand from your success. Performance deals reward it. If a brand refuses revenue share, that tells you they expect you to convert.
Negotiate commission, or hybrid, or walk.
Who here has switched a sponsor to rev-share and made more? Talk to me.