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Jared Bauman
- Serial Entrepreneur
- $40,000 revenue in Year 1
- Published August 5, 2024 by Niall Doherty
Check out this interview on YouTube with Jared Bauman…
Jared started with the Amazon Influencer Program back in May 2023 and earned $40,000 in 12 months, despite only working an average of 4.5 hours per week on it 
Basically he uploaded a video review for every product he owned that was listed on Amazon.
When people watch one of his review videos and make a purchase, Jared earns a commission 
So it’s affiliate marketing, except you don’t need to have a website or drive traffic.
Your only job is to record and upload review videos. Amazon takes care of the rest 
Here are a few video reviews on Amazon to give you an idea…
To be clear: those aren’t Jared’s videos, just some random examples I found on Amazon.
But as you can see, they aren’t exactly high quality productions – you can record these on your phone – and you don’t even have to show your face 
Sounds easy, right?
A couple of caveats though 
First: to get approved for the program you need to have an engaged social media profile with around 2000+ followers.
However, Jared says this isn’t too hard on a platform like TikTok, where you can post a few videos, spend around $50 on ads, and build up a decent following pretty quick.
(Pro tip: get your cat to star in the videos 
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Second: to earn $40,000 that first year, Jared uploaded 1200 videos.
Which works out to 3.2 videos per day.
Sounds like a lot, but Jared says each video took him only 7-8 minutes to make and he did them in batches.
Now you might be thinking like I did: how the hell did he have 1200 products to review? 
Well, he started by reviewing everything in his house that was listed on Amazon. Then he reviewed items belonging to friends and family.
And now he just reviews the 5-6 new items he orders off Amazon each week 
So his pace has slowed, but he’s still earning money from items he reviewed over a year ago, plus the newer items he’s reviewed.
Consider giving this a try yourself if you’re looking for a low effort side hustle.
As a bonus, once you get comfortable making these kinds of videos, you could branch out and earn more money as a UGC creator for brands 
Like these guys…
- From Struggling Influencer to $8000/Month as a UGC Creator
- $12K Profit in 1 Month Making Ads for Social Media
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