$300/hr as a Content Creator w/ No Audience Required: Getting Started with UGC | Side Hustle Nation Blog

What if you could make $300 an hour filming short videos with your phone … and you didn’t need a single follower to get started?

That’s the side hustle Megan Collier carved out for herself with UGC (user-generated content).

Think of it as getting paid to create authentic-looking social media content for brands, even if you're not an influencer.

And she’s not alone. Brands are hungry for this stuff.

In just a couple of years, Megan built her side hustle into a six-figure income stream and quit her day job in 2023.

Let’s take a look at how she did it, and how you can, too.