$12K Profit in 1 Month Making Ads for Social Media

Dave Giovacchini shares on Reddit that he’s 50 years old and recently started a new side hustle…

I make UGC (user generated content) ads for advertisers on social media. Video ads.. short 15, 30 or 60s ads that most look done by an amateur.. (Because they are).

Most easily explained.. the ads you see while scrolling tiktok or Reels. That look like any joe schmo made an ad. The good ones you don’t know IF they are an ad until you see the link…

He started back in October 📅

Then in February…

It grossed over $16k and i took home $12k and change in Feb. from it. My original start up cost was $0.

Apparently he spent 6 hours per day working on this in February, and he reckons you could earn up to $25k/month doing it full-time on your own, in your house and around your neighborhood.

Looks like Dave is mainly getting clients via Fiverr, and you can see some samples of his work on his main job listing here 👈

Back on Reddit, he says that being older than most people you see on social media can be an advantage in this line of work…

I also think there is a large market for people over the age of 30. Since the vast majority of ‘influencers’ trying to make UGC content are young females for beauty and home decor. While the big money advertisers like financial products, insurance, supplements, home improvement, software, apps etc need middle aged or at least over age 30 people as their creators.

Also, it’s not like you need a big following on social media to do this…

I started with ZERO followers and advertisers do not care. They simply want video ads made by real people because they have a MUCH higher conversion rate than high polished ads. They are almost always just used in PAID ad campaigns and not for viral or tiktok account holders followers.

That said, Dave is building up his own following on TikTok, where he posts a lot about the business side of things. 

Here’s a behind-the-scenes video of him creating an ad for hot sauce.

🤣 Key quote from that…

This is part of the script, dance a weird dance, so here I am. I have no pride or shame.