new creator questions

hi team!

i am a brand spankin’ new ugc creator and had some questions that i have yet to see on this forum. hopefully you guys can guide me with some helpful advice.

  1. how long did it take you to get your first paid gig?

  2. i’ve heard of not pitching to brands thru instagram dms, but what about smaller brands with like 10k or less followers?

  3. is fiverr a good place to start?

  4. should i be focusing more of my attention on outbounds/pitching to brands directly or joining creator sites like fiverr or cohley?

  5. for the creators who aren’t active on their socials but get lots of inbounds, how?

yall i know what to do but i don’t know what to do, like there’s sm to do but there’s not much. i don’t even know, im stressing myself out.

anyways, thanks in advance for the advice.

and please leave your ig handle in the comments so we can be mutuals!!!