Relying only on brand deals is fragile, one slow month and you are stuck. Stack income streams instead. Affiliate links earn on content you already make. Digital products, a template, preset or guide, sell over and over for the work of making them once. Your own services, coaching or UGC for brands, pay well. And an email list lets you sell any of it directly. Start with the one closest to what you already do, then add another once it is working. Three small streams beat one big risky one.
One stream is fragile
Brand deals alone means a dry month hurts. Spread the risk across sources.
Affiliate is the easy start
Earn on content you already make. Lowest effort to add first.
Products scale
A template or guide sells repeatedly for the work of making it once.
Stack gradually
Add one stream, make it work, then add the next. Do not chase all at once.