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
43: How This UGC Creator 9x’d Her Income in 6 Months: Interview w/ Student Goldie Choi
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Join the waitlist for Pando- a high-quality UGC marketplace designed for both brands and creators.
If you’re a UGC creator wondering whether this can actually turn into a real business… this one’s for you.
Six months ago, Goldie was capping at $2K months.
Last February? She made $1,350.
This February? She’s sitting at $9,890.
Same creator. Same niche.
Different systems. Different boundaries. Different mindset.
In today’s episode, I’m re-interviewing Goldie (go listen to Episode 17 first if you haven’t 👀) and we’re breaking down exactly how she scaled her UGC business, raised her rates, landed retainers, and built real stability as a full-time content creator.
What We Talk About
💸 From $50 Videos to $500 Minimums
Goldie shares:
- Starting at $50–$200 per video
- Raising her base rate to $500 minimum for organic usage
- How she structures pricing for ad usage & whitelisting
- Why negotiation strategy changed everything
Okay… here’s the fun part.
Goldie and I are building Pando — a high-quality UGC marketplace designed for both brands and creators.
What makes it different?
- Brands apply + are vetted
- Creators apply + are vetted
- No race-to-the-bottom pricing
- Minimum rates enforced
- Streamlined workflow inside the platform
- Built-in systems for ad usage tracking + metrics
- Passive discovery (brands find you — not constant applying)
It’s the platform we wish existed when we started our UGC businesses.
✨ Join the waitlist here below to be first in. Early creators will get perks.
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We’ll also be at UGC Creator Connect in Utah in March.
Connect With Goldie
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