New Media

Best and Worst INCOME STREAMS For Creators In 2026


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Kolby and Matt rank 25 creator income streams and reveal the simple consulting-call-to-agency funnel that took Growletter to 7-figures.

Timestamps: 

  •  02:28 Is Speaking Worth Your Time?
  •  06:03 One-on-One Coaching's Underrated Upside
  •  10:29 Sponsorships and Brand Deals
  •  14:32 Programmatic Ads and MrBeast's $20M Month
  •  20:00 Affiliate Marketing's Race to the Bottom
  •  24:02 Digital Products in the Age of LLMs
  •  29:02 Vibe Products: AI's New Frontier for Creators
  •  34:50 Subscriptions vs. Memberships
  •  44:34 Live Cohorts vs. Group Coaching
  •  51:41 Why Courses Fell to F Tier
  •  55:48 Done-for-You Services and the Funnel That Built Growletter
  •  1:04:09 Licensing Deals: Feast or Famine
  •  1:08:36 Masterminds and Peer Groups
  •  1:13:53 Should You Write a Book?
  •  1:20:41 Events and the Final Tier List

📌 Resources: 

  • New Media Summit
  •  The Lab (Jay Clouse)
  •  StoryBrand

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