It’s never too early to start looking for a sponsorship. Even if you’re a fresh content creator, you can start looking into sponsorships. The type of sponsorships you should look into and what you might receive will vary depending on how big your channel actually is. For new channels, you’ll want to look into Affiliate Sponsorships. Affiliate Sponsorships are sponsorships where you promote and sell your sponsor’s products. For each product sold you receive a commission or credit back. For medium sized channels, you can expect to the same commissions or better from affiliate sponsorships and sometimes even additional bonuses. You can also look into Gaming Sponsorships. These are similar to affiliate sponsorships in the sense you promote the sponsor’s products but sometimes the companies will send you products to sample or give away.

For large channels, you can look into Professional Sponsorships. These sponsorships are for the elite content creators and you can expect to receive free items, cash incentives, trips to conventions, and even tournament invites. To get a professional sponsorship you’ll need to be one of the better content creators out there with a huge following.

Even though you can start getting sponsored right away does not mean you should. Find the right sponsors for your channel. Do not sign up with every company you can. Starting your career as a content creator and selling multiple products, especially those unrelated to your content, does more harm than good. It also clutters your page and can make you look like a sellout. That is not good when you are working to grow your channel. It is recommended to sign up for companies that fit your personality, your content, and the games you play.

It’s never too early to sign up for sponsorships as long as you sign up for sponsors that fit your personality and the games you play. You do not need to have a huge following to start searching for sponsors.