Paid To Travel: The UGC Podcast
Welcome to the side of the internet where we get paid to travel. In this podcast, I will teach you how to create UGC content so you can work part-time creating fun content and spend the majority of your days exploring the world, rather than sitting at a desk. All while making MORE money than we did at our soul-sucking 9-5. Does that sound like a dream? Well, it’s my reality and it can be yours too.
I’m your host Maddy Garrett, your UGC Travel Bestie. I help everyday people just like you start their own UGC digital nomad business so that they can achieve this kind of life-changing freedom, too. I’ve taught over 2,000 students in my Masterclasses, Programs, and 1:1 Coaching, and I educate my audience of 40,000+ ambitious dreamers daily on social media.
So tune in every week so you can quit your job and start getting paid to travel.
Paid To Travel: The UGC Podcast
13: How To Balance UGC With A Full-Time Job: Student Interview
What if you could start a side hustle that gives you the freedom to travel, reduce your hours at work, and still make bank—all without being an influencer?
Today we hear from my UGC student, Jess, a professional massage therapist turned successful UGC creator who proves it’s 100% possible.
✨ What We Talk About:
- How Jess went from full-time massage therapist to building a profitable side hustle as a UGC creator
- Why you don’t need to be an influencer to get paid to travel
- The moment a random Instagram reel inspired Jess to take action
- UGC tips for balancing your 9-5 while building your content biz
- Real talk: the deal that slipped through Jess’s fingers—and how she bounced back stronger
- Why UGC is a long game (but a life-changing one)
- Building confidence, self-trust, and a life you actually want through content creation
👩💻 Jess’s UGC Wins Include:
- 14 deals (4 gifted collabs)
- $4,525 total
- First deal began in November 2024
- Based on those stats, I have averaged about $565 a month!"
🔗 Connect with Jess:
Follow Jess on Instagram → @bodyworkbae
Get wellness + massage tips and behind-the-scenes of her PNW-based UGC life.
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