No Sponsorships, a Claude Pitch Bot, and Apple Noticing Us

from Aspiring Creator · host Pete Matheson

In this week’s episode of Aspiring Creator, I talk about having 0 sponsorships booked for Q2 after our biggest quarter yet, building an AI system with Claude to automate brand outreach, and how persistence finally got Apple to send us products.If you're building a creator business and want the unpolished version of what's working (and what's not), this one's for you.New episodes every Wednesday 🚀⏰ TIMESTAMPS00:00 - The short form vs long form debate 🎬05:15 - We have an empty sponsorship calendar 👀08:44 - Why I said no to a paid brand event ✈️12:40 - Stop sending rate cards to brands 🛑14:51 - Claude meets brand deals (automating the process) 🧠21:39 - Is Samsung the problem? 💸23:02 - How we got Apple to notice us 🍏LINKS🖥️ Studio Display XDR Review: https://youtu.be/hQCzpUfBpqg🎬 Becky’s YouTube Producer App: https://youtubeproducer.app/💬 SOCIAL STUFF▸ Instagram: @petematheson▸ LinkedIn: @petematheson▸ Website: https://www.petematheson.com/

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