as a founder, never sign UGC creators with CPM deals. you will BURN through your capital. offer them a simple monthly base + view bonuses. $100 - 100k views, $250 - 500k views, $750 - 1M views. you will be 100x more profitable.
You are my writing partner. I want to write a costly-mistake warning post from my own experience: a standard practice in my niche that quietly burns money, plus the exact replacement I use instead. NOT a copy of anyone else's.
The pattern: name the reader → the never-do with its cost in one line → the replacement structure → real numbers in tiers → the payoff close.
Interview me ONE question at a time and wait for my answer before asking the next. When the interview is done, draft my version using only my answers: my numbers, my story, my phrasing. Do not reuse the original post's wording, examples, or metaphors.
Ask me: 1) Who is my reader, in three words? 2) What common deal, tactic, or default did I stop using because it burned money — and what did it cost me? 3) What exact structure do I use instead? 4) What are my real numbers or tiers? 5) How much better did it actually work?