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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Shake by IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine.

I have considered myself a content creator for a few years now. Have you ever thought about starting your own business in the field of Creative Influencer Marketing? It has been a great way to work from home and provide for my family while creating my own flexible schedule. But it is still a very unknown field with many different variables. How do I monetize my content? How do I find people willing to pay for my work? What if no one notices me? What are other creators charging? This post isn't about how to start your own blog, but this is a revolutionary way I have found to get you on the track to monetizing your creative content.

I have just come across a new marketplace for creators hosted by IZEA that takes so many unknowns out of the equation. It's called Shake. The platform helps individual influencers, photographers, writers and musicians collaborate and transact with marketers. How it works is you can create a profile on Shake with all of your optional services, rates, example work, basically like a resume! You can share what you have to offer, whether that is Instagram posts, content writing, photography. Creatives list “Shakes” on the site and Marketers buy creative deals through a streamlined chat experience, assisted by ShakeBot™. Plus you can find other creators that are similar to you and see what they are charging as well. Then brands will notice you, what you have to off, and hire you based on your rates.

It takes the guess work out of filling out different forms because you are showcasing what you are offer and you don't have to worry whether you are a good fit for a brand. But the main reason for me why it is a game changer, it is taking the guess work out of what I should be charging for me content. Being a freelance writer, content creator, photographer, artist is an awesome ability to be able to get paid to do what you love, but if you don't know how to adequately charge your value then you can sometimes find yourself being underpaid for your worth. This is why Shake is taking Content Marketing to a whole new level. We should be normalizing our rates so we can create a community standard.