9 email and DM templates that influencers use to reach out to brands for paid partnerships

For people who work full time as content creators, brand collaborations are one of the main ways to make money.

When it comes to getting in touch with a potential collab, it's usually best to send a message or email first.

Jalyn Baiden focuses her outreach efforts on a specific social media platform. She has been able to sustain her lifestyle in Virginia because of the template she used to pitch brands on social media.

Baiden said he made 40% of his old salary in the last four months. It's insane to say that out loud.

Take a look at the exact template she uses to get paid deals and make a lot of money.

London Lazerson, who has 9.1 million TikTok followers, uses one of twoLinkedIn templates he's mastered to reach out to brands. The strategy has earned him a lot of money.

He usesLinkedIn to get in touch with CEOs.

Even though social media is a great way to get in touch with brands directly, some people prefer to focus on email outreach. Depending on the company, product, or experience, Kovach chooses one of the email templates. Each template has a clear indication of her rates and what goes into that amount so that brands know what they are paying for.

She previously told Insider that it's a breakdown of everything they're getting in return for $500.

She successfully pitched a brand over email.

Insider talked to nine people who shared their exact email templates.

Email templates influencers use to pitch brands:

DM templates influencers use to pitch brands: